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Previous neuroimaging studies have employed symptom provocation paradigms to examine the functional neuroanatomic correlates of emotions or behaviors that characterize particular psychiatric disorders. This study was designed to determine areas of differential brain activity associated with the hallmark food aversion of anorexia nervosa (AN). We hypothesized that this feature of AN would be associated with dysfunction within the paralimbic system. The tracer, oxygen 15-labeled carbon dioxide, was used to make positron emission tomographic measurements of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). We compared 8 young women with AN to 8 medically/psychiatrically healthy female control subjects during both a neutral and provoked state. Presentation of standardized neutral, low-caloric food stimuli (apple, lettuce) was followed by viewing of provocative, high-caloric food stimuli (cake, bagel + cream cheese). Heart rate was monitored by pulse oximetry and subjects completed emotional state analog scales ...

One the one hand, capillary permeability to water is a well-defined concept in microvascular physiology, and linearly relates the net convective or diffusive mass fluxes (by unit area) to the differences in pressure or concentration, respectively, that drive them through the vessel wall. On the other hand, the permeability coefficient is a central parameter introduced when modeling diffusible tracers transfer from blood vessels to tissue in the framework of compartmental models, in such a way that it is implicitly considered as being identical to the capillary permeability. Despite their simplifying assumptions, such models are at the basis of blood flow quantification by H215O Positron Emission Tomography. In the present paper, we use fluid dynamic modeling to compute the transfers of H215O between the blood and brain parenchyma at capillary scale. The analysis of the so-obtained kinetic data by the Renkin-Crone model, the archetypal compartmental model, demonstrates that, in this framework, ...

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market size will reach xx million US$ by 2029, from xx million US$ in 2018, at a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period. In this study, 2018 has been considered as the base year and 2016 - 2026 as the forecast period to estimate the market size for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners .. This industry study presents the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market size, historical breakdown data 2014-2019 and forecast 2016 - 2026. The Private Plane production, revenue and market share by manufacturers, key regions and type; The consumption of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market in volume terms are also provided for major countries (or regions), and for each application and product at the global level.. This Press Release will help you to understand the Volume, growth with Impacting Trends. Click HERE To get SAMPLE PDF (Including Full TOC, Table & Figures) at https://www.xploremr.com/connectus/sample/879. Positron Emission ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is improving the diagnosis, staging and treatment monitoring of a variety of cancers in comparison to alternative noninvasive imaging modalities. However, detection of small lesions is limited by image resolution and low signal to noise ratio. While computer-aided detection algorithms based on static PET may assist visual detection of lesions, the temporal domain information loss in the static image could impair the detection of lesions. In addition, spatial features such as the shape and contrast of a lesion in static PET images are highly variable and difficult to characterize. Since the dynamics of tracer uptake (tracer radioactivity) are different for normal and malignant tissue, the temporal domain provides potentially important additional features for use in lesion detection.; This dissertation focuses on three challenges in the detection of lesions in dynamic PET: feature extraction, detector design and thresholding ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is improving the diagnosis, staging and treatment monitoring of a variety of cancers in comparison to alternative noninvasive imaging modalities. However, detection of small lesions is limited by image resolution and low signal to noise ratio. While computer-aided detection algorithms based on static PET may assist visual detection of lesions, the temporal domain information loss in the static image could impair the detection of lesions. In addition, spatial features such as the shape and contrast of a lesion in static PET images are highly variable and difficult to characterize. Since the dynamics of tracer uptake (tracer radioactivity) are different for normal and malignant tissue, the temporal domain provides potentially important additional features for use in lesion detection.; This dissertation focuses on three challenges in the detection of lesions in dynamic PET: feature extraction, detector design and thresholding ...

article{Mateo:2014ch, author = {Mateo, J and Izquierdo-Garcia, D and Badimon, J J and Fayad, Z A and Fuster, V}, title = {{Noninvasive Assessment of Hypoxia in Rabbit Advanced Atherosclerosis Using 18F-fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging}}, journal = {Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging}, year = {2014}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, pages = {312--320}, month = mar, doi = {10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001084}, pmid = {24508668}, pmcid = {PMC4083834}, language = {English}, read = {Yes}, rating = {0}, date-added = {2014-03-04T14:28:54GMT}, date-modified = {2020-09-17T14:01:10GMT}, abstract = {BACKGROUND: -Hypoxia is an important microenvironmental factor influencing atherosclerosis progression by inducing foam-cell formation, metabolic adaptation of infiltrated macrophages and plaque neovascularization. Therefore, imaging plaque hypoxia could serve as a marker of lesions at risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: -Advanced aortic atherosclerosis was induced in 18 rabbits by atherogenic diet and ...

