• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 1992

Myocardial perfusion imaging with $^{201}Tl-chloride$ following exercise or vasodilator-induced hyperemia has been effective in detecting the presence of coronary artery disease. An increased lung uptake of thallium has been reported as a sensitive marker of severe and extensive coronary artery disease and associated with poor prognosis. Thallium has also been noted to concentrate in a variety of malignant lesions. We report 5 cases of extracardiac uptake of thallium during myocardial perfusion scan with pharmacologic vasodilation. Accumulation of thallium was found in the lesions of a breast cancer, a lung cancer, a Castleman's disease and 2 cases of thymoma. We believe that the presence of focal extracardiac uptake of thallium during myocardial perfusion scan should suggest the need for further clinical evaluation to detect the tumor and must differentiate the increased lung uptake of thallium due to left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2012

More than ten years have passed since the sentinel node (SN) concept for gastric cancer surgery was first discussed. Less invasive modified surgical approaches based on the SN concept have already been put into practice for malignant melanoma and breast cancer, however the SN concept is not yet placed in a standard position in gastric cancer surgery even after two multi-institutional prospective clinical trials, the Japan Clinical Oncology Group trial (JCOG0302) and the Japanese Society for Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery (SNNS) trial. What is the problem in the clinical application of the SN concept to gastric cancer surgery? There is no doubt that we need reliable indicator(s) to determine with certainty the absence of metastasis in the lymph nodes in order to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy. There are several matters of debate in performing the actual procedure, such as the type of tracer, the site of injection, how to detect and harvest, how to detect metastases of SNs, and learning period. These issues have to be addressed further to establish the most suitable procedure. Novel technologies such as indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging and one-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) may overcome the current difficulties. Once we know what the problems are and how to tackle them, we can pursue the goal.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2004

PET/CT combines the functional information from a positron emission tomography (PET) exam with the anatomical information from a computed tomography (CT) exam into one single exam. A CT scan uses a combination of x-rays and computers to give the radiologist a non-invasive way to see inside your body. One advantage of CT is its ability to rapidly acquire two-dimensional pictures of your anatomy. Using a computer these 2-D images can be presented in 3-D for in-depth clinical evaluation. A PET scan detects changes in the cellular function - how your cells are utilizing nutrients like sugar and oxygen. Since these functional changes take place before physical changes occur, PET can provide information that enables your physician to make an early diagnosis. The PET exam pinpoints metabolic activity in cells and the CT exam provides an anatomical reference. When these two scans are fused together, your physician can view metabolic changes in the proper anatomical context of your body. PET/CT offers significant advantages including more accurate localization of functional abnormalities, and the distinction of pathological from normal physiological uptake, and improvements in monitoring treatment. A PET/CT scan allows physicians to measure the body's abnormal molecular cell activity to detect cancer (such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma and other skin cancers), brain disorders (such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and epilepsy), and heart disease (such as coronary artery disease).

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.124-127
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• 2019

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWW) syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly of the genitourinary tract comprising uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Patients with HWW syndrome usually present symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, pelvic mass, and purulent vaginal discharge. If not treated at an appropriate time, complications such as infertility, endometriosis, pyosalpinx, and subsequent pelvic adhesions may occur. Here, we report a case of HWW syndrome in a 7-year-old-girl who was also diagnosed as having central precocious puberty. She was brought to the pediatric department with chief complaints of lump in her breast and vaginal discharge. When she was around 2 months old, she was confirmed to have a single kidney on ultrasonography. We checked her past medical history and diagnosed her as having HWW syndrome based on the results of imaging studies, including abdominal ultrasonography and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. She underwent treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue for 2 years. During 24 months of follow-up, she showed no serious problems or complications. If renal anomalies are identified immediately after birth or in infancy, further screening tests should be conducted prior to menstruation for determining congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract and vice versa.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4119-4123
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• 2012

