The aim of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the contribution and effectiveness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) scans in the restaging of patients following radical cystectomy due to muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma (MIBC). A total of 51 patients (45 males and six females) who underwent radical cystectomy due to invasi...

(PET) and computed tomography (CT) are increasingly used for oncologic imaging. In particular, positron emission tomography with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG PET/CT) is suggested as a more useful modality for accurate, non-invasive imaging in predicting the prognosis and staging of breast cancer (1-4). The combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) p...

An 11 years old boy was referred to our hospital. He complained for the last three months for intermittent cough and shortness of breath after exercise which worsened recently. Airways computed tomography (CT) showed an abnormal endobronchial tumor, obstructing the right main bronchus and also atelectasis in the upper lobe of the right lung. Bronchoscopy showed a wet on its surface mass obstruc...

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Neurological symptoms occur in 5-15% of patients with sarcoidosis and are related to a whole spectrum of possible pathologies, including pachymeningitis, leptomeningitis, parenchymal involvement with mass lesions and/or white matter disease, myelitis, cranial neuropathies, peripheral neuropathy, and myopathy. Diagnosis ca...

Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in visceral crisis require systemic chemotherapy. However, a coexisting cardiac failure that contradicts the use of chemotherapy often demands an alternative treatment. Here, we report case hormone-receptor-positive MBC cardiological comorbidities. She was treated combination treatment tablet Ribociclib (600 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 ga...

Objective(s): Use of a positron emission tomography (PET)/single-photonemission computed tomography (SPECT) system facilitates the simultaneousacquisition of images with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) andtechnetium (99mTc)-tetrofosmin. However, 18F has a short half-life, and 511keV Compton-scattered photons are detected in the 99mTc energy window.Therefore, in this study, we aimed to ...

Background The role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) in the evaluation retroperitoneal sarcomas is poorly defined. We evaluated correlation maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) with pathologic tumor grade surgical specimen primary dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) and leiomyosarcoma (LMS). Methods Patients above histological su...

Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT), which combines the advantages of high sensitivity and specificity of PET and high resolution of CT, is a unique tool for cancer management. PET/CT has been widely used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The article reviews the recent applications of PET/CT in radiation oncology, with a focus on (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT, a...

The aim of the study was to determine role 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) at end benzimidazole therapy in alveolar echinococcosis. A total 22 patients undergoing PET/CT were retrospectively registered. Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) measured remaining echinococcus manifestations and compared normal liver tissue. Long-term clin...

(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a well-established imaging modality in adult oncological practice. Its role in childhood malignancies needs to be discussed as paediatric malignancies differ from adults in tumor subtypes and they have different tumor biology and FDG uptake patterns. This is also compounded by smaller body mass, dosimetric restrictions, and phys...