SNM Newsline:

Deborah Kotz

Easing the Tight Grip of Managed Care

J Nucl Med 1999 40: 9N-11N. [PDF]  

Jeff Williams

Equipment Acceptance Testing: Demystifying the Process

J Nucl Med 1999 40: 12N-15N. [PDF]  

To Hire or Not To Hire a Consultant

J Nucl Med 1999 40: 15N. [PDF]  

William Uffelman and Amanda Sullivan

Public Affairs Update

J Nucl Med 1999 40: 16N-23N. [PDF]  

Welch Elected to the Institute of Medicine

J Nucl Med 1999 40: 24N. [PDF]  

Editorials:

Richard L. Wahl

To AC or Not to AC: That Is the Question
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2025-2028. [PDF]  

Hisato Takatsu and Hisayoshi Fujiwara

Imaging of the "Active" Thrombus: Can It Be a New Gold Standard for Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis?
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2036-2037. [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations:

Yoshihiro Okumura, Yoshihiro Takeda, Shuhei Sato, Megumi Komatsu, Tomio Nakagawa, Shiro Akaki, Masahiro Kuroda, Ikuo Joja, and Yoshio Hiraki

Comparison of Differential Diagnostic Capabilities of ²⁰¹Tl Scintigraphy and Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 1971-1977. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Didier Blocklet, Alain Seret, Niculaie Popa, and André Schoutens

Maximum-Likelihood Reconstruction with Ordered Subsets in Bone SPECT
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 1978-1984. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kaku Niimura, Otto Muzik, Diane C. Chugani, Chenggang Shen, and Harry T. Chugani

[¹¹C]Flumazenil PET: Activity Images Versus Parametric Images for the Detection of Neocortical Epileptic Foci
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 1985-1991. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hidenao Fukuyama, Yasuhiro Nagahama, Hidehiko Nabatame, Makoto Ueno, Sadahiko Nishizawa, Junji Konishi, and Hideo Shio

Significance of Increased Oxygen Extraction Fraction in Five-Year Prognosis of Major Cerebral Arterial Occlusive Diseases
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 1992-1998. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Satomi Fujiwara, Yasuchika Takeishi, Taiki Tojo, Minako Yamaoka, Joji Nitobe, Kazuei Takahashi, and Hitonobu Tomoike

Fatty Acid Imaging with ¹²³I-15-(p-Iodophenyl)-9-R,S-Methylpentadecanoic Acid in Acute Coronary Syndrome
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 1999-2006. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Katsuichi Ohtsuki, Hiroki Sugihara, Toshiro Kuribayashi, and Masao Nakagawa

Impairment of BMIPP Accumulation at Junction of Ventricular Septum and Left and Right Ventricular Free Walls in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2007-2013. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert T. O'Donnell, Gerald L. DeNardo, David L. Kukis, Kathleen R. Lamborn, Sui Shen, Aina Yuan, Desiree S. Goldstein, Catherine E. Carr, Gary R. Mirick, and Sally J. DeNardo

A Clinical Trial of Radioimmunotherapy with ⁶⁷Cu-21T-BAT-Lym-1 for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2014-2020. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christian Bleckmann, Jörg Dose, Karl H. Bohuslavizki, Ralph Buchert, Susanne Klutmann, Janos Mester, Fritz Jänicke, and Matte Clausen

Effect of Attenuation Correction on Lesion Detectability in FDG PET of Breast Cancer
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2021-2024. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Raymond Taillefer, Eric Thérasse, Sophie Turpin, Raymond Lambert, Pierre Robillard, and Gilles Soulez

Comparison of Early and Delayed Scintigraphy with ^99mTc-Apcitide and Correlation with Contrast-Enhanced Venography in Detection of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2029-2035. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Continuing Education:

Harvey A. Ziessman

Cholecystokinin Cholescintigraphy: Victim of Its Own Success?
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2038-2042. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Basic Science Investigations:

Thomas H. Farquhar, Jorge Llacer, Carl K. Hoh, Johannes Czernin, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Marc A. Seltzer, Daniel H.S. Silverman, Jinyi Qi, Chinghan Hsu, and Edward J. Hoffman

ROC and Localization ROC Analyses of Lesion Detection in Whole-Body FDG PET: Effects of Acquisition Mode, Attenuation Correction and Reconstruction Algorithm
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2043-2052. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, Paul E. Kinahan, Phil J. Greer, Thomas E. Nichols, Claude Comtat, Michael N. Cantwell, Michael P. Lin, and Julie C. Price

