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Objective To explore the impact factors of liver uptake of 18F-FDG in PET/CT imaging,and to preliminary analyze the application of maximum standardized uptake values corrected by conventional body mass,lean body mass and body surface area (SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L,SUVmax-S).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 67 healthy subjects who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT.SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L and SUVmax-S were measured,and the impact of age,levels of fasting blood glucose,body mass index (BMI),CT value of liver,gender and the fatty liver on SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L and SUVmax-S were analyzed.Results The liver SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L,SUVmax-S were positively correlated with the levels of fasting blood glucose (r=0.329,0.336,0.353,P =0.012,0.010,0.007).There was a positive correlation between BMI and SUVmax-B (r=0.543,P＜0.01),SUV-L (r=0.328,P=0.007),while BMI value had no correlation with SUVmax-S (r=0.026,P=0.833).There was no correlation between age,CT value of the liver nor SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L and SUVmax-S (all P＞0.05).The liver SUVmax-B (t=2.608,P=0.011) and SUVmax-L (t=5.272,P=0.001) of male were significantly higher than those of female,while there was no difference between male's and female's liver SUVmax-S and liver SUVmax-S (t=0.759,P=0.450).There was no difference in SUVmax-B,SUVmax-L nor SUVmax-S between fatty liver subjects and non-fatty liver subjects (P=0.646,0.775,0.068).Conclusion The fasting blood glucose level,BMI and sex are the impact factors of liver uptake of 18F-FDG in PET/CT imaging.SUVmax-B can be replaced by SUVmax-L or SUVmax-S for larger BMI subjects,while SUVmax-S can make up differences between different genders.However,correction techniques can not weaken the impact of blood glucose level on SUVmax value of liver.
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The dedicated cardiac cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) SPECT device has been commercially applied to the clinics in recent years. Compared to the traditional SPECT, cardiac CZT SPECT has better image quality, higher spatial and energy resolution with shorter acquisition duration and lower radiation exposure. With these advantages, the clinical application of cardiac CZT SPECT is of great potential. This review summarizes the technological advances, clinical progress and current shortages of cardiac CZT SPECT.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of anticoagulant therapy by pulmonary ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients.Methods Thirtysix CTEPH patients (16 males,20 females,average age:(53.8±13.8) years) diagnosed by pulmonary angiography from January 2013 to December 2015 were included in this retrospective study.All patients received anticoagulant therapy for more than 6 months.They underwent pulmonary V/Q imaging before and 6 months after anticoagulant therapy.The numbers of pulmonary segments with perfusion defect,percentage of perfusion defect score (PPDs) and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) before and after anticoagulant therapy were measured by echocardiography.Pair t test was used for data analysis.Results Before anticoagulant therapy,there were 319 pulmonary segments with perfusion defect in 36 CTEPH patients,8.9± 3.4 on average,and reduced to 8.4+3.6 after anticoagulant therapy (t =3.101,P＜0.01).The PPDs before and after anticoagulant therapy were (43.3±19.7)％ and (40.8±+20.5)％ (t=2.364,P＜0.05).In the subgroup of 9 patients with improved pulmonary perfusion,the PASP significantly decreased from (68.7±27.3)to (56.1 +±34.8) mmHg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa;t =2.465,P＜ 0.05) after anticoagulant therapy.In contrast,in the subgroup of 27 patients with no improved pulmonary perfusion,the PASP before and after anticoagulant therapy were (71.3±26.9) and (76.7±35.0) mmHg respectively (t=-1.511,P＞0.05).Conclusion Pulmonary V/Q imaging is a reliable method for evaluating the changes of pulmonary perfusion before and after anticoagulant therapy,and it is valuable for assessing the effect of anticoagulant therapy in CTEPH patients.
