Detecting metastatic neck lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma by 18F-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and Tc-99m tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography

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Title:	Detecting metastatic neck lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma by 18F-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and Tc-99m tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography
Authors:	Wu, YJ;Wu, HS;Yen, RF;Shen, YY;Kao, CH
Contributors:	附設醫院核子醫學部;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taichung 404, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, PET Ctr, Taichung 404, Taiwan;Show Chwan Mem Hosp, Dept Surg, Changhua, Taiwan;Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Mem Hosp, PET Ctr, Taipei, Taiwan;Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Mem Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taipei, Taiwan;Dept Nucl Med, Taipei, Taiwan;PET Ctr, Taipei, Taiwan
Date:	2003
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:40:18 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
Abstract:	Thallium-201 (Tl-201) is a recognized tumor-imaging agent; however, the usefulness of Tl-201 in bladder cancer has not been studied. The aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate the potential usefulness of Tl-201 in detecting bladder cancer. A total of 14 patients (11 men and 3 women ranging in age from 49 to 80 years) with bladder cancer were arranged for Tl-201 single photon emission computed tomography (SPELT) of the pelvis. All of the patients had transitional cell carcinoma (TLC). Meanwhile, 7 normal controls (5 men and 2 women; age range: 45-79 years) without any history of pelvic disease also accepted Tl-201 SPELT of the pelvis for comparison. In the result, Tl-201 pelvic SPELT detected bladder cancer in all 14 patients (100.0%). In contrast, all 7 normal controls (100.0%) had negative results of Tl-201 pelvic SPELT Our study showed that the Tl-201 pelvic SPELT scan could be considered as a useful non-invasive imaging method in detection of bladder cancer.
Relation:	ANTICANCER RESEARCH 23(3C):2973-2976
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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