… 3 h after … 36 h, 5 mg of avidin was injected, followed 24 h later by a third injection of 0.2 mg
of 99m Tc-biotin. Single photon emission computed tomography images were obtained 1–2 h …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be produced by various solid tumours
and is thought to be involved in microvascular permeability and/or angiogenesis. To …

… In malignant lesions, the SUV in 22 of 27 lesions increased at 2 hours (h) postinjection, and
the SUV also increased in 3 of 20 benign lesions. The retention index for malignant disease …

The specificity of 26 monoclonal antibodies against the CA 125 antigen was investigated in
two phases of the ISOBM TD-1 workshop. The binding specificity was studied using CA 125 …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ( 18 F-FDG)
is useful in detecting distant metastases from a variety of malignancies. However, its …

MATERIALS AND METhODS Patients The study group consisted of 36 patients with
suspected pancre atic tumors (18 men, 18 women; age range 19— 81 yr; mean age 60.9 yr) …

Introduction Hemodynamics is thought to play a very important role in the initiation, growth,
and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of our study was to compare …

Purpose Our goal was to test the hypothesis, as previously reported in other studies, that
apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) provide specific information to diagnose ovarian tumors, …

… Togashi, Toshihiro Higuchi, Masaki Mandai, Shingo Fujii, Harumi Sakahara, and Junji Konishi…
H and B identify physiologic uptakes in heart and bladder, respectively. … Harumi Sakahara …

Background: Lectins (proteins that bind specific sugar molecules on glycoproteins and
glycolipids) are expressed at various levels on the surface of tumor cells. Conjugation of cytotoxic …