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Herkel C, Joe AY, Altehoefer C, Finke J, Moser E, Reinhardt MJ, Bucerius J. 18F-FDG PET and conventional imaging for assessment of Hodgkin’s disease and non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Nuklearmedizin 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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SummaryThe aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of FDG-PET and conventional imaging (CI) in a large series of patient with Hodgkin’s disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) at three time points during their course of disease. Patients, methods: 169 consecutive lymphoma patients (69 HD; 100 NHL) were included. 193 FDG-PET studies were performed for staging at baseline in 42 cases, for post-therapeutic monitoring in 103, and for diagnosis of recurrence in 48 cases. Performance indices of sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of metabolic FDG-PET and morphological CI were calculated. Differences in staging and diagnosis of residual or recurrent lymphoma were compared. Results: FDG-PET changed staging in 36% of cases for staging at baseline, in 52% of cases for monitoring response to treatment, and in 29% for diagnosis of recurrence. FDG-PET staging results were confirmed in 80% for staging at baseline, in 74% for monitoring response to treatment, and in 50% for diagnosis of recurrence. FDGPET and CI differed significantly at monitoring response to treatment for sensitivity (0.91 versus 0.69; p<0.02), specificity (0.90 versus 0.38; p<0.00001), PPV (0.77 versus 0.42; p<0.001), and accuracy (0.83 versus 0.55; p<0.02). Conclusion: FDG-PET should be considered as the diagnostic modality of choice for post-therapeutic assessment of lymphoma patients and may be a reliable alternative to CI for staging at baseline and diagnosis of recurrence.
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Uhl M, Krauss M, Kern S, Herget G, Hauer M, Altehoefer C, Darge K, Berner R, Langer M. The knee joint in early juvenile idiopathic arthritis: An ROC study for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Acta Radiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/028418501127346323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) remains difficult due to unspecific clinical and laboratory findings, especially in early stages of the disease. The purpose of our study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging in diagnosing JIA of the knee joints. Material and Methods: Forty children (3–17 years old) clinically diagnosed with JIA (follow-up >1 year) of a knee joint and a control group of 40 children with painful knee joints (MR diagnosis: bone bruise of the knee (n=7), normal knee joint (n=12), osteomyelitis (n=6), septic arthritis (n=2), bone tumor (n=7) and miscellaneous bone lesions (n=6)) were examined using a 1.5 T MR unit. T1-weighted spin-echo (SE), T2-weighted fast SE, contrast-enhanced T1-weighted SE and 2D gradient echo sequences were performed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves evaluation was conducted by 5 independent radiologists. Results: The positive criteria for diagnosing JIA were joint effusions (n=40), contrast-enhancing synovitis (n=39), cartilage lesions (n=15), subchondral erosions and bony destruction (n=1). Sensitivity and specificity were 93.5= and 92.5=, respectively. Both cases of septic arthritis were misdiagnosed as JIA by all radiologists. Conclusion: Contrast-enhanced MR imaging seems to be a highly sensitive tool in establishing the diagnosis of JIA.
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- M. Uhl
- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Radiological Clinic, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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Ghanem N, Altehoefer C, Kelly T, Lohrmann C, Winterer J, Schäfer O, Bley TA, Moser E, Langer M. Whole-body MRI in comparison to skeletal scintigraphy in detection of skeletal metastases in patients with solid tumors. In Vivo 2006; 20:173-82. [PMID: 16433049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the diagnostic value of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and skeletal scintigraphy in the detection of skeletal metastases in patients with solid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty-nine tumor patients were examined with whole-body MRI using coronal TIRM sequences for the different anatomical regions. Skeletal scintigraphy was performed with 99mTc-DPD. RESULTS In 105/129 (81%) patients, the whole-body MRI and skeletal scintigraphy findings were concordant. In 56/129 (43%) patients, both imaging modalities excluded skeletal metastases. In 49/129 (38%) patients, whole-body MRI and skeletal scintigraphy revealed metastases, however whole-body MRI demonstrated more extensive disease in 22/49 (45%) cases. In 6/49 (12%) cases, skeletal scintigraphy was superior to whole-body MRI in detecting more skeletal metastases. In 24/129 (19%) cases, the imaging findings were discordant. In 15 cases, skeletal scintigraphy was negative, whereas whole-body MRI revealed skeletal metastases. In 9 cases, skeletal scintigraphy was positive, whereas whole-body MRI failed to detect these metastases. In 77/129 (60%) patients, whole-body MRI revealed additional tumor-related findings. CONCLUSION Whole-body MRI, as a new staging method, is superior to skeletal scintigraphy with respect to the detection of skeletal metastases and the extent of metastastic disease. Furthermore, whole-body MRI yields additional tumor-related findings. Therefore, whole-body MRI should be performed as an alternative to skeletal scintigraphy for the assessment of skeletal metastases.
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- N Ghanem
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Bucerius J, Herkel C, Joe AY, Altehoefer C, Finke J, Moser E, Reinhardt MJ. (18)F-FDG PET and conventional imaging for assessment of Hodgkin's disease and non Hodgkin's lymphoma. An analysis of 193 patient studies. Nuklearmedizin 2006; 45:105-10; quiz N25-6. [PMID: 16710505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED The AIM of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of FDG-PET and conventional imaging (CI) in a large series of patient with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) at three time points during their course of disease. PATIENTS, METHODS 169 consecutive lymphoma patients (69 HD; 100 NHL) were included. 193 FDG-PET studies were performed for staging at baseline in 42 cases, for post-therapeutic monitoring in 103, and for diagnosis of recurrence in 48 cases. Performance indices of sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of metabolic FDG-PET and morphological CI were calculated. Differences in staging and diagnosis of residual or recurrent lymphoma were compared. RESULTS FDG-PET changed staging in 36% of cases for staging at baseline, in 52% of cases for monitoring response to treatment, and in 29% for diagnosis of recurrence. FDG-PET staging results were confirmed in 80% for staging at baseline, in 74% for monitoring response to treatment, and in 50% for diagnosis of recurrence. FDGPET and CI differed significantly at monitoring response to treatment for sensitivity (0.91 versus 0.69; p < 0.02), specificity (0.90 versus 0.38; p < 0.00001), PPV (0.77 versus 0.42; p < 0.001), and accuracy (0.83 versus 0.55; p < 0.02). CONCLUSION FDG-PET should be considered as the diagnostic modality of choice for post-therapeutic assessment of lymphoma patients and may be a reliable alternative to CI for staging at baseline and diagnosis of recurrence.
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- J Bucerius
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Reinhardt MJ, Herkel C, Altehoefer C, Finke J, Moser E. Computed tomography and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography for therapy control of Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients: when do we really need FDG-PET? Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1524-9. [PMID: 15946979 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and [(18)F]fluoro-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for prediction of progression-free survival of Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients after completion of therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS CT and FDG-PET were performed in 40 HD, 17 indolent NHL and 44 aggressive NHL patients (29 women, 72 men; aged 41+/-14 years) in a median of 2 months after therapy. Progression-free survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Independent prognostic factors were identified by means of Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS CT imaging results were progressive disease (PD) in five, stable disease (SD) in 57, and partial response (PR) or complete remission (CR) in 39 patients. FDG-PET suggested residual lymphoma in 24 patients. Three-year progression-free survival rates after exclusion of five PD patients were: 100% (PET negative; CT: PR or CR), 81% (PET negative; CT: SD), 21% (PET positive; CT: SD) and 0% (PET positive; CT: PR). FDG-PET (P<0.0001) and bulky disease (P <0.05) were identified as independent prognostic variables. CONCLUSIONS Among lymphoma patients with PR and SD on CT, FDG-PET discriminated those destined to progress into a low risk of < or =20% and a high risk for recurrence of > or =80%.