Background: Neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy is the accepted approach for women with locally advanced breast cancer. Anthracycline- and taxane-based regimens have been extensively studied in clinical trials and consequently are widely used. In this study aimed to research the complete response (pCR) rates in different regimens for neoadjuvant setting and determine associated clinical and biological factors. Methods: This study included 63 patients diagnosed with breast carcinoma among 95 patients that had been treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy between 2007 and 2010. TNM staging system was used for staging. The histologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was characterized as a pCR when there was no evidence of residual invasive tumor in the breast or axillary lymph nodes. Biologic subclassification using estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), HER2 were performed. Luminal A was defined as ER+, PR+, HER2-; Luminal B tumor was defined as ER+, PR-, HER2-; ER+, PR-, HER2+; ER-, PR+, HER2-; ER+, PR+, HER2+; HER2 like tumor ER-, PR+, HER2+; and triple negative tumor ER, PR, HER2 negative. Results: Patients median age was 54.14 (min-max: 30-75). Thirty-two patients (50.8%) were premenapousal and 31 (49.2%) were postmenapousal. Staging was performed postoperatively based on the pathology report and appropriated imaging modalities The TNM (tumor, lymph node, metastasis) system was used for clinical and pathological staging. Fifty-seven (90.5%) were invasive ductal carcinomas, 6 (9.5%) were other subtypes. Thirty nine (61.9%) were grade II and 24 (38.1%) were grade III. Seven (11.1%) patients were stage II and 56 (88.9) patients were stage III. The patients were classified for ER, PR receptor and HER2 positivity. Seventeen patients had complete response to chemotherapy. Forty patients (63.5%) were treated with dose dense regimen (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 and doxorubicine 60 mg/m every two weeks than paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 every two weeks with filgrastim support) 40 patients (48%) were treated anthracycline and taxane containing regimens. Thirteen patients (76%) from 17 patients with pCR were treated with the dose dense regimen but without statistical significance (p=0.06). pCR was higher in HER2(-), ER(-), grade III, premenopausal patients. Conclusion: pCR rate was higher in the group that treated with dose dense regimen, which should thus be the selected regimen in neoadjuvant setting. Some other factors can predict pCR in Turkish patients, like grade, menopausal status, triple negativity, percentage of ER positivity, and HER2 expression.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2014

유방암 환자가 매년 증가함에 따라 BSGI 검사에 대한 의존도가 높아지고 검사 건수가 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 하지만 국내에서 BSGI 검사는 각 기관의 상황 및 업체권고에 따라 검사 프로토콜을 적용하고 있으며 관련 연구가 미비한 실정이다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 영상의 질을 평가할 수 있는 팬텀을 자체적으로 제작하여 검사 프로토콜에 대해 고찰하고자 하였다. Dilon 6800 BSGI 장비를 이용하여 팬텀 내 구의 크기는 5단계로 구분하여 제작하여 실험하였다. 방사성동위원소는 $^{99m}TcO_4$를 사용하여 배후방사능과 관심영역의 비율을 2 : 4 : 8로 구분하였으며 5, 7, 10분 영상을 획득하였다. 획득된 영상은 각 구의 크기에 따라 관심영역을 설정하고 정량적, 정성적 분석을 시행하였다. 획득된 데이터는 SPSS ver.18.0을 통해 통계 분석하였다. 정량적, 정성적 분석 결과, 방사성동위원소의 주입량에 따른 각 구의 계수율은 주입량이 많을수록 계수율이 증가하였고, 구의 크기가 클수록 계수율이 증가하는 성향을 나타냈다(p<0.005). 영상획득시간에 따른 각 구의 계수율은 획득시간이 길수록 계수율이 증가하였고, 구의 크기가 클수록 증가하는 성향을 나타냈다(p<0.005). 방사성동위원소의 주입량에 따른 각 구의 대조도 잡음비는 주입량이 많을수록 증가하는 성향을 나타냈고, 8배 비율의 획득영상에서 대조도 잡음비가 가장 높았다. 또한 영상획득시간에 따른 각 구의 대조도 잡음비는 획득시간이 길수록 증가하는 성향을 나타냈고, 7분 획득영상에서 대조도 잡음비가 가장 높았다(p<0.005). 자체적으로 제작한 팬텀을 통한 정량적, 정성적 평가에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 팬텀의 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 본 연구를 통해 장비 특성과 환경을 고려하여 BSGI 검사 프로토콜을 확인하고 활용한다면 보다 임상적 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.90-93
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• 2011

