Early renal dysfunction and fibroblast growth factor-23 in patients with small vessel disease-related stroke.

Interactions between cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and renal dysfunction (RD) have been reported, but previous studies were mostly retrospective and limited to measurements of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). In this prospective, longitudinal study of patients with CSVD-related recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSI), we aimed at a comprehensive exploration of markers of early RD and their association with microvascular brain damage. We investigated 101 stroke patients (mean age: 60.

Predictive Value of 99mTc-MAA SPECT for 90Y-Labeled Resin Microsphere Distribution in Radioembolization of Primary and Secondary Hepatic Tumors.

Unlabelled: This study analyzed the predictive value of (99m)Tc-labeled macroaggregated albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) SPECT for (90)Y-labeled resin microsphere therapy (radioembolization) by comparing uptake on pretherapeutic (99m)Tc-MAA SPECT with uptake on posttherapeutic (90)Y-bremsstrahlung SPECT.

Methods: We included 502 patients (55% male; mean age ± SD, 62 ± 11 y) who underwent radioembolization between 2005 and 2013 because of primary or secondary liver malignancies (colorectal cancer [n = 195, 38.8%], neuroendocrine tumors [n = 77, 15.

Systematic evaluation of tumoral 99mTc-MAA uptake using SPECT and SPECT/CT in 502 patients before 90Y radioembolization.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to evaluate the (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) uptake of primary and secondary liver tumors in a large patient cohort before (90)Y radioembolization.

Methods: We included 502 patients during the years 2005-2013 (55% male; mean age, 62 ± 11 y), who were examined with (99m)Tc-MAA SPECT or SPECT/CT before planned radioembolization. The patients had colorectal cancer (CRC; n = 195, 38.