Journal of Nuclear Medicine Vol. 48 No. 4 9a-10a
© 2007 by Society of Nuclear Medicine
This Month in JNM
Patient-friendly dose calculation: Sgouros reviews the recent history of and challenges to clinical dosimetry in targeted radionuclide therapy and previews an article in this issue of JNM that offers a novel approach for cell-level dosimetry.
Page 496
Beyond SPECT in SSR imaging: Schillaci outlines the current status of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, CT, and PET imaging of neuroendocrine tumors and previews an article in this issue of JNM that describes a promising PET tracer.
Page 498
18F-FDG in MTC: Ong and colleagues assess the effect of postthyroidectomy calcitonin levels on the ability of 18F-FDG PET and PET/CT to detect residual, recurrent, or metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Page 501
Novel PET tracer for NETs: Gabriel and colleagues evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of a new gadolinium-labeled somatostatin analog for PET imaging in patients with known or suspected neuroendocrine tumors and compare clinical results with those from scintigraphy and CT.
Page 508
PET and MRI in glioma management: Floeth and colleagues identify 18F-FET PET and MRI characteristics that are validated as strong predictors of clinical course and outcome in adult patients with newly diagnosed, nonenhancing, supratentorial low-grade glioma.
Page 519
Prone PET/MRI fusion in breast cancer: Moy and colleagues describe a prototype positioning device that allows the acquisition of prone PET studies to facilitate fusion of 18F-FDG PET and MRI scans for enhanced detection of breast cancer.
Page 528
Dedicated, high-resolution neuroimaging: Leroy and colleagues evaluate the clinical utility of high-resolution research tomography for measurement of dopamine transporter binding and compare the spatial resolutions achieved with those of conventional PET scanners.
Page 538
Simplifying PET amyloid imaging: Ng and colleagues explore the potential of 11C-PIB PET for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and compare visual analysis of PIB images with visual readings of 18F-FDG images.
Page 547
Imaging dense amyloid plaques: Kudo and colleagues report on a novel compound for in vivo PET detection of dense amyloid deposits and describe initial findings in healthy individuals and patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Page 553
Detecting apoptosis in heart failure: Kietselaer and colleagues evaluate the utility of annexin A5 imaging for noninvasive assessment of programmed cell death in patients with advanced nonischemic cardiomyopathy and in nonsymptomatic genetic relatives.
Page 562
Standardized 4-hour gastric emptying: Ziessman and colleagues review their experience with a standardized protocol for gastric-emptying studies and investigate the added value of 4-h imaging as well as the ability of the lag phase to predict delayed emptying.
Page 568
PET and neuronal stress: Boutin and colleagues investigate a new peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand suitable for PET monitoring of neuroinflammatory processes as an indirect indicator of neurodegeneration.
Page 573
Antigen targeting and plaques: von Lukowicz and colleagues test the ability of the human antibody G11, specific to the C domain of tenascin-C, to detect murine atherosclerotic plaques ex vivo and discuss the implications of their findings for molecular imaging.
Page 582
Dual membraneprotein reporter system: Hwang and colleagues describe a combination of human sodium iodide symporter and mutant dopamine D2 receptor transgenes to create a noninvasive positron and
-imaging reporter system capable of noninvasive monitoring of cellular status.
Page 588
Limiting PRRT nephrotoxicity: Gotthardt and colleagues evaluate the ability of several agents to inhibit renal accumulation of different radiopeptides in an effort to enhance the efficacy of peptide receptor radiotherapy.
Page 596
microPET study reliability: Dandekar and colleagues determine the reproducibility of serial 18F-FDG small-animal PET imaging in mouse xenograft models to assess the efficacy of this approach in measuring tumor response to therapy.
Page 602
Optimal angiogenesis monitoring: Wyss and colleagues measure uptake of three 18F-labeled PET tracers in gliomas in a rat model and correlate their findings with the uptake of a radiolabeled antiextra domain B antibody as a marker of neoangiogenesis.
Page 608
Radiolabeled gastrin analogs: Mather and colleagues report on a study designed to identify a radiolabeled peptide with improved tumor-to-kidney pharmacodynamics for peptide receptor radionuclide imaging and therapy.
Page 615
Intraoperative
-camera in breast cancer: Mathelin and colleagues report on the ability of a prototype mini
-camera to precisely localize and determine the depth of sentinel lymph nodes in a series of patients with infiltrative breast cancer.
Page 623
Respiratory gating in SPECT: Gil and colleagues describe a technique for correcting the respiration effect in myocardial perfusion imaging and assess its efficacy in clinical studies.
