• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.113-115
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• 2001

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 1996

PURPOSE : The purpose of this study is to know the ability of detecting malignant tumor tissue by Tl-201 scan, and to compare with that of Tc-99m-MIBI and Tc-99m-MDP scan. MATERIAL AND METHODS : Between February 1994 and December 1995,38 unselected patients with various bone pathologies were studied prospectively. Eighteen had malignant bone and soft tissue pathologies, while twenty had benign. All patients were studied with Tl-201, Tc-99mMIBI and Tc-99m-MDP scan prior to surgical biopsy. PICKER Prism 2000 gamma camera with high resolution parallel hole collimator was used for scanning. To avoid the interaction of isotope, the early(30min.) and delayed phase(3hrs.) of Tl-20l scan was performed first and Tc-99m-MIBI scan was performed after 30 minutes, and then Tc-99m-MDP scan 48 hours later. The scan images were visually evaluated by a blinded nuclear medicine physician. We could find true positive, true negative, false positive and false negative by the comparison of results with those of biopsy. We calculated positive and negative predictive value(%), sensitivity(%), specificity(%) and diagnostic accuracy(%) of each scan. RESULT : The results of each scan were 85.7, 100, 100, 85, 92.1% in Tl-201, 81, 94.1, 94.4, 80, 86.8% in Tc-99m-MIBI and 50, 66.7, 88.9, 20, 52.6% in Tc-99m-MDP scan. As a conclusion, Tl-201 scan was the most specific and accurate method for detecting malignant tumor tissue. Tc-99m-MIBI scan was also good for malignant tumor searching. CONCLUSION : With our results, we can use Tl-201 scan to differentiate benign from malignant tumor, and to evaluate the response of preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and to determine the residual tumor or local recurrence. For the better result, we need to have a more detail information about false positive cases and a more objective and quantitative reading technique.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.857-866
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• 1994

The present study was undertaken to examine the effects of obioactin, lonomycin A, and MDP on toxoplasmacidal activities in glycogen-induced mouse peritoneal macrophages. The killing effect of obioactin on Toxoplasma multiplication was increased significantly in proportion to its concentrations. $O_2{^-}$ generation in obioactin-treated macrophages was also increased from twofold to threefold when compared with that of untreated control. Similarly, $H_2O_2$ continued to rise in parallel with increase of the concentration of obioactin. Lonomycin A-treated macrophages also exhibited a good effect of dose-response on toxoplasmacidal activities. However, $O_2{^-}$ and $H_2O_2$ were not generated significantly in lonomycin A-treated macrophages. Macrophages treated with muramyl dipeptide (MDP) were not found to inhibit the prolifi:ration of Toxoplasma but showed the enhancement of $O_2{^-}$ and $H_2O_2$, generation. The released lysozyme levels from macrophages into cultured media were decreased tn dose-dependent fashion by in vitro treatment of obioactin, lonomycin A, and MDP. The intracellular lysozyme levels appeared to be a constant value regardless of increasing the concentrations of obioactin, lonomycin A, and MDP. Therefore, these results suggest that Toxoplasma multiplication within macrophages treated with obioactin was inhibited by the generation of $O_2{^-}$ and $H_2O_2$ and that lysozyme per se within or released from macrophages had no effect on toxoplasmacidal activity.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.172-177
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• 1999

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether radiation adaptive response could be induced by Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate (Tc-99m-MDP) in peripheral lymphocytes of patients undergoing bone scintigraphy. Materials and Methods: Lymphocytes from 22 patients (6 males, 16 females, mean age $50{\pm}14$ years) were collected before and after bone scintigraphy using 740 MBq Tc-99m-MDP Lymphocytes from 10 controls (6 males, 4 females, mean age $43{\pm}7$ years) were also collected. They were exposed to challenge dose of 2 Gy gamma rays using a cell irradiator. Number of ring-form and dicentric chromosomes per 600 cells (chromosomal aberrations) was counted under the light microscope. Results: Chromosomal aberrations in patients before bone scintigraphy ($385.1{\pm}30.5$) was not different from that of controls ($367.8{\pm}36.6$). However, chromosomal aberrations in patients after bone scintigraphy was significantly decreased to $192.6{\pm}22.1$ (p=0.0001). Conclusion: Low dose gamma-irradiation by Tc-99m-MDP used for bone scintigraphy induces a cytogenetic adaptive response in peripheral lymphocytes.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.518-525
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• 1995

