JNM -- Table of Contents (46 [6])

This Month in JNM:

: THIS MONTH IN JNM
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 11a-12a. [Full Text] [PDF]

SNM Newsline:

: Outstanding JNM Articles for 2004; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 19N. [PDF]

: Outstanding JNMT Articles for 2004
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 19N-a. [PDF]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: CMS Details PET Coverage; Claims Processing Begins for New Indications; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 20N. [PDF]

John L. Humm, Keith Pentlow, Jean St. Germain, and Ronald Finn: IN MEMORIAM: John S. Laughlin, PhD (1918–2004); J Nucl Med 2005 46: 22N. [PDF]

Mathew L. Thakur: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: SNM: Today and Tomorrow; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 24N-26N. [PDF]

Nanci A. Burchell: FROM THE SNMTS PRESIDENT: SNMTS Community Supports Significant Actions; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 25N. [PDF]

: NEWSBRIEFS; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 28N-35N. [PDF]

: From the Literature; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 36N-44N. [PDF]

Invited Perspectives:

William Wijns: The Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease: In Search of a "One-Stop Shop"?
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 904-905. [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sudhir Gupta, Chris Reutelingsperger, and Jagat Narula: Mortals Turn Me On...
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 906-908. [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Investigations:

Satoshi Isobe, Hideo Izawa, Mitsunori Iwase, Mamoru Nanasato, Makoto Nonokawa, Akitada Ando, Satoru Ohshima, Kohzo Nagata, Katsuhiko Kato, Takao Nishizawa, Toyoaki Murohara, and Mitsuhiro Yokota: Cardiac ¹²³I-MIBG Reflects Left Ventricular Functional Reserve in Patients with Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 909-916. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yasushi Kobayashi, Kenji Ishii, Keiichi Oda, Tadashi Nariai, Youji Tanaka, Kiichi Ishiwata, and Fujio Numano: Aortic Wall Inflammation Due to Takayasu Arteritis Imaged with ¹⁸F-FDG PET Coregistered with Enhanced CT
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 917-922. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul Knaapen, Willem G. van Dockum, Olga Bondarenko, Wouter E.M. Kok, Marco J.W. Götte, Ronald Boellaard, Aernout M. Beek, Cees A. Visser, Albert C. van Rossum, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, and Frans C. Visser: Delayed Contrast Enhancement and Perfusable Tissue Index in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Comparison Between Cardiac MRI and PET
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 923-929. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mehdi Namdar, Thomas F. Hany, Pascal Koepfli, Patrick T. Siegrist, Cyrill Burger, Christophe A. Wyss, Thomas F. Luscher, Gustav K. von Schulthess, and Philipp A. Kaufmann: Integrated PET/CT for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: A Feasibility Study
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 930-935. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert A. Koeppe, Sid Gilman, Aniket Joshi, Suyu Liu, Roderick Little, Larry Junck, Mary Heumann, Kirk A. Frey, and Roger L. Albin: ¹¹C-DTBZ and ¹⁸F-FDG PET Measures in Differentiating Dementias
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 936-944. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wei Chen, Timothy Cloughesy, Nirav Kamdar, Nagichettiar Satyamurthy, Marvin Bergsneider, Linda Liau, Paul Mischel, Johannes Czernin, Michael E. Phelps, and Daniel H.S. Silverman: Imaging Proliferation in Brain Tumors with ¹⁸F-FLT PET: Comparison with ¹⁸F-FDG
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 945-952. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mijin Yun, Hyun Seok Choi, Eunhye Yoo, Jung Kyun Bong, Young Hoon Ryu, and Jong Doo Lee: The Role of Gastric Distention in Differentiating Recurrent Tumor from Physiologic Uptake in the Remnant Stomach on ¹⁸F-FDG PET
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 953-957. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Emilios E. Pakos, Andreas D. Fotopoulos, and John P.A. Ioannidis: ¹⁸F-FDG PET for Evaluation of Bone Marrow Infiltration in Staging of Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 958-963. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Siessmeier, Yun Zhou, Hans-Georg Buchholz, Christian Landvogt, Ingo Vernaleken, Markus Piel, Ralf Schirrmacher, Frank Rösch, Mathias Schreckenberger, Dean F. Wong, Paul Cumming, Gerhard Gründer, and Peter Bartenstein: Parametric Mapping of Binding in Human Brain of D₂ Receptor Ligands of Different Affinities
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 964-972. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Andrew B. Newberg, Jay D. Amsterdam, Nancy Wintering, Karl Ploessl, Randel L. Swanson, Justine Shults, and Abass Alavi: ¹²³I-ADAM Binding to Serotonin Transporters in Patients with Major Depression and Healthy Controls: A Preliminary Study
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 973-977. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

