Various PET studies, such as measurements of glucose, serotonin and oxygen metabolism,
cerebral blood flow and receptor bindings are availabe for epilepsy. 18 Fluoro-2-…

Objective Curative surgery is not an option for many patients with clinical stage I non-small-cell
lung carcinoma (NSCLC), but radical radiosurgery may be effective. Methods Inoperable …

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the bone is the second most
frequently performed SPECT examination in routine nuclear medicine practice, with cardiac …

PET imaging, particularly oncologic applications of 18 F-FDG, has become a routine
diagnostic study. To better describe malignancies, various PET parameters are used. In 18 F-FDG …

Background Although frequently used for tumor surveillance, the sensitivity of carcinoembryonic
antigen (CEA) to detect recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC) is not optimal. Fluorine 18-…

SUV normalized by total body weight is affected by the amount of body fat. The SUV of
normal tissues and lesions is higher (overestimated) in obese patients than in patients with a …

Studies have extensively analyzed the effect of hyperglycemia on 18 F-FDG uptake in normal
tissues and tumors. In this study, we measured SUV in the brain, liver, and blood pool in …

The new combined positron emission (PET)/computed tomographic (CT) scanners have
many advantages over PET scanners alone. However, physicians must be aware of the …

PET studies play an important role in the early detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
diseases (AD and PD). Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) PET imaging of regional …

… Ismet Sarikaya, PET and breast cancer … Sarikaya I, Sarikaya A. Assessing F-FDG Uptake
in the Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer. J Nucl Med Technol. … Ege Aktas G, Taştekin …