Pixelated BSGI 감마카메라는 높은 분해능과 민감도를 특징으로 하며, 좁은 FOV로 인하여 검출기와 장기간의 거리를 최소화 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 따라서, 국소 장기인 갑상선, 부갑상선, 담낭 등의 검사에 유용하다고 알려져 있다. 일반적으로 핵의학 검사에서 감마카메라를 사용하여 국소 장기를 영상화할 때 상의 크기를 확대하고, 우수한 분해능을 획득하고자 바늘구멍 조준기(Pinhole Collimator)를 사용한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대표적인 국소장기인 갑상선 검사를 대상으로 바늘구멍 조준기로 획득한 영상 과 Pixilated BSGI 감마카메라로 획득한 영상을 비교하여 갑상선 검사 시 Pixilated Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging(BSGI) 감마카메라의 유용성을 평가 하였다. $^{99m}TcO_4^-$을 넣은 갑상선 팬텀을 이용 하였다. 바늘구멍 조준기를 장착한 INFINIA 감마카메라와 저 에너지 고 분해능용 평행다중구멍 조준기를 장착한 Pixelated BSGI 감마카메라에서 300 sec 또는 100 kcts로 설정 후 영상을 획득하였다. 모든 영상 획득은 현재 서울아산병원에서 실제 환자에게 적용하고 있는 갑상선 검사 절차와 동일한 방법으로 시행하였다. 그 결과 INFINIA 감마카메라와 Pixelated BSGI 감마카메라의 갑상선 팬텀 영상을 비교한 결과 Pixellated BSGI 감마카메라에서 갑상선 팬텀의 열소(hot spot)와 냉소(cold spot)의 구분을 더욱 명확하게 확인 할 수 있었다. 갑상선 검사시 Pixilated BSGI 감마카메라는 영상획득 시간을 단축시킬 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 더 나아가 투여하는 방사성의약품의 양을 줄임으로써 환자의 피폭을 경감 시킬 수 있다. 촬영시간의 단축은 환자의 호흡 및 움직임을 최소화하여 더 좋은 영상을 얻을 수 있다. 또한 Pixelated BSGI 감마카메라의 검출기는 작고 다양한 회전이 가능하므로 장기와 검출기 사이 거리를 최소화 할 수 있고, 장비자체의 이동도 가능하므로 환자의 이동이 불가 한 경우 매우 유용하다. 그러나 이러한 장점에도 불구하고 Pixelated (BSGI) 감마카메라는 방사성의약품의 집적이 매우 낮은 유방 촬영 전용으로 제작했기 때문에 2000 cts/s 이상에서는 불감시간 효과가 발생한다. 따라서 Pixelated BSGI 감마카메라를 핵의학 갑상선 검사에 적용할 경우 방사성의약품의 투여량의 조절과 영상획득 시간의 조정에 대한 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2004

