Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Sona Balogova, Emile Darai, Lucia Noskovicova, Ludovit Lukac, Jean-Noel Talbot, Francoise Montravers
Summary: Endometriosis can be visualized on F-18-FDG PET/CT and may mimic malignancy. In interpreting F-18-FDG PET/CT results, the presence of known or suspected endometriosis should be considered, as it can interfere with the interpretation. The uptake of F-18-FDG in endometriosis lesions can overlap with low-grade malignancies.
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Teresa Mannarino, Roberta Assante, Carlo Ricciardi, Emilia Zampella, Carmela Nappi, Valeria Gaudieri, Ciro Gabriele Mainolfi, Eugenio Di Vaia, Mario Petretta, Mario Cesarelli, Alberto Cuocolo, Wanda Acampa
Summary: In women with low to intermediate likelihood of coronary artery disease, there is poor concordance of diagnostic performance between conventional and cadmium-zinc-telluride systems, with the cadmium-zinc-telluride system showing better detection of normal rates compared to the conventional system.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rosario Megna, Mario Petretta, Roberta Assante, Emilia Zampella, Carmela Nappi, Valeria Gaudieri, Teresa Mannarino, Roberta Green, Valeria Cantoni, Pietro Buongiorno, Adriana D'Antonio, Wanda Acampa, Alberto Cuocolo
Summary: The external validation of the CRAX2MACE model revealed limited value in predicting 2-year major adverse cardiovascular events for suspected CAD patients, showing poor fit and accuracy especially in predicting hard events.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gianluca Pontone, Alexia Rossi, Alessia Gimelli, Danilo Neglia
Summary: In patients with chest pain, guidelines recommend using coronary computed tomography angiography and single-photon emission tomography/positron emission tomography as diagnostic tests. However, there is no clear recommendation on which test to use as a first-line option. The choice should be based on individualized risk assessment, patient characteristics, local expertise/availability, and patient preferences.
Editorial Material
Nursing
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Summary: ECRI has identified overriding safety controls in automated dispensing cabinets as one of the top 10 health technology hazards of 2023. Overrides can lead to medication errors and potential harm to patients, including fatalities. Nurses should only resort to using overrides in extreme emergencies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice De Felice, Roberto Ambrosini, Renato Bacchetta, Marco Aldo Ortenzi, Marco Parolini
Summary: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a major plastic polymer contaminating natural ecosystems, with PET microplastics (PET-MPs) found in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This study investigated the ingestion and potential adverse effects of irregularly shaped PET-MPs on giant snails, showing that the snails efficiently ingested and egested the PET-MPs without experiencing oxidative stress, but significant changes were observed in their growth trajectories. These results suggest that PET-MPs may pose a risk to terrestrial organisms during early-life stages.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Roberta Assante, Emilia Zampella, Valeria Cantoni, Roberta Green, Adriana D'Antonio, Teresa Mannarino, Valeria Gaudieri, Carmela Nappi, Pietro Buongiorno, Mariarosaria Panico, Mario Petretta, Alberto Cuocolo, Wanda Acampa
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion imaging by CZT-SPECT for predicting adverse cardiovascular events in patients with known or suspected CAD. The results showed that CZT-SPECT is a valuable noninvasive prognostic indicator for adverse cardiovascular events in these patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thais R. Peclat, Ana Carolina A. H. de Souza, Victor F. Souza, Aline M. K. Nakamoto, Felipe M. Neves, Izabella C. R. Silva, Ronaldo S. L. Lima
Summary: This study evaluated the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD) and high exercise capacity, finding that patients achieving >= 10 METs had a lower prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and a lower rate of hard events. Cardiac workload < 10 METs and an abnormal MPI scan were independent predictors of hard events. Overall, MPI demonstrated incremental prognostic value over ECG stress test alone in stratifying patients with known CAD achieving >= 10 METs.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Meshaal M. Alenezi, Naif A. Majrashi, Hayfa Sharif, Ali S. Alyami, Wael A. Ageeli, Majed H. Salawi, Turkey A. Refaee, Salem F. Alanazi
Summary: This study systematically reviewed and compared 99mTc-MIBI-SPECT and 82-Rubidium-PET, and found that 99mTc-MIBI-SPECT has a higher diagnostic value in imaging coronary artery disease. The study also recommended the use of adenosine as the stress agent for SPECT and dipyridamole for PET. However, further research is needed to assess the value of 82-Rubidium-PET and stress agents.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Wanda Acampa, Emilia Zampella, Roberta Assante, Andrea Genova, Giovanni De Simini, Teresa Mannarino, Adriana D'Antonio, Valeria Gaudieri, Carmela Nappi, Pietro Buongiorno, Ciro Gabriele Mainolfi, Mario Petretta, Alberto Cuocolo
Summary: This study compared the accuracy of predicting obstructive CAD between dynamic CZT-SPECT and Rb-82-PET, finding that CZT-SPECT showed higher hyperemic MBF and MPR values compared to PET, with a moderate correlation between the two methods. CZT-SPECT demonstrated good diagnostic accuracy in identifying obstructive CAD.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Francisco Fuentes-Ocampo, Diego Alfonso Lopez-Mora, Albert Flotats, Valle Camacho, Marina Sizova, Safae Abouzian, Joan Duch, Alejando Fernandez, Montserrat Estorch, Ignasi Carrio
Summary: Digital PET/CT offers improved detectability of liver lesions over analog PET/CT in patients with known or suspected liver metastases, detecting a significantly higher number of liver lesions and being able to detect additional lesions that the analog system missed.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Pietro Pepe, Michele Pennisi
Summary: This study evaluated the accuracy of 68Gallium prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) versus CT combined with bone scan in the clinical staging of high-risk prostate cancer (PCa). The results showed that 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT had better accuracy in diagnosing node metastases, leading to a change in therapeutic strategy in 10% of the cases.
ANTICANCER RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mahesh K. Vidula, Philip Wiener, Senthil Selvaraj, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Usman Abdul Salam, Chaitanya Rojulpote, Scott D. Metzler, Srinivas Denduluri, Marie Guerraty, Howard Julien, Paco E. Bravo
Summary: PET has higher diagnostic accuracy compared to SPECT for detecting obstructive CAD in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) or ventricular-paced rhythm (VPR).
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Qinli Ma, Gayathri Sridhar, Thomas Power, Abiy Agiro
Summary: The study showed that first-line PET imaging was not associated with reduced levels of utilization and spending, with mostly similar clinical outcomes.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Raffaele Giubbini, Mattia Bertoli, Rexhep Durmo, Mattia Bonacina, Alessia Peli, Ilio Faggiano, Domenico Albano, Elisa Milan, Eli Stern, Barbara Paghera, Carlo Rodella, Elisabetta Cerudelli, Marina Gazzilli, Francesco Dondi, Francesco Bertagna, Luca Camoni
Summary: This study compared MBF measurements using different imaging techniques and found that CZT may overestimate MBF. Attenuation correction is recommended when using CZT for MBF measurements to ensure accurate results.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2021)