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J Nucl Cardiol ; 30(1): 280-289, 2023 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35804283

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BACKGROUND: Diagnostic guidelines for isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (iCS) were first proposed in 2016, but there are few reports on the imaging and prognosis of iCS. This study aimed to evaluate the use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) imaging in predicting iCS prognosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and imaging data of 306 consecutive patients with suspected CS who underwent FDG PET/CT with a dedicated preparation protocol and included 82 patients (55 with systemic sarcoidosis including cardiac involvement [sCS], 27 with iCS) in the study. We compared the FDG PET/CT findings between the two groups. We examined the relationship between the CS type and the rate of adverse cardiac events. The iCS group had a significantly lower target-to-background ratio than the sCS group (P = 0.0010). The event-free survival rate was significantly lower in the iCS group than the sCS group (log-rank test, P < 0.0001). iCS was identified as an independent prognostic factor for adverse events (hazard ratio 3.82, P = 0.0059). CONCLUSION: iCS was an independent prognostic factor for adverse cardiac events in patients with CS. The clinical diagnosis of iCS based on FDG PET/CT and new guidelines may be important.


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Cardiomiopatias , Miocardite , Sarcoidose , Humanos , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Estudos Retrospectivos , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Prognóstico , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos
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Circ J ; 86(5): 857-865, 2022 04 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35197394

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using an original analysis tool in the compartment model for detecting regional significant coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods and Results: This study analyzed 41 patients (median age, 76 years) with suspected or known CAD who underwent both dynamic SPECT using 99 mTc-tetrofosmin and invasive coronary angiography. The quantitative analysis was performed using a single-tissue compartment model to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the myocardial flow reserve (MFR) for regional significant CAD, excluding infarcted territories. In the regional analysis, 114 vessels were assessed, of which 31 were diagnosed as significant coronary lesions (≥70% stenosis and/or fraction flow reserve ≤0.8). The MFR of regional significant CAD was significantly lower than that of non-significant CAD (1.11 [0.97-1.31] vs. 1.74 [1.30-2.27]; P<0.001). In the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the MFR displayed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.81. While analyzing each coronary artery territory, the diagnostic performance of the MFR value in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery territory was found to be significantly higher than that found in qualitative assessment (AUC: 0.84 vs. 0.61). CONCLUSIONS: A quantitative analysis of dynamic SPECT data facilitated detecting regional CAD. For the LAD artery, the MFR displayed a higher diagnostic performance than the qualitative assessment of conventional myocardial perfusion SPECT.


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Doença da Artéria Coronariana , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio , Idoso , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/métodos , Perfusão , Curva ROC , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos
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J Nucl Cardiol ; 28(5): 1851-1860, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31713117

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BACKGROUND: This study evaluated corrected relative flow reserve (RFR) derived from 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) combined with coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS: We analyzed 61 patients who underwent coronary CTA, 13N-ammonia PET, and invasive coronary angiography. Triple-vessel disease were excluded. Conventional RFRs were calculated as the ratio of hyperemic myocardial blood flow (hMBF) of hypoperfusion areas to those of non-ischemic lesions. Corrected RFRs were calculated using PET and coronary CTA to adjust coronary territories to their feeding vessels. Diagnostic performance was compared to detect obstructive coronary lesions. RESULTS: Of the 180 vessels analyzed, 50 were diagnosed as obstructive lesions (≥ 70% stenosis and/or fractional flow reserve value ≤ 0.8). The coronary flow reserve (CFR), hMBF, conventional RFR, and corrected RFR of obstructive lesions were significantly lower than those of non-obstructive lesions. In receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, these quantitative PET measurements had area under the curve of 0.67, 0.71, 0.89, and 0.92, respectively. Diagnostic performance differences between corrected and conventional RFR were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: In patients with single or double vessel disease, indices of RFR, with or without coronary angiographic guidance of the reference coronary territory, are better discriminators of flow-limiting stenoses than hMBF and CFR.


