Nuclear medicine techniques in prostate carcinoma are far from obsolete. On the contrary, they are evolving and offer unique opportunities for the management of these patients. The bone scan remains useful in well–defined stages of disease, and palliative therapeutic options are evolving. At ...
"Understanding the effects of cannabis and weight loss drugs on gut motility—that is, the movement of food throughout the body—is essential for nuclear medicine providers." With the expanding legalization of cannabis, usage has become more common in the United States. As of 2023, 38 states ...
Nuclear medicine imaging has contributed significantly to diagnosis, treatment planning, and the evaluation of response to treatment in patients with cancer since the development of modern techniques in the 1970s. Diagnostic applications such as the bone scan continue to be the most common use in ...
This cutting-edge technology allows for the entire human body to be studied in a single scan, even detecting the smallest tumour cells. #equipment #imaging #nuclear medicine #oncology #PET/CT #radiology #researchNews • Clear cell renal cell cancer...
A visit to nuclear medicine before the scan day and a tour of the scan room by the child may help prepare the child for the test. Making sure toys, snacks, ambiance, mood, relaxing music, and atmosphere are available is essential. ...
Paul AK, Tatsumi M, Yutani K, Fujino K, Hashikawa K, Nishimura T. Effects of iterative reconstruction on image contrast and lesion detection in gamma camera coincidence imaging in lung and breast cancers. Nuclear medicine communications. 2002 Jan:23(1):103-10[PubMed PMID: 11748445] ...
OCT line scan through fovea (C, F) showed perifoveal loss of ellipsoid zone (yellow arrows) with a central, subfoveal island of normal retinal layers (red arrows) suggestive of “flying saucer sign”. A diagnosis of bull's eye maculopathy due to HCQ toxicity was made. 5.4.1 Poppers ...
Since the European Association of Nuclear Medicine 2012 guidelines were issued, the excellent results obtained with [68Ga]DOTA-SSAs have simplified the imaging approach for PPGL patients [160]. Table 3 Proposed clinical algorithm for nuclear imaging investigations in cases of phaeochromocytomas and ...
The dose to be administered is confirmed, and the radiolabeled component is administered by the nuclear medicine physician. After completion of the infusions, the patient is monitored for approximately 1 hour, although, as already stated, the only usual side effect is somnolence from the ...
Nuclear Medicine 9 ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Assessing the adequacy of a 5-mm planning target volume margin for 4D-CT scan-based image-guided radiotherapy for locally advanced carcinoma of the lung Animesh Saha1*, Aditi Mishra1 , Shreya Manna1 , Ajay Banik1 , Suchanda Goswami1 , Jibak Bhatta...