C. Gutiérrez-Villamil , C. Zuluaga-Arbeláez , G. Hernández , N. Hernández-Hidalgo , V. Marín-Oyaga
{"title":"Gammagrafía de perfusión miocárdica en la evaluación del riesgo cardiovascular en el trasplante hepático de adultos","authors":"C. Gutiérrez-Villamil , C. Zuluaga-Arbeláez , G. Hernández , N. Hernández-Hidalgo , V. Marín-Oyaga","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The non-invasive diagnostic study of cardiovascular risk in patients who are going to undergo liver transplantation is not clear, especially in asymptomatic patients. Regarding myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS), it has been thought that the impaired vasodilator reserve in these patients may reduce its performance. The objective is to assess the role of the MPS in the pre-surgical evaluation of patients who are going to undergo liver transplantation.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Retrospective, descriptive and observational study was designed. All adult patients undergoing liver transplantation between 2017 and 2021 who had previous MPS were included. The findings of MPS were described and correlated with the findings of invasive angiography and with the appearance or not of peri- and post-transplant cardiovascular events.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There were a total of 188 transplanted patients (mean age: 57 years, SD: 12), 178 had previous myocardial perfusion, 82 (46%) patients had no cardiovascular risk factors, and 5 (2.8%) had a history of coronary disease.</p><p>Of the MPS, 177 were with dipyridamole stress performed on average 10 months before transplantation. Only 17/178 (9.5%) studies were abnormal. The mean follow-up was 38 months (SD: 10). Of the patients with normal MPS, only 2 (1.2%) presented cardiovascular events, both with studies performed more than 2<!--> <!-->years before the procedure. There were no deaths of cardiovascular origin.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>MPS is a safe and reliable technique for cardiovascular assessment of patients who are candidates for liver transplantation, given the low rate of false negatives during follow-up.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"43 1","pages":"Pages 1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135388393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.R. Garcia, A. Compte, M. Kauak, P. Bassa, E. Llinares, E. Valls
{"title":"Diagnóstico por PET con 18F-FDG de mastitis bilateral uniorgánica relacionada con IgG4","authors":"J.R. Garcia, A. Compte, M. Kauak, P. Bassa, E. Llinares, E. Valls","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"43 1","pages":"Pages 57-58"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135811671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Noriega-Álvarez , B. Rodríguez-Alfonso , C. Merino Argumánez , L. Domínguez Gadea , V. Peiró-Valgañón
{"title":"Desenmascarando la polimialgia reumática, papel de la Medicina Nuclear","authors":"E. Noriega-Álvarez , B. Rodríguez-Alfonso , C. Merino Argumánez , L. Domínguez Gadea , V. Peiró-Valgañón","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory joint disease that presents in patients older than 50 years with prolonged morning pain and stiffness in the shoulder and hip joints and neck. The lack of specific clinical findings, laboratory signs, biomarkers and established imaging methods makes it difficult to diagnose patients with this disease. 18F-FDG PET/CT is a functional imaging technique that is an established tool in oncology and has also proven useful in the field of inflammatory diseases. The aim of this paper is to present literature evidence on the use of molecular imaging methods such as PET/CT for early diagnosis, assessment of disease activity and therapeutic response in PMR. At the same time, the advantages, disadvantages and contraindications of other methods are considered.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"43 1","pages":"Pages 63-72"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138615739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ochoa-Figueroa , C. Valera-Soria , C. Pagonis , M. Ressner , P. Norberg , V. Sanchez-Rodriguez , J. Frias-Rose , E. Good , A. Davidsson
{"title":"Rendimiento diagnóstico de un nuevo software de aprendizaje profundo para corrección de atenuación en la imagen de perfusión miocárdica utilizando una cámara CZT cardiodedicada. Experiencia en la práctica clínica","authors":"M. Ochoa-Figueroa , C. Valera-Soria , C. Pagonis , M. Ressner , P. Norberg , V. Sanchez-Rodriguez , J. Frias-Rose , E. Good , A. Davidsson","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a novel deep learning attenuation correction software (SAPCA) for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using a cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) cardio dedicated camera with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) correlation for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a high-risk population.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Retrospective study of 300 patients (196 males [65%], mean age 68 years) from September 2014 to October 2019 undergoing MPI, followed by ICA and evaluated by means of quantitative angiography software, within six months after the MPI. The mean pre-test probability score for coronary disease according to the European Society of Cardiology criteria was 37% for the whole cohort. The MPI was performed in a dedicated CZT cardio camera (D-SPECT® Spectrum Dynamics) with a two-day protocol, according to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine guidelines. MPI was retrospectively evaluated with and without the SAPCA.