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Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico/fisiologia , Radioisótopos de Nitrogênio , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Idoso , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Int J Clin Oncol ; 26(1): 225-232, 2021 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33097970

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BACKGROUND: Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) has been changing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients with cancers, and several PET-CT-related prognostic factors have been reported. We have focused on metabolic tumor volumes (MTVs) over the whole body and in specific organs using 18F-PET-CT imaging, and have compared clinical data to know the prognosis of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 2006 to December 2016, patients who were newly diagnosed for de novo DLBCL and who received 18F-FDG PET-CT scans for disease staging at Ehime University Hospital were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of forty out of 108 patients with DLBCL were analyzed. The median and the average follow-up were 3.9 years and 3.6 years. Both MTV50 and MTV60 whole-body searching indicated effective prognostic values for patients with DLBCL statistically (P = 0.027). However, analysis of MTVs in the spleen and in bone marrow did not provide any prognostic value. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that the cutoff level 25.8 in MTV60 is the most effective prognostic value (P = 0.022) which predicts patient survival after treatment with R-CHOP chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: MTV60 using whole-body scanning appears to be an effective indicator in DLBCL and indicates the patient prognosis.


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Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Baço/diagnóstico por imagem , Carga Tumoral
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Int J Clin Oncol ; 25(4): 691-697, 2020 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31897803

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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the treatment outcomes of external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with or without radioactive iodine therapy (RAIT) for metastatic or recurrent lesions of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). METHODS: Between August 1997 and March 2018, 73 lesions (distant metastases, 50; regional lymph-node metastases, 17; postoperative tumor-bed recurrences, 6) in 36 patients that had received EBRT with or without RAIT were reviewed. Doses of EBRT were 8-70 Gy (median 40 Gy). Seventeen patients received RAIT after EBRT. RESULTS: Median follow-up time of imaging studies was 14 months (range 1-110 months). Two-year overall survival rates and control rates of EBRT sites were 71% and 62%, respectively. Two-year control rates for EBRT of < 30 Gy (n = 7), 30 Gy (n = 13), 31-49 Gy (n = 25), 50 Gy (n = 20), and > 50 Gy (n = 8) were 0%, 56%, 53%, 79%, and 100%, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in control rates between < 30 Gy and 30 Gy (p = 0.003), and between 50 Gy and > 50 Gy (p = 0.037). Control rates of > 50 Gy were significantly better compared to ≤ 50 Gy (p = 0.021). Two-year control rates with (n = 28) and without (n = 45) post-EBRT RAIT were 89% and 45%, respectively (p = 0.009). In multivariate analysis, EBRT of > 50 Gy and post-EBRT RAIT were significant independent factors for favorable control of EBRT sites (hazard ratio [HR], 5.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21-27.1; p = 0.028 and HR, 2.98; 95% CI, 1.28-6.98; p = 0.012, respectively). CONCLUSION: EBRT of > 50 Gy and post-EBRT RAIT appeared to be useful for long-term control of EBRT sites for metastatic or recurrent lesions of DTC.


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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/patologia , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/radioterapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Radioisótopos do Iodo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Radioterapia/métodos , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Taxa de Sobrevida , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/mortalidade , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Eur Radiol ; 28(3): 1285-1292, 2018 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28929333

