340 Efficacy and safety of two new methods of rapid intravenous detoxification in heroin addicts previously treated without success 346 Brain blood flow in anxiety disorders. OCD, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and post-traumatic stress disorder on 99mTcHMPAO single photon emission tomography (SPET) 373 Subjective memory complaints in the elderly: depressive symptoms and future dementia

BACKGROUND The preference for a fairer skin-tone has become a common trend among both men and women around the world. In this study, seaweeds Sargassum polycystum and Padina tenuis were investigated for their in vitro and in vivo potentials in working as skin whitening agents. Seaweed has been used as a revolutionary skin repairing agent in both traditional and modern preparations. The high ant...

OBJECTIVE To assess non-invasively the effect of enalapril on cardiac sympathetic neuronal uptake function in patients with congestive heart failure, by using [123I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), which is a noradrenaline analogue. Cardiac MIBG uptake was visualised by single photon emission tomography (SPET). In addition, plasma noradrenaline concentration, indicating systemic sympathetic act...

introduction: nowadays, imaging of the myocardial perfusion (mpi) using the single photon emission tomography (spet) in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, especially myocardial ischemia, is of great importance. in contrast to the coronary artery angiography, mpi is non-invasive, less expensive and more physiological. unfortunately, this image is affected by the some artifacts. these arti...

During the last decade, technical developments in myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography (SPET) imaging systems have significantly improved the accuracy of diagnosing coronary artery disease. Nevertheless, the patient's position and/or the acquisition protocol can affect the studies' quality, possibly leading to misdiagnoses. In HJNM and in other journals the importance of prope...

Aims and Methods Transcoronary ablation of septal hypertrophy (TASH) leads to marked clinical and haemodynamic improvement in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. In order to obtain more detailed information about changes in the outflow tract after TASH, transoesophageal echocardiography and a repeat invasive investigation were conducted before as well as 2 weeks and 6 months ...

Neuroimaging in psychiatry, and in schizophrenia in particular, moves ahead at a rapid pace delivering new insights into the nature of the illness and its intriguing symptoms via technologies such as MRI, fMRI, PET, and SPET scanning. How do these impact on understanding the patient in front of us? What do they mean for the busy clinician in clinic? We outline some of the recent findings in neu...

Abstract Pre-operative lymphatic mapping for sentinel node identification is essential accurate staging in patients with several solid cancers and important prognostic implications. 99m Tc-labelled colloid lymphoscintigraphy intraoperative lymph detection using a gamma probe represent well-established nuclear medicine technique detailed imaging method thanks to the advent of hybrid multi-modali...

Various ionic and molecular activities in the extracellular environment are vital to plant cell physiological processes. A noninvasive microsensing system (NMS) based on either the scanning ion-selective electrode technique (SIET) or the scanning polarographic electrode technique (SPET) is able to obtain information regarding the transportation of various ions/molecules in intact samples under ...