Tuberculosis: role of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging with potential impact of neutrophil-specific tracers
With Tuberculosis (TB) affecting millions of people worldwide, novel imaging modalities and
tools, particularly nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, have grown with greater interest …
tools, particularly nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, have grown with greater interest …
Nuclear medicine imaging in tuberculosis using commercially available radiopharmaceuticals
In this paper, data available on nuclear medicine imaging using commercially available
radiopharmaceuticals for the differentiation, staging, and prediction or assessment of the …
radiopharmaceuticals for the differentiation, staging, and prediction or assessment of the …
Nuclear imaging: a powerful novel approach for tuberculosis
DH Johnson, LE Via, P Kim, D Laddy, CY Lau… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nearly 20 years after the World Health Organization declared tuberculosis (TB) a global
public health emergency, TB still remains a major global threat with 8.6 million new cases …
public health emergency, TB still remains a major global threat with 8.6 million new cases …
Application of technetium-99m-sestamibi in differentiation of active from inactive pulmonary tuberculosis using a single photon emission computed tomography …
Objective We studied the usefulness of 99m Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy
for differentiation between active and inactive pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods Thirty-six …
for differentiation between active and inactive pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods Thirty-six …
[PDF][PDF] The role of 99MTc-MIBI scintigraphy in the management of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Background: This study aimed to determine whether 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI)
scanning could improve diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and help …
scanning could improve diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and help …
Molecular imaging in TB: from the bench to the clinic
Despite all efforts, tuberculosis (TB) still constitutes a serious global health threat with 9.4
million new cases and 1.7 million deaths worldwide in 2009 (World Health Organisation …
million new cases and 1.7 million deaths worldwide in 2009 (World Health Organisation …
[PDF][PDF] 99m Tc-hexakis methoxy isobutyl isonitrile scintigraphy and bronchoalveolar fluid lactic dehydrogenase in pulmonary tuberculosis
In cases of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with negative sputum smears, particularly
when they are symptomatic, physicians encounter problems in differentiating the active from …
when they are symptomatic, physicians encounter problems in differentiating the active from …
[HTML][HTML] Decreased myocardial perfusion SPECT lung-to-heart ratio: Lucent lungs
B Wosnitzer, G DePuey - Radiology Case Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
We present a case of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease whose
myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging demonstrated diffusely decreased Tc-99m sestamibi …
myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging demonstrated diffusely decreased Tc-99m sestamibi …
[PDF][PDF] The incidental lung lesion: effect of cardiac stress on the MIBI uptake in the lung mass
BACKGROUND MIBI is a tumor agent used in nuclear medicine for years in evaluation of
intrathoracic tumors (1) traditionally used for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)(2). It is …
intrathoracic tumors (1) traditionally used for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)(2). It is …
[PDF][PDF] The Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Diagnosis and Management of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
F Shariati, T Hosseinnezhad, K Aryana… - Journal of Cardio …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a frequent finding on the chest x-ray and computed
tomography. Nuclear medicine techniques play an important role in the diagnosis and …
tomography. Nuclear medicine techniques play an important role in the diagnosis and …