Abnormal extrapulmonary accumulation of99mTc-MAA during lung perfusion scanning

N Kume, K Suga, H Uchisako, M Matsui… - Annals of nuclear …, 1995 - Springer
We present fourteen patients with an abnormal extrapulmonary accumulation on lung perfusion
scintigraphy with 99m Tc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA), who were examined during …

Characterization of hepatic adenoma with atypical appearance on CT and MRI by radionuclide imaging

N Kume, K Suga, K Nishigauchi, K Shimizu… - Clinical nuclear …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
The appearance of hepatic adenomas on CT and MRI are highly variable because of their
varied histopathology, and images of adenomas are at times indistinguishable from those of …

Relationship between thallium-201 uptake and tumour proliferative ability in thyroid nodules

N Kume, K Suga, K Nishigauchi, M Kawamura… - European journal of …, 1996 - Springer
To evaluate whether thallium-201 scan can reflect tumour proliferative activity in thyroid
nodules. We compared the degree of 201T1 uptake with the tumour proliferative ability as …

Assessment of leg oedema by dynamic lymphoscintigraphy with intradermal injection of technetium-99m human serum albumin and load produced by standing

K Suga, N Kume, N Matsunaga, K Motoyama… - European journal of …, 2001 - Springer
This study was a preliminary evaluation of the utility of dynamic lymphoscintigraphy with
technetium-99m human serum albumin (HSA) and a load produced by standing in the …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic pulmonary SPECT of xenon-133 gas washout

K Suga, K Nishigauchi, N Kume, S Koike… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1996 - Soc Nuclear Med
(TV2) and mean transit time (MTT) images. Results: SPECT and MTT ¡ magesrepresented
a gravity-induced gradient of ventilation in normal lungs and detailed the distribution of …

[PDF][PDF] Technetium-99m-HMPAO as a marker of chemical and irradiation lung injury: experimental and clinical investigations

…, K Nishigauchi, K Shimizu, N Kume… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1994 - Soc Nuclear Med
We evaluated the ability of"" Tc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime ("" Tc-HMPAO) to serve
as a sensitive marker of lung injury. Methods: Two experimental rabbit models of minimal …

Abnormal lymphatic flow demonstrated by lymphoscintigraphy in chylothorax correlation with lymphography

K Suga, N Kume, A Hara, G Miura… - Clinical nuclear …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Lymphoscintigraphy may be useful to identify the lymphatic leakage site in some patients
with chylothorax. A 60-year-old woman had lung cancer that was complicated by massive …

[PDF][PDF] Iodine-123-MIBG imaging in pheochromocytoma with cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema

…, K Tsukamoto, K Nishigauchi, N Kume… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1996 - Soc Nuclear Med
(4). For tumor imaging, it can provide tissue characterization of adrenergic tumors, and
positive tumor uptake has been docu mented in 87%-96% of patients with pheochromocytoma …

Use of 123I-IMP brain SPET to predict outcome following STA-MCA bypass surgery: cerebral blood flow but not vasoreactivity is a predictive parameter

N Kume, K Hayashida, T Iwama, IH Cho… - European journal of …, 1998 - Springer
Superficial temporal artery – middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery might improve
the cerebral blood flow (CBF) but fail to reduce the risk of post-surgical events such as …

Hyperventilation technetium-99m-HMPAO brain SPECT in moyamoya disease to assess risk of natural childbirth

N Kume, K Hayashida, Y Shimotsu… - The Journal of …, 1997 - search.proquest.com
malities is improved when visual findings are combined with Page 1 CONCLUSlON
Semiquantitative analysis of FDG-PET scans in childhood epileptic encephalopathies adds clinically …