It has been speculated that impaired salivary flow is common in patients with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study is to investigate the …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential role of positron emission tomography (PET)
with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in patients with unexplained rising serum alpha-…

Nasal mucociliary clearance is the first line of defense of the ciliated epithelium of the
respiratory tract against inhaled particles. Several rhinopathic conditions involve alterations in …

Rhenium-186 (Re-186) hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate (HEDP) has been shown to localize
in metastatic foci within bone in a manner similar to Tc-99m bone-seeking agents. Usually…

In the past, many diphosphonates were introduced as bone scan radiopharmaceuticals. In
addition, diphosphonates have been labeled with beta-emitted isotopes and developed into …

Neck lymph nodes (LNs) from 18 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were
evaluated with 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). Eighteen …

We prospectively studied a total of 24 patients with breast cancer to evaluate the relationship
between the degree of accumulation of technetium-99m sestamibi (Tc-99m MIBI) and p-…

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively predict the chemotherapy response to paclitaxel
in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (…

Internal radiation therapy using intrahepatic arterial injection of 90 Y-labeled glass microspheres
( 90 Y-microspheres) has proven to be a promising therapeutic modality for inoperative …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to understand gallbladder function in liver cirrhosis.
METHODS: Gallbladder function was measured in 45 patients with liver cirrhosis by Tc-99m–…