• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.369-385
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• 2009

In this paper, the authors intended to summarize briefly the features of lymphoma with regard to $^{18}F$-FDG PET for assessment of tumor response to therapy, to describe why assessment of treatment response should be performed, to review what method so far has been used in monitoring treatment response, to discuss what limitations of morphologic imaging criteria for assessing tumor response are, in compared with $^{18}F$-FDG PET, and to introduce recently proposed criteria for assessing tumor response in malignant lymphoma. And also the authors emphasize the need to understand the characteristics of diagnostic performance of $^{18}F$-FDG PET in several clinical settings in order to interpret $^{18}F$-FDG PET results appropriately, and to encourage the use of interval likelihood ratio to enhance clinical implications of test results which, in turns, allows referring physicians to understand the meaning of interpretation with easy. Until recently, treatment response has been assessed according to the morphologic criteria. Metabolic imaging with $^{18}F$-FDG PET was adopted to have important role for treatment assessment in IWC+PET criteria proposed recently by IHP. To accomplish this role, we should perform and interpret $^{18}F$-FDG PET according to IWC+PET criteria. It is important for referring physicians to understand the various limitations of $^{18}F$-FDG PET and pitfalls in PET interpretation, and to understand that clinical information are needed by nuclear medicine physicians to optimize the interpretation of $^{18}F$-FDG PET.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT검사 시 우연히 발견된 갑상선병변의 악성여부를 평가하기 위하여 위양성으로 판독되어지는 양성종양이나 염증질환과 악성 종양의 감별이 가능한 검사법으로 지연영상(Delay scan)을 적용하고 결과 값(SUV)의 기준안을 마련하며 이 연구에서 제시되는 검사법의 유용성을 평가하는데 그 목적이 있다. 2008년 1월부터 2008년 4월까지 E대학병원에 내원하여 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT를 시행한 환자 800명을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 실시하였다. 같은 연구기간 중에 갑상선의 원발암으로 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT을 실시한 1명은 연구에서 제외하였다. 최종적으로 799명이 연구대상이었으며 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT검사를 실시한 이유는 기존에 암이 증명되어 예후 관찰로 검사하거나 암이 의심되는 경우가 696명, 건강 검진 목적으로 실시한 경우가 103명이었다. $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT영상 촬영은 SIEMENS사에서 만든 Biograph-Duo에서 시행하였으며, $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 정상영상(1 hr)을 취득한 후 갑상선 이상섭취가 있고 SUV 2.0 이상인 환자를 대상으로 1시간 후에 갑상선부위를 1 bed 지연영상을 촬영하였고, 한 bed에 2분 동안 영상을 얻었다. 갑상선 이상섭취가 있고 SUV 2.0 이상인 환자를 대상으로 이상섭취가 있는 부위의 1시간 영상과 2시간 지연영상의 SUVmax를 측정하여 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구에서 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 검사 시 우연히 갑상선에 $^{18}F$-FDG 섭취를 보인 환자 중 갑상선 우연종(Thyroid incidentaloma)이 5명으로 0.63%로 나타났으며 모두 양성병변을 시사하는 소견을 나타냈다. 그리고 우연히 갑상선에 $^{18}F$-FDG섭취가 있는 경우 먼저 갑상선부위의 2시간 지연검사를 통해 $SUV_{max}$의 변화치를 이용하여 간접적으로 양성 혹은 악성여부를 판단하는 하나의 기준이 될 수 있고 판독의 오류도 줄일 수 있다. 발견된 갑상선 우연종(Thyroid incidentaloma)의 경우 1) 국소부위의 갑상선병변 SUVmax가 5.0 이상이고, 2) $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 정상검사(1 hr)와 지연검사(2 hr)의 갑상선병변 $SUV_{max}$차이가 $1.0{\pm}0.5$인 경우 Malignant를 의심하고 조직학적 확진을 진행한다. 그렇지 않은 경우에도 추후 PET이나 CT를 이용한 면밀한 영상검사로 추적 관찰하는 것이 병변의 진단을 위한 합리적인 접근방법이라고 생각한다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2022