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of image subtraction in late iodine enhancement CT (LIE-CT) for assessment of myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: A comprehensive cardiac CT protocol and late gadolinium enhancement MRI (LGE-MRI) was used to assess coronary artery disease in 27 patients. LIE-CT was performed after stress CT perfusion (CTP) and CT angiography. Subtraction LIE-CT was created by subtracting the mask volume of the left ventricle (LV) cavity from the original LIE-CT using CTP dataset. The %MI volume was quantified as the ratio of LIE to entire LV volume, and transmural extent (TME) of LIE was classified as 0%, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74% or 75-100%. These results were compared with LGE-MRI using the Spearman rank test, Bland-Altman method and chi-square test. RESULTS: One hundred twenty-five (29%) of 432 segments were positive on LGE-MRI. Correlation coefficients for original and subtraction LIE-CT to LGE-MRI were 0.79 and 0.85 for %MI volume. Concordances of the 5-point grading scale between original and subtraction LIE-CT with LGE-MRI were 75% and 84% for TME; concordance was significantly improved using the subtraction technique (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: Subtraction LIE-CT allowed more accurate assessment of MI extent than the original LIE-CT. KEY POINTS: • Subtraction LIE-CT allows for accurate assessment of the extent of myocardial infarction. • Subtraction LIE-CT shows a close correlation with LGE-MRI in %MI volume. • Subtraction LIE-CT has significantly higher concordance with TME assessment than original LIE-CT.


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Angiografia Digital/métodos , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Vasos Coronários/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Iopamidol/farmacologia , Tomografia Computadorizada Multidetectores/métodos , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Meios de Contraste/farmacologia , Feminino , Humanos , Iodo , Imagem Cinética por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Intensificação de Imagem Radiográfica , Fatores de Tempo
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Circ J ; 82(2): 486-493, 2018 01 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28954967

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of coronary flow reserve (CFR), hyperemic myocardial blood flow (hMBF), and CFR ratio for detecting significant coronary artery disease (CAD) on 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET).Methods and Results:We analyzed 63 patients (mean age, 71±9 years; 43 males) with suspected CAD who underwent both pharmacological stress/rest 13N-ammonia PET and coronary angiography. CFR and hMBF for PET were calculated automatically using quantitative PET software, and the CFR ratio was defined as the ratio of per-vessel CFR to maximum CFR in a standard 17-segment model. We compared the diagnostic performance among the 3 quantitative values. In the per-vessel analysis, 55 vessels were diagnosed as significant CAD (≥70% stenosis and/or fraction flow reserve ≤0.8). CFR, hMBF, and CFR ratio of significant CAD were significantly lower than for non-significant CAD (1.85±0.69 vs. 2.38±0.69; P<0.01, 1.67±0.54 vs. 2.19±0.52 mL·min-1·g-1; P<0.01, and 0.66±0.15 vs. 0.82±0.09; P<0.01, respectively). In the receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, CFR, hMBF, and CFR ratio had areas under the curve of 0.71, 0.75, and 0.85 respectively, and the CFR ratio was significantly higher than CFR and hMBF (P<0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the CFR ratio with an optimal cutoff value of 0.75 were 75%, 85%, and 82%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Clinically, the CFR ratio in 13N-ammonia PET was more effective in detecting significant CAD.


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Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico , Circulação Coronária , Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico , Hiperemia/fisiopatologia , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Amônia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radioisótopos de Nitrogênio , Curva ROC , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Jpn J Clin Oncol ; 48(11): 1022-1027, 2018 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30252103

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the value of a classification of hydronephrosis on 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT in predicting post-operative renal function and pathological outcomes among patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 71 patients treated with nephroureterectomy (NU) for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma after FDG-PET/CT between 2010 and 2016. Eight patients treated with ureteral stent or nephrostomy at the time of FDG-PET/CT were excluded. We classified hydronephrosis based on renal excretion of FDG as follows: Type 0, no hydronephrosis; Type 1, hydronephrosis with FDG excretion; and Type 2, hydronephrosis without FDG excretion. eGFR was recorded before pre-operataive FDG-PET/CT examination and after nephroureterectomy. RESULTS: Thirty-three patients (52%) had hydronephrosis, classified as Type 1 in 19 patients (30%) and Type 2 in 14 (22%). Type 2 hydronephrosis was associated with ureteral cancer and severe hydronephrosis on CT. Median changes in eGFR before and after nephroureterectomy in patients classified as Type 0, 1 and 2 were -23.9, -18.8 and 2.0 ml/min/1.73 m2, respectively. On multivariate analysis, Type 2 hydronephrosis was a significant predictor of change in eGFR (P = 0.001). Rates of muscle-invasive upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma among Type 0, 1 and 2 patients were 37, 42 and 86%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, Type 2 hydronephrosis was a significant predictor of muscle-invasive upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (P = 0.032, OR 6.491). CONCLUSIONS: This classification of hydronephrosis from FDG-PET/CT is simple and useful for predicting post-operative renal function and muscle-invasive disease in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, especially with ureteral cancer. This classification can help in deciding eligibility for lymphadenectomy or perioperative cisplatin-based chemotherapy.


