SNM Newsline:

Aju Thomas, Kelly H. Pham, and Gina Caravaglia

Increasing Nuclear Medicine Residency Training Requirements: For Better or Worse?

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 17N-18N. [PDF]  

SNM Participates in IAEA Symposium in Brazil

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 20N. [PDF]  

Mena Honored in Auvergne

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 23N. [PDF]  

Henry N. Wagner, Jr

History Corner: Atoms for Peace (and Health)

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 24N. [PDF]  

Jonathan Links

Radiation Education: Carpe Diem

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 25N. [PDF]  

D. Scott Wilbur

Radiopharmaceutical Science Council Announces Changes

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 26N. [PDF]  

Peter Conti

SNM Leadership Update

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 28N. [PDF]  

Denise Merlino

Public Affairs Update

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 31N. [PDF]  

Newsbriefs

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 32N-37N. [PDF]  

In Memoriam: Steven M. Pinsky

J Nucl Med 2004 45: 38N. [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations:

Gjin Ndrepepa, Julinda Mehilli, Markus Schwaiger, Helmut Schühlen, Stephan Nekolla, Stefan Martinoff, Claus Schmitt, Josef Dirschinger, Albert Schömig, and Adnan Kastrati

Prognostic Value of Myocardial Salvage Achieved by Reperfusion Therapy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 725-729. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigeto Kubo, Eiji Tadamura, Hiroshi Toyoda, Marcelo Mamede, Masaki Yamamuro, Yasuhiro Magata, Takahiro Mukai, Haruhiro Kitano, Nagara Tamaki, and Junji Konishi

Effect of Caffeine Intake on Myocardial Hyperemic Flow Induced by Adenosine Triphosphate and Dipyridamole
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 730-738. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Leoncini, Francesco Bellandi, Roberto Sciagrà, Mauro Maioli, Anna Toso, Angela Coppola, Stelvio Sestini, Alberto Mennuti, Roberto Piero Dabizzi, and Alberto Pupi

Gated SPECT Evaluation of the Relationship Between Admission Troponin I, Myocardial Salvage, and Functional Recovery in Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated by Abciximab and Early Primary Angioplasty
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 739-744. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracy L. Faber, Cesar A. Santana, Ernest V. Garcia, Jaume Candell-Riera, Russell D. Folks, John W. Peifer, Andrew Hopper, Santiago Aguade, Joan Angel, and J. Larry Klein

Three-Dimensional Fusion of Coronary Arteries with Myocardial Perfusion Distributions: Clinical Validation
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 745-753. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel Fleischmann, Pascal Koepfli, Mehdi Namdar, Christophe A. Wyss, Rolf Jenni, and Philipp A. Kaufmann

Gated ^99mTc-Tetrofosmin SPECT for Discriminating Infarct from Artifact in Fixed Myocardial Perfusion Defects
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 754-759. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harvey A. Ziessman, Frederic H. Fahey, Frank B. Atkins, and Jonathan Tall

Standardization and Quantification of Radionuclide Solid Gastric-Emptying Studies
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 760-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoya Hattori, Marvin Bergsneider, Hsiao-Ming Wu, Thomas C. Glenn, Paul M. Vespa, David A. Hovda, Michael E. Phelps, and Sung-Cheng Huang

Accuracy of a Method Using Short Inhalation of ¹⁵O-O₂ for Measuring Cerebral Oxygen Extraction Fraction with PET in Healthy Humans
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 765-770. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederick J. Bonte, Thomas S. Harris, Celeste A. Roney, and Linda S. Hynan

Differential Diagnosis Between Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Disease by the Posterior Cingulate Sign
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 771-774. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoya Hattori, Sung-Cheng Huang, Hsiao-Ming Wu, Weihsun Liao, Thomas C. Glenn, Paul M. Vespa, Michael E. Phelps, David A. Hovda, and Marvin Bergsneider

Acute Changes in Regional Cerebral ¹⁸F-FDG Kinetics in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 775-783. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy Paquet, Adelin Albert, Jacqueline Foidart, and Roland Hustinx

Within-Patient Variability of ¹⁸F-FDG: Standardized Uptake Values in Normal Tissues
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 784-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon J. Pain, Robert W. Barber, James R. Ballinger, Chandra K. Solanki, Peter S. Mortimer, Arnie D. Purushotham, and A. Michael Peters

Local Vascular Access of Radioprotein Injected Subcutaneously in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 789-796. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin S. Halpern, Magnus Dahlbom, Andrew Quon, Christian Schiepers, Christian Waldherr, Daniel H. Silverman, Osman Ratib, and Johannes Czernin

Impact of Patient Weight and Emission Scan Duration on PET/CT Image Quality and Lesion Detectability
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 797-801. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Science Investigations:

Troy H. Farncombe, Howard C. Gifford, Manoj V. Narayanan, P. Hendrik Pretorius, Eric C. Frey, and Michael A. King

