F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is related to tumor biology and has predictive value for recurrence after liver transplantation. This retrospective study assessed whether the degree of FDG positron emission tomography (PET) can be used predict HCC living donor transplantation (LDLT).One hundred forty-seven patients with underwent FDG-PET studies before LDLT. The semiquantification FDG-positive was done maximum standardized (SUVmax) nontumor ratio (TNR)....

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy Yttrium-90 radioembolization using in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: From 2017 2021, 32 patients with carcinoma, mean tumor diameter about 7cm (21 males, 11 females; median age, 57.5 years age), treated resin microspheres were reviewed at pre-Yttrium-90 post-Yttrium-90 follow-up. Tumor response assessed according modified Response Evaluation Criteria Solid Tumors. Outcomes including overall survival...

Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan since 1982. Physicians have many health-related risk factors which may contribute to cancer, such as rotating night shift, radiation, poor lifestyle, and higher exposure infection potential carcinogenic drugs. However, cancer physicians is not clear. In Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 14,889 study cohort randomly selected 29,778 nonmedical staff patients comparison for this national population-based...

Acute anticholinesterase pesticide (organophosphate and carbamate) poisoning (ACPP) often produces severe complications, sometimes death. We investigated the long-term mortality of patients with ACPP because it is not sufficiently understood. In this retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study, 818 16,360 healthy comparisons from 1999 to 2010 were selected Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. They followed until 2011. Ninety-four (11.5%) 793 (4.9%) died (P < 0.01)...

(1) Background: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has been incorporated into the selection criteria of liver transplantation and used to predict outcome hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence. Locoregional therapy (LRT) is recommended for bridging or downstaging in HCC patients listed transplantation. The aim this study was evaluate effect AFP response LRT on outcomes after living donor (LDLT). (2) Methods: This retrospective included 370 LDLT recipients with pretransplant from 2000 2016. were...

The association between dopamine neuron loss and functional change in the striatocortical network was analyzed 31 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) [mean duration 4.03 ± 4.20 years; Hoehn Yahr (HY) stage 2.2 1.2] 37 age-matched normal control subjects. We performed 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT/CT imaging to detect losses resting-state magnetic resonance changes. Mean striatal transporter binding ratios were determined by region of interest analysis. connectivity correlation coefficient (fc-cc)...

A hybrid SPECT/CT system provides accurate coregistration of functional and morphological images. CT-guided region interest (ROI) for semiquantifying striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) availability may be a feasible method. We therefore assessed the intra- interobserver reproducibility manual SPECT ROI methods compared their semiquantitative data with from MRI-guided ROIs. enrolled twenty-eight patients who underwent Tc-99m TRODAT-1 brain MRI. ROIs striatal, caudate, putamen, occipital...

Objectives Altered immune and inflammatory responses resulting from alcohol abuse have been implicated in increasing the risk of autoimmune connective tissue disease (ACTD). However, limited research has conducted on this topic Asian population. Therefore, study was undertaken to investigate address knowledge gap. Methods Using data Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified all patients with between 2000 2017. We selected a comparison cohort without abuse, matching...

Parkinson's Disease (PD) affects millions globally, impacting movement. Prior research utilized deep learning for PD prediction, primarily focusing on medical images, neglecting the data's underlying manifold structure. This work proposes a multimodal approach encompassing both image and non-image features, leveraging contrastive cross-view graph fusion classification. We introduce novel co-attention module, integrating embeddings from separate views derived low-dimensional representations...

Most metastatic bone disease appears in the axial skeleton. Appendicular metastases are usually found cases of general spread disease, and frequent sites femur humerus. A solitary appendicular metastasis is rare. The authors report a case lung cancer with unusual presentation fibular metastasis. scan showed fusiform hot lesion shaft mimicking typical appearance stress fracture. from was confirmed by excision biopsy.

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the inflammatory activity pulmonary lesions between active tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection in acid-fast bacilli smear-positive non-HIV-infected patients using gallium-67 (67Ga) scintigraphy. Patients methods Twenty-four with culture-proven (PTB) an additional 17 meeting criteria NTM were enrolled into retrospective study. 67Ga uptake lesion assessed by visual scoring grade semiquantitative region interest...