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Fluordesoxiglucose F18/química , Hidronefrose/classificação , Hidronefrose/diagnóstico por imagem , Rim/fisiopatologia , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada , Neoplasias Urológicas/cirurgia , Urotélio/patologia , Urotélio/cirurgia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Cisplatino/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Taxa de Filtração Glomerular , Humanos , Hidronefrose/complicações , Hidronefrose/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Nefrectomia , Nefroureterectomia , Período Pós-Operatório , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Ureter/cirurgia , Neoplasias Urológicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Urológicas/fisiopatologia , Urotélio/diagnóstico por imagem
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Pediatr Cardiol ; 39(3): 518-525, 2018 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29214485

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To assess a two-phase contrast injection protocol for contrast enhancement during cardiac computed tomography (CT) in children with congenital heart disease. Forty-three children (20 boys, 23 girls) of median age 13 months (range 3 days-8.3 years) and weighing ≤ 20 kg who underwent cardiac CT using a two-phase contrast injection protocol at our institution were retrospectively identified. High-pitch spiral third-generation dual-source cardiac CT (tube voltage 70 kV) was performed with a fixed delay of 60 s after contrast injection in the order of 10 mgI/kg/s (30 s), 15 mgI/kg/s (20 s), and a saline chaser (10 s). Attenuation in the inferior vena cava (IVC), superior vena cava (SVC), right atrium (RA), right ventricle (RV), pulmonary artery (PA), left atrium (LA), left ventricle (LV), and descending aorta (AO) was compared using the Steel-Dwass and Fisher's exact tests. The median (interquartile range) attenuation in the IVC, SVC, RA, RV, PA, LA, LV, and AO was 285 (264-347) Hounsfield units (HU), 416 (370-445) HU, 368 (320-388) HU, 373 (322-417) HU, 397 (330-432) HU, 425 (373-469) HU, 435 (385-468) HU, and 437 (392-491) HU, respectively (p < 0.05, IVC vs. the other anatomic sites). There was no significant difference in diagnostic success rate for attenuation > 250 HU between the IVC (41 children, 95.3%) and the other sites (43 children, 100%). A two-phase contrast injection protocol is useful for effective contrast enhancement in pediatric cardiac CT.


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Meios de Contraste/administração & dosagem , Cardiopatias Congênitas/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagem , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Átrios do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Injeções Intravenosas/métodos , Masculino , Artéria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Veia Cava Inferior/diagnóstico por imagem , Veia Cava Superior/diagnóstico por imagem
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Eur Radiol ; 27(4): 1667-1675, 2017 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27541353

