Reginald W. Dusing

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma presenting with diffusely increased pulmonary fluorodeoxyglucose uptake without corresponding CT abnormality

Jayden Spencer, Reginald W. Dusing, Wendell Yap, Jacqueline Hill et autres

A 60-year-old male presented with complaints of dyspnea, intermittent fever, and 40 pounds of weight loss over the previous 9 months and was admitted for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Labs demonstrated elevated inflammatory markers, mild anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography scan …

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Patterns of lymph node positivity on 11C-acetate PET imaging in correlation to the RTOG pelvic radiation field for prostate cancer

C.M. McClinton, Maryam Niroumand, Sumit S. Sood, Veer A. Shah et autres

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Prostate Cancer Metastases to Inguinal Lymph Nodes Detected by Attenuation-Corrected 11C-Acetate PET/CT

Veer A. Shah, Allison Rixey, Reginald W. Dusing

The inguinal lymph nodes are an unusual site of metastases for prostate adenocarcinoma. We present a case in which a 61-y-old man with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer underwent attenuation-corrected (11)C-acetate PET/CT, which demonstrated multiple foci of increased activity in the left inguinal, …

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Effect of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation on Gastric Motility

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Yeruva Madhu Reddy, Donita Atkins, Johnson Rajasingh et autres

BACKGROUND: Collateral damage to the vagal nerve and the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) system during atrial fibrillation ablation has not been systematically evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a prospective, observational study assessing the effect of atrial fibrillation ablation on the function of …

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Prostate-Specific Antigen and Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity as Threshold Indicators in 11C-Acetate PET/CTAC Scanning for Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Reginald W. Dusing, Warner Peng, Gordon L. Grado, Jeffrey M. Holzbeierlein et autres

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify which patient characteristics are associated with the highest likelihood of positive findings on 11C-acetate PET/computed tomography attenuation correction (CTAC) (PET/CTAC) scan when imaging for recurrent prostate cancer. METHODS: From 2007 to 2011, 250 …

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Inflammatory response following neutrophil recovery postchemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia cases without evidence of infection: role of homing of neutrophils

Rahul Pawar, Travis Grant Williams, Rahul K Khera, Albert J. Eid et autres

Neutropenic sepsis is a common clinical entity occurring in postchemotherapy patients. Infection may not be the cause of fever in such patients after neutrophil-count recovery. Herein, we present two patients who developed fever during the neutropenic phase of induction chemotherapy and were …

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Inflammatory response following neutrophil recovery postchemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia cases without evidence of infection: role of homing of neutrophils

Pawar RD, Thomas H. Williams, Rohan Khera, Ahmed Salem Eid et autres

Rahul D Pawar,1 Travis Williams,2 Rahul Khera,2 Albert Eid,3 Omar S Aljitawi,1,4 Reginald W Dusing5 1Internal Medicine, 2Hematology/Oncology, 3Infectious Diseases, 4Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 5Radiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA Abstract: Neutropenic sepsis is a common clinical entity …

Positron‐emission tomography pitfalls related to oral prosthesis

Yogesh Indrasen More, Reginald W. Dusing, Shaheen Counts, Justin L. Bond et autres

This case report describes false-positive positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) findings related to oral prostheses and its implications in cancer surveillance. In head and neck cancer management, F18-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is widely accepted for evaluating treatment response and detecting recurrence. Interpretation of FDG …

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First case of donor transmitted non-leukemic promyelocytic sarcoma

Travis Grant Williams, Omar Salah Aljitawi, Ronnie Moussa, Sarah McHugh et autres

Malignancy after solid organ or stem cell transplant can occur in three distinct ways: de novo, recurrent in the recipient, or transmission from donor to recipient [1]. According to an Organ Procur...

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Prostate Imaging Modalities that Can Be Used for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clinical Studies

Reginald W. Dusing, Jeanne Drisko, Gordon G. Grado, Mark Levine et autres

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Optimizing the diagnostic power with gastric emptying scintigraphy at multiple time points

Qingjiang Hou, Zhiyue Lin, Reginald W. Dusing, Byron J. Gajewski et autres

BACKGROUND: Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy (GES) at intervals over 4 hours after a standardized radio-labeled meal is commonly regarded as the gold standard for diagnosing gastroparesis. The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate the best time point and the best combination …

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Regression of internal melanoma metastases following application of topical imiquimod to overlying skin.

Anne K. Miller, Reginald W. Dusing, Aaron Meggison, DANIEL J. AIRES

The prognosis for metastatic melanoma is grim, and treatment options are limited. Imiquimod is a topically applied immune modulator that has been used to treat superficial cutaneous melanoma, but has not been reported to treat metastatic melanoma. We report a patient whose …

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