background: fluoride-18 is the most widely used radioisotope for positron emission tomography (pet). [18f] 2-flouro- 2-deoxy d-glucose (fdg) has become a standard tool in the area of clinical research. the oxygen-18 enriched water is the most widely used target for the production of fluoride-18. the use of the nuclear reaction 18o (p,n)18f has been found as the most effective method for the pro...

Early diagnosis and staging of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is essential for therapeutic strategy decision. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with fluordeoxyglucose (FDG), a glucose analogue, labeled with fluor-18 (18F-FDG) has been used to evaluate staging, therapy response and prognosis in NHL patients. However, in some cases, 18F-FDG has shown false-positive uptake due ...

BACKGROUND The use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is increasing, and their associated infections result in significant morbidity and mortality. The introduction of better cardiac imaging techniques could be useful for diagnosing this condition and guiding therapy. Our objective was to systematically assess the diagnostic accuracy of Fluor-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emissio...

BACKGROUND Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluor-18-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) with or without computed tomography (CT) is generally accepted as the most sensitive imaging modality for diagnosing recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in patients with negative whole body scintigraphy with iodine-131 (I-131). PURPOSE To assess the potential incremental value of ultrasound (US) over...

Stroke and other thromboembolic events in the brain are often due to carotid artery atherosclerosis, and atherosclerotic plaques with inflammation are considered particularly vulnerable with an increased risk of becoming symptomatic. At present, however, patients are selected for carotid surgical intervention on the basis of the degree of stenosis alone, and not the vulnerability or inflammatio...

Neuroacanthocytosis syndromes (NA) include autosomal recessive chorea-acanthocytosis and X-linked McLeod syndrome consisting of a choreatic movement disorder, psychiatric manifestations and cognitive decline, and additional multi-system features including myopathy and axonal neuropathy. Fluor 18 -2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG-PET) positron emission tomography (PET) and technetium 99m -d, l-h...

Versum is a realtime three dimensional audiovisual composition system that I programmed. It forces both the composer and the audience to see the music and listen to the visuals. The audience sees and hears the compositions that have been made in Versum as a journey through an abstract space in which soundemitting three dimensional shapes (Entities) form the building blocks of a musical piece. T...