It is well known that 18 F-FDG PET has a high average false-negative rate of 40%–50% in
the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This is not an acceptable accuracy, …

We have reported previously that 11 C-acetate ( 11 C-ACT) PET was complementary to 18 F-FDG
PET in the evaluation of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in relation to the …

Purpose We aimed to evaluate the relationships between primary tumour; maximum
standardized uptake value (SUV max), metabolic tumour volume (TV) and total lesion glycolysis (…

Purpose: We evaluated the use of metabolic parameters of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography (FDG PET) for the assessment of the primary tumor and nodal …

We aimed to assess the efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture with clinical function and
brain glucose metabolism in children with a severe type of cerebral palsy. Four children were …

Functional brain imaging techniques are being used increasingly to infer disturbances in
brain function in various neuropsychiatric disorders, but the specificity of such findings is not …

We studied the efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in affecting visual recovery in children
with central and peripheral visual disorders. Twelve children (five boys, seven girls) (age …

A 37-year-old woman presented with hypocalcemic heart failure complicating end-stage renal
disease. Heart failure persisted despite conventional therapy but improved after correction …

One hundred thirty-two new patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and no evidence of
distant metastases were evaluated for bone metastases with bone scanning. Forty-four patients …

We investigated the potential benefit of a preferential pulmonary vasodilatory effect of nifedipine
in 4 patients with Eisenmenger syndrome complicating ventricular septal defect. First‐…