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Objective To prospectively compare cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) SPECT gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI),conventional SPECT MPI and cardiac MRI for the assessment of left ventricular volume and ejection fraction in patients with heart failure.Methods From July 2016 to October 2016,a total of 35 patients (27 males,8 females,average age:(52.7±14.9) years) with heart failure were consecutively included.All patients underwent CZT SPECT GMPI,conventional SPECT GMPI and cardiac MRI within 7 d.LVEDV,LVESV and LVEF of three imaging modalities were calculated.One-way analysis of variance,Pearson correlation analysis and Bland-Altman analysis were used.Results CZT SPECT showed excellent correlation with conventional SPECT for LVEDV,LVESV and LVEF (r values:0.983,0.986 and 0.910,respectively;all P＜0.001).Bland-Altman analysis revealed good agreement between CZT SPECT and conventional SPECT for LVEDV,LVESV and LVEF.The correlation between CZT SPECT and cardiac MRI for LVEDV,LVESV and LVEF were all significant (r values:0.864,0.896 and 0.836,respectively;all P＜0.001).Compared with cardiac MRI,CZT SPECT showed systemic underestimation of LVEDV and LVESV and good agreement of LVEF by Bland-Altman analysis.Conclusions CZT SPECT has high clinical value for patients with heart failure.Despite underestimating LVEDV and LVESV,it correlated well with cardiac MRI.It also has a good agreement with conventional SPECT on left ventricular volume and LVEF.
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Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is the lethal form of prostate cancer with developed resistance to androgen deprivation therapy. However, anti-androgen therapy remains an important treatment option because androgen receptor activation is a major driver of the advanced phase of CRPC. Drug resistance is frequently manifested despite the development of various novel anti-an-drogens with significant clinical efficacy. This review introduces several drugs prevalently used to treat CRPC. The mechanisms of ac-tion and pathways to resistance of these drugs are also discussed.
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Objective To compare the imaging of 99 Tcm‐MNLS and 99 Tcm‐HL91 for the hypoxic assessment in the tumor af‐ter radiotherapy .Methods Twenty four Kunming mice models bearing H22 liver cancer xenografts which tumor were treated ra‐diotherapy for 25 Gy were divided into 99 Tcm‐MNLS instant group ,99 Tcm‐MNLS 48 h group ,99 Tcm‐HL91 instant group ,99 Tcm‐HL91 48 h group and injected the matching 99 Tcm‐MNLS or 99 Tcm‐HL91 to image .The technique of ROI was adopted to calculated the T/NT on the image .Immunohistochemical stain methods were used to evaluate the level of HIF‐1αabout tumors after imaging . Two sample t test was performed .Results The T/NT and the HIF‐1α level about instant (3 .36 ± 0 .20 ,88 .55% ± 0 .83% )were higher than and 48 h (2 .25 ± 0 .43 ,22 .75% ± 3 .35% )in 99 Tcm‐MNLS group(P0 .05)and the same to the T/NT ,HIF‐1αlevel about 48h in 99 Tcm‐MNLS group and 99 Tcm‐HL91 group(P>0 .05) .Conclusion 99 Tcm‐MNLS hypoxia imaging could provide the change of hypoxia comparable to 99 Tcm‐HL91 ,and the two radiopharmaceutical could both show high accuracy rate in evaluating the hypoxia in the tumor .
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Objective To investigate the feasibility of monitoring the tumor's hypoxic changes by 99Tcm-2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl) ethyl eihydrogen phosphate (MNLS) imaging after radiotherapy.Methods (1) H22 cells were cultured and mice model with liver cancer xenografte was made.The mice were imaged at 0.5,1,2,3,4,6 and 8 h (six mice in each group) after injected with 7.4 MBq 99TcmMNLS when the tumor size reach about 1 cm.Then the mice were sacrificed.The T/NT and ％ID/g of each time point was calculated.(2) The liver cancer bearing mice of radiotherapy group (25 Gy) and control group were imaged at 0,24,48 h,and then the technique of ROI was adopted to calculate the T/NT at each time point in the two groups.Immunohistochemical stain method was used to evaluate the expression level of HIF-1α in liver cancer.(3) One-way analysis of variance,the least significant difference t test,two-sample t test and Spearman correlation analysis were performed.Results (1) The uptake of 99TcmMNLS in the liver cancer bearing mice was significant at 2 h after injection and the ％ID/g was the highest.99Tcm-MNLS was excreted mainly through kidneys.(2) The T/NT and HIF-1α expression level in radiotherapy group at 24 h (2.65±0.27,(50.62±3.78)％) were lower than those at the instant (3.35±0.19,(85.32±0.94)％,t=5.640,6.701,both P＜0.05),but higher than those at 48 h (2.23±0.52,(21.69±0.75)％,t=7.674,4.911,both P＜0.05).The T/NT and HIF-1α expression in the radiotherapy group were significantly higher than those in the control group at the instant (2.74 ± 0.29,(28.26 ± 1.70) ％,t =4.235,3.473,both P＜0.05) but lower at 48 h (3.15±0.88,(67.64±3.55) ％,t =7.902,3.258,both P＜0.05).However,no significant difference was observed at 24 h between radiotherapy group and the control group (2.98±0.16,(58.45±0.98) ％,t =0.525,2.043,both P＞0.05).The change of T/NT closely correlated with the expression of HIF-1α in both the radiotherapy group and control group(r,=0.793,0.756,both P＜0.05).Conclusion 99Tcm-MNLS hypoxia imaging has potential to monitor changes of hypoxia in tumor after radiotherapy.
