The effect of an iodine restricted including no sea foods diet, on technetium-99m thyroid scintigraphy: A neglected issue in nuclear medicine practiceHamid Javadi
Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology GRCGH, GolestanUniversity of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 15:40-2. 2012
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- Invasive thyroglossal duct cyst papillary carcinoma: a case report
Leila Aghaghazvini
Department of Radiology, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
J Med Case Reports 3:9308. 2009
..They are also diagnosed mostly during the third and fourth decades of life. About 85% to 92% of all thyroglossal duct cyst carcinomas are papillary carcinomas...
- Diagnostic role of whole body bone scintigraphy in atypical skeletal tuberculosis resembling multiple metastases: a case report
Majid Assadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
J Med Case Reports 3:141. 2009
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- Nanotechnology and nuclear medicine; research and preclinical applications
Majid Assadi
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 3631, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 14:149-59. 2011
..The most important field is cancer. A regular nanotechnology training program for nuclear medicine physicians may be welcome...
- Diagnostic value of 99mTc-ubiquicidin scintigraphy for osteomyelitis and comparisons with 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging
Majid Assadi
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Nucl Med Commun 32:716-23. 2011
..The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of Tc-UBI scan in the detection of osteomyelitis and to compare it with Tc-methylene diphosphonate scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
- Successful application of technetium-99m-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy in the detection of ectopic adrenocorticotropin-producing bronchial carcinoid lung tumor: a case report
Armaghan Fard Esfahani
Bushehr Research Center for Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
J Med Case Reports 4:323. 2010
..Here, we describe the case of a patient with an ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing bronchial carcinoid tumor diagnosed preoperatively using technetium-99m-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy...
- Late diagnosed polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. Bone scan, radiography and magnetic resonance imaging findings
Javad Esmaili
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Emam Khomeini General Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 13:65-6. 2010
..In conclusion, although bone scintigraphy does not play an initial role in the diagnosis of PFD, it is useful to show the extent of the disease as in this case, and to early start treatment, that unfortunately did not happen in our case...
- Radiolabeled annexin V imaging: a useful technique for determining apoptosis in multiple sclerosis
Majid Assadi
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Med Hypotheses 77:43-6. 2011
..We propose that radiolabeled annexin V imaging is a useful modality in determining apoptosis in MS and can assess and monitor the effectiveness of neuroprotective and immunomodulatory therapies on the clinical course of MS...
- Negative findings of regional cerebral blood flow with (99m)Tc-ethylcysteinate dimmer in Susac's syndrome
Majid Assadi
Bushehr Research Center for Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Institute, Boostan 19 Alley, Imam Khomeini Street, Bushehr, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 13:291-2. 2010
..The small volume involvement of brain parenchyma, the early stage of the disease and treatment with steroids might explain normal findings...
- Comparison of methods for determination of glomerular filtration rate: low and high-dose Tc-99m-DTPA renography, predicted creatinine clearance method, and plasma sample method
Majid Assadi
Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Boostan 19 Alley, 7514763448, Imam Khomeini Street, Bushehr, Iran
Int Urol Nephrol 40:1059-65. 2008
..Because of the low cost and negligible radiation burden, this method might be preferred for routine practice in nuclear medicine...
- Impact of Ramadan fasting on intraocular pressure, visual acuity and refractive errors
M Assadi
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 3631, Iran
Singapore Med J 52:263-6. 2011
..In this study, we investigated the possible alterations in intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity and refractive errors during Ramadan fasting...
- Erdheim-Chester's disease as a differential diagnosis of "hot" kidneys on bone scintigraphy
Hamid Javadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine, 5 Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Science Gorgan, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 13:71-2. 2010
..In conclusion, besides other typical bone scan findings, Erdheim-Chester disease should be considered in the spectrum of differential diagnosis of "hot" kidneys on bone scintigraphy...
- A simple way to distinguish bed clothing contamination in a whole body bone scan: a case report
Majid Assadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, The Persian Gulf Health Research Center, Busheher University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
J Med Case Reports 1:173. 2007
..In cases where the same pattern of abnormality is repeated in all images, the possibility of technical error such as bed clothing contamination rather than a pathological abnormality should be borne in mind...
- Whole body bone scintigraphy in osseous hydatosis: a case report
Abdolali Ebrahimi
Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Health Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
J Med Case Reports 1:93. 2007
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- Brain single photon emission computed tomography with Tc-99m MIBI or Tc-99m ECD in comparison to MRI in multiple sclerosis
Majid Assadi
Bushehr Research Center for Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Clin Nucl Med 35:682-6. 2010
..We then compared these values with the results of T1, T2, and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
- Relationship among insulinlike growth factor I concentrations, bone mineral density, and biochemical markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women: a population-based study
Iraj Nabipour
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IR Iran
Menopause 15:934-9. 2008
..To assess the association among serum insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations, bone mineral density (BMD), and biochemical markers of bone turnover in a large group of postmenopausal women from the general population...