[¹⁸F]FDG is known as the most widely used radiopharmaceutical in the imaging field of nuclear medicine worldwide. With the introduction of PET equipment, the demand for [¹⁸F]FDG has increased and the production volume has also increased. However, in order to increase production, the use of ¹⁸F radioisotope must be increased or [¹⁸F]FDG must be synthesized in high yield. Therefore, in order to meet the high yield and purity of radiopharmaceuticals, a radiopharmaceutical automatic synthesizer was required. As the use of [¹⁸F]FDG increased, automated synthesizer manufacturers supplied various types of radiopharmaceutical automated synthesizers to the market. In this study, we developed a commercialized [¹⁸F]FDG radiopharmaceutical automatic synthesizer (sCUBE FDG) using a disposable cassette type that complies with GMP developed by FutureChem, a leading radiopharmaceutical company. We used sCUBE FDG to verify the production process, radiopharmaceutical's quality (radiochemical purity, etc.), and radiochemical yield of [¹⁸F]FDG. As a result of optimizing the automatic synthesis process and synthesizing a total of 30 times, the production time was 35 ± 3 minutes and the average production yield was 65.6%.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.566-569
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• 2007

목적: 의약품의 FDA 개정에 따라 $[^{18}F]$FDG에 휘발성 유기 용매의 분석을 GC로 수행하였다. $[^{18}F]$FDG 주사액은 약 3개월에 걸쳐 생산하면서 정도관리를 수행하였다. 대상 및 방법: $[^{18}F]$FDG 주사액에 존재하는 잔류유기용매의 종류를 줄이기 위해 $[^{18}F]$FDG자동합성장치를 ethanol을 이용해 세정하였다. $[^{18}F]$FDG주사액은 FID가 장착된 Hewlett-Packard 6890 Gas Chromatograph로 분석을 수행하였다. 생산된 $[^{18}F]$FDG의 시료는 상온에서 밀봉된 Vial에 보관하였고 일주일 내에 분석하였다. 결과: $[^{18}F]$FDG 생성물에서 ethanol의 양은 $16.8\sim2762.8ppm$이 검출 되었고 acetonitrile의 양은 $2.3\sim327.6ppm$이 검출 되었다. 결론: 약 3개월간 생산한 $[^{18}F]$FDG 주사액 중에 ethanol과 acetonitrile잔류 용매를 측정해본 결과 USP 허용기준인 ethanol 5000 ppm과 acetonitrile 400 ppm 이하가 유지됨을 확인하였다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.147-151
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• 2009

Purpose: 2-[$^{18}F$]Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([$^{18}F$]FDG) particularly plays as a important role in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging in nuclear medicine. Domestic [$^{18}F$]FDG auto synthesizers are installed in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) at June 2008, these modules were known that it's synthetic yields were guaranteed in average $45{\pm}5%$ so far. To improve yields and convenience of domestic [$^{18}F$]FDG auto synthesizer, numerous trials in reaction time, base concentration, pressure and temperature were performed to increase [$^{18}F$]FDG yields. Materials and Methods: Several synthetic factors (temperature, time and pressure) and shortcoming were corrected based on many evaporation test. Syringe dispensing of tetra-butylammonium bicarbonate (TBAB) was replaced with micro pipette to prepare tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride salt ([$^{18}F$]TBAF). Troublesome refill of liquid nitrogen every 2 hours which was used to protect vacuum system was changed to charcoal cartridge, base guard filter. To monitor the volume of delivered $[^{18}O]OH_2$ from cyclotron by surveillance camera, we set up the volumetric vial on the cover of the module. In addition to, the recovery vial was added in [$^{18}F$]FDG production system to recover [$^{18}F$]FDG loss due to the leak of valve ($V_{13,14}$) in [$^{18}F$]FDG purification process. Results: When we used micro pipette for adding TBAB ($30\;{\mu}L$ in 12% $H_2O$ in acetonitrile), this quantitative dispensation has enabled to improve $5.5{\pm}1.7%$ residual fluorine-18 activity in fluorine separation cartridge compared to syringe adding. Besides, the synthetic yields of [$^{18}F$]FDG has increased $58{\pm}2.6%$ (n=19), $58{\pm}2.9%$ (n=14), $60%{\pm}2.5%$ (n=17) for 3 months. The life cycle of charcoal cartridge and base vacuum was 3 months prior to filling liquid nitrogen every 2 hours and additional side separator can prevent pump corrosion by organic solvent. After setting of volumetric indicator vial, the operator can easily monitor the total volume of irradiated $[^{18}O]OH_2$ from cyclotron. The recovery vial can be used for the stabilizer when an irregular [$^{18}F$]FDG loss was generated by the leak of valves ($V_{13,14}$). Conclusions: We has optimized appropriate synthetic conditions (temperature, time, pressure) in domestic [$^{18}F$]FDG auto synthesizer. In addition to, the remodeling with several accessories improve yields of domestic [$^{18}F$]FDG auto synthesizer with reliable reproducibility.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2011

