Clinical performance of PET/CT in evaluation of cancer: additional value for diagnostic imaging and patient management

R Bar-Shalom, N Yefremov, L Guralnik… - Journal of nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
This study assessed the clinical performance of a combined PET/CT system using 18F-FDG
in oncologic patients. Methods: 18F-FDG PET/CT was used to evaluate 204 patients with …

The accuracy of integrated PET-CT compared with dedicated PET alone for the staging of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer

RJ Cerfolio, B Ojha, AS Bryant, V Raghuveer… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The treatment of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is
determined by the stage. We evaluated the accuracy of staging using integrated positron …

Simultaneous PET–MRI in oncology: a solution looking for a problem?

TE Yankeelov, TE Peterson, RG Abramson… - Magnetic resonance …, 2012 - Elsevier
With the recent development of integrated positron emission tomography–magnetic
resonance imaging (PET–MRI) scanners, new possibilities for quantitative molecular …

Fusion imaging in nuclear medicine—applications of dual-modality systems in oncology

O Schillaci, G Simonetti - Cancer Biotherapy and …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Medical imaging has become of the utmost importance in evaluating patients with cancer.
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography …

Aortic wall inflammation due to Takayasu arteritis imaged with 18F-FDG PET coregistered with enhanced CT

Y Kobayashi, K Ishii, K Oda, T Nariai… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of 18F-FDG PET to identify aortitis and
to localize and follow disease activity in patients with Takayasu arteritis. The value of using …

Is SPECT/CT with a hybrid camera useful to improve scintigraphic imaging interpretation?

O Schillaci, R Danieli, C Manni… - Nuclear medicine …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objectives To assess the usefulness of a hybrid imaging system (single-photon emission
computed tomography/computed tomography, SPECT/CT) for functional anatomical …

[HTML][HTML] Image fusion using CT, MRI and PET for treatment planning, navigation and follow up in percutaneous RFA

FL Giesel, A Mehndiratta, J Locklin… - Experimental …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim To evaluate the feasibility of fusion of morphologic and functional imaging modalities to
facilitate treatment planning, probe placement, probe re-positioning, and early detection of …

Large vessel vasculitis in elderly patients: early diagnosis and steroid-response evaluation with FDG-PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT

G Muto, H Yamashita, Y Takahashi, Y Miyata… - Rheumatology …, 2014 - Springer
Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is an often-reported cause of inflammation of unknown origin
(IUO) in elderly people. The objective of this study was to describe the usefulness of fluorine …

The fusion of anatomic and physiologic imaging in the management of patients with cancer

O Israel, Z Keidar, G Iosilevsky, L Bettman… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2001 - Elsevier
Imaging is of major clinical importance in the noninvasive evaluation and management of
patients with cancer. Computed tomography (CT) and other anatomic imaging modalities …

Combined functional and structural evaluation of cancer patients with a hybrid camera-based PET/CT system using 18F-FDG

O Israel, M Mor, D Gaitini, Z Keidar… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
Correct diagnosis and definition of the functional and anatomic status of lesions in cancer
patients are of clinical importance. The value of hybrid imaging using a gamma camera …