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[HTML][HTML] An update on the role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in major infectious and inflammatory diseases
For decades, conventional nuclear medicine techniques have been utilized for the assessment
of many infectious and inflammatory diseases. Most of these techniques have limitations …
of many infectious and inflammatory diseases. Most of these techniques have limitations …
[HTML][HTML] Role of 18F-NaF-PET in assessing aortic valve calcification with age
Aortic valve calcification is a slow and progressive pathological process that can manifest in
various degrees from mild thickening of the valve known as aortic sclerosis to severe …
various degrees from mild thickening of the valve known as aortic sclerosis to severe …
Evolving roles of fluorodeoxyglucose and sodium fluoride in assessment of multiple myeloma patients: introducing a novel method of PET quantification to overcome …
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant disorder that affects clonal proliferation of plasma
cells in bone marrow and is the second most common hematologic malignancy in the United …
cells in bone marrow and is the second most common hematologic malignancy in the United …
Assessing coronary artery and aortic calcification in patients with prostate cancer using 18F-Sodium Fluoride PET/computed tomography
Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease characterized by the accumulation of lipid-derived
inflammatory lesions on the inner arterial lumen. Cytokines produced by damaged …
inflammatory lesions on the inner arterial lumen. Cytokines produced by damaged …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing respitatory muscle activity with 18F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with COPD
The purpose of this study was to investigate the metabolic activity of the respiratory muscles
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and correlate with …
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and correlate with …
[HTML][HTML] Implementation of FDG-PET/CT imaging methodology for quantification of inflammatory response in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer …
We measured changes in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission
tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images in the lung parenchyma to quantify the …
tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images in the lung parenchyma to quantify the …
[HTML][HTML] Role of FDG-PET/CT in assessing the correlation between blood pressure and myocardial metabolic uptake
…, D Yadav, WY Raynor, E Kothekar… - Asia Oceania Journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): We aimed to assess the association between blood pressure and LV myocardial
uptake of FDG, hypothesizing that subjects with raised blood pressure would have higher …
uptake of FDG, hypothesizing that subjects with raised blood pressure would have higher …
Evolving role of PET-based novel quantitative techniques in the management of hematological malignancies
PET with 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG) exploits the increased glucose uptake by cancer cells,
making FDG-PET a valuable imaging modality in various malignancies. In the domain of …
making FDG-PET a valuable imaging modality in various malignancies. In the domain of …
Evolving role of PET/CT-MRI in assessing muscle disorders
The glucose transporter (GLUT) family of facilitative glucose transporter proteins allows passive
diffusion of glucose and glucose analogs down their concentration gradients owing to a …
diffusion of glucose and glucose analogs down their concentration gradients owing to a …
18F-FDG-PET/CT in measuring volume and global metabolic activity of thigh muscles: a novel CT-based tissue segmentation methodology
Purpose We present a novel computed tomography-based tissue segmentation methodology
for determining volume and global uptake of FDG of the thigh muscles and correlate these …
for determining volume and global uptake of FDG of the thigh muscles and correlate these …