BACKGROUND 18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography integrated/combined with computed tomography (PET-CT) provides the best diagnostic results in the metabolic characterization of undetermined solid pulmonary nodules. The diagnostic performance of 18 F-FDG is similar for nodules measuring at least 1 cm and for larger masses, but few data exist for nodules smaller than 1 ...

conclusions recent treatment, in addition to age, gender and daylight duration were proved as strong independent determinants on bat development and the level of metabolic activity at [18 f] dg pet/ct and should be considered as an important confounding factor in future researches. results one-hundred eighteen studies were recognized to demonstrate foci of fdg bat uptake (3.1%, mean age: 22.7 y...

In a recent contribution of Scott et al., the substrate scope of Cu-mediated nucleophilic radiofluorination with [18F]KF for the preparation of 18F-labeled arenes was extended to aryl- and vinylstannanes. Based on these findings, the potential of this reaction for the production of clinically relevant positron emission tomography (PET) tracers was investigated. To this end, Cu-mediated radioflu...

PURPOSE This is a clinical study to compare noninvasive hypoxia imaging using 18F-fluoroerythronitroimidazole (18F-FETNIM) and 18F-fluoromisonidazole (18F-FMISO) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with inoperable stages III-IV lung cancer. METHODS A total of forty-two patients with inoperable stages III-IV lung cancer underwent 18F-FETNIM PET/CT (n = 18) and...

18F-Labeled building blocks from the type of [18F]fluorophenylazocarboxylic-tert-butyl esters offer a rapid, mild, and reliable method for the 18F-fluoroarylation of biomolecules. Two series of azocarboxamides were synthesized as potential radioligands for dopamine D3 and the μ-opioid receptor, revealing compounds 3d and 3e with single-digit and sub-nanomolar affinity for the D3 receptor and co...

AIM To evaluate the ability of hybrid 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) to predict histopathological response and overall survival (OS) after preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with the esophageal carcinoma. METHODS 73 patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma were included in the study. All were trea...

The aim of this retrospective analysis was to describe our clinical experience for fluorine-18 (F) fluorodeoxglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with soft tissue and osseous sarcoma. Total of 26 F-FDG PET/CT scans were evaluated in 17 patients (7 osteosarcoma, 5 Ewing’s sarcoma, 3 uterine sarcoma and 2 rhabdomyosarcoma) in different stages of dise...

UNLABELLED Chemotherapy is currently the treatment of choice for patients with high-risk metastatic breast cancer. Clinical response is determined after several cycles of chemotherapy by changes in tumor size as assessed by conventional imaging procedures including CT, MRI, plain film radiography, or ultrasound. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of sequential 18F-FDG PET to predict ...