목적: 여성에게 많이 발생되는 유방 종괴의 악성여부의 판단은 매우 중요하다. 기존의 여러 영상진단법으로도 유방 종괴의 악성여부를 구분하기가 어려운 경우가 많아 이에 대한 연구는 매우 많다. 이에 저자들은 유방 종괴의 악성여부를 평가하는데 많이 사용되고 있는 유방촬영술과 Tc-99m MIBI 유방스캔의 유용성을 알아보고, 조직병리 검사소견과의 연관성에 대해서도 함께 비교하여 보았다. 대상 및 방법: 유방종괴를 갖고 있는 여자 환자 총 80명(나이: 24-72세, 평균: 48.4세)을 대상으로 하였다. 모든 환자에서 유방촬영술과 Tc-99m MIBI 유방스캔을 시행하였다. 방사성동위원소 투여 후 10 분째에 조기 영상, 2시간째 지연 영상을 전면상과 양측면상으로 얻었다. 두 명의 숙련된 방사선과 전문의와 핵의학 전문의가 유방 종괴의 악성여부를 판독하였으며, 유방스캔의 정량적인 분석으로 방사능집적을 보이는 경우 각각의 종괴 대 배후방사능비와 배설율을 구하였다. 모든 종괴에서 조직 병리검사를 시행하였다. 각각에서 얻어진 결과치와 조직검사 결과와의 연관성을 chi-square와 상관분석을 이용하여 통계 분석하였다. 결과: 유방촬영술의 원발성 유방암 진단의 예민도, 특이도, 양성예측율, 음성예측율은 각각 87.5%, 56.3%, 75.0%, 75.0%이었다. 유방스캔에서는 총 80 명의 환자 중 45 명의 환자를 악성 종괴에 의한 방사능집적으로 판단하였다. 이중 41 명이 조직 검사에서 악성으로 판정되었고, 4명이 양성으로 판정되었다. 결과적으로 유방스캔의 예민도, 특이도, 양성예측율, 음성예측율은 각각 85.4%, 87.5%, 91.1%, 80.8%로 측정되었고, 유방촬영술 결과와 비교하여 예민도는 낮았으나 특이도, 양성예측율, 음성예측율은 모두 높았다. 양성 종괴의 종괴 대 배후방사능비는 관심영역의 10 분째 평균치에서 $1.409{\pm}0.30$, 2 시간째에서 $1.267{\pm}0.42$이었고, 10 분째 최대치에서 $1.604{\pm}0.42$, 2 시간째 최대치에서 $1.476{\pm}0.50$이었다. 악성 종괴의 종괴 대 배후방사능비는 10 분째 평균치에서 $2.220{\pm}1.07$, 2 시간째 평균치에서 $1.842{\pm}0.75$이었고, 10 분째 최대치에서 $2.993{\pm}1.94$, 2 시간째 최대치에서 $2.480{\pm}1.34$이었다. 10분과 2시간째의 종괴 대 배후방사능비의 양성과 악성의 차이는 모두 통계적으로 유의하였다. 결론: 유방촬영술은 원발성 유방암의 진단 예민도는 높았으나, 유방 종괴의 악성 여부 판정에 있어서는 Tc-99m MIBI를 이용한 유방스캔이 매우 유용하였다. 특히 종괴 대 배후방사능비를 이용할 경우 유방암의 진단율을 더욱 높힐 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권14호
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• pp.5759-5765
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• 2014

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a potential supplement for mammogram screening. This study aimed to evaluate and feasibility of EIT as opposed to mammography and to determine pain perception with both imaging methods. Women undergoing screening mammography at the Radiology Department of National University of Malaysia Medical Centre were randomly selected for EIT imaging. All women were requested to give a pain score after each imaging session. Two independent raters were chosen to define the image findings of EIT. A total of 164 women in the age range from 40 to 65-year-old participated and were divided into two groups; normal and abnormal. EIT sensitivity and specificity for rater 1 were 69.4% and 63.3, whereas for rater 2 they were 55.3% and 57.0% respectively. The reliability for each rater ranged between good to very good (p<0.05). Quantitative values of EIT showed there were significant differences in all values between groups (ANCOVA, p<0.05). Interestingly, EIT scored a median pain score of $1.51{\pm}0.75$ whereas mammography scored $4.15{\pm}0.87$ (Mann Whitney U test, p<0.05). From these quantitative values, EIT has the potential as a health discriminating index. Its ability to replace image findings from mammography needs further investigation.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.212-217
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• 2015

Purpose: For a single time-point hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging (MRSI) of animal models, scan-time window after injecting substrates is critical in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of downstream metabolites. Pre-scans of time-resolved magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can be performed to determine the scan-time window. In this study, based on two-site exchange model, protocol-specific simulation approaches were developed for $^{13}C$ MRSI and the optimal scan-time window was determined to maximize the SNR of downstream metabolites. Materials and Methods: The arterial input function and conversion rate constant from injected substrates (pyruvate) to downstream metabolite (lactate) were precalibrated, based on pre-scans of time-resolved MRS. MRSI was simulated using two-site exchange model with considerations of scan parameters of MRSI. Optimal scan-time window for mapping lactate was chosen from simulated lactate intensity maps. The performance was validated by multiple in vivo experiments of BALB/C nude mice with MDA-MB-231 breast tumor cells. As a comparison, MRSI were performed with other scan-time windows simply chosen from the lactate signal intensities of pre-scan time-resolved MRS. Results: The optimal scan timing for our animal models was determined by simulation, and was found to be 15 s after injection of the pyruvate. Compared to the simple approach, we observed that the lactate peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) was increased by 230%. Conclusion: Optimal scan timing to measure downstream metabolites using hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ MRSI can be determined by the proposed protocol-specific simulation approaches.