JNM -- Table of Contents (46 [7])

This Month in JNM:

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J Nucl Med 2005 46: 10a-11a. [Full Text] [PDF]

SNM Newsline:

Robert F. Carretta: In Memoriam: Robert J. Lull, MD, 1940–2005; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 13N. [PDF]

Peter S. Conti: From the SNM President: New Horizons in Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 14N-19N. [PDF]

Valerie Cronin: From the SNMTS President: SNMTS Focus Remains On Fundamental Goals; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 16N-19N. [PDF]

: NEWSBRIEFS; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 20N. [PDF]

: From the Literature; J Nucl Med 2005 46: 27N-33N. [PDF]

Invited Perspectives:

Ernest L. Mazzaferri: Empirically Treating High Serum Thyroglobulin Levels
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1079-1088. [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Investigations:

Megumi Mabuchi, Michiaki Imamura, Naoki Kubo, Koichi Morita, Kazuyuki Noriyasu, Takahiro Tsukamoto, Keisyu Yasuda, and Nagara Tamaki: Sympathetic Denervation and Reinnervation After the Maze Procedure
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1089-1094. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Benjamin J.W. Chow, James W. Wong, Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Terrence D. Ruddy, Kathryn Williams, Robert A. deKemp, Jean DaSilva, and Rob S. Beanlands: Prognostic Significance of Dipyridamole-Induced ST Depression in Patients with Normal ⁸²Rb PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1095-1101. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cigdem Akincioglu, Daniel S. Berman, Hidetaka Nishina, Paul B. Kavanagh, Piotr J. Slomka, Aiden Abidov, Sean Hayes, John D. Friedman, and Guido Germano: Assessment of Diastolic Function Using 16-Frame ^99mTc-Sestamibi Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: Normal Values
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1102-1108. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Walter Koch, Perry E. Radau, Christine Hamann, and Klaus Tatsch: Clinical Testing of an Optimized Software Solution for an Automated, Observer-Independent Evaluation of Dopamine Transporter SPECT Studies
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1109-1118. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lars H. Pinborg, Morten Ziebell, Vibe G. Frøkjær, Robin de Nijs, Claus Svarer, Steven Haugbøl, Stig Yndgaard, and Gitte M. Knudsen: Quantification of ¹²³I-PE2I Binding to Dopamine Transporter with SPECT After Bolus and Bolus/Infusion
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1119-1127. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giampiero Giovacchini, Maria T. Toczek, Robert Bonwetsch, Anto Bagic, Lixin Lang, Charles Fraser, Pat Reeves-Tyer, Peter Herscovitch, William C. Eckelman, Richard E. Carson, and William H. Theodore: 5-HT_1A Receptors Are Reduced in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy After Partial-Volume Correction
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1128-1135. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shu-Hang Ng, Tzu-Chen Yen, Chun-Ta Liao, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Sheng-Chieh Chan, Sheung-Fat Ko, Hung-Ming Wang, and Ho-Fai Wong: ¹⁸F-FDG PET and CT/MRI in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Study of 124 Patients with Histologic Correlation
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1136-1143. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joerg Dose Schwarz, Michael Bader, Lars Jenicke, Gabriele Hemminger, Fritz Jänicke, and Norbert Avril: Early Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer Using Sequential ¹⁸F-FDG PET
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1144-1150. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Simone Hemm, Valérie Rigau, Jeanine Chevalier, Marie C. Picot, Luc Bauchet, Hassan El Fertit, Marie-Ange Rodriguez, Laura Cif, Nathalie Vayssière, Michel Zanca, Pierre Baldet, François Segnarbieux, and Philippe Coubes: Stereotactic Coregistration of ²⁰¹Tl SPECT and MRI Applied to Brain Tumor Biopsies
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1151-1157. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael J. Reinhardt, Holger Strunk, Thomas Gerhardt, Roland Roedel, Ursula Jaeger, Jan Bucerius, Tilman Sauerbruch, Hans-Juergen Biersack, and Franz L. Dumoulin: Detection of Klatskin’s Tumor in Extrahepatic Bile Duct Strictures Using Delayed ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: Preliminary Results for 22 Patient Studies
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1158-1163. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Continuing Education:

