2020
Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy.
Young CR, Kulon ME, Boustani AM, Pucar D. Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2020, 46: e179-e180. PMID: 33086270, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, WhiteAdolescentAsparaginaseFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLymphomaMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySubcutaneous TissueTissue DistributionTreatment OutcomeConceptsPET/CTAltered biodistributionMediastinal T-cell lymphoblastic lymphomaPosttreatment FDG PET/CTFDG PET/CTT-cell lymphoblastic lymphomaSubcutaneous white adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueTreatment response assessmentSubcutaneous white fatAsparaginase chemotherapyLymphoblastic lymphomaAsparaginase resistanceFDG biodistributionResponse assessmentWhite fatGlucose metabolismAdipose tissueTreatment cyclesLeukemic cellsVisceral activityCTBiodistributionChemotherapyDiffuse activity
2018
Superior Pituitary Border Analysis in Immunotherapy-Induced Hypophysitis
Pucar D, Boustani AM, Bronen RA, Saperstein L. Superior Pituitary Border Analysis in Immunotherapy-Induced Hypophysitis. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2018, 43: 284-286. PMID: 29401149, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001981.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansHypophysitisImmunotherapyMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNivolumabPituitary GlandPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyConceptsSinus diseasePituitary swellingSevere headacheVisual disturbancesLaboratory findingsMetastatic melanomaPituitary abnormalitiesRetrospective analysisContrast CTNoncontrast CTPituitary hormonesHypophysitisHeadacheDiseaseDiagnosisCTLow levelsNivolumabHypermetabolismImmunotherapyPETMelanomaAbnormalitiesFindingsHormone