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility of three-dimensional (3D) maximum principal strain (MP-strain) derived from cardiac computed tomography (CT) for detecting myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: Forty-three patients who underwent cardiac CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were retrospectively selected. Using the voxel tracking of motion coherence algorithm, the peak CT MP-strain was measured using the 16-segment model. With the trans-mural extent of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and the distance from MI, all segments were classified into four groups (infarcted, border, adjacent, and remote segments); infarcted and border segments were defined as MI with LGE positive. Diagnostic performance of MP-strain for detecting MI was compared with per cent systolic wall thickening (%SWT) assessed by MRI using receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis at a segment level. RESULTS: Of 672 segments excluding16 segments influenced by artefacts, 193 were diagnosed as MI. Sensitivity and specificity of peak MP-strain to identify MI were 81 % [95 % confidence interval (95 % CI): 74-88 %] and 86 % (81-92 %) compared with %SWT: 76 % (60-95 %) and 68 % (48-84 %), respectively. The area under the curve of peak MP-strain was superior to %SWT [0.90 (0.87-0.93) vs. 0.80 (0.76-0.83), p < 0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: CT MP-strain has a potential to provide incremental value to coronary CT angiography for detecting MI. KEY POINTS: • CT MP-strain allows for three-dimensional assessment of regional cardiac function. • CT-MP strain has high diagnostic accuracy for detecting myocardial infarction. • CT-MP strain may assist in tissue characterisation of myocardium assessed by LGE-MRI. • CT-MP strain provides incremental values to coronary CTA for detecting myocardial infarction.


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Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Meios de Contraste , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Imagem Cinética por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem Multimodal/métodos , Contração Miocárdica , Infarto do Miocárdio/fisiopatologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry ; 32(4): 407-413, 2017 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27094214

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OBJECTIVE: Impairment of visual perception frequently occurs in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and can cause severe constraints in daily activities. The nonverbal Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM) test consists of sets A, AB, and B and is easily performed in a short time to evaluate both visual perception and reasoning ability. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neural basis of visual perception and reasoning ability in patients with AD using RCPM and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS: Fifty patients who fulfilled the National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer's Association criteria for probable AD dementia were examined with RCPM and SPECT. All SPECTs were performed using N-isopropyl-p-[123 I]-iodoamphetamine. A multiple regression model was used to perform multivariate analyses of the relationships between regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and RCPM scores. RESULTS: There was a significant positive correlation between RCPM total score and rCBF in the inferior parietal lobes bilaterally, the right inferior temporal gyrus, and the right middle frontal gyrus. Set A was positively correlated with rCBF in the right temporal and right parietal lobes. Set AB was positively correlated with rCBF in the right temporal, right parietal, and right frontal lobes. Set B was positively correlated with rCBF in the right parietal and right frontal lobes. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that deteriorations of specific brain regions are associated with dysfunction of visual perception and reasoning ability in AD. RCPM is another informative assessment scale of cognition for use in patients with AD. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Doença de Alzheimer/fisiopatologia , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Resolução de Problemas/fisiologia , Percepção Visual/fisiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Transtornos Cognitivos/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Análise de Regressão , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único
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Eur Radiol ; 26(11): 3790-3801, 2016 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26852220

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility of myocardial blood flow (MBF) by computed tomography from dynamic CT perfusion (CTP) for detecting myocardial ischemia and infarction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS: Fifty-three patients who underwent stress dynamic CTP and either SPECT (n = 25) or CMR (n = 28) were retrospectively selected. Normal and abnormal perfused myocardium (ischemia/infarction) were assessed by SPECT/CMR using 16-segment model. Sensitivity and specificity of CT-MBF (mL/g/min) for detecting the ischemic/infarction and severe infarction were assessed. RESULTS: The abnormal perfused myocardium and severe infarction were seen in SPECT (n = 90 and n = 19 of 400 segments) and CMR (n = 223 and n = 36 of 448 segments). For detecting the abnormal perfused myocardium, sensitivity and specificity were 80 % (95 %CI, 71-90) and 86 % (95 %CI, 76-91) in SPECT (cut-off MBF, 1.23), and 82 % (95 %CI, 76-88) and 87 % (95 %CI, 80-92) in CMR (cut-off MBF, 1.25). For detecting severe infarction, sensitivity and specificity were 95 % (95 %CI, 52-100) and 72 % (95 %CI, 53-91) in SPECT (cut-off MBF, 0.92), and 78 % (95 %CI, 67-97) and 80 % (95 %CI, 58-86) in CMR (cut-off MBF, 0.98), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Dynamic CTP has a potential to detect abnormal perfused myocardium and severe infarction assessed by SPECT/CMR using comparable cut-off MBF. KEY POINTS: • CT-MBF accurately reflects the severity of myocardial perfusion abnormality. • CT-MBF provides good diagnostic accuracy for detecting myocardial perfusion abnormalities. • CT-MBF may assist in stratifying severe myocardial infarction in abnormal perfusion myocardium.