Assessment of Scatter Compensation Strategies for ⁶⁷Ga SPECT Using Numerical Observers and Human LROC Studies
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 802-812. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yusuf E. Erdi, Sadek A. Nehmeh, Tim Mulnix, John L. Humm, and Charles C. Watson

PET Performance Measurements for an LSO-Based Combined PET/CT Scanner Using the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NU 2-2001 Standard
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 813-821. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles C. Watson, Michael E. Casey, Lars Eriksson, Tim Mulnix, Doug Adams, and Bernard Bendriem

NEMA NU 2 Performance Tests for Scanners with Intrinsic Radioactivity
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 822-826. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uwe Haberkorn, Petra Beuter, Wolfgang Kübler, Helmut Eskerski, Michael Eisenhut, Ralf Kinscherf, Sabine Zitzmann, Ludwig G. Strauss, Antonia Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, and Annette Altmann

Iodide Kinetics and Dosimetry In Vivo After Transfer of the Human Sodium Iodide Symporter Gene in Rat Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 827-833. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew B. Newberg, Karl Plössl, P. David Mozley, James B. Stubbs, Nancy Wintering, Michelle Udeshi, Abass Alavi, Tomi Kauppinen, and Hank F. Kung

Biodistribution and Imaging with ¹²³I-ADAM: A Serotonin Transporter Imaging Agent
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 834-841. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roelof J. Bennink, Maurice J. van den Hoff, Formijn J. van Hemert, Kora M. de Bruin, Astrid L. Spijkerboer, Jean-Luc Vanderheyden, Neil Steinmetz, and Berthe L. van Eck-Smit

Annexin V Imaging of Acute Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity (Apoptosis) in Rats
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 842-848. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Aleem Khan, Javaid Irfanullah, Mustansar Jehangir, Bashar Khan, Ikram ul-Haq, Ghulam Muhammad, Muhammad Afzal Nadeem, Muhammad Shehzad Afzal, and Muhammad Babar Imran

^99mTc-Labeled Antimicrobial Peptide Ubiquicidin (29-41) Accumulates Less in Escherichia coli Infection than in Staphlococcus aureus Infection
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 849-856. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph A. Reddy, Le-Cun Xu, Nikki Parker, Marilynn Vetzel, and Christopher P. Leamon

Preclinical Evaluation of ^99mTc-EC20 for Imaging Folate Receptor–Positive Tumors
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 857-866. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nai-Kong V. Cheung, Shakeel Modak, Yukang Lin, Hongfen Guo, Pat Zanzonico, John Chung, Yuting Zuo, James Sanderson, Sibylle Wilbert, Louis J. Theodore, Donald B. Axworthy, and Steven M. Larson

Single-Chain Fv-Streptavidin Substantially Improved Therapeutic Index in Multistep Targeting Directed at Disialoganglioside GD2
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 867-877. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiko Iida, Mikako Ogawa, Masashi Ueda, Akiko Tominaga, Hidekazu Kawashima, Yasuhiro Magata, Shingo Nishiyama, Hideo Tsukada, Takahiro Mukai, and Hideo Saji

Evaluation of 5-¹¹C-Methyl-A-85380 as an Imaging Agent for PET Investigations of Brain Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 878-884. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew T. Taylor, Malgorzata Lipowska, Lory Hansen, Eugene Malveaux, and Luigi G. Marzilli

^99mTc-MAEC Complexes: New Renal Radiopharmaceuticals Combining Characteristics of ^99mTc-MAG3 and ^99mTc-EC
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 885-891. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thorsten Poethko, Margret Schottelius, Georgette Thumshirn, Ulrich Hersel, Michael Herz, Gjermund Henriksen, Horst Kessler, Markus Schwaiger, and Hans-Jürgen Wester

Two-Step Methodology for High-Yield Routine Radiohalogenation of Peptides: ¹⁸F-Labeled RGD and Octreotide Analogs
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 892-902. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karmen K. Yoder, Chunzhi Wang, and Evan D. Morris

Change in Binding Potential as a Quantitative Index of Neurotransmitter Release Is Highly Sensitive to Relative Timing and Kinetics of the Tracer and the Endogenous Ligand
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 903-911. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Contributions:

Vanessa Go, Mehul R. Bhatt, and Robert C. Hendel

The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of ECG-Gated SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 912-921. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Authors of the Letter and the Reply:
Michael E. Spieth, Grace C. Devadas, Bobbi S. Gauger, and Kevin Donohoe

Procedure Guideline for Brain Death Scintigraphy
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 922. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors of the Letter and the Reply:
Keith E. Britton, Satya S. Das, Kishor K. Solanki, Laure Sarda-Mantel, Alain Meulemans, and Dominique Le Guludec

Ability of ^99mTc-Ciprofloxacin Scintigraphy to Discriminate Between Septic and Sterile Osteoarticular Diseases
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 922-a-923-a. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henryk Barthel, Swen Hesse, and Osama Sabri

¹²³I-ß-CIT SPECT for Imaging Serotonin Transporters in Parkinson’s Disease
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 923-924. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keith E. Britton

Radioimmunotherapy of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
J Nucl Med 2004 45: 924-925. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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