39 research outputs found
Preliminary assessment of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron mission tomography in patients with bladder cancer
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of imaging of bladder cancer with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scanning. We studied 12 patients with histologically proven bladder cancer who had undergone surgical procedures and/or radiotherapy. Retrograde irrigation of the urinary bladder with 1000–3710 ml saline was performed during nine of the studies. Dynamic and static PET images were obtained, and standardized uptake value images were reconstructed. FDG-PET scanning was true-positive in eight patients (66.7%), but false-negative in four (33.3%). Of 20 organs with tumor mass lesions confirmed pathologically or clinically, 16 (80%) were detected by FDG-PET scanning. FDG-PET scanning detected all of 17 distant metastatic lesions and two of three proven regional lymph node metastases. FDG-PET was also capable of differentiating viable recurrent bladder cancer from radiation-induced alterations in two patients. In conclusion, these preliminary data indicate the feasibility of FDG-PET imaging in patients with bladder cancer, although a major remaining pitfall is intense FDG accumulation in the urine.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/46842/1/259_2004_Article_BF00841398.pd
Genetic variability of Brazilian phytoplasma and spiroplasma isolated from maize plants
Full text linkDetection and identification of fruit tree phytoplasmas by PCR amplification of ribosomal and nonribosomal DNA
No full textBench-scale centrifuge testing to determine the hydraulic conductivity of clayey soils
No full textThe purpose of this research is to validate a mathematical model for flow through saturated and unsaturated porous media using a bench-scale centrifuge for an accurate determination of the hydraulic conductivity (function of the saturation degree of a soil) within a limited time at a reasonable price. The aim of this paper is to show preliminary results of this investigation where the validation and calibration of the mathematical model is performed determining the hydraulic conductivity of saturated porous media, such as kaolin clay and glass porous filters, with a bench-scale centrifuge
Preclinical and clinical studies of bone marrow uptake of fluorine-1-fluorodeoxyglucose with or without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor during chemotherapy.
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Introgression of Genetic Information from Triticum monococcum L, into Hexaploid Triticale by Hybridization with a T. monococcum x S. cereale Amphiploid. I. Development of Introgressive Hexaploid Lines by Increasing the Chromosome Numbers of Hypoploid BC1-Plants
No full textNature and genetic relatedness of the mycoplasma-like organism causing rubus stunt in Europe
No full textIdentification and Isolation of SCGS Phytoplasma-specific Fragments by Riboprofiling and Development of Specific Diagnostic Tool
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