목적 : 안구제거술 후에 삽입한 hydroxyapatite 안구보충물내로 혈관신생이 완전하게 일어 나는 시기를 알아보기 위함이다. 방법 : 안구제거술을 받은 43예의 환자(남자 33예, 여자 10예, 14-56세)에게 대부분 변경되지 않은 방법으로 hydroxyapatite 안구보충물을 삽입한 후 10-23주 사이에 다양한 간격(10-12 주 2예, 13-16주 18예, 17-20주 20예, 21-23주 3예)을 두고 $^{99m}Tc-MDP$ 골주사를 시행하여 보충물내로의 혈관신생 정도를 전향적으로 측정하였다. 정면 및 측면촬영의 정적영상에서 안구보충물의 방사능섭취가 비교(nasal bridge)의 방사능섭취보다 약할 경우를 grade 1, 같을 경을 grade 2, 강할 경우를 grade 3로 나누었으며 grade 2와 3을 혈관신생이 완전하다고 정의하였다. 또한 43예 모두에서 방사능섭취 정도와 관계없이 안구보충물 삽입후 평균 21주되는 시기에 안구보충물에 구멍을 내어 이 구멍으로부터의 출혈여부를 확인한 후 운동성나사(motility peg)를 끼워 의안(prosthesis)과 연결하였다. 43예중 7예에서는 $^{99m}Tc-MDP$ 골주사와 조영제주입후의 자기공명영상(Gd-DTPA T1-weighted images)을 같은 날짜에 시행하여 각각의 예에서 방사능섭취 정도와 조영제증강 정도를 비교하였다. 결과 : 안구보충물내로 완전하게 혈관신생이 일어났던 grade 2와 3의 비율은 안구보충물삽입후 10-12주에서는 0%, 13-16주 33%, 17-20주 50%, 21-23주 67%로써 시간경과에 따라 점차 증가하였다. 골주사소견에 관계없이 안구보충물 삽입후 평균 21주되는 시기에 보충물 앞쪽에 구멍을 내었을 때 43예 모두에서 완전한 혈관신생을 의미하는 출혈을 볼 수 있었다. $^{99m}Tc-MDP$ 골주사와 조영제주입후의 자기공명영상을 둘 다 시행한 7예 각각에서 방사능섭취의 정도와 조영제증강의 정도가 거의 일치하였다. 결론 : 본 예비연구의 결과로써 hydroryapatite 안구보충물 삽입후 21주째에 $^{99m}Tc-MDP$ 골주사를 시행하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각되며, hydroxyapatite 안구보충물내로의 완전한 혈관신생 여부를 보는 데에는 $^{99m}Tc-MDP$ 골주사가 조영제주입후의 자기공명영상보다 더 경제적이라고 할 수 있겠다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.48-50
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• 2006

A 38-year-old female with arthralgia in right elbow joint for 6 months was referred for a bone scan which showed diffuse uptakes of $^{99m}Tc$-MDP in the liver and spleen without hepatosplenomegaly. She had a history of hepatitis B vaccination 3 days ago. These uptakes were disappeared on the follow-up bone scan after 4 months. We suggest this transient diffuse hepatic uptake after vaccination of hepatitis B might be due to aluminum component within the hepatitis B vaccine as adjuvant.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.640-650
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• 1998

Pumping performances of a helical molecular drag dump(MDP) and of a radial MDPs are numerically analyzed by using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. A helical- and radial-MDP have rotating pumping channels cut on a cylinder and on a disk, respectively. For a helical MDP, the present results agree quantitatively with the previously known numerical results. For radial MDPs, both of the Type 1 (having pumping channels cut on the stationary disk) and of the Type 2 (having pumping channels cut on the rotating disk) are analyzed to predict their performances for various parameters, i.e., the radius of curvature center of the channel wall, the depth of the channel, the clearance between housing and disk, and the rotating speed. The results show that the performance of the Type 2 is superior to that of the Type 1, and that for all types the pumping efficiency decreases as the clearance increases. Also, the radial type MDP has larger leakage losses in the direction of pumping channel than does the helical one.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.109-110
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• 2004

Purpose: Tc-99m MDP bone scan was performed to evaluate a generalized bone pain in a 24-year-old male chronic myelogenous leukemia patient who received bone marrow transplantation at 7 months ago. The patient had received large amounts of blood transfusion for managing symptoms related to anemia. Bone scan revealed substantial splenic tracer uptake. Magnetic resonance image and laboratory evidence of hemochromatosis suggests that the presence of large quantities of iron in the spleen of this patient may have been responsible for the splenic uptake of the bone scanning agent. The authors report a case of splenic hemochromatosis incidentally found on Tc-99m MDP bone scan.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.596-599
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• 2009

A 24 year-old female presented for a $^{99m}Tc$-methylene diphosphonatae (MDP) whole body bone scan due to chronic pain in the bilateral lower extremities that has aggravated since 2002. She was diagnosed with Camurati-Engelmann disease (CED) based on the clinical and radiological findings in 2002, and she re-visited our institute to evaluate disease status at this time. CED is a rare autosomal dominant type of bone dysplasia characterized by progressive cortical thickening of long bones, and narrowing of medullary cavity, and thus presents with typical clinical symptoms and signs such as chronic pain in the extremities, muscle weakness, and waddling gait. On the $^{99m}Tc$-MDP bone scan performed to evaluate disease status, intense increased uptake was seen in the skull, facial bones, bilateral scapulae, bilateral long bones, and bilateral pelvic bones, which clearly demonstrated the extent of CED involvement.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.366-367
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• 2009

Ga-67 scintigraphy demonstrated increased uptake in the lungs and stomach in a 26-year-old man with hypercalcemia. A primitive neuroectodermal tumor was confirmed by bone marrow examination. Tc-99m MDP uptake in the same locations as Ga-67 revealed by bone scintigraphy was consistent with metastatic calcification. Although the mechanism of Ga-67 uptake in metastatic calcification is not understood, the presence of an inflammatory process is suggested.