We studied regional cerebral glucose metabolism in 15 patients with a clinical diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration (CBD), 15 patients with probable Alzheimers disease (AD), and 15 healthy controls

With the increasing utilization of integrated positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using | A. D. Culverwell, Andrew Scarsbrook, Fahmid U. Cho | Clinical Radiology |

TY - JOUR. T1 - A hybrid nanoparticle probe for dual-modality positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. AU - Choi, Jin Sil. AU - Park, Jeong Chan. AU - Nah, Hyunsoo. AU - Woo, Seungtae. AU - Oh, Jieun. AU - Kim, Kyeong Min. AU - Cheon, Gi Jeong. AU - Chang, Yongmin. AU - Yoo, Jeongsoo. AU - Cheon, Jinwoo. PY - 2008/8/4. Y1 - 2008/8/4. N2 - (Figure Presented) Creating a good image: A probe for combined positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has high colloidal stability and demonstrates facile conjugation ability. Sentinel lymph nodes are clearly identified in the fusion image (see picture; I: injection site) because of the complementary nature of the techniques, which makes accurate anatomical information and fault-free diagnosis possible.. AB - (Figure Presented) Creating a good image: A probe for combined positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has high colloidal stability and demonstrates facile conjugation ...

OBJECTIVE: The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is a key target for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and may be involved in the pathophysiology of major depression. It is now possible to image 5-HTT directly in the human brain, but results from studies of acutely depressed patients have been inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to determine whether abnormalities in 5-HTT might be present in recovered depressed patients. METHOD: The authors measured the binding potential of 5-HTT using [11C]DASB in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) in 24 medication-free, recovered depressed male patients and 20 healthy male comparison subjects. The regional estimates of binding potential were obtained using a metabolite-corrected plasma input function method followed by Logan analysis, with the cerebellum as a reference region. RESULTS: The authors found no significant difference in the binding potential of [11C]DASB between the recovered depressed patients and healthy comparison subjects in

Pietrini, Pietro and Guazzelli, Mario and Sarteschi, Pietro and Grady, Cheryl L. and Haxby, James V. and Swedo, Susan E. and Rapoport, Stanley I. and Schapiro, Mark B. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) as a tool to investigate cerebral glucose metabolism in neurologic and psychiatric disorders. Studies in dementia of the Alzheimer type and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In: Psychiatry and advanced technologies (ed. by L. Ravizza). Raven Press. ISBN 0781700035 (1993) Full text not available from this repository ...

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October 31, 2011 - The Breast journal published new data from a prospective study conducted at the Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea that shows positron emission mammography (PEM) has a higher sensitivity for tumor detection compared with whole-body positron emission tomography (PET)/ computed tomography (CT) when using both visual as well as quantitative analysis. These results were particularly striking and significant for smaller-sized tumors (less than 2 cm), likely due to the improved spatial resolution offered by PEM. This demonstrates PEMs clinical utility in being able to more effectively diagnosis early stage cancer.. According to recent journal articles, the sensitivity of PET/CT is limited, especially for low-grade and small tumors. Most PET/CT scanners currently provide a spatial resolution at 5 mm or greater, thus limiting PET/CTs ability to depict small-sized tumors such as invasive lobular carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ. This study provides a direct ...

A very simple and low-cost brain dedicated, rapidly rotating Single Photon Emission Tomograph SPECT is described. Its use in following patients with ischemic stroke is illustrated by two middle cerebral artery occlusion cases, one with persistent occlusion and low CBF in MCA territory, and one with early lysis of the occlusion having high CBF (massive luxury perfusion) for some weeks. Evidence of this kind may be essential in the evaluation of therapeutic measures in ischemic stroke. ...

The concept of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging revolves around the measurement of a patients in vivo radiotracer distribution. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body via biologically active molecules. As such, PET imaging can be described via a line-integral model of acquisition [1]. PET data are collected as projections in sinograms or listmode format [2]. The raw data collected by a PET scanner are a list of coincidence events representing near-simultaneous detection, each coincidence event represents a line in space connecting the two detectors along which the positron emission occurred. While one can employ the inverse Radon transform to recover tomograms from acquired PET data, such an approach can be unstable, particularly when dealing with noise-contaminated data [3]. Therefore, the filtered back projection algorithm, which is a stabilized and discretized version of the inverse ...