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The overall diagnostic accuracy of MPI without SAPCA to identify patients with any obstructive CAD at ICA was 87%, Sensitivity 94%, Specificity 57%, positive predictive value 91% and negative predictive value 64%. Using SAPCA the overall diagnostic accuracy was 90%, sensitivity 91%, specificity 86%, positive predictive value 97% and negative predictive value 66%.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Use of the novel SAPCA enhances performance of the MPI using the CZT D-SPECT® camera and achieves improved results, especially avoiding artefacts and reducing the number of false positive results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"43 1","pages":"Pages 23-30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2253654X23000999/pdfft?md5=ac425003d569f3463a52db4caf144231&pid=1-s2.0-S2253654X23000999-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139303285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PET/TC con [18F]FDG en una infección diseminada por micobacterias de origen no tuberculoso en un paciente con sida","authors":"L. Li , H. Wang , F. Li, L. Xiao, Y. Li","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"42 6","pages":"Pages 410-412"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55118798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B.B. Demirel , S. Gülbahar Ateş , E. Atasever Akkaş , F. Göksel , G. Uçmak
{"title":"Valor pronóstico de los parámetros metabólicos volumétricos del tumor primario y ganglios linfáticos en el PET/TC pretratamiento en el carcinoma nasofaríngeo","authors":"B.B. Demirel , S. Gülbahar Ateş , E. Atasever Akkaş , F. Göksel , G. Uçmak","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of volumetric metabolic parameters of pre-treatment PET/CT along with clinical characteristics in patients with non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Seventy-nine patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma underwent F18-FDG PET/CT for pretreatment evaluation and included in this study. The patient features (patient age, tumor histopathology, T and N stage, size of primary tumor and the largest cervical lymph node) and PET parameters were analyzed: maximum, mean and peak standardized uptake values (SUVmax, SUVmean, SUVpeak), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) for primary tumor and largest cervical lymph node. After treatment, patients were evaluated for disease progression and mortality. Survival analysis for progression-free survival (PFS) and over-all survival (OS) was performed with Kaplan–Meier method using PET findings and clinical characteristics.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The median follow-up duration was 29.7 months (range 3–125 months). Among clinical characteristics, no parameters had significance association for PFS. Primary tumor-MTV and cervical lymphnode-MTV were independent prognostic factors for PFS (p = 0.025 and p = 0.004, respectively). Patients with primary tumor-MTV > 19.4 and patients with lymph node-MTV > 3.4 had shorter PFS. For OS, age and the size of the lymph node were independent prognostic factor (p = 0.031 and p = 0.029). Patients with age over 54 years and patients with lymph node size > 1 cm were associated with decreased OS.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Primary tumor-MTV and lymph node-MTV on pre-treatment PET/CT are significant prognostic factors for long-term PFS in non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We consider that measuring MTV as volume-based metabolic parameter on pretreatment PET/CT may contribute decision of treatment intensity and individualized risk stratification and may improve long-term PFS. Additionally, age and the size of lymph node are independent prognostic factors for mortality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"42 6","pages":"Pages 367-373"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55118842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Peiró-Valgañón , A. Guardiola-Arévalo , A. López Fernández , E. Llorente Herrero , M.T. Martín Fernández-Gallardo
{"title":"Un reto multidisciplinar: tratamiento con fósforo-32 en el carcinoma de páncreas localmente avanzado","authors":"V. Peiró-Valgañón , A. Guardiola-Arévalo , A. López Fernández , E. Llorente Herrero , M.T. Martín Fernández-Gallardo","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.remn.2023.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pancreatic cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis, and overall survival has improved the least in the last 40 years of all cancers.</p><p>Locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma, without distant metastasis but with limiting vascular involvement, constitutes almost one third of these patients. This group is the focus of most research efforts to introduce treatments to increase surgical salvage rates and/or survival, with two main objectives: local control and prevention of systemic progression.