Comparative Evaluation of MR-Based Partial-Volume Correction Schemes for PET
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2053-2065. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Els T.M. Dams, Martin J. Becker, Wim J.G. Oyen, Otto C. Boerman, Gert Storm, Peter Laverman, Siem de Marie, Jos W.M. van der Meer, Irma A.J.M. Bakker-Woudenberg, and Frans H.M. Corstens

Scintigraphic Imaging of Bacterial and Fungal Infection in Granulocytopenic Rats
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2066-2072. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mick M. Welling, Peter H. Nibbering, Akke Paulusma-Annema, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Ernest K.J. Pauwels, and Wim Calame

Imaging of Bacterial Infections with ^99mTc-Labeled Human Neutrophil Peptide-1
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2073-2080. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marion de Jong, Willem H. Bakker, Bert F. Bernard, Roelf Valkema, Dik J. Kwekkeboom, Jean-Claude Reubi, Ananth Srinivasan, Michelle Schmidt, and Eric P. Krenning

Preclinical and Initial Clinical Evaluation of ¹¹¹In-Labeled Nonsulfated CCK₈ Analog: A Peptide for CCK-B Receptor-Targeted Scintigraphy and Radionuclide Therapy
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2081-2087. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sakae Shouda, Chinori Kurata, Tadashi Mikami, and Yasushi Wakabayashi

Effects of Extrinsically Elevated Plasma Norepinephrine Concentration on Myocardial ¹²³I-MIBG Kinetics in Rats
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2088-2093. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sven Anders Benjegård, Véronique Sauret, Peter Bernhardt, Bo Wängberg, Håkan Ahlman, and Eva Forssell-Aronsson

Evaluation of Three Gamma Detectors for Intraoperative Detection of Tumors Using ¹¹¹In-Labeled Radiopharmaceuticals
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2094-2101. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sui Shen, Gerald L. DeNardo, George Sgouros, Robert T. O'Donnell, and Sally J. DeNardo

Practical Determination of Patient-Specific Marrow Dose Using Radioactivity Concentration in Blood and Body
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2102-2106. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P. David Mozley, Mathew L. Thakur, Abass Alavi, Terry Smith, Eleathea D. Barraclough, Peter Wilding, Buck A. Rhodes, Mohan Patel, Ajit Mathur, and Peiyong Li

Effects of a ^99mTc-Labeled Murine Immunoglobulin M Antibody to CD15 Antigens on Human Granulocyte Membranes in Healthy Volunteers
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2107-2114. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Special Contributions:

Lionel G. Bouchet and Wesley E. Bolch

A Three-Dimensional Transport Model for Determining Absorbed Fractions of Energy for Electrons Within Cortical Bone
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2115-2124. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jamshid Farahati, Christoph Reiners, and Ewgeni P. Demidchik

Is the UICC/AJCC Classification of Primary Tumor in Childhood Thyroid Carcinoma Valid?
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2125. [PDF]  

Denis B. Buxton

Glucose Permeability in Nonprimate Erythrocytes
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2125-a-2126-a. [PDF]  

Leeta A. Green and Sanjiv S. Gambhir

Glucose Permeability in Nonprimate Erythrocytes—Reply
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2126. [PDF]  

François Tranquart, Elie Saliba, Luc Zimmer, Laurent Barantin, Mathieu Lanneau, Denis Guilloteau, and Jean-Louis Baulieu

Dopamine D₂ Receptor Brain Imaging in the Neonatal Period Using ¹²³I-IBZM SPECT
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2126-a-2127-a. [PDF]  

L. Özlem Kapucu, Esin Koç, and Kivilcim Gücüyener

Dopamine D₂ Receptor Brain Imaging in the Neonatal Period Using ¹²³I-IBZM SPECT—Reply
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2127. [PDF]  

Václav Husák and Miroslav Myslivecek

Direct and Indirect Radionuclide Cystography: Dosimetry in Children
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2127-a-2128-a. [PDF]  

Henry D. Royal and Kevin Donohoe

Direct and Indirect Radionuclide Cystography: Dosimetry in Children—Reply
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2128-2129. [PDF]  

Izzie Boxen

Photodegraded Nifedipine Augmented Tumor Cell Uptake of Gallium
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2129. [PDF]  

Basant L. Malpani, Rajnath K. Jaiswar, and Aban M. Samuel

Variability of Quantitative Scintigraphic Salivary Indices in Healthy Subjects
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2129-a-2130-a. [PDF]  

Frank Adams

"N of 1": A Respectable Pedigree
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 2130-2131. [PDF]  

Department:

Calendar
J Nucl Med 1999 40: 27A-28A. [PDF]  

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