中华核医学与分子影像杂志Pub Date : 2020-02-25DOI: 10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.008
T. Chen
{"title":"18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of vagina: a case report","authors":"T. Chen","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"中华核医学与分子影像杂志","volume":"40 1","pages":"101-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49446618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
中华核医学与分子影像杂志Pub Date : 2020-02-25DOI: 10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.002
Xiao-Ying Xi, Zongyao Zhang, Lixia Zhang, Kai Han, Zuoquan Zhao
{"title":"Experimental study of SPECT imaging with novel myocardial perfusion imaging tracer: 99Tcm-3SPboroxime","authors":"Xiao-Ying Xi, Zongyao Zhang, Lixia Zhang, Kai Han, Zuoquan Zhao","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"Objective \u0000To assess the superiority of 99Tcm-3SPboroxime (99Tcm-3SP for short) as a fast-myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tracer in normal and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mini-swine. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Methods \u000099Tcm-3SP and 99Tcm-Teboroxime (99Tcm-TEBO for short) were prepared. Approximately 370 MBq 99Tcm-3SP or 99Tcm-TEBO was injected intravenously in 2 healthy mini-swine separately. Dynamic planar images were acquired immediately after injection and continued for 20 min using a standard SPECT camera. The radioactivity uptakes in the heart, liver, and lungs were measured, and heart/liver and heart/lung ratios over time were calculated. Dynamic SPECT studies were performed in 4 normal swine and 1 AMI-swine using cadmium zinc telluride-SPECT (CZT-SPECT). List mode acquisitions were immediately started and continued for 15 min after intravenous injection of approximately 370 MBq 99Tcm-TEBO and 99Tcm-3SP. The injection of two radiotracers in the same swine was completed within 2 d. The radioactivity uptakes in heart and liver were measured, and heart/liver ratio was calculated. Image quality was also evaluated. Paired t test was used to analyze the data. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000The radiochemical purity of 99Tcm-TEBO or 99Tcm-3SP were both above 95%. The initial heart uptake of 99Tcm-3SP was very close to that of 99Tcm-TEBO (planar image, 2 min postinjection: 309.32×103vs 314.13×103 counts/MBq; SPECT image, 2 min postinjection (corrected): 7.96±0.87 vs 8.24±1.53, t=0.277, P>0.05), but the myocardial retention time was much longer than that of 99Tcm-TEBO (planar image, 20 min postinjection: 218.67×103vs 143.19×103 counts/MBq; SPECT image, 15 min postinjection (corrected): 6.76±0.45 vs 5.06±0.33, t=-12.412, P=0.001). The uptake of liver and heart/liver ratio between 99Tcm-TEBO and 99Tcm-3SP were similar (t values: -1.332-1.101, all P>0.05 within 15 min). SPECT MPI images demonstrated uniform tracer distribution with clearly visualizable myocardial boundary in normal myocardium and intense perfusion defect in infarct myocardium. High quality SPECT images could be obtained in any of the 5 min imaging windows over the first 15 min after injection of 99Tcm-3SP in normal swine and AMI-swine. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusion \u000099Tcm-3SP is a promising 99Tcm-labeled radiotracer for fast-MPI considering its high heart uptake, long myocardial retention time (20 min postinjection) and superior SPECT image quality. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Myocardial perfusion imaging; Oximes; Boronic acids; Technetium; Tomography, emission-computed, single-photon; Swine","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"中华核医学与分子影像杂志","volume":"40 1","pages":"69-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41865583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
中华核医学与分子影像杂志Pub Date : 2020-02-25DOI: 10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.011
Momo Sun
{"title":"Application of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with chronic kidney disease","authors":"Momo Sun","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.011","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or even those after renal transplantation. Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an available way to predict cardiac events and make risk stratification for CKD patients with cardiovascular diseases. Early detection and individualized treatment of patients with high-risk of cardiac events by MPI can prevent myocardial infarction and heart failure, thus improving the survival rate of this population. This article reviews the application of MPI in patients with CKD. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Nephrosis; Chronic disease; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Trends","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"中华核医学与分子影像杂志","volume":"40 1","pages":"108-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43768729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
中华核医学与分子影像杂志Pub Date : 2020-02-25DOI: 10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.007
H. Xia, Min Wu, Z. Dong
{"title":"Risk factors and survival analysis of iodine tolerance in distant metastatic thyroid cancer","authors":"H. Xia, Min Wu, Z. Dong","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"中华核医学与分子影像杂志","volume":"40 1","pages":"98-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44225615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Value of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography combined with captopril renal scintigraphy in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension","authors":"Li-gen Duan, Xiemei Ruan, Xinyu Wu, Junling Xu","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"Objective \u0000To evaluate the clinical value of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (NCE-MRA) combined with captopril renal scintigraphy (CRS) in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension (RVH). \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Methods \u0000A total of 52 patients (33 males, 19 females; age: (54.5±16.3) years) with highly suspected RVH between January 2018 and October 2018 from Henan Provincial People′s Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The examination data of NCE-MRA, basic renal dynamic imaging, CRS and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) were collected and reviewed. The renal artery stenosis (RAS) rate≥70% was the criterion for RVH diagnosed by DSA, which was considered as the gold standard. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of NCE-MRA, CRS and NCE-MRA+ CRS were determined. The consistency between NCE-MRA and DSA was analyzed by Kappa test. The differences of diagnostic efficiencies between CRS and NCE-MRA + CRS were compared by χ2 test or Fisher exact test. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000There was a high consistency between NCE-MRA and DSA in the diagnosis of RVH (Kappa=0.81, 95% CI: 0.62-0.96; P<0.01). The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV and NPV of NCE-MRA were 88.89%(24/27), 92.00%(23/25), 90.38%(47/52), 92.31%(24/26), and 88.46%(23/26) respectively, those of CRS were 81.48%(22/27), 72.00%(18/25), 76.92%(40/52), 75.86%(22/29) and 78.26%(18/23) respectively, and those of NCE-MRA+ CRS were 74.07%(20/27), 100%(25/25), 86.54%(45/52), 100%(20/20) and 78.12%(25/32) respectively. Compared with CRS, the specificity (P=0.01) and PPV (P=0.03) of NCE-MRA+ CRS in the diagnosis of RVH were increased. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusion \u0000NCE-MRA and CRS are effective in the diagnosis of RVH, and the combination of two methods can significantly improve the diagnostic specificity and PPV than CRS alone. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Hypertension, renovascular; Radionuclide imaging; Captopril; Technetium Tc 99m pentetate; Magnetic resonance imaging","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"88-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43391104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
X. Lan, Xun Sun, C. Qin, W. Ruan, Jia Hu, J. Lin, Fan Hu, Ting Wang, Xiaotian Xia, Yongxue Zhang, R. An, Zairong Gao, Yan-yan Wu, L. Xiong
{"title":"Protection management and procedures of nuclear medicine imaging during novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) infection epidemic period","authors":"X. Lan, Xun Sun, C. Qin, W. Ruan, Jia Hu, J. Lin, Fan Hu, Ting Wang, Xiaotian Xia, Yongxue Zhang, R. An, Zairong Gao, Yan-yan Wu, L. Xiong","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"At the end of December 2019, acute respiratory infectious diseases caused by a new type of coronavirus were prevalent in Wuhan and other cities of China. Different from radiology examinations, the protocols of nuclear medical imaging examinations are complicated, in which more workplaces and staff are needed, resulting more complex management of patients and higher protection requirements. Combined with the characteristics of SPECT and PET imaging procedures, this paper puts forward some suggestions on the protective process of imaging examinations for patients with confirmed or suspected noval coronavirus infec- tion. The main purpose is to protect medical staff from virus infection, effectively reduce the risk of virus transmission during the examination process, and ensure the medical quality and safety. \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Coronavirus infections; Nuclear medicine; Protection and control","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"105-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46426462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Value of pathogenic diagnosis of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in non-traumatic unilateral vocal cord paralysis","authors":"Jiong Zheng","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"Objective \u0000To evaluate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging in non-traumatic unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) and compare the radioactive uptake in different lesions. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Methods \u0000Clinical data of 62 patients (49 males, 13 females; age: (61.7±12.8) years) with non-traumatic UVCP (43 cases of left vocal cord paralysis and 19 cases of right) admitted to Ji′an Hospital from January 2016 to December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Pathological results, imaging or follow-up results were considered as the standard of final diagnosis. The diagnostic efficacy of PET/CT imaging for the primary cause was analyzed. The maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of vocal cord in patients with different etiology were compared by independent-sample t test. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000According to the final diagnosis, the primary causes of UVCP were as follows: malignant tumors (n=44), inflammation (n=16), glomus jugulare tumor (n=1) and idiopathic UVCP (n=1). The diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT imaging for the primary cause was 90.32%(56/62): 44 cases were correctly diagnosed as malignant tumors, while 11 cases as inflammation, and 1 case as glomus jugulare tumor. Among 62 patients, 29 patients had increased SUVmax in the affected side (direct invasion group; further divided into tumor group (n=12) and non-tumor group (n=17)), and other 33 patients had increased SUVmax in the healthy side (indirect invasion group). SUVmax of the affected vocal cord in direct invasion group was higher than that in the healthy side (9.97±5.21 vs 2.43±0.62; t=8.14, P 0.05). \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusions \u000018F-FDG PET/CT imaging has high diagnostic value in pathogenic diagnosis of non-traumatic UVCP. The different radioactive uptake of vocal cords in the affected side and the healthy side provides more accurate etiological information for clinical analysis. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Vocal cord paralysis; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed; Deoxyglucose","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44907835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yangyang Li, Zhe Guo, Tiannyu Li, Li-jun Tang, L. Fan, C. Ding
