Search Results - "ZHUANG, HONGMING"

When should we recommend use of dual time-point and delayed time-point imaging techniques in FDG PET? by Cheng, Gang, Torigian, Drew A., Zhuang, Hongming, Alavi, Abass

“…FDG PET and PET/CT are now widely used in oncological imaging for tumor characterization, staging, restaging, and response evaluation. However, numerous benign…”
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Growing applications of FDG PET-CT imaging in non-oncologic conditions by Zhuang, Hongming, Codreanu, Ion

“…As the number of clinical applications of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose （FDG） positron emission tomography/computed tomography （PET-CT） grows,…”
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Clinicopathologic factors associated with false negative FDG-PET in primary breast cancer by KUMAR, Rakesh, CHAUHAN, Anil, HONGMING ZHUANG, CHANDRA, Prem, SCHNALL, Mitchell, ALAVI, Abass

“…The present study was aimed to determine the clinicopathologic factors that predict false negative (FN) PET results in these patients. A total of 116 breast…”
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Positron Emission Tomography as a Diagnostic Tool in Infection: Present Role and Future Possibilities by Basu, Sandip, MBBS (Hons), DRM, DNB, MNAMS, Chryssikos, Timothy, BA, Moghadam-Kia, Siamak, MD, Zhuang, Hongming, MD, PhD, Torigian, Drew A., MD, MA, Alavi, Abass, MD, PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon)

“…The past decade has witnessed the emergence of yet another promising application of18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging in…”
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18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging in the detection and monitoring of infection and inflammation by Zhuang, Hongming, Alavi, Abass

“…During the past decade, 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has rapidly evolved from a pure research modality to a clinical…”
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Semi-quantitative assessment optimized the grading of pulmonary aspiration on salivagram in children by Shao, Fuqiang, Zhao, Xiaofei, Toyama, Hiroshi, Ichihara, Takashi, Zhuang, Hongming, Zhao, Ruifang, Kung, Boom Ting, Ng, Kwok Sing, Zhang, Ziwei, Wu, Ha

“…Objective Salivagram is one of the imaging modalities to detect pulmonary aspiration in children. This study aims to optimize the classification of pulmonary…”
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Treatment with sirolimus results in complete responses in patients with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome by Teachey, David T., Greiner, Robert, Seif, Alix, Attiyeh, Edward, Bleesing, Jack, Choi, John, Manno, Catherine, Rappaport, Eric, Schwabe, Dirk, Sheen, Cecilia, Sullivan, Kathleen E., Zhuang, Hongming, Wechsler, Daniel S., Grupp, Stephan A.

“…Summary We hypothesized that sirolimus, an mTOR inhibitor, may be effective in patients with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) and treated…”
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Akt stimulates aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells by ELSTROM, Rebecca L, BAUER, Daniel E, THOMPSON, Craig B, BUZZAI, Monica, KARNAUSKAS, Robyn, HARRIS, Marian H, PLAS, David R, HONGMING ZHUANG, CINALLI, Ryan M, ALAVI, Abass, RUDIN, Charles M

“…Cancer cells frequently display high rates of aerobic glycolysis in comparison to their nontransformed counterparts, although the molecular basis of this…”
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Multiple FDG-Avid Injection Site Granulomas Due to Lovenox Injection by Liu, Bin, Chan, Sherwin, Servaes, Sabah, Zhuang, Hongming

“…ABSTRACTAn initial staging FDG PET/CT scan in a 15-year-old female patient with lymphoma revealed FDG-avid tumor in the mediastinum and the neck. After…”
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Functional Imaging of Inflammatory Diseases Using Nuclear Medicine Techniques by Basu, Sandip, MBBS (Hons), DRM, DNB, MNAMS, Zhuang, Hongming, MD, PhD, Torigian, Drew A., MD, MA, Rosenbaum, Joshua, BA, Chen, Wengen, MD, PhD, Alavi, Abass, MD, PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon)

“…Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is increasingly used to diagnose,…”
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I-131 MIBG post-therapy scan is more sensitive than I-123 MIBG pretherapy scan in the evaluation of metastatic neuroblastoma by Yang, Jigang, Codreanu, Ion, Servaes, Sabah, Zhuang, Hongming

“…OBJECTIVEIodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) scintigraphy is gradually replacing I-131 MIBG scans in the diagnostic workup of neuroblastoma…”
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Delayed Small Bowel Transit in Children With Cystic Fibrosis and Pancreatic Insufficiency by Rovner, Alisha J., Schall, Joan I., Mondick, John T., Zhuang, Hongming, Mascarenhas, Maria R.

