Nuclear Medicine Review 2011, tom 14, nr 1

We are presenting the first issue of a new official journal of the  Polish Society of Nuclear Medicine, which was formed by joining  two periodicals: “Problemy Medycyny Nuklearnej” (“Problems in  Nuclear Medicine”) and “Nuclear Medicine Review. East and  Central Europe”. On 23 February 2011 an agreement in the said  matter was signed between PTMN (Polish Society of Nuclear  Medicine) and Via Medica publishing house — the owner of  Nuclear Medicine Review...

The aim of the present work was to investigate the influence of lithium carbonate on the kinetics of radioiodine in the thyroid gland, and the long-lasting effect of radioiodine therapy pre-treated with lithium carbonate in patients with different types of hyperthyreosis and low baseline 24-h thyroidal radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU)...

The aim of the study was to achieve an effective target dose in the thyroid by increasing the effective half-life (Teff) of 131I by use of iodide (127I) two days after 131I therapy in patients with hyperthyroidism with low Teff...

Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computer tomography (CT) using 68Ga-DOTATATE is a promising method for the evaluation of patients with recognised or suspected neuroendocrine tumours (NET). The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in the visualisation of the expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTR) and identification of new lesions...

Thyroid is particularly prone to morphogenetic variability. Developmental failure of the thyroid gland is in 85% of cases the underlying cause of congenital hypothyroidism, diagnosed at birth with a frequency of 1:3000–1:4000 newborns. However, the incidence of less severe developmental variants of the thyroid is much higher...

Isotope therapy is one of the methods used in primary hyperthyroidism. The therapy is based on short-range beta radiation emitted from radioactive iodine. Radioiodine administration must always be preceded by pharmacological normalization of thyroid function. Otherwise, post-radiation thyrocyte destruction and thyroid hormones release may lead to hyperthyroidism exacerbation...

Wilms’ tumour is the most frequent renal malignancy in children. There is no worldwide consensus regarding treatment and PET-CT role in this neoplasm. The aim of this report is to demonstrate the potential role of PET-CT in chemotherapy efficacy assessment and recurrence diagnosis. CASE description: a 7-year-old boy was diagnosed with blastemic type Wilms’ tumour and underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, nephrectomy, and adjuvant chemotherapy in compliance with SIOP protocol...

A male patient had undergone total thyroidectomy for thyroid papillary carcinoma. He was administered thyroablation activity of radioiodine. Whole body imaging after diagnostic activity of 131-I demonstrated intense radioiodine uptake in the right side of the upper abdominal region...

Last year the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Military  Institute of Medicine (MIM) in Warsaw, Poland was awarded theEuropean Union of Medical Specialist/European Board of Nuclear  Medicine (UEMS/EBNM) Accreditation. The diploma was presented  to the Head of the Department, Professor Eugeniusz Dziuk  MD PhD, during a special session that was held in  Vienna during  the Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear  Medicine (9–13 Oct 2010)...

On 15 April 2011 a ceremonial Conference of the Polish Society  of Nuclear Medicine took place in the Rector’s Senate Hall of  Warsaw Medical University in Warsaw.  The meeting was open and consisted of two parts...