Visualization of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with Tl-201 chloride and a three-head rotating gamma camera SPECT system
Creators
- 1. Chiba Cancer Center Hospital (Japan)
Description
Tl-201 SPECT was performed on 12 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) by means of a three-head rotating gamma camera to evaluate whether or not Tl-201 SEPCT was useful and reliable for assessing the tumor viability of NPC. Tl-201 clearly accumulated in the tumor in 3 patients before radiation treatment and increased Tl-201 uptake by the lesion ceased after the treatment. Three of 9 patients who were followed up after radiotherapy developed apparent local recurrence and Tl-201 SPECT clearly visualized these recurrent lesions. Tl-201 SPECT was very useful for assessing the tumor response to irradiation and for detecting local recurrent tumor. A high resolution SPECT system employing Tl-201 chloride is a new reliable and accurate diagnostic tool for the assessment of NPC. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Annals of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 7
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 105-113.
- ISSN
- 0914-7187
- CODEN
- ANMEEX
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 24069643
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; GALLIUM 67; GAMMA CAMERAS; NOSE; PHARYNX; RADIOTHERAPY; SINGLE PHOTON ECT; THALLIUM CHLORIDES; THALLIUM 201; UPTAKE
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; BODY AREAS; CAMERAS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE; GALLIUM ISOTOPES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAD; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THALLIUM COMPOUNDS; THALLIUM HALIDES; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY