Our aim was to evaluate the different clinical value of (111)In-pentetreotide hybrid SPET/CT versus SPET alone in detecting carcinoid tumours located in the thoracic and abdominal region. Twenty-four patients with carcinoid tumours histologically proven (13 of abdominal origin, 11 of thoracic origin) underwent (111)In-pentetreotide SPET/CT with hybrid system (Millennium VG with Hawkeye, G.E.M...

evaluate the impact and clinical value of anatomical-functional image fusion in the study interpretation and clinical management of patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) using somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) and combined transmission and emission tomography – single-photon emission tomography/CT (SPET/CT). Material and methods: Twelve patients (8 female and 4 male; age range 32-74...

We investigated the diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET and ictal (99m)Tc-HMPAO SPET in pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Twenty-one pediatric TLE patients were enrolled in this study. Their diagnoses were confirmed by histology and post-surgical outcome (Engel class I or II). The patients' ages were 18 or younger (15+/-3 years). Of the 21 patients, 21 patients underwent 18F-FDG PET sca...

Subtraction ictal single photon emission tomography (SPET) co-registered to magnetic resonance imaging (SISCOM) is an ictal-interictal brain perfusion SPET subtraction method, developed for evaluation of brain perfusion changes applied for the identification of epileptic foci. The aim of this study was to test whether regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) alterations due to clozapine in schizophr...

UNLABELLED The objective of the present investigation was to determine the feasibility of assessing left ventricular systolic ejection and diastolic filling via the automatic edge detection method employing ECG-gated blood pool single-photon emission tomography (SPET GBP) data. METHODS Thirty-five patients, who had undergone both SPET GBP and ECG-gated equilibrium blood pool scintigraphy by t...

Planar lung ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/P(PLANAR)) is a standard method for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). The goals of this study were to test whether the diagnostic information of ventilation/perfusion tomography (V/P(SPET)) applied in clinical routine might enhance information compared with V/P(PLANAR) and to streamline data processing for the demands of clinical routine. Th...

The X-Ray CT scanner and MRI imaging of the brain have changed the study of this organ, in health and in disease. To add to the detailed demonstration of anatomy, functional imaging of the human brain is now carried out by either positron emission computed tomography (PET) or by single photon emission computed tomography (SPET). PET allows for the investigation of brain blood flow, metabolism a...

74-76 we would like to note the importance of single photon emission tomography (SPET) as a diagnostic tool of nuclear medicine, often better than other anatomical modalities. Anatomical imaging methods , especially computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are helpful in the diagnosis of acute traumatic brain injuries (ATBI) [1]; however they are not as efficient as SPE...

OBJECTIVE Anatomic coronary artery disease (CAD) can be determined by coronary angiography (CAG) in patients with normal stress single photon emission tomography (SPET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Coronary angiography results of patients with negative exercise MPI and the prognosis of these patients (CAG-diagnosed CAD vs. non-CAD) were investigated in the current study. SUBJECTS AND M...

Although positron emission tomography (PET) may be credited with providing the impetus for the new clinical interest in functional neuroimaging and currently is an increasingly important imaging tool for noninvasive assessment of brain tumors, single-photon emission tomography (SPET) has offered an alternative technique with the relative advantages of lower price and wide availability. Brain SP...