gliomas account for almost 80% of primary malignant brain tumors in adults. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is still the gold standard for diagnosis of brain tumors and brain 99mtc-tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography (99mtc-tetrofosmin-spect) has been established as a useful tool for their evaluation. fluorine-18–2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/comput...

Gliomas account for almost 80% of primary malignant brain tumors in adults. Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) is still the gold standard for diagnosis of brain tumors and brain 99mTc-tetrofosmin Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (99mTc-tetrofosmin-SPECT) has been established as a useful tool for their evaluation. Fluorine-18–2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emi...

AIM To present a rare case of lingual thyroid detected using a hybrid of single photon emission computed tomography and standard computed tomography in a young woman with hypothyroidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 29-year-old woman was screened for autoimmune thyroid disorders in early pregnancy, and found to have subclinical hypothyroidism. No thyroid tissue was found in the anterior neck upon ...

OBJECTIVES Left ventricular ejection fraction can be measured by a variety of invasive and non-invasive cardiac techniques. This study assesses the relation of three diagnostic modalities to each other in the measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction: invasive contrast left ventriculography, two-dimensional echocardiography, and quantitative gated single-photon emission computed tomogra...

The origin of SPECT can be found in pioneering experiments on emission tomography performed approximately 50 years ago. This historical review consists of a compilation of first person recollections from nine trailblazing scientists who shaped the early years of SPECT instrumentation during the 1960s and 1970s.

Approved: __________________________________ Thesis Supervisor __________________________________ Title and Department __________________________________ Date 1 EVALUATION OF ATTENUATION AND SCATTER CORRECTION REQUIREMENTS IN SMALL ANIMAL PET AND SPECT IMAGING