John Koutsikos, Theodoros Athanasoulis, Athanasios Anagnostopoulos, Antigone Velidaki, Marianthi Passadi, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, and Cherry Zerva: Combined Use of ^99mTc-Sestamibi and ^99mTc-V-DMSA in the Assessment of Chemotherapy Effectiveness in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 978-982. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Continuing Education:

Wolfgang A. Weber: Use of PET for Monitoring Cancer Therapy and for Predicting Outcome
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 983-995. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Science Investigations:

Klaus P. Schäfers, Andrew J. Reader, Michael Kriens, Christof Knoess, Otmar Schober, and Michael Schäfers: Performance Evaluation of the 32-Module quadHIDAC Small-Animal PET Scanner
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 996-1004. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

André Constantinesco, Philippe Choquet, Laurent Monassier, Vincent Israel-Jost, and Luc Mertz: Assessment of Left Ventricular Perfusion, Volumes, and Motion in Mice Using Pinhole Gated SPECT
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1005-1011. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Béhé, Gerald Kluge, Wolfgang Becker, Martin Gotthardt, and Thomas M. Behr: Use of Polyglutamic Acids to Reduce Uptake of Radiometal-Labeled Minigastrin in the Kidneys
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1012-1015. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frank G. van Schaijk, Matthias Broekema, Egbert Oosterwijk, Juliette E.M. van Eerd, Bill J. McBride, David M. Goldenberg, Frans H.M. Corstens, and Otto C. Boerman: Residualizing Iodine Markedly Improved Tumor Targeting Using Bispecific Antibody-Based Pretargeting
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1016-1022. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael G. Stabin, Richard B. Sparks, and Eric Crowe: OLINDA/EXM: The Second-Generation Personal Computer Software for Internal Dose Assessment in Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1023-1027. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christian la Fougère, Eva Meisenzahl, Gisela Schmitt, Jan Stauss, Thomas Frodl, Klaus Tatsch, Klaus Hahn, Hans-Jürgen Möller, and Stefan Dresel: D₂ Receptor Occupancy During High- and Low-Dose Therapy with the Atypical Antipsychotic Amisulpride: A ¹²³I-Iodobenzamide SPECT Study
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1028-1033. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sui Shen, Sally J. DeNardo, Carol M. Richman, Aina Yuan, Christine Hartmann Siantar, Robert T. O’Donnell, Linda A. Kroger, and Gerald L. DeNardo: Planning Time for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Infusion After High-Dose Targeted Radionuclide Therapy Using Dosimetry
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1034-1041. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gamal Akabani, David A. Reardon, R. Edward Coleman, Terence Z. Wong, Scott D. Metzler, James E. Bowsher, Daniel P. Barboriak, James M. Provenzale, Kim L. Greer, David DeLong, Henry S. Friedman, Allan H. Friedman, Xiao-Guang Zhao, Charles N. Pegram, Roger E. McLendon, Darell D. Bigner, and Michael R. Zalutsky: Dosimetry and Radiographic Analysis of ¹³¹I-Labeled Anti–Tenascin 81C6 Murine Monoclonal Antibody in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Malignant Gliomas: A Phase II Study
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1042-1051. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yan-Rong Zhang, Yong-Xue Zhang, Wei Cao, and Xiao-Li Lan: Uptake Kinetics of ^99mTc-MAG₃-Antisense Oligonucleotide to PCNA and Effect on Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1052-1058. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Herzog, Lutz Tellmann, Roger Fulton, Isabelle Stangier, Elena Rota Kops, Kay Bente, Christian Boy, Rene Hurlemann, and Uwe Pietrzyk: Motion Artifact Reduction on Parametric PET Images of Neuroreceptor Binding
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1059-1065. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Claudia Bauer, Ulrike Bauder-Wuest, Walter Mier, Uwe Haberkorn, and Michael Eisenhut: ¹³¹I-Labeled Peptides as Caspase Substrates for Apoptosis Imaging
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1066-1074. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Departments:

Peter J. Ell: Comments and Perspectives. Nuclear Medicine in Europe
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 903. [Full Text] [PDF]

Franklin C. Wong: Book Review Book Reviews
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1075. [Full Text] [PDF]

S. Cheenu Kappadath and Osama Mawlawi: Book Review Book Reviews
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1076. [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Tim J. Tewson: Re: Synthesis and Comparison of ^99mTc-Enrofloxacin and ^99mTc-Ciprofloxacin
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1077. [Full Text] [PDF]