Since its introduction in the early nineties as a promising functional imaging technique in the
management of neoplastic disorders, FDG-PET, and subsequently FDG-PET/CT, has …

For decades, conventional nuclear medicine techniques have been utilized for the
assessment of many infectious and inflammatory diseases. Most of these techniques have …

Time Course of Tumor Metabolic Activity During Chemoradiotherapy of Esophageal Squamous
Cell Carcinoma and Response to Treatment Page 1 Time Course of Tumor Metabolic Activity …

Background: The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is a challenging medical problem.
CT often cannot differentiate between benign diffuse pleural thickening and malignant …

Molecular imaging with 18 F-FDG PET has been proven useful in the management of
colorectal cancer. 18 F-FDG PET plays a pivotal role in staging before surgical resection of …

Opinion statement Imaging determines the optimal treatment for rectal cancer patients. High-
resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) overcomes many of the known limitations of …

Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) is increasingly used to diagnose, characterize, and monitor …

Recent reports have indicated the value and limitations of 18F-FDG PET and 201Tl SPECT
for determination of malignancy. We prospectively assessed and compared the usefulness …

Background: Bacterial infections are still one of the main factors associated with mortality
worldwide. Many radiopharmaceuticals were developed for bacterial imaging, both with …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides an effective means of both
diagnosing/staging several types of cancer and evaluating efficacy of treatment. To date, the …