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- M J Reinhardt
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
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Ghanem N, Kelly T, Altehoefer C, Winterer J, Schäfer O, Bley TA, Moser E, Langer M. [Whole-body MRI in comparison to skeletal scintigraphy for detection of skeletal metastases in patients with solid tumors]. Radiologe 2005; 44:864-73. [PMID: 15351930 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-004-1096-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic efficacy of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) as a new and rapid examination technique with skeletal scintigraphy for detection of skeletal metastases from solid tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS In 129 patients with solid malignant tumors, WB-MRI was performed for individual comparison with skeletal scintigraphy. Examinations were performed with the innovative AngioSURF rolling table with integrated phased array surface coil and coronary TIRM sequences for different body regions. RESULTS The results for WB-MRI and skeletal scintigraphy were concordant in 81% of the cases, whereby both procedures excluded skeletal metastases in 43%. WB-MRI and skeletal scintigraphy demonstrated skeletal metastases in 38% of the cases, whereby WB-MRI provided more comprehensive findings in 45%. In 12% of the cases, skeletal scintigraphy was superior to WB-MRI and in 19% the findings were discordant, whereby WB-MRI detected skeletal metastases in 15 cases which had not been found on skeletal scintigraphy. In nine cases, skeletal scintigraphy was positive when the WB-MRI was negative. In 60% of the cases, WB-MRI evidenced tumor-associated findings. CONCLUSION WB-MRI represents a promising new staging technique for detection of skeletal metastases, which is more sensitive in many cases than skeletal scintigraphy in detecting and assessing the extent of skeletal metastases-and tumor-associated findings that are relevant for treatment strategy.
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- N Ghanem
- Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Radiologische Klinik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
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Ghanem N, Pache G, Winterer J, Sturzenecker H, Schmitz D, Altehoefer C, Langer M. Quantitativer Nachweis von Erythropoietin-vermittelten Signalintensitätsänderungen in der MRT des Femurs bei Patienten mit Tumoranämie. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ghanem N, Pache G, Schmitz D, Sturzenhecker H, Altehoefer C, Bley T, Winterer J, Langer M. Etablierung einer Methode zur Erfassung von reproduzierbaren Signalintensitätsmessungen am Knochenmark des proximalen Femur in der Magnetresonanztomographie. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Primary malignant tumors of the aorta are extremely rare. Review of the literature indicates that there are nearly 100 recorded cases of primary malignant tumors of the aorta. The purpose of this article is to present an additional case of the primary malignant tumors of the aorta which initially has been misinterpretated as atherosclerosic disease. This aortic tumor was of endothelial origin and immunohistochemical studies classified the tumor as an epithelioid angiosarcoma. The treatment resulted in an abdominal aortic repair. MRI of the spine revealed multifocal metastatic disease of the axial skeleton and a subsequent chemotherapy was performed. The patient died 17 months after the initial diagnosis.
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- N Ghanem
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany.
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Uhl M, Altehoefer C, Kontny U, Il'yasov K, Büchert M, Langer M. MRI-diffusion imaging of neuroblastomas: first results and correlation to histology. Eur Radiol 2002; 12:2335-8. [PMID: 12195491 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1310-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2001] [Revised: 11/19/2001] [Accepted: 12/07/2001] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffusion-weighted MR imaging in neuroblastomas. We prospectively examined seven children (age range 1-3 years) with seven solid body neuroblastomas. Diagnosis was established histologically. Diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging (EPI) sequence was performed in all patients, with a repetition time of 5400 ms and an echo time of 103 ms, and with a b-value of 1000 s/mm(2). The contrast of tumour tissue depicted with T2-weighted images and diffusion-weighted images were evaluated by means of region-of-interest measurements and a calculation of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was done. The ADC calculation showed a mean ADC of 1.1x10(-3) (SD 0.14x10(-3), range 0.9-1.2x10(-3)) mm(2)/s of all tumours. Diffusion-weighted images showed an increased tumour signal. Water proton diffusion within the tumour matrix of neuroblastomas is especially restricted by the molecular and macromolecular barriers due to the very dense structure of this tumour tissue. We hypothesize that high nuclear-to-cytoplasm ratio of neuroblastoma cells limits intracellular motion. Furthermore, the very densely packed tumour cells inhibit effective motion of extracellular water protons. Restricted proton motion leads to a reduction in the rate of apparent diffusion and to a marked increase in signal on diffusion-weighted EPI MR images.
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- M Uhl
- Section of Paediatric Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetterstrasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Winterer JT, Schaefer O, Uhrmeister P, Zimmermann-Paul G, Lehnhardt S, Altehoefer C, Laubenberger J. Contrast enhanced MR angiography in the assessment of relevant stenoses in occlusive disease of the pelvic and lower limb arteries: diagnostic value of a two-step examination protocol in comparison to conventional DSA. Eur J Radiol 2002; 41:153-60. [PMID: 11809545 DOI: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00386-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES Contrast-enhanced MRA (ce-MRA) has been claimed by many authors as a replacement of conventional angiography evaluating peripheral arterial occlusive disease. However, reliable detection of relevant stenoses (>70%) has to be provided for planning vascular interventions. Only few data in the literature focuses on this crucial problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate this topic using a two-step body-coil-based MRA protocol. METHODS AND PATIENTS Forty three patients presenting with 82 stenoses >/=50% and 61 stenoses >70% on conventional catheter angiogram received fast Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced high resolution 3D MR angiography at 1.5 T covering the pelvic and peripheral vascular tree in two examination steps using the body-coil. The data were evaluated double-blinded by three readers distinguishing moderate (50-70%) from severe stenoses (>70%). RESULTS Overall sensitivity/specificity/accuracy was 84/60/70% evaluating 143 segments. Specificity was rather poor in the iliac (58%) and crural (50%) region and moderate in the femoral and popliteal level (73%). The negative predictive value ranged between 78 and 91%. The grade of stenosis tend to be overestimated rather than underestimated in all levels with positive predictive values between 55 and 78%. DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Body-coil-based contrast-enhanced MRA has limited potential in distinguishing moderate from severe stenoses in peripheral occlusive disease. Overestimations are more common than underestimations. Both occur mainly in small-sized crural arteries but also in larger iliac arteries where vessel course in partition direction may cause inadequacy between voxel size and lumen diameter in severe stenosis.
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- Jan Thorsten Winterer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Altehoefer C, Ghanem N, Högerle S, Moser E, Langer M. Comparative detectability of bone metastases and impact on therapy of magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy in patients with breast cancer. Eur J Radiol 2001; 40:16-23. [PMID: 11673003 DOI: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00313-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to evaluate the comparative impact of magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy in bone metastases of breast cancer. METHODS AND PATIENTS in 81 patients with histologically proven breast cancer magnetic resonance imaging of the axial skeleton and whole-body bone scintigraphy had been performed. Images were retrospectively reviewed and compared for detection of metastases, extent of metastatic disease and therapeutic implications according to the patients' records. RESULTS about 54/81 (67%) patients revealed bone metastases. In 7/54 (13%) patients with bone metastases, scintigraphy was false negative. In one patient a solitary sternal metastases was seen. In 26/53 [49%] patients with spinal metastases, magnetic resonance imaging showed more extensive disease. Local radiotherapy or surgery was indicated in ten patients with metastases not evident in bone scintigraphy, in 20 patients with positive results by both imaging modalities and in six patients with metastases of pelvis imaged by bone scintigraphy only. CONCLUSION magnetic resonance imaging of the axial skeleton and pelvis appears superior for staging as only one patient had metastases merely outside the axial skeleton and local therapy was indicated even in spinal regions negative in bone scintigraphy.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Hoegerle S, Altehoefer C, Ghanem N, Koehler G, Waller CF, Scheruebl H, Moser E, Nitzsche E. Whole-body 18F dopa PET for detection of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors. Radiology 2001; 220:373-80. [PMID: 11477239 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.220.2.r01au25373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate fluorine 18 (18F) dopa positron emission tomography (PET) in comparison with established imaging procedures in gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS After evaluation of the normal distribution of 18F dopa, 17 patients with histologically confirmed tumors were examined with 18F dopa PET. Results of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) PET, somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy, and morphologic imaging (computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging) were available for all patients. Results of the procedures were evaluated by two radiologists and two nuclear medicine specialists, whose consensus based on all available histologic, imaging, and follow-up findings was used as the reference standard. RESULTS Ninety-two tumors were diagnosed: eight primary tumors, 47 lymph node metastases, and 37 organ metastases. 18F dopa PET led to 60 true-positive findings (seven primary tumors, 41 lymph node metastases, 12 organ metastases); FDG PET, 27 (two primary tumors, 14 lymph node metastases, 11 organ metastases); somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy, 52 (four primary tumors, 27 lymph node metastases, 21 organ metastases); and morphologic imaging, 67 (two primary tumors, 29 lymph node metastases, 36 organ metastases). This resulted in the following overall sensitivities: 18F dopa PET, 65% (60 of 92); FDG PET, 29% (27 of 92); somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy, 57% (52 of 92); morphologic procedures, 73% (67 of 92). Although the morphologic procedures were most sensitive for organ metastases, 18F dopa PET enabled best localization of primary tumors and lymph node staging. CONCLUSION 18F dopa PET is a promising procedure and useful supplement to morphologic methods in diagnostic imaging of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.