We offer in vivo micro positron emission tomography (PET) study design, execution and data analysis across a broad spectrum of disease models and analytic techniques. Our imaging experts and disease area experts design and execute PET studies for maximal clinical relevance, statistical power, and throughput. Our PET studies are performed using a Siemens Inveon scanner.. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that generates 3D images of an injected PET radioisotope-labeled molecule in the body. Radiotracer distribution is detected via emitted gamma photons resulting from positron-electron annihilation. PET imaging in the preclinical setting (micro-PET) is increasingly being used in drug discovery to study disease biology and biodistribution and kinetics of biologic molecules.. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Differential diagnosis of lung tumor with positron emission tomography. T2 - A prospective study. AU - Kubota, K.. AU - Matsuzawa, T.. AU - Fujiwara, T.. AU - Ito, M.. AU - Hatazawa, J.. AU - Ishiwata, K.. AU - Iwata, Ren. AU - Ido, T.. PY - 1990/12/1. Y1 - 1990/12/1. N2 - To predict the nature of non-calcifying lung tumors, we performed a prospective study of 46 cases with L-[methyl 11C]methionine (MET, 24 cases) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG, 22 cases) using positron emission tomography (PET). Mean tumor/muscle radioactivity ratios are 5.3 ± 2.0 (n = 14) for malignant and 1.9 ± 0.9 (n = 10) for benign with MET (p , 0.001), and 4.4 ± 2.2 (n = 12) and 1.5 ± 0.3 (n = 10), respectively, with FDG (p , 0.001). The ratios indicate that malignant tumors have higher metabolic demand than benign lesions. Tumors less than 1 cm in diameter were difficult to accurately evaluate due to PET resolution. Compared to the diagnosis at pathology, the MET study showed a sensitivity of 93% ...

For thousands of years, we, as humans, have sought to understand the mechanisms responsible for neural activity (Walsh, 1978). As long ago as 10,000 B.C., craniotomies are known to have been performed. In the 1500s, Vesalius published the first anatomic drawings of the brain after an unprecedented observation and dissection of the brain. In the 19th century, lesion studies introduced the lesion/deficit hypothesis of neural functioning, which subsequently led to much of the current functional neuroanatomical terminology (e.g., Brocas and Wernickes areas). Through the last few decades of what may be considered modern neural research, a greater interest in the cognitive correlates of structural and functional brain lesions has led to the development of todays technology for imaging the nervous system (Mega, 1999, p. 41 ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Radiopharmaceuticals labeled with short-lived positron-emitting radionuclides. AU - Welch, M. J.. AU - Kilbourn, M. R.. AU - Green, M. A.. PY - 1985. Y1 - 1985. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021998913&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0021998913&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.3769/radioisotopes.34.3_170. DO - 10.3769/radioisotopes.34.3_170. M3 - Review article. C2 - 3892598. AN - SCOPUS:0021998913. VL - 34. SP - 170. EP - 179. JO - Radioisotopes. JF - Radioisotopes. SN - 0033-8303. IS - 3. ER - ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Frontal lobe activation during object alternation acquisition. AU - Zald, David H.. AU - Curtis, Clayton. AU - Chernitsky, Laura A.. AU - Pardo, José V.. PY - 2005/1. Y1 - 2005/1. N2 - Object alternation (OA) tasks are increasingly used as probes of ventral prefrontal functioning in humans. In the most common variant of the OA task, subjects must deduce the task rule through trial-and-error learning. To examine the neural correlates of OA acquisition, the authors measured regional cerebral blood flow with positron emission tomography while subjects acquired an OA task, performed a sensorimotor control condition, or performed already learned and practiced OA. As expected, activations emerged in the ventral prefrontal cortex. However, activation of the presupplemental motor area was more closely associated with successful task performance. The authors suggest that areas beyond the ventral prefrontal cortex are critically involved in OA acquisition.. AB - Object alternation (OA) ...

Viewing of single words produces a cognitively complex mental state in which anticipation, emotional responses, visual perceptual analysis, and activation of orthographic representations are all occurring. Previous PET studies have produced conflicting results, perhaps due to the conflation of these separate processes or the presence of subtle differences in stimulus material and methodology. A PET study of 10 normal individuals was carried out using the bolus H215O intravenous injection technique to examine components of processing of passively viewed words. Subjects viewed blocks of random-letter strings or abstract, concrete, or emotional words (words with positive or negative emotional salience). Baseline conditions were either passive viewing of plus signs or an anticipatory state (viewing plus signs after being warned to expect words or random letters to appear imminently). All words (and to a lesser extent the random letters) produced robust activation of cerebral blood flow in the left ...

