Publications by authors named "Thomas S Nakuz"
Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and a substantial contributor to hospitalisation, increased morbidity, and mortality. In-vivo evidence of ongoing tissue remodelling in IIM-ILD is scarce. We aimed to evaluate fibroblast activation in lungs of IIM-patients and control individuals using ⁶⁸Ga-labelled inhibitor of Fibroblast-Activation-Protein (FAPi) based positronic emission tomography and computed tomography imaging (PET/CT).
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- This study explored the effectiveness of ensemble learning models for detecting breast cancer characteristics using [F]FDG-PET/CT images, with and without pre-processing protocols.
- A cohort of 170 patients provided data on 173 tumors, and specialized techniques were applied to enhance the extraction of relevant features and address data quality issues.
- Results indicated strong performance in detecting breast cancer and identifying aggressive triple negative tumors, though models for individual receptor status and specific subtypes showed lower effectiveness.
Background: The objective of this study was to characterize tumor activity and mineralization status in newly-detected multiple myeloma (MM) bone lesions using 2-F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG)-PET/CT and F-sodium fluoride (F-NaF)-PET/CT before and after antitumor treatment.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, seven patients with histologically-verified MM were included (four women, three men; median age=57 years, standard deviation=11.23 years).
Aim: We evaluated the clinical usefulness of 6-[F]fluoro-3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine(F-FDOPA)-positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in insulinoma detection with contrast enhancement, early acquisition time, and no carbidopa premedication.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-six patients diagnosed with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia underwent an F-FDOPA PET/CT examination. Patients without carbidopa premedication and contrast-enhanced CT were included.