A. Bota-Bota, M. Pombo-López, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, F. Gómez-de la Fuente, J. Jiménez-Bonilla, R. Quirce
{"title":"Single metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma in the gallbladder detected with 18F-FDG PET/CT","authors":"A. Bota-Bota, M. Pombo-López, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, F. Gómez-de la Fuente, J. Jiménez-Bonilla, R. Quirce","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 500120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598675","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}
J.R. Garcia, A. Compte, S. Romero, L. Mont, L. Pinilla, E. Riera
{"title":"Renal and pulmonary malakoplakia with mediastinal involvement simulating a synchronous neoplasm in PET/CT study with [18F]FDG","authors":"J.R. Garcia, A. Compte, S. Romero, L. Mont, L. Pinilla, E. Riera","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500124","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 500124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598477","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":"Utility of [18F]FDG PET/CT in the management of primary bone lymphoma","authors":"M.M. Losada , I.G. Megías , R.M. Losada , L.G.R. Robles , X.B. Chollet , R.R. Lasanta","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500126","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 500126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598676","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}
A Piñeiro Donis, L Menéndez-Muros, J L Villa-Palacios, E Triviño-Ibáñez, M A Muros-Fuentes
{"title":"Natriuretic factors and inflammation biomarkers as predictors of survival in [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE therapy of neuroendocrine tumors.","authors":"A Piñeiro Donis, L Menéndez-Muros, J L Villa-Palacios, E Triviño-Ibáñez, M A Muros-Fuentes","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the prognostic value of N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and other biomarkers of inflammation in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) treated with [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE (Lutathera®). The prognostic value of histological characteristics of the tumor was also analyzed.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Prospective study of a cohort of patients with advanced and metastatic NETs treated with [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE. Before the administration of doses, NT-proBNP, hemoglobin, hematocrit, C-reactive protein, leukocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been determined. Overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) were calculated, using the Kaplan-Meier method, and curves were compared with a log-rank test. To determine the predictor variables of OS, a Cox regression model was fitted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>48 NET patients treated with [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE. Median OS was 96 months and PFS was 29 months. Factors associated with lower OS were: NTproBNP values>300 pg/mL (HR: 10,5; p = 0,005) in the subgroup of patients with grades 2-3, in addition to inflammatory indices NLR > 2 (HR: 3,87; p = 0,049) and PLR > 300 (HR: 11,88; p = 0,01) and higher tumor grade (HR: 6,45; p = 0,011). PLR > 300 (HR: 5,506; p = 0,003) was also associated with lower PFS. In contrast, higher levels of lymphocytes (HR: 0,21; p = 0,002), hemoglobin (HR: 0,65; p = 0,041) and hematocrit (HR: 0,862; p = 0,031) were associated with higher OS, without significant changes in PFS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with NETs treated with [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE, the determination of natriuretic factors (NT-ProBNP) and other inflammatory biomarkers may be useful as predictors of survival and prognostic factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":" ","pages":"500138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143813226","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}
J.L. Díaz Moreno, I.E. Sánchez-Rodríguez, B. Hervás-Sanz, P. Notta-González, C. Martínez-Ramos, L. Gràcia-Sánchez
{"title":"Microparticle disease in hip prostheses: A case report","authors":"J.L. Díaz Moreno, I.E. Sánchez-Rodríguez, B. Hervás-Sanz, P. Notta-González, C. Martínez-Ramos, L. Gràcia-Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500078","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 2","pages":"Article 500078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901558","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}
M. Cózar Santiago , J. García Garzón , A. Esteban Hurtado , J. Pastor Peiro , J. Ferrer Rebolleda
{"title":"Clinical value of a negative [18F]F-PSMA PET/CT study in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer treated with prostatectomy with PSA rising below 1 ng/mL after radical prostatectomy, on the outcome of salvage radiotherapy","authors":"M. Cózar Santiago , J. García Garzón , A. Esteban Hurtado , J. Pastor Peiro , J. Ferrer Rebolleda","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500071","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500071","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the clinical value of [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA negative PET/CT, in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer treated with prostatectomy with elevated PSA less than 1 ng/mL, on the outcome of salvage radiotherapy.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We prospectively included 98 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer treated with prostatectomy with biochemical recurrence [mean PSA 0.51 ng/mL (range 0.17–1.0 ng/mL)] who were referred for an [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT study.</div><div>The [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT scan was negative in 53/98 patients (54.09%). Differences were analysed between those patients who were or were not candidates for pelvic salvage radiotherapy (PSRT) decided upon multidisciplinary committee and patient consent, with a minimum follow-up time for 1 year. Response to treatment was defined as a 50% reduction in PSA levels. Recurrence was ascertained upon clinical, analytical and imaging follow-up outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>54.7% (29/53) of the patients with a negative [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT underwent PSRT.</div><div>Of these, 93.1% (27/29) patients demonstrated response to treatment (PSMA false negatives).</div><div>The remaining two patients showed fluctuating PSA levels without detecting disease on the [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT follow-up study.</div><div>45.3% (24/53) of patients with negative [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT did not undergo PSRT.</div><div>Of these, progressive PSA elevation was observed in 62.5% (15/24) (PSMA false negatives), localising recurrence on the [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT follow-up study in 4 patients.</div><div>The remaining 9 patients (37.5%) showed fluctuating PSA levels without detecting disease on the [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT follow-up study.</div><div>Our series confirmed 42 (42.85%) [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT false negatives cases.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer with post-prostatectomy biochemical recurrence and a negative [<sup>18</sup>F]F-PSMA -PET/CT study are likely to benefit from pelvic salvage radiotherapy, with response seen in 93.1% of our cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 2","pages":"Article 500071"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019203","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}