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- S Hoegerle
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs University, Hugstetterstrasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Altehoefer C, Bertz H, Ghanem NA, Langer M. Extent and time course of morphological changes of bone marrow induced by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging of healthy blood stem cell donors. J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 14:141-6. [PMID: 11477672 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the time course and extent of signal alterations of red bone marrow after short-term stimulation by recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rHuG-CSF) in healthy peripheral blood stem cell donors using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at low-field strength. Twelve healthy blood stem cell donors without evidence of bone marrow disorders were prospectively investigated and underwent four MRI studies of their lumbar spine. Sagittal T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences and a gradient-echo (GE) sequence with an echo time for out-of-phase imaging were performed prior to rHuG-CSF application (baseline MRI), on the day of first stem cell harvest (after 70 microg/kg body weight rHuG-CSF, second MRI) followed by two studies 9-18 days (median 14.5 days, third MRI) and 26-48 days (median 39.5 days, fourth MRI) after discontinuation of rHuG-CSF application. Baseline MRI showed normal marrow signal in all patients. The second MRI revealed a decrease of quantified bone marrow signal relative to nucleus pulposus in T1- and T2-weighted images and an increase of relative signal in out-of-phase GE sequences. The greatest changes of relative marrow signal were observed at the third MRI. Compared to baseline MRI, relative marrow signal was diminished by 12% in T1-weighted images and increased by 59% in GE sequences, consistent with a rise in marrow cellularity simulating diffuse marrow disease. At the fourth MRI quantified relative marrow signal returned to baseline levels in all sequences. In healthy individuals rHuG-CSF application leads to significant signal changes of bone marrow in lumbar vertebra that are maximal about 2 weeks after discontinuation of rHuG-CSF application. In patients with underlying marrow disorders who receive hematopoietic growth factors during treatment, these changes should not be confused with disease progression.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
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Altehoefer C, Ghanem N, Furtwängler A, Schneider B, Langer M. Breathhold unenhanced and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiography in hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 2001; 16:188-92. [PMID: 11459293 DOI: 10.1007/s003840000280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We assessed the imaging characteristics of hilar cholangiocarcinoma in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC). Breathhold MRI (T2-weighted turbo spin echo sequences, unenhanced T1-weighted gradient echo sequences, and gadolinium-enhanced fat-suppressed gradient echo sequences) and breathhold MRC (fat-suppressed two-dimensional projection images) performed in 12 patients with histologically confirmed hilar cholangiocarcinoma were retrospectively reviewed for morphological tumor characteristics and contrast enhancement patterns. MRC demonstrated a significant bile duct stenosis with intrahepatic bile duct dilatation in all cases except in one patient who received an endoprothesis prior to imaging. Hilar cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed by MRC only in one patient and MRI and MRC in 11. Mass lesions were seen in nine patients and circumferential tumor growth in three, including the patient diagnosed by MRC only. The tumor appeared hypointense relative to liver parenchyma in 10 of 11 patients in unenhanced T1-weighted images. T2-weighted sequences showed isointense or only slightly hyperintense signal in 5 of 11 patients, 3 of whom demonstrated desmoplastic reactions by histology. The other 6 patients revealed strongly hyperintense signal intensities. Contrast enhancement was increased compared to liver in 5 of 11 patients and decreased in 6 of 11 patients. MRI with MRC seem to be a sensitive tools in the detection of hilar cholangiocarcinomas. The variable imaging characteristics are most probably related to the inhomogeneous histological appearance of this tumor entity.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
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Buchmann I, Reinhardt M, Elsner K, Bunjes D, Altehoefer C, Finke J, Moser E, Glatting G, Kotzerke J, Guhlmann CA, Schirrmeister H, Reske SN. 2-(fluorine-18)fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in the detection and staging of malignant lymphoma. A bicenter trial. Cancer 2001. [PMID: 11251940 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010301)91:] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The authors undertook a prospective evaluation of the clinical value of 2-fluoro [18-]-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the detection and staging of malignant lymphoma compared with computed tomography (CT) and bone marrow biopsy (BMB). METHODS Fifty-two consecutive patients with untreated malignant lymphoma were evaluated prospectively in a bicenter study. FDG-PET, CT, and BMB were performed for investigating lymph node/extranodal manifestations and bone marrow infiltration. Thirty-three percnt of the discrepant results were verified by biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging, or clinical follow-up (range, 4-24 month). RESULTS Altogether, 1297 anatomic regions (lymph nodes, organs, and bone marrow) were evaluated. FDG-PET and CT scans were compared by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The area under the ROC curve were as follows: lymph nodes, 0.996 (PET) and 0.916 (CT); extranodal, 0.999 (PET) and 0.916 (CT); supradiaphragmatic, 0.996 (PET) and 0.905 (CT); and infradiaphragmatic, 0.999 (PET) and 0.952 (CT). In these analyses, FDG-PET was significantly superior to CT (P < 0.05), except in infradiaphragmatic regions, in which the two methods produced equivalent results. In detecting bone marrow infiltration, FDG-PET was superior to CT and was equivalent to BMB. In 4 of 52 patients (8%), FDG-PET led to an upstaging and a change of therapy. CONCLUSIONS Noninvasive FDG-PET is very accurate in the staging of malignant lymphoma. Compared with standard staging modalities (CT and BMB), PET was significantly superior and led to changes in the therapy regimen for 8% of patients.
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- I Buchmann
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
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Brink I, Reinhardt MJ, Hoegerle S, Altehoefer C, Moser E, Nitzsche EU. Increased metabolic activity in the thymus gland studied with 18F-FDG PET: age dependency and frequency after chemotherapy. J Nucl Med 2001; 42:591-5. [PMID: 11337547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED This study was designed to evaluate the age dependency of 18F-FDG uptake in the thymus and the frequency of PET confirmation of thymus hyperplasia after chemotherapy in cancer patients. METHODS Whole-body FDG PET recordings of 168 patients were retrospectively examined for a retrosternal lesion in the anterior mediastinum that was attributable to the thymus. The patients were assigned to the following four groups: children with malignant lesions before the first therapy (group Ia; n = 15; mean age +/- SD, 11.9 +/- 3.7 y), children with malignant disease after chemotherapy (group Ib; n = 12; mean age, 10.3 +/- 5.0 y), adults with histologically confirmed malignant lymphoma before the first therapy (group IIa; n = 37; mean age, 43.9 +/- 16.7 y), and adult lymphoma patients 3 wk to 4 mo after chemotherapy (group IIb; n = 104; mean age, 40.9 +/- 14.6 y). RESULTS Increased FDG accumulation in the thymus was seen in 11 patients (73%) of group Ia and 9 patients (75%) of group Ib. Thymus hyperplasia was found in 5 patients (5%) of group IIb. The eldest of these 5 patients was 25 y old. No increased FDG accumulation in the thymus was observed in any of the group IIa patients. In cases of visible FDG uptake in the thymus, standardized uptake values did not exceed 4. CONCLUSION FDG accumulation in the thymus is a common finding in children and can occasionally be observed in young adults after chemotherapy. Knowledge of the characteristics of a typical retrosternal lesion in conjunction with the clinical history allows avoidance of diagnostic uncertainty and unnecessary procedures.
