SNM Newsline:

Stanley J. Goldsmith

Year of the Brain

J Nucl Med 1994 35: 15N. [PDF]  

J. Rojas-Burke

Uncertainties Face Medical Accelerator Proposal

J Nucl Med 1994 35: 16N-19N. [PDF]  

Linda E. Ketchum

SNM and ACNP Urge NRC to Stop Regulating Nuclear Medicine

J Nucl Med 1994 35: 19N-22N. [PDF]  

Maryanne Shanahan

Society Move to Headquarters in Reston, VA, Successfully Completed

J Nucl Med 1994 35: 22N-28N. [PDF]  

Editorials:

Alexander Gottschalk

V/Q Imaging and the Diagnosis of PE: "Can We Shift the Gray to Black and White?"
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1931-1932. [PDF]  

Edward B. Silberstein

The Treatment of Painful Osteoblastic Metastases: What Can We Expect from Nuclear Oncology?
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1994-1995. [PDF]  

Alan B. Ashare and Dev P. Chakraborty

Artificial Neural Networks: Better Than the Real Thing?
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2048-2049. [PDF]  

Departments:

Calendar
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 32A-35A. [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Ronald S. Kappes, Salil D. Sarkar, Gady Har-El, Arnold M. Strashun, Eddy K. Dunn, and George C. Schussler

Iodine-131 Therapy of Thyroid Cancer: Extensive Contamination of the Hospital Room in a Patient with Tracheostomy
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2053-2054. [PDF]  

Andrew J. Taylor, Jr.

Strontium-89 for the Palliation of Bone Pain due to Metastatic Disease
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2054. [PDF]  

Andrew Taylor, Jr.

Formulas to Estimate Renal Depth in Adults
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2054-a-2055-a. [PDF]  

Maurice N. Druck, Anne Taylor, Gayle Bouchard, and Judith Katz

Combined Intravenous Dipyridamole and Symptom-Related Stress Testing
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2055. [PDF]  

Cumali Aktolun

Technetium-99m-Sestamibi Imaging in Breast Cancer: An Alternative to Thallium-201 Imaging
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2055-a-2056-a. [PDF]  

James D. Heironimus

Clinical Utility of Bone Scan Features of Pleural Effusion: Sensitivity and Specificity for Malignancy Based on Pleural Fluid Cytophatology
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2056. [PDF]  

Robert S. Hattner and E. Dayan Sandler

Clinical Utility of Bone Scan Features of Pleural Effusion: Sensitivity and Specificity for Malignancy Based on Pleural Fluid Cytopathology—Reply
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2056-a. [PDF]  

Werner Langsteger, Peter Költringer, Gerhard Wolf, Bernd Eber, Georg Semlitach, and Otto Eber

False-Positive Radioiodine Uptake in Lung Carcinoma
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2056-b-2057-b. [PDF]  

Takashi Misaki, Ryo Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Miyamoto, Kanji Kasagi, Yusaku Matsui, and Junji Konishi

False-Positive Radioiodine Uptake in Lung Carcinoma—Reply
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2057. [PDF]  

1994 Reviewers:

In Appreciation of JNM's Reviewers
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2050-2052. [PDF]  

Book Review:

A.B. Brill

NCRP Report No. 116, Limitation of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation: National Council on Radiation Protection, Bethesda, MD, 88 pages, $22.50
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2058. [PDF]  

Raymond Taillefer

Monoclonal Antibodies in Cardiovascular Diseases: B.-A. Khaw, J. Narula and H.W. Strauss, editors. Lea and Febiger, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 1994, 290 pages, $115.00
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2058-a-2059-a. [PDF]  

Case Report:

Jeffrey W. Chambers, René P. duCret, Terry R. Bowers, Christopher E. Engeler, Robert J. Bache, and George C. Haidet

Pectus Excavatum: Abnormal Exercise Scintigraphy with Normal Coronary Arteries
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1985-1988. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Dennis A. Tighe, Howard G. Hutchinson, Chan H. Park, Edward K. Chung, David L. Fischman, and Joel S. Raichlen

False-Positive Reversible Perfusion Defect During Dobutamine-Thallium Imaging in Left Bundle Branch Block
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1989-1991. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G. Keith Edwards, James Santoro, and Andrew Taylor, Jr.

Use of Bone Scintigraphy to Select Patients with Multiple Myeloma for Treatment with Strontium-89
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1992-1993. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Jack E. Juni

Taking Brain SPECT Seriously: Reflections on Recent Clinical Reports in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1891-1895. [PDF]  

Human Studies:

Frank Grünwald, Christian Menzel, Laszlo Pavics, Jürgen Bauer, Andreas Hufnagel, Karl Reichmann, Ruth Sakowski, Christian E. Elger, and Hans J. Biersack

Ictal and Interictal Brain SPECT Imaging in Epilepsy Using Technetium-99m-ECD
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1896-1901. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jonathan M. Levin, B. Leonard Holman, Jack H. Mendelson, Siew Koon Teoh, Basem Garada, Keith A. Johnson, and Sandy Springer

Gender Differences in Cerebral Perfusion in Cocaine Abuse: Technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT Study of Drug-Abusing Women
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1902-1909. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hidehiko Okazawa, Yoshiharu Yonekura, Yasuhisa Fujibayashi, Sadahiko Nishizawa, Yasuhiro Magata, Koichi Ishizu, Fumiko Tanaka, Tatsuro Tsuchida, Nagara Tamaki, and Junji Konishi