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Purpose To explore the features of 99Tcm-AnnexinⅤscintigraphy of venous thrombus and its feasibility of discriminating fresh venous thrombus from old one. Materials and Methods The rabbits (n=15) were randomly divided into three groups (fresh thrombus group, old thrombus group and control group). The inferior vena cava thrombus models were developed in the rabbits of thrombus groups by inserting screw cooper wire into inferior vena cava. The rabbits of control group received sham operation. 99Tcm-AnnexinⅤwas injected in the rabbits of fresh thrombus group and control group one day after operation;the same was done in the rabbits of old thrombus group 14 days after operation. Planar anterior abdominal images were obtained at 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after 99Tcm-AnnexinⅤinjection in all groups respectively. The ratios of thrombus to background of the two thrombus groups and the ratios of the area correspondent to the thrombus groups to background of the control group were calculated by ROIs counts. Then rabbits were executed, and thrombus was used for pathology examination. Results 99Tcm-AnnexinⅤuptake in thrombi was clearly visualized in all rabbits of the fresh thrombus group;whilst negative images showed in all rabbits of the old thrombus group and control group. The thrombus to background ratios of the fresh thrombus group (4.06±0.49) were higher than that of the old thrombus group (2.46±0.38), and also higher than the inferior vena cava below inferior pole of right kidney level to background ratios (2.27±0.24) of the control group (t=5.746, 7.318;P<0.05). All the thrombi of the fresh thrombus group were confirmed as fresh mixed thrombi by HE staining, and those of the old thrombus group were confirmed as old mixed organized thrombi. Conclusion 99Tcm-AnnexinⅤmay become a new acute venous thrombus imaging tracer used to discriminate fresh venous thrombus from old one.
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Objective To explore the influence of different injection techniques on the quality of bolus in 99mTc-DTPA renal dynamic imaging.Methods 395 patients accepted 99mTc-DTPA renal dynamic imaging were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were divided into three groups according to injection techniques:direct injection group (187 cases),intravenous route injection group (84 cases)and venous indwelling needle injection group (124 cases).The three groups were injected by each technique.Areas of interest (ROI) were drawn on abdominal aorta by Xeleris workstation in blood flow perfusion imaging.The time-radioactivity curves of ROI were got.The patients whose ROI curve formed a peak was successfully injected,and did not formed was unsuccessfully injected.The number of patients in three groups who were successfully or unsuccessfully injected was respectively calculated.The data of three groups was taken Chisquare test by SPSS17.0 software.Results 174 patients of the direct injection group,46 of the intravenous route injection group and 115 of the venous indwelling needle injection group were injected successfully.The successful rate respectively was 93.0％,54.8％ and 92.7％.The successful rate of the direct injection group and venous indwelling needle injection group were higher than intravenous route injection group.The difference had statistical significance.The successful rate of the direct injection group and venous indwelling needle injection group hadn't statistical significance.Conclusions The successful rates of the direct injection group and venous indwelling needle injection group were similar.The venous indwelling needle injection technique can be chosen.The successful rate of the intravenous route injection group was lower than the other two groups.The intravenous route injection technique should be chosen prudently.
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The effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the arachidonic acid(AA) metabolism were examined by incubating separately washed human platelets and human umbilical artery rings with labelled AA. The results are as follows:1.Both EPA and DHA reduced the formations of TXB2 in platelets and 6-keto-PGF1a in artery walls in dose-dependent way.2.The effect of EPA on the synthesis of HETE by platelets was different with the concentrations of EPA. At lower concentration (62.5?M), it increased the formation of HETE, but the degree of increase was lowerd when the concentration of EPA was increased further, and even reduced the formation of HETE when its concentration reached 1000?M although the decrease extent was statistically insignificant.3.At all of concentrations used but 62.5?M, DHA raised potently the formation of HETE by platelets in dose-dependent way.A brief discussion was made about our results with special references to former data reported.