K. Quintero , E. Vila , L. Ferrer-Mileo , D. Vas , Maria J. Ribal , M. Garcia-Herreros , N. Navarro , M. Tormo-Ratera , C. Aversa , A. Vilaseca , A. Farré-Melero , D. Fuster , P. Paredes , grupo de Medicina Nuclear Clínic Barcelona (MNCB)
{"title":"\"Utility of PET/CT with [18F] F-fluorocholine in assessing the response to antiandrogenic therapy in patients with prostate cancer.\"","authors":"K. Quintero , E. Vila , L. Ferrer-Mileo , D. Vas , Maria J. Ribal , M. Garcia-Herreros , N. Navarro , M. Tormo-Ratera , C. Aversa , A. Vilaseca , A. Farré-Melero , D. Fuster , P. Paredes , grupo de Medicina Nuclear Clínic Barcelona (MNCB)","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2025.500083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To evaluate the correlation between response assessment measured by PET/CT with [<sup>18</sup>F] F-fluorocholine (Choline PET/CT) and serum levels of PSA in patients with prostate cancer under antiandrogenic treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>A retrospective study included patients with CRPC (castration-resistant prostate cancer) and HSPC (hormone sensitive prostate cancer) treated with enzalutamide, abiraterone, or apalutamide between June 2018 and July 2021, who underwent baseline and a follow-up Choline PET/CT. The difference in maximum SUVmax (ΔSUV) between both studies and the PSA value before and at follow-up were recorded. The response to treatment was compared by PSA vs. PET, assessing their association, agreement, and correlation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Thirty patients were included (median age 74 years, range 68–78), 12 with CSPC and 18 with CRPC; 22 had nodal disease, and 15 had active bone disease. The average time between pre-treatment and follow-up PET/CT was 11 months (range 3.5–23).</div><div>Patients with extra-nodal metastatic disease at the beginning of treatment showed a higher correlation between PSA and ΔSUV (OR 4.375). In patients with bone disease at the start of treatment, 80% were classified as non-responders on PET response assessment, while only 40% were non-responders by PSA.</div><div>The correlation between PET and PSA was mild <em>(Kendall’s tau_b</em> 0.26), and the classification into Responders/Non-responders had only slight agreement (<em>Cohen’s kappa</em> 0.30).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Choline PET/CT shows low concordance with the PSA values obtained during the follow-up of response to anti-androgen therapy, especially in patients with bone involvement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 2","pages":"Article 500083"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043997","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}
M.S. Casallas Cepeda, S. Salcedo Córtes, I. Gómez Fernández, J. Orcajo Rincón, L. Reguera Berenguer, E.J. Ardila Manjarrez, J.J. Ardila Mantilla, V. Castillo Morales, J. Gúzman Cruz, D. Zamudio Rodríguez, A. Marí Hualde, J.E. Montalvá Pastor, S. Álvarez Lara, J.C. Alonso Farto
{"title":"Assessment of pulmonary nodules using [18F]-FDG PET/CT in deep inspiration breath-hold","authors":"M.S. Casallas Cepeda, S. Salcedo Córtes, I. Gómez Fernández, J. Orcajo Rincón, L. Reguera Berenguer, E.J. Ardila Manjarrez, J.J. Ardila Mantilla, V. Castillo Morales, J. Gúzman Cruz, D. Zamudio Rodríguez, A. Marí Hualde, J.E. Montalvá Pastor, S. Álvarez Lara, J.C. Alonso Farto","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The characterization of pulmonary nodules (PN) is a primary indication for [<sup>18</sup>F]-FDG PET/CT. However, respiratory movements hinder this characterization, especially for PN located in the lower lobes. Various methods have been developed to improve image resolution.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our objective was to compare the diagnostic efficacy of [<sup>18</sup>F]-FDG PET/CT in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) versus free-breathing corrected by software, in the evaluation of PN.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We prospectively analyzed 51 patients to assess PN using [<sup>18</sup>F]-FDG PET/CT in DIBH and free-breathing corrected by software. A total of 84 nodules with an average size of 10 mm were analyzed, with pathological anatomy or medical treatment decide by a multidisciplinary tumor board used as reference.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 84 PN were evaluated, comparing those in DIBH versus free-breathing, finding statistically significant differences in SUVmax values P(< 0.05) (mean SUVmax 3.7 in free-breathing vs. 5.33 in DIBH). When analyzed by location in lobes, we did not find statistically significant differences, though there was a trend towards higher SUVmax values in the lower lobes. [<sup>18</sup>F]-FDG PET/CT in DIBH showed high sensitivity (95%) and negative predictive value (NPV) (92%), indicating it may be a promising tool for PN characterization.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The acquisition of [<sup>18</sup>F]-FDG PET/CT in DIBH significantly improves the sensitivity and diagnostic efficacy in the assessment of PN. Although no statistically significant differences were found based on location, there is a potential benefit for the lower lobes. These findings could support its use in clinical practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 2","pages":"Article 500074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559909","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}
M. Pombo-López, A. Bota-Bota, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, F. Gómez-de la Fuente, J. Jiménez-Bonilla, R. Quirce
{"title":"18F-FDG and 11C-PIB PET/TC findings in status epilepticus in the setting of a patient with mild cognitive impairment","authors":"M. Pombo-López, A. Bota-Bota, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, F. Gómez-de la Fuente, J. Jiménez-Bonilla, R. Quirce","doi":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.remnie.2024.500079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94197,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular","volume":"44 2","pages":"Article 500079"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142879051","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}