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Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Vasos Coronários/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem Cinética por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Isquemia Miocárdica/diagnóstico , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino
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Circ J ; 80(12): 2506-2512, 2016 Nov 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27795485

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BACKGROUND: Single-phase myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is useful for detecting myocardial ischemia, but determining the optimal scan time is difficult. The present study evaluated this by analyzing dynamic CTP data.Methods and Results:We retrospectively selected 32 patients, all of whom had undergone stress dynamic CTP and magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging (MR-MPI). Myocardial ischemia was assessed by MR-MPI using the 16-segment model. Whole-heart dynamic CTP data were acquired for 30 consecutive heartbeats without spatial or temporal gaps using a wide-detector CT, and redistributed into 11 series of single-phase CTP acquired from -2 s to 8 s from the time of maximal enhancement (Tmax) in the ascending aorta. Single-phase CTP images were visually assessed at the segment level, and diagnostic performance of single-phase CTP images for detecting myocardial ischemia was compared with dynamic CTP. Of 512 segments, 177 segments (35%) were diagnosed as ischemic by MR-MPI. The diagnostic accuracy of single-phase CTP acquired at 2-6 s from Tmax in the ascending aorta (median 86%, range 84-87%) was comparable to that of dynamic CTP. CONCLUSIONS: The optimal scan time for detecting myocardial ischemia with single-phase CTP was at 2-6 s from Tmax in the ascending aorta. (Circ J 2016; 80: 2506-2512).


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Isquemia Miocárdica/diagnóstico por imagem , Miocárdio , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Isquemia Miocárdica/fisiopatologia , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry ; 30(10): 1068-75, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25694273

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OBJECTIVE: This aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms underlying the neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia with Lewy bodies by investigating regional cerebral blood flow. METHODS: Participants were 27 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for probable dementia with Lewy bodies. All subjects underwent single-photon emission computed tomography scans using technetium-99 m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime. Neuropsychiatric symptoms were evaluated by neuropsychiatric inventory. Multiple regression analyses using neuropsychiatric inventory and voxel-based analyses of covariance of the regional cerebral blood flow images between subjects with or without each neuropsychiatric symptom were performed. Additionally, similar voxel-based analyses of covariance between subjects with each neuropsychiatric symptom and normal subjects were performed. RESULTS: There were no significant correlations in any psychiatric symptoms in multiple regression analyses. All subjects had hallucination but none had euphoria. We analyzed eight neuropsychiatric symptom scores with the exception of hallucination and euphoria using voxel-based analyses of covariance. Significant differences of regional cerebral blood flow were shown in groups with agitation, disinhibition, and irritability. Subjects with agitation showed hypoperfusion in the parietal lobule, the precuneus, and the angular gyrus, and hyperperfusion in the fusiform gyrus, the lingual gyrus, and the thalamus. Subjects with disinhibition showed hypoperfusion in the left frontal gyrus. Subjects with irritability showed hyperperfusion in the right frontal gyrus. There were no significant differences in regional cerebral blood flow between subjects with any neuropsychiatric symptoms and normal subjects. CONCLUSION: This study reveals that dysfunction of specific brain regions is associated with various neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia with Lewy bodies.