The aim of the study is to determine if regional cerebral blood flow, measured by dynamic arterial spin labeling (dASL), can be a biomarker for stage of Alzheimers disease. The study is designed to be conducted in 2 parts in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease, and participants with normal cognition. Various imaging studies will be done using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) along with neurocognitive assessments. Participants who meet the study-entry criteria will have up to 8 study visits. Repeat imaging studies may be required if the initial data are incomplete or un-interpretable. The maximum number of PET scans during the study will be limited to four ...

The aim of the study is to determine if regional cerebral blood flow, measured by dynamic arterial spin labeling (dASL), can be a biomarker for stage of Alzheimers disease. The study is designed to be conducted in 2 parts in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease, and participants with normal cognition. Various imaging studies will be done using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) along with neurocognitive assessments. Participants who meet the study-entry criteria will have up to 8 study visits. Repeat imaging studies may be required if the initial data are incomplete or un-interpretable. The maximum number of PET scans during the study will be limited to four ...

What?. Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a diagnostic examination that uses signals emitted by radioactive tracers to construct images of the distribution of the tracers (positrons) in the human body. Positrons are tiny particles emitted from a radioactive substance administered to the patient. The subsequent images of the human body developed with this technique are used to evaluate a variety of diseases.. When? What are some common uses of the procedure?. PET scans are used most often to detect cancer and to examine the effects of cancer therapy by characterizing biochemical changes in the cancer. These scans can be performed on the whole body. PET scans of the heart can be used to determine blood flow to the heart muscle and help evaluate signs of coronary artery disease. PET scans of the heart can also be used to determine if areas of the heart that show decreased function are alive rather than scarred as a result of a prior heart attack, called a ...

Future Market Insights delivers key insights on the global Positron Emission Tomography scanners market in a new report titled, „Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016-2026. In terms of revenue, the global Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners market is projected to register a healthy CAGR of 4.7% over the forecast period.. According to Future Market Insights, growing occurrences of chronic disorders and increasing penetration of PET machines is expected to drive overall growth of the global Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners market during the forecast period. Rising demand for effective diagnostic techniques across the globe and expanded applications for PET in the field of oncology are further expected to boost the growth of the global Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners market between 2016 and 2026. However, a short half-life and low supply of radiopharmaceuticals is likely to restrict market ...

These findings suggest that (18)F T807 PET could have value as a biomarker that reflects both the progression of AD tauopathy and the emergence of clinical impairment.

Dive into the research topics of Phantom evaluation of simultaneous thallium-201/technetium-99m aquisition in single-photon emission tomography. Together they form a unique fingerprint. ...

Global (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market 2017 Forecast to 2022. Positron-emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine functional imaging technique that is used to observe metabolic processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration .... January 2018 , $4880 ,View Details>> ...

Global (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners Market 2017 Forecast to 2022. Positron-emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine functional imaging technique that is used to observe metabolic processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration .... January 2018 , $4880 ,View Details>> ...

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the accuracy of 68Gallium-prostate-specific membrane antigen (68Ga-PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for lymph node (LN) staging in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS: From April to October 2015, 30 patients with intermediate- (n = 3) or high-risk (n = 27) PCa were prospectively enrolled. Patients underwent preoperative 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT. Both visual and semi-quantitative analyses were undertaken. Subsequently, all patients underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) with an extended pelvic lymph node dissection. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for LN status of 68Ga-PSMA were calculated using histopathology as reference. RESULTS: Eleven patients (37%) had lymph node metastases (LNMs); 26 LNMs were identified in the 11 patients. Patient analysis showed that 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT had a sensitivity of 64% for the detection of LNMs, its specificity was 95%, the PPV was 88%, and

1 Answer to Efficacy of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in staging of cancers Introduction In the last few decades, CT was regarded as the gold standard imaging method in in oncology as it was used for the initial staging, evaluation of tumors after treatment, and follow up of those patients...

OP43 - When should dynamic 18F-Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography acquisition be performed in suspected recurrence of prostatic cancer ...

Positron emission tomography scanning is a diagnostic technique based on detection of positrons emitted by labeled substances introduced into the body.

Positron emission tomography (PET / CT) is the most effective method of diagnostics of possible oncological diseases. It helps to determine the source, size,

This is a prospective study evaluating the role of Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan) in breast cancer. The radiopharmaceutical [18F] 2-deoxygluco

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is emerging as a very useful modality for staging and assessment of colorectal cancers. The newest addition, a fusion PET-CT scan, allows for detection of m... more

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The purpose of this study is to see if Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging with a radioactive form of the hormone progesterone called FFNP will g

Using statistical methods the reconstruction of positron emission tomography (PET) images can be improved by high-resolution anatomical information obtaine

Positron emission tomography (PET), a nuclear imaging technology for in vivo quantification of blood flow, metabolism, and protein distribution, is an invaluable tool for developing novel personalized therapies for high morbidity and mortality brain disorders (Benton et al., 2007; Depression Guideline Panel, 1999; Michalak et al., 2008; Trivedi, 2003; Vogt et al., 1994).