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- I Brink
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Uhl M, Krauss M, Kern S, Herget G, Hauer MP, Altehoefer C, Darge K, Berner R, Langer M. The knee joint in early juvenile idiopathic arthritis. An ROC study for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Acta Radiol 2001; 42:6-9. [PMID: 11167323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) remains difficult due to unspecific clinical and laboratory findings, especially in early stages of the disease. The purpose of our study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging in diagnosing JIA of the knee joints. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty children (3-17 years old) clinically diagnosed with JIA (follow-up > 1 year) of a knee joint and a control group of 40 children with painful knee joints (MR diagnosis: bone bruise of the knee (n = 7), normal knee joint (n = 12), osteomyelitis (n = 6), septic arthritis (n = 2), bone tumor (n = 7) and miscellaneous bone lesions (n = 6)) were examined using a 1.5 T MR unit. T1-weighted spin-echo (SE), T2-weighted fast SE, contrast-enhanced T1-weighted SE and 2D gradient echo sequences were performed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves evaluation was conducted by 5 independent radiologists. RESULTS The positive criteria for diagnosing JIA were joint effusions (n = 40), contrast-enhancing synovitis (n = 39), cartilage lesions (n = 15), subchondral erosions and bony destruction (n = 1). Sensitivity and specificity were 93.5% and 92.5%, respectively. Both cases of septic arthritis were misdiagnosed as JIA by all radiologists. CONCLUSION Contrast-enhanced MR imaging seems to be a highly sensitive tool in establishing the diagnosis of JIA.
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- M Uhl
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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Hoegerle S, Altehoefer C, Ghanem N, Brink I, Moser E, Nitzsche E. 18F-DOPA positron emission tomography for tumour detection in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma and elevated calcitonin levels. Eur J Nucl Med 2001; 28:64-71. [PMID: 11202454 DOI: 10.1007/s002590000404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In spite of the availability of numerous procedures, diagnostic imaging of tumour manifestations in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma and elevated calcitonin levels is often difficult. In the present study, the new procedure of fluorine-18 dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography (18F-DOPA PET) was compared with the established functional and morphological imaging methods. After evaluation of the normal distribution of 18F-DOPA, 11 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma were examined using 18F-DOPA PET. Results of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) and morphological tomographic imaging (CT/MRI) were available for all patients. All individual procedures were evaluated without reference to prior information. Data assessment for each patient was based on cooperation between experienced radiologists and specialists in nuclear medicine, who considered all the available findings (histological results, imaging, follow-up studies). This cooperation served as the gold standard against which the results of the individual procedures were evaluated. A total of 27 tumours were studied [three primary tumours (PT)/local recurrence (LR), 16 lymph node metastases (LNM) and eight organ metastases (OM)]. 18F-DOPA PET produced 17 true-positive findings (2 PT/LR, 14 LNM, 1 OM), 18F-FDG PET 12 (2 PT/LR, 7 LNM, 3 OM), SRS 14 (2 PT/LR, 8 LNM, 4 OM) and morphological imaging 22 (3 PT/LR, 11 LNM, 8 OM). The following sensitivities were calculated with respect to total tumour manifestations: 18F-DOPA PET 63%, 18F-FDG PET 44%, SRS 52%, morphological imaging 81%. Thus, the morphological imaging procedures produce the best overall sensitivity, but the specificity for PT/LR (55%) and LNM (57%) was low. With respect to lymph node staging, the best results were obtained with 18F-DOPA PET. 18F-DOPA PET is a new functional imaging procedure for medullary thyroid carcinoma that seems to provide better results than SRS and 18F-FDG PET. Moreover, the data indicate that no single procedure provides adequate diagnostic certainty. Therefore, 18F-DOPA PET is a useful supplement to morphological diagnostic imaging, improving lymph node staging and enabling a more specific diagnosis of primary tumour and local recurrence.
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- S Hoegerle
- Department of Radiology, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany
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Uhl M, Krauss M, Kern S, Herget G, Hauer MP, Altehoefer C, Darge K, Berner R, Langer M. THE KNEE JOINT IN EARLY JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS. An ROC study for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Acta Radiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2001.042001006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Winterer JT, Scheffler K, Paul G, Hauer M, Schäfer O, Altehoefer C, Laubenberger J. Optimization of contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the hands with a timing bolus and elliptically reordered 3D pulse sequence. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2000; 24:903-8. [PMID: 11105711 DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200011000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Our objective was to optimize bolus administration and sequence setting in gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the hands. Elliptically reordered three-dimensional (3D) spoiled gradient-echo sequence with non-slab-selective radio frequency excitation was optimized according to the measurements of arterial and venous time-signal curves in 21 patients. Great variations in bolus arrival time and arterio-venous transit time could be observed. In most patients high-quality arterial depiction could be obtained with minor venous contamination. Contrast-to-noise, spatial resolution, and selective arterial filling is still a challenge for 3D MR angiography of the hand but can be optimized using Gadolinium-BOPTA and a dedicated pulse sequence setting with exact bolus timing.
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- J T Winterer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
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Ghanem N, Witucki G, Altehoefer C. [Intraspinal, epidural space-occupying lesion]. Radiologe 2000; 40:751-3. [PMID: 11006948 DOI: 10.1007/s001170050807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- N Ghanem
- Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik Freiburg.
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Winterer JT, Strey C, Wolffram C, Paul G, Einert A, Altehoefer C, Uhrmeister P, Kirste G, Laubenberger J. [Preoperative examination of potential kidney transplantation donors: value of gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography in comparison with DSA and urography]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2000; 172:449-57. [PMID: 10874972 DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess a contrast-enhanced standardized MRA protocol for the presurgical evaluation of potential renal transplant donors. METHODS Twenty-three potential donors for renal transplantations were examined with gadolinium-enhanced, two-phase MR angiograms (1.5 T) and DSA/urography for the number of renal arteries, the presence of aberrant arterial and venous branches, renal artery stenoses and anatomy of the renal collecting system and ureters. The diagnostic value was assessed by evaluating different image processing modalities and interobserver variability. RESULTS Using maximum intensity projections (MIP) together with multiplanar reformatting (MPR), accessory arteries were detected with a sensitivity/specificity of 100%/98%. Depending on diagnostic experience, exclusive evaluation of MIP yielded a sensitivity/specificity of 67-100%/95-100%. Using MIP/MPR, venous depiction was good in 80%, with MIP solely in 30-40%. At least the proximal third of the ureter was visible in 67%. CONCLUSION MPR/MIP evaluation of two-phase, contrast-enhanced MRA provides an excellent depiction of renal vessel anatomy for presurgical evaluation of renal transplant donors. Exclusive MIP assessment is less reliable and depends strongly on the examiner's experience. For sufficient visualization of the ureters, either additional measurements or low-dose diuretic injection have to performed.
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- J T Winterer
- Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
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- S Hoegerle
- Department of Radiology, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
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Winterer JT, Langer M, Altehoefer C. Magnetresonanzangiographie der Pulmonalarterien und der peripheren Gefäße. Hamostaseologie 2000. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1619464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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ZusammenfassungDie dreidimensionale kontrastunterstützte MR-Angiographie (3D-CE-MRA) mit paramagnetischen Kontrastmitteln hat die Möglichkeit eröffnet, hochqualitative nichtinvasive Angiographien in nahezu allen arteriellen Gefäßstromgebieten ohne Verwendung potentiell nephrotoxischer jodhaltiger Kontrastmittel in kurzer Aufnahme- und Auswertezeit zu generieren.Die Methode eignet sich hervorragend bei Patienten mit Kontraindikationen gegen jodhaltige Kontrastmittel, wird aber auch zunehmend in der Routinediagnostik bei arterieller Verschlußkrankheit zur Festlegung der weiteren Therapie eingesetzt. Die Darstellung der Pulmonalarterien in Atemanhaltetechnik erlaubt die Beurteilung der Gefäße bis auf Subsegmentebene, so daß bei Verdacht auf Lungenembolien bei unklarem szintigraphischen Befund und Kontraindikationen zur Spiral-Computertomographie mit Röntgenkontrastmitteln eine exzellente nichtinvasive Methode alternativ zur Verfügung steht. Weiterentwicklungen mit Optimierung des Gefäßkontrastes durch neue Kontrastmittel und der räumlichen Auflösung durch verbesserte Spulentechnologie lassen eine zunehmende klinische Bedeutung der 3D-CE-MRA erwarten.