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Encéfalo/irrigação sanguínea , Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Doença por Corpos de Lewy/fisiopatologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença de Alzheimer/fisiopatologia , Doença de Alzheimer/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Doença por Corpos de Lewy/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença por Corpos de Lewy/psicologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Análise de Regressão , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos
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Int J Clin Oncol ; 20(5): 1042-7, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25794920

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) to detect upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC) compared with pathological examination of tissues obtained by ureteroscopic biopsy and split cytologic analysis of urine obtained after retrograde pyelography. METHODS: Clinicopathological records of patients at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Fifty patients with clinically suspected UTUC, who were histologically diagnosed by nephroureterectomy, partial ureterectomy, or endoscopic biopsy, were included. The patient cohort included 42 men and 8 women, with a median age of 73 (range 54-92) years. RESULTS: Only 27 % of 49 patients with UTUC had positive voided urine cytology, and 33 % of 40 patients had positive split urine cytology. In addition, 40 % of 10 patients had a positive endoscopic biopsy. However, 83 % of 48 patients with UTUC had positive results from FDG-PET/CT examination. The positive predictive value of FDG-PET/CT was 95 %. There were no correlations between sensitivity and tumor stage or tumor grade. Sensitivity of FDG-PET/CT for patients with and without diabetes mellitus was 60 and 89 %, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results from a small number of patients revealed that FDG-PET/CT enabled effective detection of UTUC.


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Carcinoma de Células de Transição/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Renais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Ureterais/diagnóstico , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biópsia , Citodiagnóstico , Feminino , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Histeroscopia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Urinálise , Neoplasias Urológicas
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Circ J ; 78(6): 1302-10, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24817762

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Inflammation is a determinant of atherosclerotic plaque rupture, the event usually responsible for myocardial infarction and stroke. Possible causes of inflammatory cardiomyopathy include myocarditis, eosinophilic disease, and sarcoidosis. Although conventional imaging techniques can identify the site and severity of luminal stenosis, they do not provide information regarding inflammatory status. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) for imaging of inflammatory cardiovascular diseases has been rapidly evolving. Integrated PET/computed tomography (CT) is becoming the method of choice for quantification of arterial inflammation across multiple vessels. Moreover, PET/CT provides information about the activation status of inflammatory cells in the vessel wall, thus allowing early diagnosis and risk stratification of patients. The Japanese health insurance system approved reimbursement for FDG-PET use to detect inflammation sites in cardiac sarcoidosis as of April 2012. This approval has necessitated a more detailed assessment of the clinical value of FDG-PET. Standardized preparation, imaging, and image interpretation protocols should be established to sufficiently suppress physiological FDG uptake in the normal myocardium, and thereby facilitate detection of early-stage cardiac inflammatory lesions with more favorable specificity. This review summarizes the background, clinical utility, state-of-the-art advances, and potential future applications of FDG-PET for imaging inflammatory cardiovascular diseases including cardiac sarcoidosis, large-vessel arteritis, and atherosclerosis.


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Arterite/diagnóstico por imagem , Aterosclerose/diagnóstico por imagem , Fluordesoxiglucose F18/uso terapêutico , Cardiopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/uso terapêutico , Sarcoidose/diagnóstico por imagem , Animais , Humanos , Seguro Saúde , Japão , Radiografia
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Circ J ; 78(3): 662-70, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24366100

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a personalized protocol with diluted contrast material (CM) for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent retrospective electrocardiogram-gated coronary CTA on a 256-slice multidetector-row CT scanner. In the diluted CM protocol (n=50), the optimal scan timing and CM dilution rate were determined by the timing bolus scan, with 20% CM dilution (5ml/s during 10s) being considered suitable to achieve the target arterial attenuation of 350 Hounsfield units (HU). In the body weight (BW)-adjusted protocol (n=50, 222mg iodine/kg), only the optimal scan timing was determined by the timing bolus scan. The injection rate and volume in the timing bolus scan and real scan were identical between the 2 protocols. We compared the means and variations in coronary attenuation between the 2 protocols. Coronary attenuation (mean±SD) in the diluted CM and BW-adjusted protocols was 346.1±23.9 HU and 298.8±45.2 HU, respectively. The diluted CM protocol provided significantly higher coronary attenuation and lower variance than did the BW-adjusted protocol (P<0.05, in each). CONCLUSIONS: The diluted CM protocol facilitates more uniform attenuation on coronary CTA in comparison with the BW-adjusted protocol.


