Most physicians are aware of the absolute contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI). However, less familiar is the potential for an MRI-induced thermal or electrical burn …

Magnetic resonance is an extremely powerful imaging tool which does not expose patients
to ionizing radiation. However, there are risks associated with the MR environment which all …

Numerous reported burn injuries have been sustained during clinical MRI procedures. The
aim of this study was to investigate the possible factors that may be responsible for such …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Tumor “size” is used internationally as a surrogate marker
for overall survival when following current response assessment protocols (World Health …

Purpose 18-fluorine fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography–computed
tomography (PET–CT) has an established role for the characterization of solitary …

Twenty-six patients who had undergone recent surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer were
investigated using iodine-131 iodide (120 MBq). Uptake in the thyroid bed was measured …

Objectives Surveillance PET-CT scans at 12 weeks post-radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer can be used to omit neck dissections with no detriment in overall survival. Human …

Background Herpes simplex virus 1716 (HSV1716), a selectively replication competent mutant
of HSV1, is under investigation as an oncolytic viral therapy in human malignant glioma. …

Treatments currently licensed for Alzheimer's dementia target cholinergic brain systems. In
vivo nicotinic receptor binding may provide an early marker of illness and treatment suitability. …

Objective Three-dimensional (3D) mode positron emission tomography (PET) is being used
increasingly for clinical PET imaging. However, as yet, optimal acquisition parameters have …