Respiratory and cardiac motion leads to image degradation in Positron Emission Tomography (PET), which impairs quantification. In this book, the authors present approaches to motion estimation and mot

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Follow-up of radial arterial catheterization for positron emission tomography studies. AU - Jons, Peter H.. AU - Ernst, Monique. AU - Hankerson, James. AU - Hardy, Kristina. AU - Zametkin, Alan J.. PY - 1997/6/24. Y1 - 1997/6/24. N2 - Radial arterial catheterization is needed for repeated arterial blood samples to construct tracer input curves of positron emission tomography (PET) scans (Herscovitch [1993]: Rheum Dis Clin North Am 19:765-794). Complications resulting from such short-term catheterizations are rare. Sixteen investigators followed 106 subjects who had arterial lines placed in the context of a PET study. Abnormalities were reported in 8 of 106 (7.5%) cases. Of these eight cases, three (37.5%) were inpatients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, a condition that may represent a risk factor. All abnormalities were benign, did not affect motor function, and did not require medical intervention.. AB - Radial arterial catheterization is needed for repeated arterial blood ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Frontotemporal cerebral blood flow change during executive and declarative memory tasks in schizophrenia. T2 - A positron emission tomography study. AU - Ragland, John D. AU - Gur, Ruben C.. AU - Glahn, David C.. AU - Censits, David M.. AU - Smith, Robin J.. AU - Lazarev, Mark G.. AU - Alavi, Abass. AU - Gur, Raquel E.. PY - 1998/7. Y1 - 1998/7. N2 - Schizophrenia affects prefrontal and temporal-limbic networks. These regions were examined by contrasting regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during executive (Wisconsin Card Sorting Test [WCST]), and declarative memory tasks (Paired Associate Recognition Test [PART]). The tasks, and a resting baseline, were administered to 15 patients with schizophrenia and 15 healthy controls during 10 min positron emission tomography 15O-water measures of rCBF. Patients were worse on both tasks. Controls activated inferior frontal, occipitotemporal, and temporal pole regions for both tasks. Similar results were obtained for controls matched to ...

Cerebral (18) F-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has shown altered auditory pathway activity in tinnitus. However, the corresponding studies involved only small samples and analyses were restricted to the auditory cortex in most studies. Evidence is growing that also limbic, frontal, and parietal areas are involved in the pathophysiology of chronic tinnitus. These regions are considered to mediate perceptual, attentional, and emotional processes. Thus, the aim of the present study was the systematic evaluation of metabolic brain activity in a large sample of tinnitus patients. Ninety one patients with chronic tinnitus underwent FDG-PET. The effects of tinnitus severity (assessed by a tinnitus questionnaire score), duration and laterality were evaluated with statistical parametric mapping (SPM) in whole brain analyses. In addition, region of interest analyses were performed for primary auditory areas. Tinnitus duration correlated positively with brain metabolism in right ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: One of the main concerns regarding resurfacing arthroplasty is the viability of the remaining part of the femoral head, and the postoperative risk of a femoral neck fracture or collapse. In contrast to radiographic methods, positron emission tomography using the radiotracer [18F]-fluoride (Fluoride-PET) enables us to visualize the viability of bone in the remaining part of the head, despite the presence of the covering metal component. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is preliminary prospective study of 14 patients who underwent an ASR resurfacing arthroplasty. Apart from clinical and radiographic analyses, all patients were analyzed by PET scan 1 week, 4 months, and 1 year after surgery. RESULTS: 1 patient had a minor region of osteonecrosis on PET scan at 1 week and at 4 months. After 1 year, the necrosis had increased to include most of the head. 2 other patients, normal at 4 months, had developed equally large osteonecrosis at 1 year. A fourth patient had a minor ...

As a nuclear approach, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique which is based on the detection of gamma ray pairs emitted by a positron-emitting radionuclide. There are certain limitations to this technique such as normal tissue uptake. Therefore, it has been recommended that patients prepare before scanning. Fasting for a short while before PET imaging is an example of such preparation. In this paper, we attempted to collect the studies evaluating the effects of fasting in the three sections of cardiac, brain and abdominal PET imaging. Conclusively, we found that the effects of fasting on PET imaging can be different depending on the type of PET scanning, radiotracer, patients diseases, fasting duration and in case of any additional dietary plans. It is proposed that further study be conducted on this subject in order to determine such effects in more detail.