{"title":"Characteristics of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma in 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging","authors":"Yangyang Li, Zhe Guo, Tiannyu Li, Li-jun Tang, L. Fan, C. Ding","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"Objective \u0000To investigate the characteristics of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Methods \u0000From July 2010 to April 2019, 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 27 patients (10 males, 17 females, median age 31 (19-57) years) with pathologically confirmed PMBL from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The location, shape, density, presence of necrosis and calcification, and invasion around or beyond the lesions were observed. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were measured by automatic segmentation algorithm method. Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between SUVmax or MTV or TLG and the maximum diameter or Ann Arbor staging. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000The lesions appeared as anterior mediastinal huge masses in 27 patients, and grew in the anterior mediastinal cross-regionally in 25 patients, lobulated at the edge in 24 patients. Low-density necrosis lesions were found in 18 patients. The lesions were surrounded by large blood vessels in 15 patients and tracheae were compressed in 12 patients. Lung tissues were invaded in 3 patients, abdominal lymph nodes and bone marrow were invaded in 1 patient, and no splenomegaly was found in 27 patients. The maximum diameter, SUVmax, MTV and TLG were (11.6±3.7) cm, 21.07 (15.78, 25.09), 190.43 (130.14, 350.75) cm3 and 2 165.54 (1 465.86, 4 185.21) g, respectively. There was no correlation between SUVmax and the maximum diameter of lesions (rs=-0.305, P=0.122), while MTV and TLG were positively correlated with the maximum diameter (rs values: 0.741, 0.532, both P 0.05). \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusions \u0000PMBL mostly presents as large anterior mediastinal mass with the high 18F-FDG uptake in 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging, and the focal necrosis is common, while abdominal lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow invasion are rare. MTV and TLG of lesions positively correlate with Ann Arbor staging. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Lymphoma, large B-cell, diffuse; Mediastinum; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed; Deoxyglucose","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47986308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The clinical value of combined 68Ga-SSA/18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in neuroendocrine neoplasms","authors":"Shuai Zhao, Chao Cheng","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) are tumors that originate from neuroendocrine cells or peptidergic neurons. NEN can be found in a variety of organs with high heterogeneity in pathology and large difference in prognosis. Conventional imaging methods and pathological biopsy have important roles in the diagnosis of NEN, while both of them have limitations. Most NEN cells highly express several peptide receptors, especially somatostatin receptors (SSTR). Moreover, some of them have high glycolysis activity because of high proliferative activity. 68Ga-somatostatin analogs (68Ga-SSA) combined with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT imaging can comprehensively evaluate both the expression of SSTR and the activity of glycolysis in NEN, providing effective information for diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and prognosis. This review summarizes the current studies of combined 68Ga-SSA/18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in patients with NEN. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Neuroendocrine tumors; Somatostatin; Gallium radioisotopes; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed; Deoxyglucose; Trends","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"47-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44660345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiwei Pan, Jianfei Xiao, Qi Huang, Donglang Jiang, Shuhua Ren, Y. Guan, F. Xie, Da-liang Sun, Fengchun Hua
{"title":"Brain glucose metabolism network and connectivity in patients with somatoform disorders","authors":"Zhiwei Pan, Jianfei Xiao, Qi Huang, Donglang Jiang, Shuhua Ren, Y. Guan, F. Xie, Da-liang Sun, Fengchun Hua","doi":"10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3760/CMA.J.ISSN.2095-2848.2020.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"Objective \u0000To observe the alteration of brain glucose metabolic network in patients with somatoform disorders (SFD). \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Methods \u000018F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET images of 18 SFD patients (10 males, 8 females; age: (39.5±12.0) years; illness duration: (3.67±3.20) years) and 21 matched healthy controls (13 males, 8 females; age: (43.9±8.4) years) in Huashan Hospital of Fudan University from October 2011 to December 2012 were enrolled to construct the brain glucose metabolic networks for 2 groups (SFD group, control group) respectively. Then the global network properties (normalized clustering coefficient, normalized shortest path length, small-worldness and global efficiency) and local parameters (clustering coefficient and betweenness centrality of the node) were calculated using the graph theory. Differences between 2 groups were compared by permutation test with 1 000 permutations. The top 20% (18/90) were classified as Hub nodes based on the results of clustering coefficient and betweenness centrality of the node. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000Small-worldness of SFD patients was similar to that of healthy controls (σ>1). There were decreased tendency in normalized clustering coefficient and global efficiency, and increased tendency in normalized shortest path length in SFD patients, but without significant differences (P>0.05). Compared to healthy controls, the betweenness centrality of left pallidum, left amygdala, left precuneus and right angular gyrus increased (permutation test, P<0.05); the betweenness centrality of left middle temporal gyrus, right superior occipital gyrus decreased (permutation test, P<0.05); the clustering coefficients of bilateral pallidum, bilateral thalamus, and left amygdala decreased (permutation test, P<0.05). Most changed Hub nodes (16/24) belonged to limbic system. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusion \u0000The changes of topological properties of brain glucose metabolic network in SFD patients including the decreased tendency of small-worldness and global efficiency, as well as the altered Hub nodes, may provide valid imaging evidences for brain dysfunction of somatization symptoms. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Key words: \u0000Somatoform disorders; Metabolic networks and pathways; Brain; Positron-emission tomography; Deoxyglucose","PeriodicalId":10099,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"40 1","pages":"6-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48693878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}