- The diagnostic value of (99m)Tc-IgG scintigraphy in the diabetic foot and comparison with (99m)Tc-MDP scintigraphy
Isa Neshandar Asli
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
J Nucl Med Technol 39:226-30. 2011
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- High sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with the metabolic syndrome independent to viral and bacterial pathogen burden
Abdolali Ebrahimi
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 84:296-302. 2009
..To investigate the influences of bacterial or viral pathogen burden in the relationship of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and the metabolic syndrome in a population-based study...
- Osteoprotegerin in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women
Iraj Nabipour
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Metabolism 59:742-7. 2010
..However, OPG levels have no correlation with the metabolic syndrome or its components. Further studies are warranted to determine the pathophysiologic origin of elevated OPG in type 2 diabetes mellitus...
- The role of gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GMPS) in myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature
Hamid Javadi
Golestan Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Hepatology GRCGH, Golestan University of Medical Sciences GUOMS, Gorgan, Iran
Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur 14:112-5. 2011
..The study concludes that 99mTC-MIBI SPECT imaging is a useful modality in the preparation of supplementary diagnostic and prognostic information in viral myocarditis...
- Bone single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in a patient with Pancoast tumor: a case report
Hamid Javadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Sao Paulo Med J 128:239-43. 2010
..From the results of this study, further clinical trials to evaluate the potential of SPECT as an efficient imaging tool for the work-up on cases of Pancoast tumor are recommended...
- Relation between clinical and laboratory parameters with radiation dose rates from patients receiving iodine-131 therapy for thyroid carcinoma
Isa Neshandar Asli
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 138:376-81. 2010
..43 and p = 0.006). It is recommended that a document should be prepared for practitioners and also all individuals coming in contact with older patients are to be made aware of the contamination and radiation hazards...
- The role of myocardial perfusion imaging in the evaluation of patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Armaghan Fard-Esfahani
Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hellenic J Cardiol 50:396-401. 2009
..We studied the value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the evaluation of improvement in myocardial perfusion in patients with successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)...
- The long term effect of levothyroxine on bone mineral density in patients with well differentiated thyroid carcinoma after treatment
Mohammad Eftekhari
Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Ave 1411713135, Tehran, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 11:160-3. 2008
..In post-menopausal women, the mean femoral BMD was at the limit of statistical significance...
- The relationship of absolute poverty and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Iranian women
Mohammad Amiri
Department of Public Health, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Int J Public Health 53:290-6. 2008
..But the relationship between absolute poverty and bone mineral density (BMD) and/or osteoporosis has not been investigated...
- The normoglycemic first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have low circulating omentin-1 and adiponectin levels
Samad Akbarzadeh
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7514763448, Iran
Cytokine 58:295-9. 2012
..In order to elucidate the potential role of novel adipocytokines in the pre-diabetes states, circulating levels of novel adipocytokines were evaluated in first-degree relatives of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (FDRs)...
- Relationships among serum receptor of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand, osteoprotegerin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: osteoimmunity versus osteoinflammatory
Iraj Nabipour
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Islamic Republic of Iran
Menopause 16:950-5. 2009
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- The relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and cardiac syndrome X: A preliminary study
Majid Assadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, The Persian Gulf Health Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Int J Cardiol 134:e124-5. 2009
..However well designed clinical trial studies are needed to confirm this preliminary result...
- Influence of levothyroxine treatment on serum levels of soluble Fas (CD95) and Fas Ligand (CD95L) in chronic autoimmune hypothyroidism
Iraj Nabipour
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Boostan 19 Alley, Imam Khomeini Street, 7514763448 Bushehr, Iran
Endocrine 38:406-11. 2010
..It appears that levothyroxine therapy has no important effect on down-regulation of apoptotic factors in CAIH. Thus, like thyroid autoantibodies, monitoring of serum levels of sFas/sFasL is not indicated during thyroid hormone therapy...
- Effect of mobile cell phone ringing on function of gamma camera
Zahra Azizmohammadi
From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology GRCGH, Golestan University of Medical Sciences GUOMS, Gorgan, Iran Telecommunication Company of Bushehr, Bushehr, Iran and The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Clin Nucl Med 36:1131-2. 2011
..In the case, electromagnetic interference from the mobile cell phone may disrupt the photoelectric functioning of photomultiplier tubes during scintigraphy...