Chao Ma, Jiawei Xie, and Anren Kuang: Is Empiric ¹³¹I Therapy Justified for Patients with Positive Thyroglobulin and Negative ¹³¹I Whole-Body Scanning Results?
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1164-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Science Investigations:

Christopher J. Watchman, Derek W. Jokisch, Phillip W. Patton, Didier A. Rajon, George Sgouros, and Wesley E. Bolch: Absorbed Fractions for ${alpha}$ -Particles in Tissues of Trabecular Bone: Considerations of Marrow Cellularity Within the ICRP Reference Male
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1171-1185. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Appendix B

Lynne L. Johnson, Lorraine Schofield, Tammy Donahay, Navneet Narula, and Jagat Narula: ^99mTc-Annexin V Imaging for In Vivo Detection of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Porcine Coronary Arteries
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1186-1193. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Freek J. Beekman, Frans van der Have, Brendan Vastenhouw, Annemarie J.A. van der Linden, Peter P. van Rijk, J. Peter H. Burbach, and Marten P. Smidt: U-SPECT-I: A Novel System for Submillimeter-Resolution Tomography with Radiolabeled Molecules in Mice
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1194-1200. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Noriko Sato, Raffit Hassan, Donald B. Axworthy, Karen J. Wong, Sarah Yu, Louis J. Theodore, Yukang Lin, Luke Park, Martin W. Brechbiel, Ira Pastan, Chang H. Paik, and Jorge A. Carrasquillo: Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy of Mesothelin-Expressing Cancer Using a Tetravalent Single-Chain Fv-Streptavidin Fusion Protein
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1201-1209. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Raffaella Rossin, Dipanjan Pan, Kai Qi, Jeffrey L. Turner, Xiankai Sun, Karen L. Wooley, and Michael J. Welch: ⁶⁴Cu-Labeled Folate-Conjugated Shell Cross-Linked Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Radiotherapy: Synthesis, Radiolabeling, and Biologic Evaluation
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1210-1218. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroshi Watabe, Hiroshi Jino, Naoki Kawachi, Noboru Teramoto, Takuya Hayashi, Youichiro Ohta, and Hidehiro Iida: Parametric Imaging of Myocardial Blood Flow with ¹⁵O-Water and PET Using the Basis Function Method
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1219-1224. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Position Papers:

R. Edward Coleman, Dominique Delbeke, Milton J. Guiberteau, Peter S. Conti, Henry D. Royal, Jeffrey C. Weinreb, Barry A. Siegel, Michael F. Federle, David W. Townsend, and Lincoln L. Berland: Concurrent PET/CT with an Integrated Imaging System: Intersociety Dialogue from the Joint Working Group of the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1225-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Contributions:

Klaas P. Koopmans, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Marjolijn N. De Hooge, Anouk N. Van der Horst-Schrivers, Ido P. Kema, Bruce H. Wolffenbuttel, Elisabeth G. De Vries, and Pieter L. Jager: Carcinoid Crisis After Injection of 6-¹⁸F-Fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoid
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1240-1243. [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Departments:

E. Edmund Kim: Book Review Book Reviews
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1244. [Full Text] [PDF]

Revathy B. Iyer: Book Review Book Reviews
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1245. [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrew Scott: Book Review Book Reviews
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1246. [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Authors of the Letter and the Reply:
Eric Guedj, David Taïeb, Catherine De Laforte, Mathieu Ceccaldi, Olivier Mundler, Yodphat Krausz, Nanette Freedman, and Omer Bonne: Similitude of Brain Perfusion Pattern in Hypothyroidism and Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Physiopathologic Considerations
J Nucl Med 2005 46: 1247-1248. [Full Text] [PDF]