Parathyroid scintigraphy with 99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI) is an established technique for localising abnormal parathyroid glands (PGs). However, the identification and localisation of PGs require much attention from medical experts are time-consuming. Artificial intelligence methods can offer assisting solution. This retrospective study enrolled 632 patients who underwent double-phase thyroid subtra...

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is an obstacle for cancer chemotherapy. It was reported that 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 (hereafter Rg3) was able to regulate MDR in mouse leukemia cells. The present study investigated the effect of Rg3 on the MDR of A549 lung cancer cells. A cell viability assay revealed that Rg3 treatment increased cisplatin (DDP) cytotoxicity in DDP resistant A549 cells (A549/DDP). Furt...

Background Selective venous sampling (SVS) is an invasive localization study for persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism. Purpose To assess the role of SVS in addition to non-invasive imaging for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Material and Methods This study was approved by the institutional review board and included 14 patients who underwent SVS and subsequent parathyroidectomy be...

PURPOSE The role of fusion imaging methods SPECT-CT and PET-CT is currently being investigated in radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning. SPECT and PET provide extra information for gross tumor volume (GTV) delineation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of SPECT-CT in RT. METHODS SPECT-CT studies were performed in 55 patients with (99m)Tc-MIBI/Tetrofosmin (TF), with 99mTc-Nanoc...

Background to discuss the clinical characteristics of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) with renal stones. Methods Clinical data 13 Patients diagnosed With Primary repeated stones during May. 2006 Oct. 2019 were analyzed retros Pectively. Results patients, 4 males, 9 females, 7 kidney stones, 3 ureteral and unilateral 6 bilateral cases rapid postoperative recurrence PHPT, ...