Clinical Application and Quantitative Evaluation of Generator-Produced Copper-62-PTSM as a Brain Perfusion Tracer for PET
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1910-1915. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Arto O. Laihinen, Juha O. Rinne, Hanna M. Ruottinen, Kjell å. Nåagren, Pertti K. Lehikoinen, Vesa J. Oikonen, Ulla H. Ruotsalainen, and Urpo K. Rinne

PET Studies on Dopamine D1 Receptors in the Human Brain with Carbon-11-SCH 39166 and Carbon-11-NNC 756
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1916-1920. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Johannes Hierholzer, Michael Cordes, Ludwig Schelosky, Wolf Richter, Uwe Keske, Stephan Venz, Wolfhard Semmler, Werner Poewe, and Roland Felix

Dopamine D2 Receptor Imaging with Iodine-123-Iodobenzamide SPECT in Idiopathic Rotational Torticollis
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1921-1927. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Elizabeth J. Bernard, Ramy Nour, S. Patrick Butler, and Richard J. Quinn

Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism in Single Segmental Mismatch on Lung Scanning
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1928-1931. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stefano Fanti, De Fabritiis Arcangelo, Daniele Aloisi, Maurizio Dondi, Mario Marengo, Gaetano Compagnone, Francesco Fallani, Alberto Cavalli, and Nino Monetti

Early Pulmonary Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Assessed by Technetium-99m-DTPA Clearance Rate
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1933-1936. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Junichi Taki, Kenichi Nakajima, Masami Shimizu, Norihisa Tonami, and Kinichi Hisada

Left Ventricular Functional Reserve in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Evaluation by Continuous Left Ventricular Function Monitoring
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1937-1943. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A.M. Samuel and B. Rajashekharrao

Radioiodine Therapy for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Quantitative Dosimetric Evaluation for Remnant Thyroid Ablation After Surgery
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1944-1950. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michel Stoffel, François Jamar, Chris Van Nerom, Alfons Verbruggen, Michel Mourad, Norbert Leners, Jean-Paul Squifflet, and Christian Beckers

Evaluation of Technetium-99m-L,L-EC in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Comparative Study with Technetium-99m-MAG3 and Iodine-125-OIH
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1951-1958. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gilbert A. Hurwitz, Samia K. Ghali, Adel G. Mattar, Denis R. Gravelle, and Mariwan Husni

Dynamic Renal Imaging with Technetium-99m-Sestamibi in Hypertension: Potential for Assessment of Renovascular Disorders
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1959-1964. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tatsuo Torizuka, Nagara Tamaki, Tetsuro Inokuma, Yasuhiro Magata, Yoshiharu Yonekura, Akira Tanaka, Yoshio Yamaoka, Kazutaka Yamamoto, and Junji Konishi

Value of Fluorine-18-FDG-PET to Monitor Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Interventional Therapy
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1965-1969. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Giovanni Paganelli, Marco Stella, Felicia Zito, Patrizia Magnani, Paola De Nardi, Francesca Mangili, Dario Baratti, Fabrizio Veglia, Valerio Di Carlo, Antonio G. Siccardi, and Ferruccio Fazio

Radioimmunoguided Surgery Using Iodine-125-Labeled Biotinylated Monoclonal Antibodies and Cold Avidin
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1970-1975. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew M. Scott, Homer A. Macapinlac, Chaitan R. Divgi, Jiaju J. Zhang, Hovannes Kalaigian, Keith Pentlow, Susan Hilton, Martin C. Graham, George Sgouros, Charles Pelizzari, George Chen, Jeffrey Schlom, Stanley J. Goldsmith, and Steven M. Larson

Clinical Validation of SPECT and CT/MRI Image Registration in Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Studies of Colorectal Carcinoma
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1976-1984. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Laboratory Studies:

Christian Lemaire, Philippe Damhaut, Alain Plenevaux, and Dominique Comar

Enantioselective Synthesis of 6-[Fluorine-18]-Fluoro-L-Dopa from No-Carrier-Added Fluorine-18-Fluoride
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 1996-2002. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Methodology:

James W. Fletcher, Steven H. Woolf, and Henry D. Royal

Consensus Development for Producing Diagnostic Procedure Guidelines: SPECT Brain Perfusion Imaging with Exametazime
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2003-2010. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Uwe Pietrzyk, Karl Herholz, Gereon Fink, Andreas Jacobs, Rüdiger Mielke, Ina Slansky, Michael Würker, and Wolf-Dieter Heiss

An Interactive Technique for Three-Dimensional Image Registration: Validation for PET, SPECT, MRI and CT Brain Studies
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2011-2018. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hidehiro Iida, Hiroshi Itoh, Mayumi Nakazawa, Jun Hatazawa, Hiromi Nishimura, Yoshihiro Onishi, and Kazuo Uemura

Quantitative Mapping of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Using Iodine-123-IMP and SPECT
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2019-2030. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Karl T. Sun, Marc De Groof, Jeonghee Yi, Herbert W. Hansen, Kewei Chen, Johannes Czernin, Michael E. Phelps, and Heinrich R. Schelbert

Quantification of the Extent and Severity of Perfusion Defects in Canine Myocardium by PET Polar Mapping
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2031-2040. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gerold Porenta, Georg Dorffner, Stephan Kundrat, Paolo Petta, Johanna Duit-Schedlmayer, and Heinz Sochor

Automated Interpretation of Planar Thallium-201-Dipyridamole Stress-Redistribution Scintigrams Using Artificial Neural Networks
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 2041-2047. [Abstract] [PDF]  

News Briefs:

International Suppliers of Molybdenum-99 Expand

J Nucl Med 1994 35: 28N. [PDF]  

Scatter:

Stanley J. Goldsmith

A Fable
J Nucl Med 1994 35: 3A-28A. [PDF]  

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