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• The role of positron emission tomography using carbon-11 and fluorine-18 choline in tumors other than prostate cancer: a systematic review
  Abstract  To systematically review published data on the role of positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) using either Carbon-11 (11C) or Fluorine-18 (18F) choline tracer in tumors other than prostatic cancer. A comprehensive literature search of studies published in PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase databases through January 2012 and regarding 11C-choline or 18F-choline PET or PET/CT in patients with tumors other than prostatic cancer was carried out. Fifty-two studies comprising 1800 patients were included and discussed. Brain tumors were evaluated in 15 articles, head and neck tumors in 6, thoracic tumors (including lung and mediastinal neoplasms) in 14, liver tumors (including hepatocellular carcinoma) in 5, gynecologic malignancies (including breas...
• Detection of recurrent prostate cancer with 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT in relation to PSA level at the time of imaging
  Conclusion  FCH PET/CT may serve to identify the route of tumor progression in patients with recurrent prostate cancer; however, the likelihood of tumor detection may be related to the PSA level at the time of imaging. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s12149-012-0601-8Authors Sandi A. Kwee, Hamamatsu/Queen’s PET Imaging Center, The Queen’s Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813, USAMarc N. Coel, Hamamatsu/Queen’s PET Imaging Center, The Queen’s Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813, USAJohn Lim, Hamamatsu/Queen’s PET Imaging Center, The Queen’s Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813, USA Journal Annals of Nuclear MedicineOnline ISSN 1864-6433Print ISSN 0914-718...
• Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with diffuse FDG uptake in the lung by 18FDG-PET/CT without chest CT findings
  We report a rare case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) with diffuse fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the lung by 18FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). CT showed nodular shadow, whereas diffuse FDG uptake in PET/CT suggested IVLBCL in the lung. A random skin biopsy provided histological evidence of IVLBCL. The patient responded well to combination chemotherapy. Only two cases of IVLBCL in which diffuse pulmonary FDG uptake was demonstrated have been reported previously. FDG-PET/CT plus random skin biopsy may be useful for the early diagnosis of IVLBCL with pulmonary involvement even without convincing radiological findings in the lung. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case reportPages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s12149-012-0600-9Authors Hiroyuk...
• Acknowledgements to reviewers
  Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Acknowledgments to ReviewersPages 286-287DOI 10.1007/s12149-012-0572-9 Journal Annals of Nuclear MedicineOnline ISSN 1864-6433Print ISSN 0914-7187 Journal Volume Volume 26 Journal Issue Volume 26, Number 3 (Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine)
• Bremsstrahlung parameters of praseodymium-142 in different human tissues: a dosimetric perspective for 142Pr radionuclide therapy
  Conclusion  However, modeling 142Pr source in water phantom for simulation of 142Pr source in soft tissues could be acceptable due to similarity of Γ Br in water and soft tissues; this approximation is a gross computation in the mediums encompassing high atomic numbers. These data may be practical in the investigation of Bremsstrahlung absorbed dose where 142Pr is involved in radionuclide therapy. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original articlePages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s12149-012-0591-6Authors Mohamadreza K. Bakht, Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranHamidreza Jabal-Ameli, Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranSeyed J. ...