PURPOSE: to investigate the role of FDG-PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of vasculitis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: a systematic revision of the papers published in PubMed/…

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis. Identifying
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease as a cause of PH has major clinical implications as …

Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that may arise anywhere along the
paraganglial system, with a high frequency of hereditary forms or multifocal disease. Most often, …

PET is an important functional imaging technique that can be used to investigate
neurotransmitter receptors and transporters directly by mapping human brain function. PET is …

The integrin α v β 3 receptor is upregulated on tumor cells and endothelium and plays
important roles in angiogenesis and metastasis. Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide ligands have high …

Purpose 3′-Deoxy-3′-[ 18 F]fluorothymidine positron emission tomography ([ 18 F]FLT-PET)
has been developed for imaging cell proliferation and findings correlate strongly with the …

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare, sporadic and chronic inflammatory arteritis, which predominantly
affects the aorta and its branches. Diagnosis can be difficult and there are limitations to …

Purpose Radionuclide imaging of phaeochromocytomas (PCCs) and paragangliomas (PGLs)
involves various functional imaging techniques and approaches for accurate diagnosis, …

Aims To (a) assess the accuracy of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in distinguishing malignant from benign
pelvic lesions, compared to transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and (b) to establish the …

There is an unmet need to develop imaging methods for the early and objective assessment
of breast tumors to therapy. 3′-Deoxy-3′-[ 18 F]fluorothymidine ([ 18 F]FLT)–positron …