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Meios de Contraste/administração & dosagem , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Peso Corporal , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Circ J ; 78(5): 1169-75, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24572492

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BACKGROUND: Myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) traditionally requires the patient to be in the supine position, but diaphragmatic attenuation of the inferior wall reduces test specificity. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of combined MPS in the supine and prone positions using a novel cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) camera. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 276 consecutive patients with suspected/known coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent single-day (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin or (99m)Tc-sestamibi stress/rest CZT SPECT, were enrolled in the study. Seventy-six underwent coronary angiography. Five-minute scan in the supine (S) position and thereafter in the prone (P) position produced images that were visually interpreted to obtain summed stress (SSS) and rest (SRS) scores. A combined stress score (C-SSS) was calculated by grouping anterior perfusion defects observed during supine imaging with inferior half segments observed during prone imaging. The SSS for the supine, prone, and combined protocols were 9±8, 7±8, and 7±8, respectively (P<0.0001). The SRS were 5±8, 4±7, and 6±7, respectively (P=0.005). The area under the ROC curve for the S-SSS, P-SSS, and C-SSS scores was 0.815 (95% CI: 0.713-0.917), 0.813 (0.711-0.914), and 0.872 (0.783-0.961), respectively. Corresponding sensitivities and specificities for detecting CAD were 87% and 50%, 80% and 77%, and 85% and 82%, respectively. C-SSS had significantly better specificity and accuracy than S-SSS (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Combined imaging with a CZT camera is suitable for routine clinical MPS and provides greater diagnostic accuracy than supine imaging alone.


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Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/instrumentação , Miocárdio , Compostos Organofosforados/administração & dosagem , Compostos de Organotecnécio/administração & dosagem , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/administração & dosagem , Tecnécio Tc 99m Sestamibi/administração & dosagem , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/instrumentação , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/métodos , Radiografia , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos
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J Clin Med ; 13(12)2024 Jun 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38929916

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Objectives: To study the differences between malignant hypermetabolic axillary lymphadenopathy (MHL) and COVID-19 vaccine-associated axillary hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy (VAHL) using clinical imaging. Methods: A total of 1096 patients underwent Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) between 1 June 2021 and 30 April 2022 at Ehime University Hospital. In total, 188 patients with axillary lymphadenopathy after the COVID-19 vaccination were evaluated. The patients were classified into three groups such as VAHL (n = 27), MHL (n = 21), and equivocal hypermetabolic axillary lymphadenopathy (EqHL; n = 140). Differences in lymph node (LN) swellings were statistically analyzed using clinical imaging (echography, CT, and 18F-FDG PET). Results: MHL included a higher female population (90.5%) owing to a higher frequency of breast cancer (80.9%). Axillary LNs of MHL did not show any LN fatty hilums (0%); however, those of VAHL and EqHL did (15.8 and 36%, respectively). After the logistic regression analysis of the patients who had axillary lymphadenopathy without any LN fatty hilums, the minor axis length and ellipticity (minor axis/major axis) in the largest axillary LN, SUVmax, and Tissue-to-Background Ratio (TBR) were useful in distinguishing malignant lymphadenopathies. A receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that a cut-off value of ≥7.3 mm for the axillary LN minor axis (sensitivity: 0.714, specificity: 0.684) and of ≥0.671 for ellipticity (0.667 and 0.773, respectively) in the largest LN with the highest SUVmax and TBR were predictive of MHL. Conclusions: Axillary lymphadenopathy of the minor axis and ellipticity in LN without fatty hilums may be useful to be suspicious for malignancy, even in patients who have received COVID-19 vaccination. Further examinations, such as 18F-FDG PET, are recommended for such patients.

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