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Uhrmeister P, Allmann KH, Wertzel H, Altehoefer C, Laubenberger J, Hasse J, Langer M. Chest wall infiltration by lung cancer: value of thin-sectional CT with different reconstruction algorithms. Eur Radiol 1999; 9:1304-9. [PMID: 10460363 DOI: 10.1007/s003300050837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The aim of this investigation was to evaluate whether thin-sectional CT with different reconstruction algorithms can improve the diagnostic accuracy with regard to chest wall invasion in patients with peripheral bronchogenic carcinoma. Forty-one patients with intrapulmonary lesions and tumor contact to the thoracic wall as seen on CT staging underwent additional 1-mm CT slices with reconstruction in a high-resolution (HR) and an edge blurring, soft detail (SD) algorithm. Five criteria were applied and validated by histological findings. Using the criteria of the intact fat layer, HRCT had a sensitivity of 81 % and a specificity of 79 %, SD CT had a sensitivity of 96 % and a specificity of 78 %, and standard CT technique had a sensitivity of 50 % and a specificity of 71 %, respectively. Regarding changes of intercostal soft tissue, HRCT achieved a sensitivity of 71 % and a specificity of 96 %, SD CT had a sensitivity of 94 % and a specificity of 96 % (standard CT technique: sensitivity 50 % and specificity 96 %). For the other criteria, such as pleural contact area, angle, and osseous destruction, no significant differences were found. Diagnostic accuracy of chest wall infiltration can be improved by using thin sectional CT. Especially the application of an edge-blurring (SD) algorithm increases sensitivity and specificity without additional costs.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Algorithms
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/pathology
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology
- Female
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/diagnostic imaging
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/pathology
- Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous/diagnostic imaging
- Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous/pathology
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Liposarcoma/diagnostic imaging
- Liposarcoma/pathology
- Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Lung/pathology
- Lung Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Lung Diseases/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Staging
- Pleura/diagnostic imaging
- Pleura/pathology
- Prospective Studies
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- P Uhrmeister
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Kotter E, Einert A, Merz C, Allmann KH, Altehoefer C, Ghanem N, Langer M. Comparison between a screen-film system and a selenium radiography system. An ROC study using simulated thoracic lesions. Invest Radiol 1999; 34:296-302. [PMID: 10196722 DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199904000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic image quality of the hard copies of a commercially available selenium detector-based computed radiography system compared to that of a conventional screen-film system. METHODS Ten radiographs of an anthropomorphic chest phantom with simulated nodular and linear-reticular lesions were produced using either system. Each radiograph was subdivided into 15 fields containing zero lesions, one nodular lesion, one linear-reticular lesion, or both lesions. The total of 150 fields for each modality was reviewed by six radiologists, and receiver operating analysis was performed. RESULTS The conventional screen-film system performed significantly better for nodular lesions, whereas no statistically significant difference was found between the detection rates of both systems for linear-reticular lesions. CONCLUSIONS The better detection of nodules with the dedicated selenium detector can be explained by the higher dynamic range of the system. Detection of linear-reticular lesions was slightly but not significantly better with the screen-film system, but the detection rate of the selenium detector might be further improved with a different image processing technique.
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- E Kotter
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Freiburg University Hospital, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Germany
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Krause T, Eisenmann N, Reinhardt M, Bathmann J, Altehoefer C, Finke J, Moser E. Bone marrow scintigraphy using technetium-99m antigranulocyte antibody in malignant lymphomas. Ann Oncol 1999; 10:79-85. [PMID: 10076726 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008356910239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to elucidate the clinical reliability of immunoscintigraphy (IS) to detect infiltration of the bone marrow in patients with malignant lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Whole body IS was performed in 103 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) using Tc-99m labelled anti-NCA-95 which allows visualization of the granulopoietic bone marrow. Of these, 52% were studied prior to any therapy. Findings were compared to posterior iliac crest biopsy as well as MRI and/or follow-up examination. Criteria of marrow infiltration were a positive biopsy, positive follow-up, or positive results of MRI. RESULTS Comparison of IS and biospy revealed concordant findings in 69 and discordant findings in 34 of 103 patients. Of the 34 patients with discordant results, IS showed lesions suspicious of bone marrow infiltration in 29 patients despite normal biopsy findings. When follow-up and additional examinations were taken into consideration, 10 patients remained with probably false positive and five with false negative IS findings. IS proved to be highly sensitive and specific in patients with HD (100% and 84%, respectively) and high-grade NHL (93% and 84%, respectively). Moderate sensitivity (60%) was found in low-grade NHL. This was possibly due to false negative IS in three to five patients with chemotherapy in contrast to one of five false negative results in patients without chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Bone marrow scintigraphy using antigranulocyte antibodies is highly sensitive in HD and high-grade NHL. Positive findings in IS subsequent to a negative biopsy should be followed by guided re-biopsy or MRI.
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- T Krause
- Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Abteilung Nuklearmedizin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany.
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Hoegerle S, Juengling F, Otte A, Altehoefer C, Moser EA, Nitzsche EU. Combined FDG and [F-18]fluoride whole-body PET: a feasible two-in-one approach to cancer imaging? Radiology 1998; 209:253-8. [PMID: 9769840 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.1.9769840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of the combined application of 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG; for the evaluation of soft tissue) and [F-18]fluoride (for the evaluation of the skeleton) in positron emission tomography (PET) of cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty consecutive patients (23 women, 37 men; mean age +/- SD, 51 years +/- 14; age range, 13-76 years) were entered into this prospective study. Thirty patients underwent only FDG PET. Thirty patients underwent combined FDG and fluoride PET. The PET findings were correlated with the findings of other imaging modalities. Interobserver agreement for the anatomic lesion localization was calculated with the use of the kappa statistic. RESULTS All 30 combined FDG and fluoride studies yielded high-quality whole-body images. PET findings correlated with other imaging findings in 54 (78%) of 69 lesions in the control group and with 64 (88%) of 73 lesions in the combined group. Interobserver agreement in the control group was 0.74; it was 0.95 in the combined group. CONCLUSION Combined FDG and fluoride PET is an advanced metabolic imaging approach for the evaluation of cancer.
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- S Hoegerle
- Department of Radiological Science, Albert Ludwigs University, Center for Health Science, Frieburg, Germany
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Altehoefer C, Blum U, Ebert D. Cystic adventitial degeneration and entrapment syndrome of the popliteal artery as a differential diagnosis of popliteal stenosis or occlusion in the younger age group. VASA 1998; 27:179-82. [PMID: 9747156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Differential diagnosis in angiographically found popliteal artery stenosis or occlusion comprises some distinct and clinically important entities that should be considered as management and prognosis may vary considerably. We present two patients with the final diagnosis of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery and popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Angiographic findings and the value of additional diagnostic imaging are discussed.
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- C Altehoefer
- Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg, Germany.
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- K H Allmann
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Universitatsklinikum Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Freiburg, Germany.
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Altehoefer C. LBBB: challenging our concept of metabolic heart imaging with fluorine-18-FDG and PET? J Nucl Med 1998; 39:263-5. [PMID: 9476933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neumann HP, Bender BU, Schultze-Seemann W, Krause T, Altehoefer C, Scheremet R, Orszagh M, Schwarzkopf G, Januszewicz A, Janetschek G, Riegler P. The kidney and von Hippel-Lindau disease: impact of molecular genetic analysis of the VHL gene for clinical management. Contrib Nephrol 1997; 122:102-8. [PMID: 9399049 DOI: 10.1159/000059876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- H P Neumann
- Department of Nephrology, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany.
