Correlation between the maximum standard uptake value and mean Hounsfield unit on single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography to discriminate benign and metastatic lesions among patients with breast cancer.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: To compare and correlate technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate uptake between benign and metastatic bone lesions using semiquantitative analysis of maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) and mean Hounsfield unit (HU) in single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT).

Overview Of Literature: Qualitative interpretation of metastatic bone lesions in breast cancer on bone scintigraphy is often complicated by coexisting benign lesions.

Randomized, crossover trial: comparing the effects of standardized egg-white meal and Vital on global gastric emptying parameters and intragastric meal distribution in healthy Asian participants.

Background And Aim: Measurements of gastric emptying and accommodation for alternative test-meal protocol during gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES), such as high-calorie nutrient drinks, are not fully established. We aimed to compare the effects of standardized egg-white meal (EWM) versus high-calorie nutrient drink (Vital; Abbott Laboratories) on global GES parameters and intragastric meal distribution at immediate scan (IMD).

Methods: Of 84 screened participants, 60 asymptomatic healthy Asian population (38 females; 24.

Development and validation of audio-based guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation tools for functional bloating.

Mind-body techniques, including Guided Imagery (GI) or Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), may effectively manage bloating. The current study aimed to develop and validate (psychometric and psychological responses) audio-based GI and PMR techniques for bloating. Audio scripts were first developed from literature reviews and in-depth interviews of participants with bloating diagnosed based on the Rome IV criteria.

Combined Techniques of Non-invasive Tc-Besilesomab/Tc-Sulfur Colloid with Hybrid SPECT/CT Imaging in Characterising Cellulitis from Symptomatic Perimegaprosthetic Infection: A Case Report.

Megaprosthesis is used to restore the form and function of massive skeletal defects, but it is accompanied by risks of failure, mainly due to perimegaprosthetic infection (PMI). In practice, the diagnosis of infected megaprosthesis among patients with a high index of clinical suspicion, elevated serological markers, and multiple negative or inconclusive imaging can be very challenging and poses a diagnostic conundrum to many orthopaedic surgeons. We present the case of a symptomatic 26-year-old female with large B-cell lymphoma who developed cellulitis with suspected complication of PMI 15 months post-implantation.