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Fatty acid metabolism in the liver, measured by positron emission tomography, is increased in obese individuals. AU - Iozzo, Patricia. AU - Bucci, Marco. AU - Roivainen, Anne. AU - Någren, Kjell. AU - Järvisalo, Mikko J. AU - Kiss, Jan. AU - Guiducci, Letizia. AU - Fielding, Barbara. AU - Naum, Alexandru G. AU - Borra, Ronald. AU - Virtanen, Kirsi. AU - Savunen, Timo. AU - Salvadori, Piero A. AU - Ferrannini, Ele. AU - Knuuti, Juhani. AU - Nuutila, Pirjo. N1 - Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.. PY - 2010/9/1. Y1 - 2010/9/1. N2 - Hepatic lipotoxicity results from and contributes to obesity-related disorders. It is a challenge to study human metabolism of fatty acids (FAs) in the liver. We combined (11)C-palmitate imaging by positron emission tomography (PET) with compartmental modeling to determine rates of hepatic FA uptake, oxidation, and storage, as well as triglyceride release in pigs and human beings.. AB - Hepatic lipotoxicity ...

Language processing involves the ability to store and integrate pieces of information in working memory over short periods of time. According to the dominant view, information is maintained through sustained, elevated neural activity. Other work has argued that short-term synaptic facilitation can serve as a substrate of memory. Here we propose an account where memory is supported by intrinsic plasticity that downregulates neuronal firing rates. Single neuron responses are dependent on experience, and we show through simulations that these adaptive changes in excitability provide memory on timescales ranging from milliseconds to seconds. On this account, spiking activity writes information into coupled dynamic variables that control adaptation and move at slower timescales than the membrane potential. From these variables, information is continuously read back into the active membrane state for processing. This neuronal memory mechanism does not rely on persistent activity, excitatory feedback, ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) allows for the measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF; based on [15O]H2O) and cerebral metabolic rate of glucose utilization (CMRglu; based on [18 F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ([18 F]FDG)). By using kinetic modeling, quantitative CBF and CMRglu values can be obtained. However, hardware limitations led to the development of semiquantitive calculation schemes which are still widely used. In this paper, the analysis of CMRglu and CBF scans, acquired on a current state-of-the-art PET brain scanner, is presented. In particular, the correspondence between nonlinear as well as linearized methods for the determination of CBF and CMRglu is investigated. As a further step towards widespread clinical applicability, the use of an image-derived input function (IDIF) is investigated. Thirteen healthy male volunteers were included in this study. Each subject had one scanning session in the fasting state, consisting of a dynamic [15O]H2O scan and a dynamic [18 F]FDG PET scan,

Positron-emission tomography (PET) can localize functions of the human brain by imaging regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) during voluntary behaviour. Functional brain mapping with PET, however, has been hindered by PETs poor spatial resolution (typically ,1 cm). We have developed an image-analysis strategy that can map functional zones not resolved by conventional PET images. Brain areas selectively activated by a behavioural task can be isolated by subtracting a paired control-state image from the task-state image, thereby removing areas not recruited by the task. When imaged in isolation the centre of an activated area can be located very precisely. This allows subtle shifts in response locale due to changes in task to be detected readily despite poor spatial resolution. As an initial application of this strategy we mapped the retinal projection topography of human primary visual cortex. Functional zones separated by less than 3 mm (centre-to-centre) were differentiated using PET CBF images ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a specialized radiology procedure used to examine various body tissues to identify certain conditions. PET may also be used to follow the progress of the treatment of certain conditions. While PET is most commonly used in the fields of neurology, oncology, and cardiology, applications in other fields are currently being studied.. PET is a type of nuclear medicine procedure. This means that a tiny amount of a radioactive substance, called a radionuclide (radiopharmaceutical or radioactive tracer), is used during the procedure to assist in the examination of the tissue under study. Specifically, PET studies evaluate the metabolism of a particular organ or tissue, so that information about the physiology (functionality) and anatomy (structure) of the organ or tissue is evaluated, as well as its biochemical properties. Thus, PET may detect biochemical changes in an organ or tissue that can identify the onset of a disease process before anatomical changes related ...

Anatomic imaging of patients with chronic well-treated hypertension has demonstrated dilatation of the lateral cerebral ventricles and left brain atrophy, whereas positron emission tomography has shown only subtle reductions in regional cerebral metabolic rates for glucose in some subcortical nuclei. To further explore the implications of the imaging changes, an analytic technique designed to determine functional neuronal connectivity between regions of interest (ROIs) was applied to the data on regional cerebral metabolic rates for glucose to determine if and where in the brain reduction of functional neuronal connectivity occurred.. Glucose metabolism was measured by positron emission tomography in 17 older men (age, 68 +/- 8 years) with well-controlled, noncomplicated hypertension of at least 10 years duration and in 25 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects. A significant correlation difference analysis was performed to determine which ROI pairs had reduced correlation coefficients ...