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Altehoefer C, Laubenberger J, Lange W, Kraus A, Allmann KH, Uhrmeister P, Langer M. Prospective evaluation of bone marrow signal changes on magnetic resonance tomography during high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with breast cancer. Invest Radiol 1997; 32:613-20. [PMID: 9342121 DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199710000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors evaluate bone marrow signal changes on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging during high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). METHODS Fourteen patients with breast cancer without bone metastases underwent four sagittal MR imaging studies with T1-weighted, T2-weighted turbo spin-echo and inversion recovery sequences with short inversion time (STIR) of the lumbar spine: (1) during initial staging, (2) prior to high-dose chemotherapy after two cycles of induction chemotherapy, (3) early after PBSCT with a leukocyte exceeding 2000/microL, and (4) 6 to 8 weeks after PBSCT. Signal intensity ratios of averaged lumbar bone marrow to nucleus pulposus were measured and homogeneity was evaluated visually using a semiquantitative score. RESULTS Compared with the initial finding (1): Signal intensity ratios were altered significantly at (2): T1-weighted: -22% +/- 14, P < 0.001; T2-weighted: -11% +/- 11, P < 0.01; STIR: +33% +/- 31, P < 0.01; Signal intensity ratios were altered significantly at (3): T2-weighted: -23% +/- 12, P < 0.001, STIR: -22% +/- 23, P < 0.01; and Signal intensity ratios were altered significantly at (4): only STIR: -16% +/- 19, P < 0.01. Homogeneity scores decreased at (3) for T1-weighted and STIR sequences (-1.6 +/- 0.5 to -2.0 +/- 0.7, P < 0.01 and -1.0 +/- 0.5 to -1.4 +/- 0.5, P < 0.01, respectively) and at (4) for the latter sequence (-1.0 +/- 0.5 versus -1.4 +/- 0.5, P < 0.01). At (4), T1-weighted images were less homogenous than initially in 3 of 14 (21%) patients. CONCLUSIONS Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates significant alterations of bone marrow composition during PBSCT but allows differentiation of benign therapy-related changes from those known in metastatic disease after completion of PBSCT.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
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OBJECTIVE Investigations were conducted regarding changes of carpal tunnel shape during wrist motion and the variations of space for the median nerve as well as the preoperative signs of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and the postoperative restitution. METHODS Axial MR images (1.0 T) were performed at the level of the distal radioulnar joint, pisiforme bone and hook of hamate level of 20 wrists of patients with clinical symptoms of CTS and further 20 wrists of volunteers. This was conducted with the wrist in neutral position, 45 degrees extension and 45 degrees flexion. T2-weighted signal intensity of the median nerve were measured in 18 patients pre- and postoperatively. RESULTS The increase of the cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the pisiform level and the flattening of the median nerve at the hook of hamate level as well as the volar bowing of the flexor retinaculum at the pisiform and hook of hamate level were significantly greater in patients with CTS than in those with normal wrists (P < 0.05-0.001). In postoperative follow-up studies the distal flattening of the median nerve recovered in 94%. The signal intensity of the median nerve on T2-weighted images decreased in 67%. CONCLUSIONS Flexion at the pisiform and hamate level as well as extension at the pisiform level narrows the space available for the median nerve potential leading to compression of the median nerve. MR imaging is accurate and reliable for diagnosis and postoperative follow-up of CTS.
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- K H Allmann
- Department of Radiology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
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Altehoefer C, Blum U, Bathmann J, Wüstenberg C, Uhrmeister P, Laubenberger J, Lange W, Schwarzkopf J, Moser E, Langer M. Comparative diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and immunoscintigraphy for detection of bone marrow involvement in patients with malignant lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 1997; 15:1754-60. [PMID: 9164182 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1997.15.5.1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and immunoscintigraphy (IS) for detection of bone marrow infiltration in malignant lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 32 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), MRI of the axial skeleton and whole-body IS using technetium-99m (99mTc)-labeled monoclonal antibodies were reviewed and compared with iliac crest biopsies. Criterion for marrow infiltration was a positive biopsy or concordant positive results of MRI and IS. RESULTS In 16 patients (50%), MRI, IS, and iliac crest biopsies were negative for marrow infiltration. Iliac crest biopsy showed infiltration in only four patients (13%). Infiltration was missed in two of 32 patients with IS and in one patient with MRI. In one additional patient, MRI was false-positive because of pelvic hematopoietic hyperplasia. A subset of nine patients (28%) with negative biopsies had bone marrow involvement according to MRI and IS with identical location and pattern of infiltration. In eight of these nine patients, diagnostic imaging indicated marrow involvement only in noncrest marrow. Subsequent biopsy confirmed infiltration in five patients. The clinical course suggested true-positive imaging results in the remaining four patients. Two patients (6%) remained equivocal. Overall concordance of MRI and IS for marrow infiltration was 88% (28 of 32 patients). CONCLUSION Diagnostic imaging is essential for optimal staging in malignant lymphoma, as blind biopsies appear to have low sensitivity for bone marrow infiltration because of frequent involvement in noncrest marrow. both imaging modalities show a high rate of detection of bone marrow infiltration.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
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vom Dahl J, Altehoefer C, Sheehan FH, Buechin P, Schulz G, Schwarz ER, Koch KC, Uebis R, Messmer BJ, Buell U, Hanrath P. Effect of myocardial viability assessed by technetium-99m-sestamibi SPECT and fluorine-18-FDG PET on clinical outcome in coronary artery disease. J Nucl Med 1997; 38:742-8. [PMID: 9170439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED PET imaging of myocardial perfusion and metabolism identifies regional viability as well as patients at high risk for future cardiac events. This study evaluated a combined "hybrid" imaging approach using 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT and [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) PET with regard to reversibility of regional dysfunction and to patient clinical outcome during a 2-yr follow-up. METHODS In this study, 161 consecutive patients underwent baseline viability imaging. All had regional wall motion (RWM) abnormalities and 88% had a history of previous myocardial infarction. Regions were classified by semiquantitative analysis of sestamibi and FDG uptake as normal, mild match, mismatch or scar. For clinical outcome, patients were divided into three groups: predominantly scar tissue (Group A, n = 90), mild match (Group B, n = 26) and mismatch (Group C, n = 45). Treatment was performed with the knowledge of nuclear results. Cardiac events during follow-up were defined as death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring revascularization, heart transplantation and survived resuscitation. RESULTS Patients were followed for 29 +/- 6 mo. Revascularization rate was 30% in Group A, 81% in Group B and 80% in Group C, whereas the other patients were treated by medication. Only Group C demonstrated a significant reduction of cardiac events after revascularization, whereas, particularly in Group A, revascularization did not influence the frequency of events. Subjective assessment of angina pectoris and heart failure revealed more patients with improvement after revascularization as compared with conservative treatment. Of the 84 revascularized patients, 61 underwent follow-up angiography at 5 +/- 2 mo with RWM analysis using the centerline method. RWM improved only in mismatch regions from -2.2 +/- 1.0 s.d. to -1.0 +/- 1.4 s.d. (p < 0.01), whereas regions with a mild match or scar did not change. CONCLUSION Nuclear imaging using 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT and [18F]FDG PET allows diagnosis of viability in regions with reduced perfusion and function with prognostic implications for functional outcome as well as for identification of patients who benefit most from revascularization.