The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and diagnostic performance for coronary artery disease (CAD) an automated software package, 4D‐MSPECT, compare results with a visual approach. We enrolled 60 patients without previously known CAD, who underwent dual‐isotope rest Tl‐201/stress Tc‐99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging subsequent angiography within 3 months. summed stress score (A‐SSS), (A‐SRS) difference (A‐SDS) were obtained using 17‐segment five‐point scale model...

Infected aortic aneurysm is an uncommon life-threatening disease. A 68-year-old man had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and repeated urinary tract infections. He presented with fever, chills, low back pain, leukocytosis, Salmonella group B bacteremia. For evaluation suspected lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis, 3-phase bone scan gallium-67 were performed. An abdominal was noted incidentally on the blood flow pool phase images. Gallium-67 demonstrated increased radioactivity within soft...

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) is a rare disease that most commonly occurs secondary to lung cancer. However, the clinical significance of HPOA remains unclear. The aim this study was evaluate impact on patients with cancer in Taiwan.Data regarding who demonstrated findings bone scintigraphy between 2010 and 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Pathological confirmation cases conducted at Chiayi Kaohsiung Chang Gang Memorial Hospital. Clinical characteristics, including...

This study proposes a shape approximation approach to portray the regions of interest (ROI) from medical imaging data. An effective algorithm achieve an optimal is proposed based on framework Particle Swarm Optimization. The convergence derived under mild assumptions selected family equations. issue detecting Parkinson’s disease (PD) Tc-99m TRODAT-1 brain SPECT/CT images 634 subjects, with 305 female and average age 68.3 years old Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, employed...

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of infected aortic and iliac aneurysms is often delayed, hampering timely treatment potentially resulting in a fatal consequence.The aim this study was to discover useful clinical features that can help physicians identify these patients. METHODS:We reviewed the discharge notes from two hospitals identifi ed all patients who had thoracoabdominal aorta arteries between July 2009 December 2013.Eighteen patients, aged 41 93, were reviewed.Only 6 diagnosed...

This case is described of an eleven-month-old infant with lower limbs swelling and the left elbow skeletal malformation following a fall. The radionuclide bone scan was performed to exclude infection or congenital anomaly. images unexpectedly showed multiple increased radioactive foci throughout whole body. It strong probability child abuse. All lesions are readily apparent on plain film radiographs MRI.

This study aimed to compare the diagnostic performances of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and FDG PET/CT in preoperative T-staging esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) determine whether their innovative coordination achieves better prediction. In total, 100 patients diagnosed with ESCC, 57 without (CRT[-]sub) 43 (CRT[+]sub) neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, undergoing EUS PET/CT, followed by surgical resection tumor, were included this analysis. classified T-stages based on depth primary...

A 10-year-old boy complained of pain around his right hip for 3 weeks. He underwent Ga-67 scintigraphy to evaluate possible bone or joint infection. There was no pathologic uptake near the hip; however, there symmetrical in and left upper chest. An immediate SPECT/CT scan showed radiotracer bilateral supraclavicular subclavicular areas corresponding low-attenuation regions on CT as common locations containing brown adipose tissue. tissue is unusual. Integrated helpful identifying this...

Purpose: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning may damage the pancreas, but effects of CO on development diabetes and existing remain unclear. We conducted a study incorporating data from epidemiologic analyses animal experiments to clarify these issues. Methods: Using National Health Insurance Database Taiwan, we identified patients diagnosed between 2002 2016 (CO cohort) together with references without who were matched by age, sex, index date at 1:3 ratio. followed participants until 2017...

The graded shield technique was developed to increase the sentinel node detection rate by improving lymphoscintigraphic image contrast. In a 6‐month period, 50 women with clinical suspicion of early stage breast cancer (T1 and T2 tumors) were enrolled in this study. patients had mean age 47.2 ± 10.3 years. A composite constructed using three concentric layers leaded plastic measuring 3 cm, 5 7 cm each diameter. designed movable Velcro backing for accurate positioning over injection site....