SNM Newsline:

Deborah Kotz

Part I: The Reinvention of PET: New Technologies Are Enabling Nuclear Physicians to Get PET-Quality Images Using SPECT Cameras. Positron Imaging is Poised to Become a Routine Part of Nuclear Medicine. How Will the Field Adapt?

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 13N-26N. [PDF]  

Wendy J.M. Smith

CHCPP News

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 22N. [PDF]  

Editorials:

John W. Keyes, Jr.

"Yet There Is Method In't" (Shakespeare)
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 37-38. [PDF]  

Departments:

Calendar
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 168. [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Martin J. Reinhardt, Volker G.O. Müller-Mattheis, Claus D. Gerharz, Henning R. Vosberg, Rolf Ackermann, and Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Gärtner

FDG-PET Evaluation of Retroperitoneal Metastases of Testicular Cancer Before and After Chemotherapy
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 99-101. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Turgut Turoglu, Thomas Elmquist, and Hussein M. Abdel-Dayem

Incidence of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis Detected During First-Pass Phase of Radionuclide Angiocardiogram
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 101-103. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sydney Heyman

Volume-Dependent Pulmonary Aspiration of a Swallowed Radionuclide Bolus
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 103-104. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Leonard M. Freeman

Exploring Vietnam and Its Nuclear Medicine

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 17N-28N. [PDF]  

Michael Devous, Sr.

Lines from the President

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 20N. [PDF]  

Government Relations Update:

David Nichols

Nuclear Medicine Groups Submit Testimony to NRC

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 24N. [PDF]  

Laboratory Studies:

John Lister-James, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Brian R. Moyer, Daniel A. Pearson, Bill J. McBride, Mark A. De Rosch, Larry R. Bush, Josef Machac, and Richard T. Dean

Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Technetium-99m Platelet Receptor-Binding Peptide
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 105-111. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wilma E. Meijs, Hidde J. Haisma, Rob P. Klok, Frank B. van Gog, Els Kievit, Herbert M. Pinedo, and Jacobus D.M. Herscheid

Zirconium-Labeled Monoclonal Antibodies and Their Distribution in Tumor-Bearing Nude Mice
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 112-118. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mark M. Goodman, Robert Keil, Timothy M. Shoup, Dennis Eshima, Lorie Eshima, Clinton Kilts, John Votaw, Vernon M. Camp, Delicia Votaw, Elizabeth Smith, Mei-Ping Kung, Eugene Malveaux, Ray Watts, Michael Huerkamp, Ding Wu, Ernest Garcia, and John M. Hoffman

Fluorine-18-FPCT: A PET Radiotracer for Imaging Dopamine Transporters
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 119-126. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ciaran Nicholl, Ashour Mohammed, William E. Hull, Bernd Bubeck, and Michael Eisenhut

Pharmacokinetics of Iodine-123-IMBA for Melanoma Imaging
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 127-133. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michiel E. Ultee, Gary J. Bridger, Michael J. Abrams, Clifford B. Longley, Charlotte A. Burton, Scott K. Larsen, Geoffrey W. Henson, Sreenivasan Padmanabhan, Forrest E. Gaul, and David A. Schwartz

Tumor Imaging with Technetium-99m-Labeled Hydrazinonicotinamide-Fab' Conjugates
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 133-138. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gerald Johnson, III, Kiem N. Nguyen, Roberto Pasqualini, and Robert D. Okada

Interaction of Technetium-99m-N-NOET with Blood Elements: Potential Mechanism of Myocardial Redistribution
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 138-143. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alan J. Fischman, John W. Babich, David R. Elmaleh, Sandra A. Barrow, Peter Meltzer, Robert N. Hanson, and Bertha K. Madras

SPECT Imaging of Dopamine Transporter Sites in Normal and MPTP-Treated Rhesus Monkeys
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 144-150. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Methodology:

Marie Foley Kijewski, Stefan P. Müller, and Stephen C. Moore

Nonuniform Collimator Sensitivity: Improved Precision for Quantitative SPECT
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 151-156. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jun Hashimoto, Atsushi Kubo, Koichi Ogawa, Takahiro Amano, Yasuo Fukuuchi, Nobutoku Motomura, and Takashi Ichihara

Scatter and Attenuation Correction in Technetium-99m Brain SPECT
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 157-162. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Douglas W.J. Mackey, Phillip Jackson, Richmond J. Baker, Con Dasaklis, Keith J. Fisher, Michael Magee, Vivienne Bush, William M. Burch, Hans Van der Wall, and Gary D. Willett

Physical Properties and Use of Pertechnegas as a Ventilation Agent
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 163-167. [Abstract] [PDF]  

News Briefs:

Defense Department R&D Awards Total $1/2 Billion

J Nucl Med 1997 38: 28N. [PDF]  

Nuclear Cardiology:

Dahlia Garza, Andrew Van Tosh, Roberto Roberti, Prateek Dalal, Carl Reimers, Fukiat Ongseng, Barbara Ventura, Jennifer Pompliano, and Steven F. Horowitz