</p><p>Intratumoural treatment with phosphorus-32 microparticles, guided by echoendoscopy and combined with standard chemotherapy may have significant and clinically relevant benefits in these patients, and therefore a valuable treatment option in a disease where there is an urgent need to develop new therapies to help improve outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"42 6","pages":"Pages 403-409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71772966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contribución de PET/CT a la diferenciación de derrame pleural benigno y maligno en pacientes con cáncer de ovario","authors":"A. Budak , A. Yanarateş , E. Budak","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The present study investigates the ability of non-invasive contribution of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to distinguish between benign pleural effusions (BPE) and malignant pleural effusions (MPE) in patients diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma (OC).</p></div><div><h3>Material and method</h3><p>Included in the study were 32 OC patients with a PE diagnosis. The cases with BPE and MPE were compared in terms of the PE maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), PE SUVmax/mean standardized uptake (SUVmean) value of the mediastinal blood pool (TBRp), the presence of pleural thickening, the presence of supradiaphragmatic lymph node, unilateral or bilateral PE, pleural effusion diameter, patient age and CA125 value.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean age of the 32 patients was 57<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->2.8 years. TBRp>1.1, pleural thickening and supradiaphragmatic lymph node were observed significantly more frequently in the MPE than the BPE cases. While no pleural nodules were detected in patients with BPE, they were present in 7 of the patients with MPE. The rates of distinction between the MPE and BPE cases were as follows: the sensitivity of the TBRp value was 95.2% and specificity was 72.7%; the sensitivity of pleural thickness was 80.9% and specificity was 81.8%; the sensitivity of supradiaphragmatic lymph node was 38% and specificity was 90.9%; and the sensitivity of the pleural nodule was 33.3% and specificity was 100%. There were no significant differences between two groups in any other factors.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Pleural thickening and TBRp values ascertained through PET/CT may aid the distinction between MPE-BPE, especially in patients with advanced stage OC with a poor general condition, or those who cannot undergo surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"42 6","pages":"Pages 353-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55118728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Romero-Farina , S. Aguadé-Bruix , E.V. Garcia , J. Castell-Conesa
{"title":"Integración de los parámetros de remodelado, sincronía y velocidad máxima de vaciado para evaluar la función sistólica del ventrículo izquierdo","authors":"G. Romero-Farina , S. Aguadé-Bruix , E.V. Garcia , J. Castell-Conesa","doi":"10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.remn.2023.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><p>The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between structural, remodeling, synchrony, and systolic left ventricular (LV) function parameters using gated-SPECT myocardial-perfusion-images (gSPECT-MPI). In addition, obtaining the cut-off values for end-diastolic LV-shape-index (EDLVsi), end-systolic LV-shape-index (ESLVsi), ECC (eccentricity-index) and PER, and developing a new index to evaluate different patterns of the LV systolic function.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study was approved by the Hospital's Ethical-Committee (PR[AG]168.2010), and all patients gave their informed consent. We analyzed prospectively 238 patients (age 63.4<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->13 years) who underwent stress-rest gSPECT-MPI (control-group, n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->148; patients with previous myocardial infarction [MI], n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->90).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the control group, with regard to remodeling parameters: the end-diastolic-volume-index (EDV) and the ECC were the parameters that influenced the EDLVsi (<em>r</em><sup>2</sup>: 0.52, <em>P</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->.001). EDV, PER, men, and the ECC were the parameters (<em>r</em><sup>2</sup>: 0.44; <em>P</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->.001) which influenced the ESLVsi. EDLVsi, ESLVsi, LVEF and the stroke-volume were the parameters (<em>r</em><sup>2</sup>: 0.62; <em>P</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->.001) which influenced the ECC. With regards to PER: LVEF, heart-rate, bandwidth, and the standard-deviation were the influencing parameters (<em>r</em><sup>2</sup>: 0.76; <em>P</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->.001). The cut-off values for EDLVsi, ESLVsi, ECC, and PER were 0.59, 0.42, 0.87, and 3.3, respectively. The PER, the ESLVsi and the bandwidth were the parameters related to patients with previous MI (AUC: 0.89); and they allow the assessment of different patterns of systolic function (PERRS-index: Peak-Emptying-Rate, left ventricular-Remodeling and Synchrony).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The remodeling, synchrony and the systolic function parameters of the LV should be interpreted together (PERRS-index). In this way, we obtain different patterns of LV systolic function.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48986,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular","volume":"42 6","pages":"Pages 393-402"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71772967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}