Clinical Significance of Pretreatment FDG PET/CT in MIBG-Avid Pediatric Neuroblastoma.

Purpose: F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging is well known to have clinical significance in the initial staging and response evaluation of the many kinds of neoplasms. However, its role in the pediatric neuroblastoma is not clearly defined. In the present study, the clinical significance of FDG-PET/computed tomography (CT) in I- or I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG)-avid pediatric neuroblastoma was investigated.

Radiation Dose-rate Reduction Pattern in Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treated with I-131.

Objective: To determine the patterns of dose rate reduction in single and multiple radioiodine (I-131) therapies in cases of well differentiated thyroid cancer patients.

Study Design: Analytical series.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Physics, Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (MINAR), Multan, Pakistan, from December 2006 to December 2013.

Preparation and radiochemical control of 99mTc labeled blood pool agent for in vivo labelling of the red blood cells.

Our aim was to prepare cheap blood pool imaging kits by simplified method to overcome the burden on purchase department of MINAR, Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Pakistan. Secondarily, prompt supply of kits should save the time of patient during transportation. A total of 24 subjects selected for this study were equally divided into two groups.

Recent Trends in PET Image Interpretations Using Volumetric and Texture-based Quantification Methods in Nuclear Oncology.

Image quantification studies in positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) are of immense importance in the diagnosis and follow-up of variety of cancers. In this review we have described the current image quantification methodologies employed in (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) PET in major oncological conditions with particular emphasis on tumor heterogeneity studies. We have described various quantitative parameters being used in PET image analysis.

β-Thalassemia in Pakistan: a pilot program on prenatal diagnosis in Multan.

Prenatal diagnosis (PND) of β-thalassemia has been underutilized in Pakistan because of a number of social and economic factors. National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad in collaboration with Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Multan introduced free PND service for carrier couples of Multan district. Multan has a population of about 4 million.

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is a rare, congenital, vascular disorder affecting one or more limbs. Originally, it was defined as a triad including port wine stain, varicose veins and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy. We present a case of a 20-year-old female who walked with a limp.

Studies of gastric emptying time in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia.

Purpose: To assess the gastric emptying pattern of a standardized solid meal in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia by using scintigraphic techniques.

Methods: Results for the half-emptying time for solids (T1/2) and percent clearance of solid meal at 60 min (C60) of patients (n=35) having non-ulcer dyspepsia according to Rome II criteria were compared with age- and sex-matched controls (n=28). Gastric emptying was studied by using egg omelette labelled with Tc tin colloid.