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- J vom Dahl
- Department of Medicine, University of Aachen, Germany
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vom Dahl J, Altehoefer C, Büchin P, Sheehan FH, Schwarz ER, Koch KC, Schulz G, Uebis R, Schöndube F, Messmer BJ, Büll U, Hanrath P. [Effect of myocardial viability and coronary revascularization on clinical outcome and prognosis: a follow-up study of 161 patients with coronary heart disease]. Z Kardiol 1996; 85:868-81. [PMID: 9064949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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One hundred and sixty-one consecutive patients (144 male, 57 +/- 9 years) with stable coronary artery disease underwent nuclear imaging for assessment of myocardial viability using Tc-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). 88% had a history of chronic myocardial infarction and all had angiographically proven regional wall motion (RWM) abnormalities in the distribution territory of a stenosed or occluded coronary artery. Patients were followed for 29 +/- 6 (22-44) months with 84/161 patients (52%) receiving elective revascularization by either bypass surgery or angioplasty. 61/84 patients underwent follow-up angiography after 5 +/- 2 months for quantitative assessment of RWM changes using serial analysis with the centerline method in 45 pts with technically suitable paired angiograms. Myocardial regions were classified according to semiquantitative analysis of regional sestamibi and FDG uptake as either normal, regions with evidence for maintained viability but no mismatch ("mild match"), regions with a perfusion/metabolism "mismatch," or scar. RWM improved in "mismatch" regions from -2.2 +/- 1.0 SD to -1.0 +/- 1.4 SD (p < 0.01) compared to the mean of a normal reference population. In contrast, in regions with a "mild match" or those classified as scar, RWM analysis revealed no functional changes at follow-up. For the assessment of clinical outcome, patients were divided into three groups depending on the result of viability imaging. Those with predominantly scar tissue in the target region for viability assessment (group A, n = 90), those with a "mild match" (B, n = 26), and group C (n = 45) consisting of patients with a "mismatch" pattern. Subsequent treatment was not blinded to nuclear imaging results and revascularization was performed in 30% of group A (group A2), 81% of group B, and 80% of group C, while the other patients were treated medically only. Cardiac events during follow-up were defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina with subsequent revascularization, cardiac transplantation, and survived resuscitation without evidence for myocardial infarction. Group C demonstrated a significant reduction of cardiac events from 22% to 0% following revascularization, whereas in group A coronary revascularization did not influence the frequency of events. Subjective assessment of angina pectoris and heart failure symptoms revealed more patients with improvement following revascularization as compared to those treated medically. Thus, combined nuclear imaging using sestamibi SPECT and FDG PET with quantitative tracer uptake analysis allows detection of absent or preserved myocardial viability in regions with reduced perfusion and function with prognostic implication for regional myocardial functional outcome as well as for identification of patients who benefit most from coronary revascularization.
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- J vom Dahl
- Medizinische Klinik I der RWTH Aachen, Universitätsklinikum Aachen
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Allmann KH, Altehoefer C, Wildanger G, Gufler H, Uhl M, Seif el Nasr M, Langer M. Hoffa fracture--a radiologic diagnostic approach. J Belge Radiol 1996; 79:201-2. [PMID: 8958668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Hoffa fracture is a rare injury consisting of unicondylar tangential posterior fracture of the distal femur. On plain radiographs the fracture line is clearly seen. However, some fractures and musculotendinous injuries may display subtle features and may be difficult to detect even with optimal images. We explain the mechanism of injury, discuss the diagnostic work-up and the operative and nonoperative management.
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- K H Allmann
- Department of Radiology, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
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vom Dahl J, Altehoefer C, Sheehan FH, Buechin P, Uebis R, Messmer BJ, Buell U, Hanrath P. Recovery of regional left ventricular dysfunction after coronary revascularization. Impact of myocardial viability assessed by nuclear imaging and vessel patency at follow-up angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 28:948-58. [PMID: 8837573 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(96)00259-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate an imaging approach using technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy and positron emission tomography with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose for assessment of myocardial viability proved by serial quantitative left ventricular angiography. Furthermore, the influence of successful long-term revascularization on functional recovery was studied. BACKGROUND Previous studies using positron emission tomography of myocardial perfusion and metabolism have demonstrated accurate identification of myocardial viability. However, most of these studies used a qualitative or semiquantitative wall motion analysis approach. METHODS Nuclear imaging with semiquantitative analysis of tracer uptake was performed in 193 patients with regional wall motion abnormalities. Regions were categorized as normal, viable with perfusion/metabolism mismatch, viable without mismatch (intermediate) and scar. Seventy-two of 103 patients with subsequent revascularization underwent follow-up angiography. In 52 of 72 patients, changes in regional wall motion were measured by the centerline method from serial angiography. RESULTS Wall motion improved in mismatch regions from -2.2 +/- 1.0 to -1.1 +/- 1.4 SD (p < 0.001). In contrast, regions with an intermediate pattern and those with scar did not improve. Restenosis or graft occlusion influenced functional outcome because regions with preoperative mismatch and successful long-term revascularization improved at follow-up (from -2.3 +/- 1.0 to -0.8 +/- 1.4 SD, p < 0.001), whereas wall motion did not change with recurrent hypoperfusion. Metabolic imaging added diagnostic information, particularly in regions with mild and moderate perfusion defects. CONCLUSIONS This imaging approach allows detection of viability in regions with myocardial dysfunction. Wall motion benefits most in myocardium with perfusion/metabolism mismatch and successful long-term revascularization.
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- J vom Dahl
- Department of Internal Medicine I (Cardiology), University Hospital, Rheinisch-Westfälische-Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
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Schwarz ER, Schaper J, vom Dahl J, Altehoefer C, Grohmann B, Schoendube F, Sheehan FH, Uebis R, Buell U, Messmer BJ, Schaper W, Hanrath P. Myocyte degeneration and cell death in hibernating human myocardium. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 27:1577-85. [PMID: 8636539 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic characteristics of myocyte degeneration leading to replacement fibrosis in hibernating myocardium by use of electron microscopy and immunohistochemical techniques. BACKGROUND Data on the ultrastructure and the cytoskeleton of cardiomyocytes in myocardial hibernation are scarce. Incomplete or delayed functional recovery might be due to variable degree of cardiomyocyte degeneration in hibernating myocardium. METHODS In 24 patients, regional wall motion abnormalities were analyzed by use of the centerline method before and 6 +/- 1 months after coronary artery bypass surgery. Preoperative technetium-99m sestamibi uptake was measured by single-photon emission computed tomography for assessing regional perfusion. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was measured by positron emission tomography to assess glucose metabolism. Transmural biopsy specimens were taken during coronary artery bypass surgery from the center of the hypocontractile area of the anterior wall. RESULTS The myocytes showed varying signs of mild-to-severe degenerative changes and an increased degree of fibrosis. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated disruption of the cytoskeletal proteins titin and alpha-actinin. Electron microscopy of the cell organelles and immunohistochemical analysis of the cytoskeleton showed a similarity in the degree of degenerative alterations. Group 1 (n = 11) represented patients with only minor structural alterations, whereas group 2 (n = 13) showed severe morphologic degenerative changes. Wall motion abnormalities showed postoperative improvements, and nuclear imaging revealed a perfusion-metabolism mismatch without significant differences between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Long-term hypoperfusion causes different degrees of morphologic alterations leading to degeneration. Preoperative analysis of regional contractility and perfusion-metabolism imaging does not distinguish the severity of morphologic alterations nor the functional outcome after revascularization. The insufficient act of self-preservation in hibernating myocardium may lead to a progressive structural degeneration with an incomplete and delayed recovery of function after restoration of blood flow.
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- Department of Cardiology, Rheirisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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Altehoefer C, vom Dahl J, Messmer BJ, Hanrath P, Buell U. Fate of the resting perfusion defect as assessed with technetium-99m methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile single-photon emission computed tomography after successful revascularization in patients with healed myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 1996; 77:88-92. [PMID: 8540466 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89142-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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It is concluded that in patients with healed myocardial infarction, MIBI uptake at rest underestimates myocardial viability and may improve significantly if blood flow is restored. Patients with MIBI defects at rest may therefore take advantage of revascularization.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
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Altehoefer C, vom Dahl J, Bares R, Stöcklin GL, Büll U. Metabolic mismatch of septal beta-oxidation and glucose utilization in left bundle branch block assessed with PET. J Nucl Med 1995; 36:2056-9. [PMID: 7472598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Preserved septal uptake of the new long-chain fatty acid analog [18F]FTHA was found in a patient with three-vessel disease, a history of previous anterior myocardial infarction and left bundle branch block (LBBB), despite severely decreased septal [18F]FDG uptake that suggested scarred tissue. Nearly absent [19F]FDG uptake in the septum could not be explained by concordant reduction of septal perfusion as assessed by 99mTc-MIBI SPECT. These data may point to divergent metabolic effects of the conduction abnormality in LBBB with consecutively reduced septal exogenous glucose utilization but unaffected septal beta-oxidation.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technical University, Aachen, Germany
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Altehoefer C, vom Dahl J, Biedermann M, Uebis R, Beilin I, Sheehan F, Hanrath P, Buell U. Significance of defect severity in technetium-99m-MIBI SPECT at rest to assess myocardial viability: comparison with fluorine-18-FDG PET. J Nucl Med 1994; 35:569-74. [PMID: 8151377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED The pathophysiological significance of 99mTc-MIBI uptake at rest for assessing myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is still controversial. Therefore, we studied the relationship of 99mTc-MIBI uptake at rest and preserved or absent uptake of 18FDG as assessed with PET in 111 consecutive patients after overnight withdrawal of their antianginal medication. METHODS Each ventricle was evaluated in 13 segments derived from 25 regions of interest (ROIs) in short-axis cuts and 18FDG uptake was normalized to the intraindividual normal reference ROI (ROI with maximal = 100% 99mTc-MIBI uptake). Segments with a normalized 18FDG uptake > 70% were defined as viable while segments with a 18FDG uptake < 50% were defined as nonviable. RESULTS Five to 11% of segments with 99mTc-MIBI uptake at rest < or = 30% of peak activity were viable and 80%-84% nonviable. Of moderate to severe 99mTc-MIBI defects at rest (31%-70% of peak), 13%-61% were viable. Segmental 99mTc-MIBI uptake and normalized 18FDG uptake were linearly correlated (r = 0.61, n = 1443, p < 0.001). In segments revealing severely reduced 99mTc-MIBI uptake (< or = 50% of peak) the correlation was considerably lower (r = 0.44, n = 295, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with CAD, 99mTc-MIBI uptake underestimates myocardial viability in comparison to 18FDG-PET. Myocardial 99mTc-MIBI uptake therefore appears to reflect myocardial blood flow rather than myocardial viability. Patients with moderate and severe 99mTc-MIBI defects at rest may benefit from additional metabolic PET imaging prior to final therapeutic decisions.