Abstract. Transport processes in geomaterials can be observed with input-output experiments, which yield no direct information on the impact of heterogeneities, or they can be assessed by model simulations based on structural imaging using µ-CT. Positron emission tomography (PET) provides an alternative experimental observation method which directly and quantitatively yields the spatio-temporal distribution of tracer concentration. Process observation with PET benefits from its extremely high sensitivity together with a resolution that is acceptable in relation to standard drill core sizes. We strongly recommend applying high-resolution PET scanners in order to achieve a resolution on the order of 1 mm ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) measures emissions from radioactively labeled metabolically active chemicals that have been injected into the bloodstream. The emission data are computer-processed to produce multi-dimensional images of the distribution of the chemicals throughout the brain. The positron emitting radioisotopes used are usually produced by a cyclotron, and chemicals are labeled with these radioactive atoms. The labeled compound, called a radiotracer, is injected into the bloodstream and eventually makes its way to the brain through blood circulation. Detectors in the PET scanner detect the radioactivity as the compound charges in various regions of the brain. A computer uses the data gathered by the detectors to create multi-dimensional (normally 3-dimensional volumetric or 4-dimensional time-varying) images that show the distribution of the radiotracer in the brain. Especially useful are a wide array of ligands used to map different aspects of neurotransmitter activity, with by ...

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These are some of the areas that have caused consistent coding and billing problems across the country-and in six months it will be time to forget everything we currently know about coding and billing for myocardial PET.. Get Ready to Reset. Going into effect January 1, 2020, the current CPT® codes for myocardial PET (78459, 78491, 78492) are undergoing description revisions and there will be an additional six new CPT codes introduced to separately identify component services of cardiac PET. Additionally, add-on code 0482T (absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow) will be deleted, presumably to be included in one of the new cardiac PET codes being released.. The unknowns: What the revisions to the existing codes will be, what the new codes will be, what the new descriptions will entail, what the guidelines for use will look like or if there will be any coverage updates.. The confirmed truth: These changes are going to have a significant impact on anyone responsible for coding and ...

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In recent years, imaging of tumor glucose metabolism with positron emission tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) has become a routine test for detection, staging and restaging of malignant lymp

[11C]methionine (MET) has been used to monitor amino acid metabolism in tumors, the pancreas, liver, and myocardium. The aim of the present study was to standardize [11C]MET positron emission tomography (PET) by optimizing the timing of initiation of the scan and applying correction to the plasma concentrations of neutral amino acids (NAAs), where necessary. Sequential whole-body MET PET/computed tomography (CT) was performed in 11 normal adults after they had fasted for at least 4 h. After whole-body CT for attenuation correction and intravenous bolus injection of MET, the subjects were scanned from the parietal to the groin. The scanning was repeated six to seven times. Decay of radioactivity during the PET scan was corrected to the time of initiation of the first scan. The standardized uptake values (SUVs) were evaluated in various organs by setting regions of interest on the tomographic images. Plasma concentrations of NAAs were examined in relation to the SUV values. The SUVs in the pancreas

Alzheimers Disease (AD) is a major concern for the elderly population, currently affecting over 670,000 people in the UK. With the continual increase in the age of the population the problem is expected to rise. There is no known cure to the condition and a definite diagnosis cannot be made in life. Clinical diagnosis is considered to be approximately 80% - 90% accurate, sometimes taking up to a year to assess. Early detection could aid in the care and possible development of better treatments or even a cure. AD has been shown to alter the structure and global texture of the brain. Studies using Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) and Computerised Tomography (CT) have been used to detect these changes with some success by some researchers. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging is a functional imaging modality and in theory before structural changes are evident functional changes should be apparent. Therefore we utilise PET images for this study. This thesis will exploit the fact that AD ...