Page 630
Correcting 3D 201Tl SPECT: Xiao and colleagues report on a Monte Carlobased scatter correction approach that is suitable for 201Tl cardiac imaging and also describe benefits noted in several image-quality metrics.
Page 637
Dosimetry and target cell distribution: Watchman and colleagues describe direct measurement of hematopoietic and progenitor cells as well as marrow vasculature structures within images of human disease-free bone marrow.
Page 645
Assessing gene therapy: Nimmagadda and colleagues investigate the biodistribution, metabolism, and DNA uptake of 18F-FIAU in a canine model and report on the potential of this tracer as a reporter probe to monitor HSV-tk gene expression and bacterial infections.
Page 655
All about SPECT: Madsen presents an educational overview of basic physics and recent innovations in SPECT imaging and instrumentation, including the advantages leveraged by new preclinical small-animal systems capable of providing information unavailable from other modalities.
Page 661
| ON THE COVER
A novel PET compound has displayed preferential binding to dense amyloid deposits in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The tracer is retained in the cerebral cortices of the patients but not of aged healthy individuals and is distributed primarily in the posterior association area of the brain, corresponding well with the preferred site for neuritic plaque deposition. This compound is a promising PET probe for the in vivo detection of dense amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease patients.
SEE PAGE 560
|
Related articles in JNM:
- Toward Patient-Friendly Cell-Level Dosimetry
- George Sgouros
JNM 2007 48: 496-497.
[Full Text]
- Somatostatin Receptor Imaging in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors: Not Only SPECT?
- Orazio Schillaci
JNM 2007 48: 498-500.
[Full Text]
- Diagnostic Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in Restaging Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Elevated Calcitonin Levels
- Seng C. Ong, Heiko Schöder, Snehal G. Patel, Ida M. Tabangay-Lim, Indukala Doddamane, Mithat Gönen, Ashok R. Shaha, R. Michael Tuttle, Jatin P. Shah, and Steven M. Larson
JNM 2007 48: 501-507.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- 68Ga-DOTA-Tyr3-Octreotide PET in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Comparison with Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy and CT
- Michael Gabriel, Clemens Decristoforo, Dorota Kendler, Georg Dobrozemsky, Dirk Heute, Christian Uprimny, Peter Kovacs, Elisabeth Von Guggenberg, Reto Bale, and Irene J. Virgolini
JNM 2007 48: 508-518.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Prognostic Value of O-(2-18F-Fluoroethyl)-L-Tyrosine PET and MRI in Low-Grade Glioma
- Frank W. Floeth, Dirk Pauleit, Michael Sabel, Gabriele Stoffels, Guido Reifenberger, Markus J. Riemenschneider, Paul Jansen, Heinz H. Coenen, Hans-Jakob Steiger, and Karl-Josef Langen
JNM 2007 48: 519-527.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Improving Specificity of Breast MRI Using Prone PET and Fused MRI and PET 3D Volume Datasets
- Linda Moy, Fabio Ponzo, Marilyn E. Noz, Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr., Antoinette D. Murphy-Walcott, Abby E. Deans, Mary T. Kitazono, Laura Travascio, and Elissa L. Kramer
JNM 2007 48: 528-537.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Assessment of 11C-PE2I Binding to the Neuronal Dopamine Transporter in Humans with the High-Spatial-Resolution PET Scanner HRRT
- Claire Leroy, Claude Comtat, Régine Trébossen, André Syrota, Jean-Luc Martinot, and Maria-João Ribeiro
JNM 2007 48: 538-546.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Visual Assessment Versus Quantitative Assessment of 11C-PIB PET and 18F-FDG PET for Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- Steven Ng, Victor L. Villemagne, Sam Berlangieri, Sze-Ting Lee, Martin Cherk, Sylvia J. Gong, Uwe Ackermann, Tim Saunder, Henri Tochon-Danguy, Gareth Jones, Clare Smith, Graeme O'Keefe, Colin L. Masters, and Christopher C. Rowe
JNM 2007 48: 547-552.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- 2-(2-[2-Dimethylaminothiazol-5-yl]Ethenyl)-6- (2-[Fluoro]Ethoxy)Benzoxazole: A Novel PET Agent for In Vivo Detection of Dense Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
- Yukitsuka Kudo, Nobuyuki Okamura, Shozo Furumoto, Manabu Tashiro, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Masahiro Maruyama, Masatoshi Itoh, Ren Iwata, Kazuhiko Yanai, and Hiroyuki Arai
