Assessment of lymphedema with lymphoscintigraphy: Can nodal quantification help?

Lymphoscintigraphy with combined qualitative and quantitative analysis is reported to be a more sensitive approach to diagnose lymphedema in comparison with the conventional clinical analysis. Our study seeks to evaluate the diagnostic performance of lower limb lymphoscintigraphy with amalgamation of qualitative and quantitative analysis by measuring the ilio-inguinal nodal uptake. This prospective observational study was comprised of 86 patients (172 limbs) diagnosed with lower limb lymphedema.

Fibromatosis with aggressive demeanor: Benign impersonator of malignancy.

Fibromatosis or desmoid fibromatosis is a rare benign neoplasm and develops commonly in the abdominal wall, abdominal cavity, or extra-abdominal sites. The mainstay of treatment is surgery. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are preferred in cases of inoperable/relapse or a multifocal disease.

Primary pancreatic lymphoma camouflaged under the umbrella of spectrum of neuroendocrine tumors in somatostatin receptor imaging.

Primary pancreatic lymphomas are very rare as compared to other pancreatic neoplasms. However, unlike carcinomas, pancreatic lymphoma is treatable with satisfactory cure rates. Somatostatin receptor (SSTR) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with Ga-DOTANOC is a well-established diagnostic modality in the management of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Role of PET-CT in the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Aim: Role of PET-CT in assessment of myocardial viability in patients with LV dysfunction.

Methods: This prospective study included 120 patients with LV dysfunction who underwent 99mTechnetium-Sestamibi myocardial perfusion SPECT-CT and 18FFDG cardiac PET-CT. They also underwent serial echocardiography and coronary angiography along with myocardial perfusion and FDG PET study.

SPECT in asymptomatic diabetics with and without microalbuminuria.

Objective: To identify coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic diabetics with the help of myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS), a non-invasive imaging modality and its correlation in diabetics with or without microalbuminuria.

Methods: This study included 99 patients in the age group of 30 to 80 years who were asymptomatic but possessed one or more risk factors for CAD. These patients were divided into two groups, diabetics with and without microalbuminuria (Micral).