CONTEXT: Determination of tumour involvement of regional lymph nodes in patients with
prostate cancer (PCa) is of key importance for the proper planning of treatment …

Molecular imaging of tumor metabolism has gained considerable interest, since preclinical
studies have indicated a close relationship between the activation of various oncogenes and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Positron-emission tomography (PET) is a useful tool in
oncology. The aim of this study was to assess the metabolic activity of gliomas using 11C …

Institutional review board approval and written informed consent were obtained. Patients
with newly diagnosed prostate cancer and patients suspected of having recurrent prostate …

The aim of this study is to assess the different metabolic activities characteristic of glioma
recurrence and radiation necrosis (RN) and to explore the diagnostic accuracy for …

The aim of this investigation was to compare two current non-invasive modalities, single
photon emission tomography (SPECT) using 123-iodine-α-methyl tyrosine (123 I-IMT) and …

To systematically review published data on the role of positron emission tomography (PET)
or PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) using either Carbon-11 (11 C) or Fluorine-18 (18 F) …

Objective To compare positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of inflammatory proliferation of synovium. Methods Ten …

This review article discusses PET agents, other than 18 F-FDG, with the potential to monitor
the response to therapy before, during, or after therapeutic intervention. This review deals …

Central nervous system (CNS) disorders feature the progressive and selective loss of
normal brain functions. CNS disorders often include an irreversible physiological and …