Andor Glaudemans
prof. dr.
I am a nuclear medicine specialist and always trying to implement innovative diagnostic and therapeutic methods in imaging. My main research interests involve infectious and inflammatory diseases, tumor-immunology, and development of new-targeted diagnostic tools for PET imaging. The latter focus is carried out in close collaboration with our radiochemists. Within the lymphoma research Groningen team we have a close collaboration with the department of hematology. The research is focused on finding new methods for diagnosis and therapy evaluation in several types of lymphomas. We have a special interest in post-transplant lymphatic disorders (PTLD). Furthermore, we are developing and evaluating several fields of radionuclide therapy, so called theranostics.
The Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Staging and Management of Human Immune Deficiency Virus Infection and Associated Diseases
Published in: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
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10.1007/s13139-016-0422-0
Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is a leading cause of death. It attacks the immune system, thereby rendering the infected host susceptible to many HIV-associated infections, malignancies and neurocognitive disorders. The altered immune system affects the way the human host responds to disease, resulting in atypical presentation of these disorders. This presents a diagnostic challenge and the clinician must use all diagnostic avenues available to diagnose and manage these conditions. The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has markedly reduced the mortality associated with HIV infection but...
Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Pediatric Infection or Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Published in: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
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10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2016.12.005
In this review article, we focus on the most recent applications of nuclear medicine techniques (mainly (99m)Tc/(111)In white blood cells (WBC) scan, [(18)F]-FDG-PET/CT, [(18)F]-FDG-PET/MRI, and (99m)Tc-IL-2 scintigraphy) in the study of children affected by peripheral bone osteomyelitis, fungal infections, inflammatory bowel diseases, and type 1 diabetes, owing to recent important published evidences of their role in the management of these diseases. For osteomyelitis in children, both bone scintigraphy and [(18)F]-FDG-PET have a major advantage of assessing the whole body in one imaging session to confirm or exclude multifocal...
Alberto Signore, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, Olivier Gheysens, Chiara Lauri, Onofrio A. Catalano
Textural features of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scanning in diagnosing aortic prosthetic graft infection
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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10.1007/s00259-016-3599-7
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BACKGROUND: The clinical problem in suspected aortoiliac graft infection (AGI) is to obtain proof of infection. Although (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography scanning (PET) has been suggested to play a pivotal role, an evidence-based interpretation is lacking. The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the feasibility and utility of (18)F-FDG uptake heterogeneity characterized by textural features to diagnose AGI. METHODS: Thirty patients with a history of aortic graft reconstruction who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT scanning were included. Sixteen patients were suspected to have an AGI (group I)....
Ben R Saleem, Roelof J. Beukinga, Ronald Boellaard, Andor W J M Glaudemans, Michel M P J Reijnen, Clark J Zeebregts, Riemer H J A Slart
Predictive Value of Renal Transplant Scintigraphy for the Duration of Delayed Graft Function
Clinical and 123I-SAP scintigraphy findings in three members from a family affected by AGel amyloidosis
Published in: Amyloid
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10.1080/13506129.2017.1284059