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Technical University Aachen, Germany
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Biedermann M, Altehoefer C, Büll U. [Attenuation effects in 99mTc-MIBI stressed myocardium 360 degree SPECT: a comparison of the supine and prone positions]. Nuklearmedizin 1994; 33:8-14. [PMID: 8134288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Due to the higher photon energy of 99mTc as compared to 201Tl attenuation effects are expected to be less prominent in SPECT imaging using 99mTc-labelled isonitriles. Reduced 99mTc-MIBI uptake has been observed especially in male patients despite low probability of coronary artery disease. 56 patients were investigated in prone and supine position after bicycle exercise. Inclusion criterium was the identical location of the ROI with maximal tracer uptake in prone and supine imaging. In prone position 99mTc-MIBI uptake was significantly higher in the posterior wall as compared to supine imaging (p < .001). The underlying cause of the apparent increase in tracer uptake of the posterior wall was a decrease in count density in the region of maximal uptake (p < .01) while the count densities in the posterior wall were unchanged (p = NS). Relative uptake values in apical and septal regions of the anterior wall significantly decreased in prone imaging. SPECT imaging in prone position is useful in minimizing attenuation artifacts. However, because a deterioration in the anterior wall cannot be excluded, studies that compare the sensitivities and specificities for the different coronary arteries are required before general prone imaging can be recommended.
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Altehoefer C, vom Dahl J, Büll U. [False-positive findings in the 99mTc-MIBI SPECT of left bundle branch block and angiographic excluded coronary artery disease]. Nuklearmedizin 1994; 33:46-8. [PMID: 8134287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In a patient with left bundle branch block exercise/rest SPECT using 99mTc-MIBI revealed exercise-induced ischemia. After exclusion of significant coronary artery stenosis by angiography early dilated cardiomyopathy was assumed. Scintigraphic findings using 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in patients with left bundle branch block are discussed.
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Biedermann M, Altehoefer C, Büll U. Schwächungseffekte bei der 99mTc-MIBI Belastungsmyokard 360° SPECT: Vergleich von Rücken- und Bauchlage. Nuklearmedizin 1994. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1629670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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ZusammenfassungArtefizielle Schwächungen der Hinterwand bei der Myokard-SPECT in Rückenlage sollten mit 99mTc-MIBI aufgrund der höheren Photonenenergie weniger stark ausgeprägt sein als mit 201TI. Deutliche Speicherminderungen werden insbesondere bei Männern, auch mit 99mTc-MIBI beobachtet. 56 Patienten wurden nach körperlicher Belastung in Rücken- und Bauchlage untersucht. Eingangskriterium war ein gleichgelegenes Speichermaximum in Rücken- und Bauchlage. Bauchlagestudien zeigten dagegen konsistent höhere relative Speicherungen (p <0,001) in der linksventrikulären Hinterwand. Grundlage dieser Erhöhung der Meßwerte für die Bauchlage war eine Abnahme der absoluten maximalen Zählratendichte (p <0,01) im Myokard bei gleichbleibender absoluter Zählratendichte für die Hinterwand (p = n.s.). Die relative Speicherung in spitzen- und septumnaher Vorderwand nahm in Bauchlage signifikant ab. Sinnvoll erscheint die Bauchlage, um artefizielle Veränderungen in der Hinterwand zu minimieren. Da Nachteile für die Vorderwand nicht auszuschließen sind, sollten vor einer gänzlichen Umstellung der Aufnahmebedingungen Sensitivitäten und Spezifitäten in Bauch- und Rückenlage für die einzelnen Koronararterien bestimmt werden.
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Dahl V, Büll U, Altehoefer C. Falsch-positiver Befund in der 99mTc-MIBI SPECT bei Linksschenkelblock und angiographisch ausgeschlossener KHK. Nuklearmedizin 1994. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1629677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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ZusammenfassungBei einem Patienten mit neu aufgetretenem Linksschenkelblock im EKG zeigte die SPECT mit 99mTc-MIBI den Befund einer belastungsinduzierten Ischämie. Nach angiographischem Ausschluß einer koronaren Herzerkrankung wurde der Verdacht auf eine beginnende dilatative Kardiomyopathie geäußert. Szintigra-phische Befunde der 99mTc-MIBI SPECT bei Linksschenkelblock werden diskutiert.
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Altehoefer C, vom Dahl J, Buell U, Uebis R, Kleinhans E, Hanrath P. Comparison of thallium-201 single-photon emission tomography after rest injection and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for assessment of myocardial viability in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Eur J Nucl Med 1994; 21:37-45. [PMID: 8088284 DOI: 10.1007/bf00182304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This prospective study in 42 patients with chronic coronary artery disease and severe wall motion abnormalities (sWMA) on cineventriculography (24 patients with previous myocardial infarction; ejection fraction, 45% +/- 13%) was designed to compare myocardial thallium-201 uptake after rest injection and normalized fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake (after oral glucose load) for assessment of a rest 201Tl protocol to evaluate myocardial viability. The left ventricle was divided into the supply territory of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and the lateral wall and posterior territory (inferior, posterior and posteroseptal segments) because of the high variability of left circumflex and right coronary artery supply territories. Segmental 201Tl uptake in single-photon emission tomography (SPET) and segmental normalized 18FDG uptake (13 segments per patient) showed a close linear relationship in the LAD territory (r = 0.79) and in the lateral wall (r = 0.77), while the correlation in the posterior territory was considerably lower (r = 0.52). 201Tl/18FDG concordance was defined as an 18FDG uptake exceeding 201Tl uptake by < 20%. Discordance was assumed if 18FDG exceeded 201Tl uptake by at least 20%. Concordant results were shown by 81% (439/541) of segments. In segments with severe 201Tl reduction (< or = 50% of peak, n = 78) discordance was observed in 10% of segments in the LAD territory and lateral wall (n = 62) and in 44% of segments in the posterior territory (n = 16).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- C Altehoefer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
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Altehoefer C, Grün B, Bares R, Büll U. [An incidental finding of a progressive diaphyseal dysplasia (Camurati-Engelmann syndrome)]. Nuklearmedizin 1993; 32:325-7. [PMID: 8295831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In a 35 year-old female diaphyseal hyperostosis of femur and tibia indicative of a Camurati-Engelmann syndrome (progressive diaphyseal dysplasia) were discovered during routine phlebography. This rare disorder belongs to the group of osteochondrodysplasias and affects primarily the diaphyses of long bones. Sporadic as well as familial cases have been observed. Although the cause and pathogenetic mechanism of the disease are unknown, an autosomal dominant inheritance is being discussed. Diagnosis was based on radiological findings, which are presented along with the scintigraphic appearance of the disease.
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- C Altehoefer
- Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Klinikum der RWTH, Aachen, FRG
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