Detection of Coronary Collaterals Using Dipyridamole PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Rubidium-82
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 39-43. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Zuo-Xiang He, Ami S. Iskandrian, Naresh C. Gupta, and Mario S. Verani

Assessing Coronary Artery Disease with Dipyridamole Technetium-99m-Tetrofosmin SPECT: A Multicenter Trial
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 44-48. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Takakazu Morozumi, Hideo Kusuoka, Kazuki Fukuchi, Akihiro Tani, Toshiisa Uehara, Shin'ichi Matsuda, Eiichiro Tsujimura, Yasushi Ito, Masatsugu Hori, Takenobu Kamada, and Tsunehiko Nishimura

Myocardial Iodine-123-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Images and Autonomic Nerve Activity in Normal Subjects
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 49-52. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Teruhito Mochizuki, Kenya Murase, Hiroaki Tanaka, Tadashi Kondoh, Ken Hamamoto, and W. Newlon Tauxe

Assessment of Left Ventricular Volume Using ECG-Gated SPECT with Technetium-99m-MIBI and Technetium-99m-Tetrofosmin
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 53-57. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nuclear Medicine:

Winfried Brenner, Karl H. Bohuslavizki, Beatrice Kroker, Wiebke Peters, Heike Wolf, Christian Sippel, Malte Clausen, Godber S. Godbersen, and Eberhard Henze

Ventilation Scintigraphy of the Middle Ear
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 66-70. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Soo-Kyo Chung, Hak-Hee Kim, and Yong-Whee Bahk

Prestenotic Bronchial Radioaerosol Deposition: A New Ventilation Scan Sign of Bronchial Obstruction
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 71-74. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Andrew Taylor, Jr, Killol Thakore, Russell Folks, Raghuveer Halkar, and Amita Manatunga

Background Subtraction in Technetium-99m-MAG3 Renography
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 74-79. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Susumu Shiomi, Tetsuo Kuroki, Maki Kuriyama, Tadashi Takeda, Shuhei Nishiguchi, Shinya Nakajima, Takashi Tanaka, and Hironobu Ochi

Evaluation of Fulminant Hepatic Failure by Scintigraphy with Technetium-99m-GSA
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 79-82. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Arja H. Harila-Saari, Aapo K.A. Ahonen, Leena K. Vainionpää, Eija L. Pääkkö, Juhani Pyhtinen, A. Sinikka Himanen, Pentti J. Torniainen, and B. Marjatta Lanning

Brain Perfusion after Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 82-88. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bruce R. Line, Teresa L. Peters, and James Keenan

Diagnostic Test Comparisons in Patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 89-92. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Burchert, Sebastian Schellong, Jörg van den Hoff, Geerd-J. Meyer, Klaus Alexander, and Heinz Hundeshagen

Oxygen-15-Water PET Assessment of Muscular Blood Flow in Peripheral Vascular Disease
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 93-98. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nuclear Neurology:

Susanne Asenbaum, Thomas Brücke, Walter Pirker, Ivo Podreka, Peter Angelberger, Sylvia Wenger, Christian Wöber, Christian Müller, and Lüder Deecke

Imaging of Dopamine Transporters with Iodine-123-ß-CIT and SPECT in Parkinson's Disease
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 1-6. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Georg Deutsch, James M. Mountz, Charles R. Katholi, Hong-Gang Liu, and Lindy E. Harrell

Regional Stability of Cerebral Blood Flow Measured by Repeated Technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT: Implications for the Study of State-Dependent Change
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 6-13. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sang Eun Kim, Chang Woon Choi, Byung-Woo Yoon, June-Key Chung, Jae Kyu Roh, Myung Chul Lee, and Chang-Soon Koh

Crossed-Cerebellar Diaschisis in Cerebral Infarction: Technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT and MRI
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 14-19. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tsuneo Hirano, Hidenori Otake, Takashi Shibasaki, Masaru Tamura, and Keigo Endo

Differentiating Histologic Malignancy of Primary Brain Tumors: Pentavalent Technetium-99m-DMSA
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 20-26. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Uwe Cremerius, Roland Bares, Joachim Weis, Osama Sabri, Michael Mull, J. Michael Schröder, Joachim M. Gilsbach, and Udalrich Buell

Fasting Improves Discrimination of Grade 1 and Atypical or Malignant Meningioma in FDG-PET
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 26-30. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Masanori Ichise, James R. Ballinger, Douglass Vines, Scott Tsai, and Hank F. Kung

Simplified Quantification and Reproducibility Studies of Dopamine D2-Receptor Binding with Iodine-123-IBF SPECT in Healthy Subjects
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 31-37. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nuclear Oncology:

Reinhold Tiling, Harald Sommer, Martina Pechmann, Ruth Moser, Katharina Kress, Thomas Pfluger, Klaus Tatsch, and Klaus Hahn

Comparison of Technetium-99m-Sestamibi Scintimammography with Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 58-62. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ewald Kresnik, Hans-Jürgen Gallowitsch, Peter Mikosch, Iris Gomez, and Peter Lind

Technetium-99m-MIBI Scintigraphy of Thyroid Nodules in an Endemic Goiter Area
J Nucl Med 1997 38: 62-65. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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