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The goal of this research is to determine the accuracy of PSMA positron emission tomography (PET) and multi-parametric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to

Positron emission tomography (PET) is becoming more frequently used by medicinal chemists to facilitate the selection of the most promising lead compounds for further evaluation. For PET, this entails the preparation of 11C- or 18F-labeled drugs or radioligands. With the importance of chirality and fluorine Global challenges: Health & Food Celebrating the 2016 RSC Prize and Award Winners

ACUPUNCTURE seems to activate the parts of the brain involved in pain control, say scientists in Taiwan. Jen-Chuen Hsieh of the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei and his colleagues used positron emission tomography (PET) to look at blood flow in the brains of 10 volunteers being given acupuncture between the thumb and forefinger. PET scans …

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Relationship between altered sympathetic innervation, oxidative metabolism and contractile function in the cardiomyopathic human heart. T2 - A non-invasive study using positron emission tomography. AU - Bengel, Frank M.. AU - Permanetter, B.. AU - Ungerer, M.. AU - Nekolla, S. G.. AU - Schwaiger, M.. PY - 2001. Y1 - 2001. N2 - Aims: To identify functional and metabolic correlates of impaired presynaptic sympathetic innervation in the cardiomyopathic human heart using non-invasive correlative imaging. Methods and Results: In 10 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, presynaptic catecholamine uptake sites were quantified by positron emission tomography with C-11 hydroxyephedrine. Oxidative metabolism was measured using C-11 acetate. Global and regional function was assessed by tomographic radionuclide angiography. Left ventricular ejection fraction in patients was 19% ± 10%. Myocardial hydroxyephedrine retention was abnormally low in 58% ± 38% of the left ventricles. ...

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Alzheimers disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative process associated with aging. Due to the relative increase in the elderly population in industrialized countries, AD has evolved to a significant challenge for Western societies with regard to socioeconomic resources, clinical and family care and research capacities. Much progress has been made over the last years using neuroimaging methods to better understand brain structure and function in healthy aging and in AD. This article describes the influence of positron emission tomography (PET) studies on the paradigm shift towards a more functionally oriented view of the disease. Special emphasis is put on the contribution of PET to our knowledge of AD pathophysiology and on its use in clinical differential diagnosis. We examine new analysis techniques that have been implemented in recent years to interpret PET data, including discriminant and path analysis, as well as neural network modeling. In addition, we review activation paradigms that have ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) and brain positron emission tomography, measure emissions from radioactively labeled metabolically active chemicals that have been injected into the bloodstream. The emission data are computer-processed to produce 2- or 3-dimensional images of the distribution of the chemicals throughout the brain.[19]:57 The positron emitting radioisotopes used are produced by a cyclotron, and chemicals are labeled with these radioactive atoms. The labeled compound, called a radiotracer, is injected into the bloodstream and eventually makes its way to the brain. Sensors in the PET scanner detect the radioactivity as the compound accumulates in various regions of the brain. A computer uses the data gathered by the sensors to create multicolored 2- or 3-dimensional images that show where the compound acts in the brain. Especially useful are a wide array of ligands used to map different aspects of neurotransmitter activity, with by far the most commonly used PET tracer being a ...

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A 32-year-old white man nonsmoker with a brief history of irritable colon disease and a recently available analysis of Crohns disease offered remaining upper quadrant stomach discomfort. splenic lesions in keeping with hemangiomas. A follow-up stomach computed tomographic (CT) check out demonstrated borderline splenomegaly BMS 433796 supplier with higher than 6 hypodense lesions in the spleen. At that right time, the liver organ enzymes had been within normal limitations, and a replicate US demonstrated mild and splenomegaly enlargement from the splenic lesions in comparison to the prior research. One month prior to the current demonstration, an stomach CT demonstrated an enlarged spleen calculating 15 cm around, and multiple hypodense lesions had been determined, but hadnt changed significantly in proportions (Shape 1). Furthermore, a positron emission tomographic (Family pet) scan was performed that demonstrated no improved fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) localization related towards the splenic ...

We performed serial PET studies from the onset of cryptogenic West syndrome in infancy and studied the correlation between PET findings and long-term outcome in adolescence. The second PET finding after initial treatment was correlated with poor seizure and developmental outcome. On the other hand, long-term outcome was not correlated with the initial PET findings before effective treatment. This is the first report revealing the usefulness of PET performed in infancy to predict long-term outcome during adolescence in patients with cryptogenic West syndrome.. We previously reported serial PET studies in cryptogenic and symptomatic West syndrome.6⇓⇓-9 In our studies, PET at the onset of spasms showed cortical hypometabolism in two-thirds of patients. However, the hypometabolism was not persistent but resolved in many patients after initial treatment. Persistent cortical hypometabolism after initial treatment was correlated with poor developmental outcome in infancy and early childhood. Other ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that enables visualization of metabolic processes in the body. The basics of PET imaging is that the technique detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (also called radiopharmaceuticals, radionuclides or radiotracer). The tracer

Whole-body fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has been useful in the management of a variety of malignancies with high accuracy. However, numerous nonmalignant lesions can also result in increased FDG accumulation and consequently may cause potential fal …