“…ABSTRACT Objective: Gastrointestinal disturbances are common in people with cystic fibrosis (CF); however, motility studies in this population have yielded…”
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Utility of FDG-PET scanning in lymphoma by WHO classification by Elstrom, Rebecca, Guan, Liang, Baker, Gary, Nakhoda, Khozaim, Vergilio, Jo-Anne, Zhuang, Hongming, Pitsilos, Stephanie, Bagg, Adam, Downs, Lisa, Mehrotra, Amit, Kim, Scott, Alavi, Abass, Schuster, Stephen J.

“…We retrospectively evaluated 18fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans in 172 patients with lymphoma and correlated results with…”
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Comparison of FDG-PET, MRI and CT for post radiofrequency ablation evaluation of hepatic tumors by Chen, Wengen, Zhuang, Hongming, Cheng, Gang, Torigian, Drew A., Alavi, Abass

“…Purpose Treatment effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is traditionally accomplished with MRI and/or CT. The aim of the study was to assess the role of…”
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Accuracy of [18F]Fluorodopa Positron Emission Tomography for Diagnosing and Localizing Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism by Hardy, Olga T., Hernandez-Pampaloni, Miguel, Saffer, Janet R., Scheuermann, Joshua S., Ernst, Linda M., Freifelder, Richard, Zhuang, Hongming, MacMullen, Courtney, Becker, Susan, Adzick, N. Scott, Divgi, Chaitanya, Alavi, Abass, Stanley, Charles A.

“…Objectives: Focal lesions in infants with congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) represent areas of adenomatosis that express a paternally derived ATP-sensitive…”
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Intussusception incidentally detected by FDG-PET/CT in a pediatric lymphoma patient by Chamroonrat, Wichana, Cheng, Gang, Servaes, Sabah, Zhuang, Hongming

“…An FDG-PET/CT scan was performed in a 14-year-old boy for the purpose of staging known lymphoma. The PET images identified the primary bowel lymphoma while the…”
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Evolving Role of MR Imaging and PET in Assessing Osteoporosis by Austin, Alecxih G., BS, Raynor, William Y., BS, Reilly, Catherine C., BS, Zadeh, Mahdi Zirakchian, MD, MHM, Werner, Thomas J., MSE, Zhuang, Hongming, MD, PhD, Alavi, Abass, MD, MD (Hon), PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon), Rajapakse, Chamith S., PhD

“…An imbalance in bone remodeling results in many metabolic bone diseases, such as osteoporosis. fluorine-18 sodium fluoride PET imaging allows the assessment of…”
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Use of a corrected standardized uptake value based on the lesion size on CT permits accurate characterization of lung nodules on FDG-PET by HICKESON, Marc, MIJIN YUN, MATTHIES, Alexander, HONGMING ZHUANG, ADAM, Lars-Eric, LACORTE, Lester, ALAVI, Abass

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the actual standardized uptake value (SUV) by using the lesion size from computer tomography (CT) scan to correct…”
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FDG Positron Emission Tomography in the Surveillance of Hepatic Tumors Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation by ANDERSON, GREGORY S, BRINKMANN, FRANK, SOULEN, MICHAEL C, ALAVI, ABASS, ZHUANG, HONGMING

“…PURPOSE Radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) is an emerging technique in the treatment of focal hepatic tumors. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed…”
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Positron emission tomography imaging in nonmalignant thoracic disorders by Alavi, Abass, Gupta, Naresh, Alberini, Jean-Louis, Hickeson, Marc, Adam, Lars-Eric, Bhargava, Peeyush, Zhuang, Hongming

“…The role of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) technique positron emission tomography (PET) is well established in the management of patients with lung cancer…”
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