* Institute of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna; and
Departments of‡ Nuclear Medicine and § Medical Physics, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico …

This study evaluated the potential usefulness of 11 C-choline PET/CT for detection and
localization of tumors within the prostate. We used the results of step-section histopathologic …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal motility is reguated by the presence of nutrients in the
distal gut. The present study evaluated whether lipid-induced ileal brake on gastric empting (1) …

Neuroendocrine tumours displaying somatostatin receptors have been successfully visualised
with somatostatin receptor imaging (SRI). However, there may be differences in sensitivity …

Purpose: To retrospectively compare sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging, three-dimensional (3D) MR spectroscopy, combined MR imaging and 3D MR …

Helicobacter pylori infection, histological features of the gastric mucosa, and gastric motor
and secretory functions were evaluated in 45 consecutive patients with chronic idiopathic …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence and scan interpretation criteria useful in identifying
non-tumoural 18 F-FDG focal uptakes (potential pitfalls) in patients who had been previously …

An extensive analysis of the reliability of positron emission tomography (PET) after induction
treatment in patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (…

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of increased uptake of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) in patients with malignant lymphoma (ML) studied by positron …

Purpose: Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) has been used to diagnose bronchial
carcinoids (BC) and is a valuable tool for accurate staging of BC. The aim of this study was to …