Although recent studies have shown the usibility of [F-18]FDG small animal Positron Emission Tommography (PET) as a functional neuroimaging technique in behavioural small animal study, researches showing the detection power of functional changes in the brain are still limited. Thus, in the study, we performed [F-18]FDG small animal PET neuroimaging in the well-established fear behavioural experiment. Twelve rats were exposed on cat for 30 minutes after the [F-18]FDG injection. As a result, the brain activity in bilateral amygdala areas significantly increased in the fear condition. In addition, the fear condition evoked the functional activities of hypothalamus, which seemed to be related to the response to stress. These clear localization of fear related brain regions may reflect that a functional neuroimaging technique using [F-18]FDG small animal PET has functional detectibility enough to be applied in small animal behavioral research.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권sup1호
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• pp.76-90
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• 2008

$^{18}F-FDG$ PET in combination with conventional imaging modalities could help avoid unnecessary biopsy for the primary mass, and it also has a high diagnostic accuracy in patients with dense breasts. In the assessment of metastasis, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET was useful to select patients who required sentinel lymph node biopsy and to detect extra-axillary lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. To increase the sensitivity for osteoblastic bone metastasis, bone scintigraphy should be added. In the detection of recurrence, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET showed a higher diagnostic accuracy than tumor marker or computed tomography, and therefore it can be used in routine breast cancer follow-up. $^{18}F-FDG$ PET has been reported that it correctly predicted the response of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on as early as 8th day of treatment. Therefore, it is useful for the early detect of therapeutic response in advanced breast cancer.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권sup1호
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• pp.29-31
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• 2008

This review focuses on the clinical use of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET in small cell lung cancer. For initial staging of small cell lung cancer, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET appears to be better than conventional staging methods. $^{18}F-FDG$ PET seems to be potentially useful for detecting recurrence, restaging and therapy response assessment in small cell lung cancer. However, due to small number of literatures, the role of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET in small cell lung cancer requires further investigations.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2008

An esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus mainly occurred in intramural portion. Occasionaly, it is difficult to discriminate esophageal malignancy from large leiomyoma. Although F-18 FDG PET has been used for differentiating malignant from benign disease, false-positive cases have been reported. Recently, uterine leiomyoma has been reported to have relatively high F-18 FDG uptake in some patients but little is known about how an esophageal leiomyoma might be showed on F-18 FDG PET. We report a case of esophageal leiomyoma that showed high FDG uptake on PET images.

• 고신대학교 의과대학 학술지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.391-395
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• 2018

We report a case of a patient with locally advanced prostate cancer who had only lymph node involvement without bone metastasis on F-18 FDG PET/CT. A 62-year-old Korean male was admitted to our hospital due to dysuria. His PSA level on admission was 79.35 ng/mL. A transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy confirmed prostate cancer and his Gleason score was 10 (5+5). F-18 FDG PET/CT demonstrated a hypermetabolic mass lesion with SUVmax 7.0 in the prostate and hypermetabolism with SUVmax 4.7 of the abdominal and pelvic lymph nodes. Tc-99m HDP bone scan showed no significant bone metastasis. The patient underwent hormonal therapy for 9 months. Follow-up F-18 FDG PET/CT showed significantly reduced size and FDG uptake in the prostate and abdominal and pelvic lymph nodes. In this case, treatment monitoring with F-18 FDG PET/CT showed decreased mass size and FDG uptake in the prostate and abdominal and pelvic lymph nodes.