- Correlation of circulating omentin-1 with bone mineral density in multiple sclerosis: the crosstalk between bone and adipose tissue
Majid Assadi
The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
PLoS ONE 6:e24240. 2011
..In order to determine whether omentin-1 and vaspin may be related to bone health in MS patients, we compared circulating levels of these recently identified adipokines, between MS patients and healthy controls...
- Role of 99mTc-ubiquicidin 29-41 scintigraphy to monitor antibiotic therapy in patients with orthopedic infection: a preliminary study
Babak Nazari
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nucl Med Commun 32:745-51. 2011
..This study evaluated the potential ability of Tc-UBI 29-41 to assess response to antibiotic therapy in orthopedic infection...
- One-year prognosis of patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging using technitium-99m sestamibi in suspected coronary artery disease: a single-center experience of 1,047 patients
Ghasem Raziei
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Perfusion 26:309-14. 2011
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- Comparison of technetium-99m IgG with technetium-99m red blood cells labeling in cardiac blood-pool scintigraphy: a preliminary study
Hamid Javadi
Golestan Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 14:30-3. 2011
..In conclusion, (99m)Tc-IgG, which is readily available and needs only a single injection, may be an attractive alternative to (99m)Tc-RBC for the estimation of various cardiac function parameters like left ventricular function...
- Myocardial perfusion imaging using a technetium-99m sestamibi in asymptomatic and low risk for coronary artery disease patients with diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus
Nastaran Baharfard
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Perfusion 26:151-7. 2011
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- The association of dipyridamole side effects with hemodynamic parameters, ECG findings, and scintigraphy outcomes
Hamid Javadi
Department of Nuclear Medicine, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran
J Nucl Med Technol 38:149-52. 2010
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dipyridamole side effects with hemodynamic oscillations, scanning results, and electrocardiography (ECG) findings...
- Serum visfatin and vaspin levels in normoglycemic first-degree relatives of Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Samad Akbarzadeh
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Boostan 19 Alley, Imam Khomeini St, Bushehr 7514763448, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 95:132-8. 2012
..To investigate circulating visfatin and vaspin levels in first-degree relatives of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (FDRs) who frequently have higher value of HOMA-IR and beta cell dysfunction...
- 99 mTc-MIBI washout as a complementary factor in the evaluation of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) using myocardial perfusion imaging
Mohammad Kazem Shiroodi
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 28:211-7. 2012
..679; ? = -0.824; P = 0.00). It can be concluded that 99 mTc-MIBI scintigraphy might be a valuable molecular imaging tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of myocardial damage or dysfunction severity...
- Thallium-201 single photon emission tomography after injecting an antimuscarinic agent compared with computed tomography for the diagnosis of recurrent colorectal cancer. Report of three cases
Babak Fallahi
Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Karegar Shomali Ave, Tehran 14114, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 9:106-8. 2006
..In the third case, CT was falsely positive while (201)TlCl-SPET was negative, compatible with the final diagnosis...
- Evaluation of bone mineral density in premature ovarian failure
Isa Neshandar Asli
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hell J Nucl Med 13:261-3. 2010
..In conclusion, our study indicates that females with early onset of menopause and premature ovarian failure had lower value of BMD in both femoral neck and lumbar vertebrae implying the need for more bone health measures...
- Elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study
Iraj Nabipour
Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, I R Iran
Endocr J 55:717-22. 2008
..Further insight into the specific effects of proinflammatory cytokines and acute-phase proteins will be essential for the development of new preventive strategies for diabetes mellitus...
- Myocardial perfusion imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi in asymptomatic diabetic patients
A Mohagheghie
Majid Assadi, MDBushehr Research Center for Nuclear Medicine The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Institute, Boostan 19 Alley, Imam Khomeini Street, Bushehr, Iran
Nuklearmedizin 50:3-8. 2011
..70; 95%-CI, 1.07-2.71; p = 0.02) were independently associated with abnormal MPI. CONCLUSION: Occult CAD was present on MPI in 1/3 patients with DM without abnormal electrocardiographic findings or evidence of peripheral arterial disease...
- Chromosome aberrations after high-dose 131I and 99mTc-MIBI administration using a micronucleus assay
Isa Neshandar Asli
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital
Nucl Med Commun 31:307-10. 2010
..We evaluated the potential detrimental cytogenetic effects of Tc-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) and I on patients who were exposed to the radiopharmaceutics for cardiac imaging or thyroid cancer therapy, respectively...
