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PET scan in clinically suspected paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: a 6-year prospective study in a regional neuroscience unit by Hadjivassiliou, M., Alder, S. J., Van Beek, E. J. R., Hanney, M. B., Lorenz, E., Rao, D. G., Sharrack, B., Tindale, W. B.

“…Background –  The role of PET in the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) has previously been reported in retrospective studies, from…”
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The clinical impact of a combined gamma camera/CT imaging system on somatostatin receptor imaging of neuroendocrine tumours by Hillel, P.G., van Beek, E.J.R., Taylor, C., Lorenz, E., Bax, N.D.S., Prakash, V., Tindale, W.B.

“…With a combined gamma camera/CT imaging system, CT images are obtained which are inherently registered to the emission images and can be used for the…”
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Gastric emptying and intestinal transit of pancreatic enzyme supplements in cystic fibrosis by Taylor, C J, Hillel, P G, Ghosal, S, Frier, M, Senior, S, Tindale, W B, Read, N

“…OBJECTIVE To investigate gastric emptying and intestinal transit of pelleted pancreatin in relation to food boluses. Methods—Dual isotope scintigraphy combined…”
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Introduction, audit and review of guidelines for delegated authorization of nuclear medicine investigations in compliance with the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 by HARRIS, A M, GREAVES, C D, TAYLOR, C M, TAYLOR, C, SEGASBY, C A, TINDALE, W B

“…SUMMARYThe introduction of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 in Great Britain required every nuclear medicine investigation to be…”
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Dose rate measurements from radiopharmaceuticals: implications for nuclear medicine staff and for children with radioactive parents by Greaves, C D, Tindale, W B

“…Following the introduction of a number of radiopharmaceuticals, we assessed the dose received by staff working in the nuclear medicine department and also by…”
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A survey of the role of the UK physicist in nuclear medicine: a report of a joint working group of the British Institute of Radiology, British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine by TINDALE, W B, THORLEY, P J, NUNAN, T O, LEWINGTON, V, SHIELDS, R A, WILLIAMS, N R

“…Guidelines for the provision of physics support to nuclear medicine were published in 1999 by a joint working group of the British Institute of Radiology, the…”
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Automatic registration of SPECT images as an alternative to immobilization in neuroactivation studies by Barber, D C, Tindale, W B, Hunt, E, Mayes, A, Sagar, H J

“…Subtraction of the two components (baseline and stimulation) of a neuroactivation study using 99Tcm HMPAO SPECT requires accurate registration of the two…”
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Quantitative assessment of overall inflammatory bowel disease activity using labelled leucocytes: a direct comparison between indium-111 and technetium-99m HMPAO methods by Mansfield, J C, Giaffer, M H, Tindale, W B, Holdsworth, C D

“…The ideal imaging method in inflammatory bowel disease would reliably detect inflammation, identify the correct intestinal location, and assess the severity of…”
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The relationship between administered radiopharmaceutical activity in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and imaging outcome by Robinson, C. N., van Aswegen, A., Julious, S. A., Nunan, T. O., Thomson, W. H., Tindale, W. B., Tout, D. A., Underwood, S. R.

“…Introduction Lower radiopharmaceutical activities are used for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in the UK than in other countries. There is no evidence…”
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The use of image registration in the analysis of bone scans for the assessment of temporomandibular joint uptake by Tindale, W B, Martel, A L, Barber, D C

“…Bone scanning is a commonly used technique in the assessment of patients with facial asymmetry. Uptake in the temporomandibular joints can be assessed…”
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Specifying dual-detector gamma cameras and associated computer systems by Tindale, W B

“…Increasingly, dual-detector gamma cameras are being purchased as replacements for single-headed cameras. The improvement in sensitivity offered by a…”
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The use of dual-isotope imaging to compare the gastrointestinal transit of food and pancreatic enzyme pellets in cystic fibrosis patients by Hillel, P G, Tindale, W B, Taylor, C J, Frier, M, Senior, S, Ghosal, S

“…Cystic fibrosis patients require pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid food digestion. It is suspected that incorrect delivery of this enzyme may result in both…”
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Diagnostic impact: A challenge for quantitative nuclear medicine by TINDALE, W B, BARBER, D C

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A survey of close contact regimes between patients undergoing diagnostic radioisotope procedures and children by Greaves, C D, Tindale, W B, Flynn, P J

“…When following diagnostic radioisotope procedures, UK legislation requires that we advise patients to avoid close contact with children [1, 2]. How does this…”
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Air contamination following aerosol ventilation in the gamma camera room by Greaves, C D, Sanderson, R, Tindale, W B

“…Air contamination levels arising from lung aerosol ventilation studies have previously been monitored [1]. Residence time in the room used for ventilation was…”
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Subcortical hypoperfusion following surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: implications for cognitive performance? by Tooth, C L, Tindale, W B, Hadjivassiliou, M, Romanowski, C A, Hunt, E, Pantke, R, Sagar, H J, Mayes, A R

“…The incidence and severity of cognitive deficits after surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and their relationship to aneurysm site remains…”
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Background subtraction in 99Tcm-DTPA renography using multiple background regions: a comparison of methods by Martel, A L, Tindale, W B

“…In order to obtain quantitative information from a 99Tcm-diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) renogram it is first necessary to correct for the presence of…”
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Modification of the Gorlin equation for use with heart valve substitutes by Tindale, W B, Trowbridge, E A

“…The Gorlin equation, which was used to assess the obstruction to flow by a stenosed heart valve, is based on steady flow (time independent) criteria derived…”
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The virtual gamma camera room by Penrose, J M, Trowbridge, E A, Tindale, W B

“…The installation of a gamma camera is time-consuming and costly and, once installed, the camera position is unlikely to be altered during its working life…”
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Anaphylactoid reaction associated with the use of 99Tcm hexamethyl propylene amine oxime as a leukocyte labelling agent by Giaffer, M H, Tindale, W B, Senior, S, Holdsworth, C D

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