Byung‐Tae Kim

Integrated FDG PET/CT provides high specificity and positive predictive value of mediastinal nodal staging in stage T1 NSCLC, although the sensitivity is low.

The volume-based parameter of PET is an independent prognostic factor for survival in addition to pathological tumor-node-metastasis stage and a promising tool for better prediction of outcome in patients with early-stage NSCLC.

A 39-year-old man presented with left shoulder and interscapular pain. 99mTc-MDP bone scan demonstrated multiple active bone lesions including scapula, spines, ribs, and pelvis. Chest X-ray showed no active lung lesion, and MRI demonstrated infiltrative enhancing lesions in the T-spines and ribs, indicating skeletal metastasis. 18F-FDG PET/CT performed to search for hidden malignancy revealed multiple osteolytic lesions with intense FDG uptake, supporting metastasis. Tissue obtained from the T1

A 35-year-old woman received open thyroidectomy for a thyroid nodule that was confirmed as papillary carcinoma. Whole-body 131I scintigraphy during thyroid ablation demonstrated high uptake in the thyroid bed and multiple focal hot spots in the thorax. SPECT/CT localized the hot spots to the right chest wall and axilla, as well as to the left chest wall. The surgeon recognized these sites to concur with the transaxillary tract used during endoscopic thyroidectomy for nodular hyperplasia 8 years

A 51-year-old woman with dyspnea on exertion, fever, pleural effusion, and pericardial thickening underwent F-FDG PET/CT, which revealed focal hypermetabolic lesions in the right lung and left breast. The histopathology of the lesions was compatible with infiltration of inflammatory cells. Blood eosinophil counts were elevated, and enzyme-linked immunoassays were positive for antibodies to several parasites. After antiparasite medication, blood eosinophil counts were normalized, and PET/CT demon

To devise a plan to efficiently control and cope with musculoskeletal disorders, this study conducted a self-administered survey among dental hygienists working at dental clinics in Daegu. The data were collected from December 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014, and drew the following conclusions. For body posture for medical procedures, at lower levels in their careers, the hygienists` head and back were more bent; at higher levels in their careers, the their shoulders, body and hips were more bent;

Thyroid visualization during TcGS appears to be correlated with thyroid disease with high RATU. Such a finding may also deserve further evaluation for additional irregularities in thyroid function.

Currently, dissection of the axillary or regional lymph nodes is considered the standard staging procedure in breast cancer. However, accumulating evidence is becoming available that the sentinel node concept may provide the same or even better staging information. In the case of melanoma, it is proven that the histological characteristics of the sentinel node reflect the histological characteristics of the distal part of the lymphatic basin. Morbidity can be reduced significantly by the use of

The purpose of this study is to analysis the effects of circuit weight training on tennis stroke accuracy and wrist isokinetic muscular function of tennis players and the correlation between each accuracy. This study examined the effects of circuit weight training on tennis stroke accuracy and wrist isokinetic muscular function (using the paired t-test) and analyzed the correlation between tennis stroke accuracy and isokinetic function (using the pearson’s correlation coefficient). The significa

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of various factors on the therapeutic effect of the I-131 labeled anti-carcinoembryonic antigen monoclonal antibody(anti-CEA antibody). Tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay (MTT) was used to compare in vitro cytotoxicity of 3 Korean colon cancer cell lines (SNU-C2A, SNU-C4, SNU-C5) for selection of proper 2 cell lines in this study. The changes of the size of tumor which was xenografted to nude mice (balb/c nu/nu) were compared in 4 groups (group t