JNM 2007 48: 553-561.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Noninvasive Detection of Programmed Cell Loss with 99mTc-Labeled Annexin A5 in Heart Failure
- Bas L.J.H. Kietselaer, Chris P.M. Reutelingsperger, Hendrikus H. Boersma, Guido A.K. Heidendal, Ing Han Liem, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Jagat Narula, and Leo Hofstra
JNM 2007 48: 562-567.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Experience with a Simplified, Standardized 4-Hour Gastric-Emptying Protocol
- Harvey A. Ziessman, Dacian V. Bonta, Sibyll Goetze, and William J. Ravich
JNM 2007 48: 568-572.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- 11C-DPA-713: A Novel Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor PET Ligand for In Vivo Imaging of Neuroinflammation
- Hervé Boutin, Fabien Chauveau, Cyrille Thominiaux, Marie-Claude Grégoire, Michelle L. James, Régine Trebossen, Philippe Hantraye, Frédéric Dollé, Bertrand Tavitian, and Michael Kassiou
JNM 2007 48: 573-581.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Human Antibody Against C Domain of Tenascin-C Visualizes Murine Atherosclerotic Plaques Ex Vivo
- Tobias von Lukowicz, Michela Silacci, Matthias T. Wyss, Eveline Trachsel, Christine Lohmann, Alfred Buck, Thomas F. Lüscher, Dario Neri, and Christian M. Matter
JNM 2007 48: 582-587.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Development of a Dual Membrane Protein Reporter System Using Sodium Iodide Symporter and Mutant Dopamine D2 Receptor Transgenes
- Do Won Hwang, Joo Hyun Kang, Young Soo Chang, Jae Min Jeong, June-Key Chung, Myung Chul Lee, Soonhag Kim, and Dong Soo Lee
JNM 2007 48: 588-595.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Indication for Different Mechanisms of Kidney Uptake of Radiolabeled Peptides
- Martin Gotthardt, Julliëtte van Eerd-Vismale, Wim J.G. Oyen, Marion de Jong, Hanwen Zhang, Edgar Rolleman, Helmut R. Maecke, Martin Béhé, and Otto Boerman
JNM 2007 48: 596-601.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Reproducibility of 18F-FDG microPET Studies in Mouse Tumor Xenografts
- Mangal Dandekar, Jeffrey R. Tseng, and Sanjiv S. Gambhir
JNM 2007 48: 602-607.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Uptake of 18F-Fluorocholine, 18F-FET, and 18F-FDG in C6 Gliomas and Correlation with 131I-SIP(L19), a Marker of Angiogenesis
- Matthias T. Wyss, Nicolas Spaeth, Gregoire Biollaz, Jens Pahnke, Patrizia Alessi, Eveline Trachsel, Valerie Treyer, Bruno Weber, Dario Neri, and Alfred Buck
JNM 2007 48: 608-614.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Selection of Radiolabeled Gastrin Analogs for Peptide ReceptorTargeted Radionuclide Therapy
- Stephen J. Mather, Andrew J. McKenzie, Jane K. Sosabowski, Teresa M. Morris, David Ellison, and Susan A. Watson
JNM 2007 48: 615-622.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Precise Localization of Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Estimation of Their Depth Using a Prototype Intraoperative Mini
-Camera in Patients with Breast Cancer
- Carole Mathelin, Samuel Salvador, Daniel Huss, and Jean-Louis Guyonnet
JNM 2007 48: 623-629.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Correction of Heart Motion Due to Respiration in Clinical Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Scans Using Respiratory Gating
- Gil Kovalski, Ora Israel, Zohar Keidar, Alex Frenkel, Jonathan Sachs, and Haim Azhari
JNM 2007 48: 630-636.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Evaluation of 3D Monte CarloBased Scatter Correction for 201Tl Cardiac Perfusion SPECT
- Jianbin Xiao, Tim C. de Wit, Wojciech Zbijewski, Steven G. Staelens, and Freek J. Beekman
JNM 2007 48: 637-644.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Spatial Distribution of Blood Vessels and CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Within the Marrow Cavities of Human Cancellous Bone
- Christopher J. Watchman, Vincent A. Bourke, Jared R. Lyon, Andrea E. Knowlton, Samantha L. Butler, David D. Grier, John R. Wingard, Raul C. Braylan, and Wesley E. Bolch
JNM 2007 48: 645-654.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Biodistribution, PET, and Radiation Dosimetry Estimates of HSV-tk Gene Expression Imaging Agent 1-(2'-Deoxy-2'-18F-Fluoro-ß-D-Arabinofuranosyl)-5-Iodouracil in Normal Dogs
- Sridhar Nimmagadda, Thomas J. Mangner, Kirk A. Douglas, Otto Muzik, and Anthony F. Shields
JNM 2007 48: 655-660.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
- Recent Advances in SPECT Imaging
- Mark T. Madsen
JNM 2007 48: 661-673.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]