JNM -- Table of Contents (48 [ Issue 4])

This Month in JNM:

: This Month in JNM
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 9a-10a. [Full Text] [PDF]

SNM Newsline:

Paul Wing, Margaret H. Langelier, and Ajita P. De: Nuclear Medicine Scientists: Findings and Recommendations Based on a 2006 Survey; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 11N-24N. [PDF]

James M. Woolfenden: Dennis D. Patton, MD, 1930–2007; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 22N-24N. [PDF]

Albert J. Sinusas: Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 26N-27N. [PDF]

Lynn Barnes: ABMS Requires Lifelong Learning
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 26Na-27Na. [PDF]

: Moving Professionally; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 28N-33N. [PDF]

Hugh Cannon: Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 Introduced; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 29N-38N. [PDF]

: NEWSBRIEFS; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 30N-33N. [PDF]

: FROM THE LITERATURE; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 34N-38N. [PDF]

Comments and Perspectives:

Henry N. Wagner, Jr.: PET Is Alive and Well
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 495 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.48.4.495.07). [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited Perspectives:

George Sgouros: Toward Patient-Friendly Cell-Level Dosimetry
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 496-497 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036749). [Full Text] [PDF]

Orazio Schillaci: Somatostatin Receptor Imaging in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors: Not Only SPECT?
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 498-500 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038653). [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Investigations:

Seng C. Ong, Heiko Schöder, Snehal G. Patel, Ida M. Tabangay-Lim, Indukala Doddamane, Mithat Gönen, Ashok R. Shaha, R. Michael Tuttle, Jatin P. Shah, and Steven M. Larson: Diagnostic Accuracy of ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Restaging Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Elevated Calcitonin Levels
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 501-507 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036681). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Gabriel, Clemens Decristoforo, Dorota Kendler, Georg Dobrozemsky, Dirk Heute, Christian Uprimny, Peter Kovacs, Elisabeth Von Guggenberg, Reto Bale, and Irene J. Virgolini: ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-Tyr³-Octreotide PET in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Comparison with Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy and CT
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 508-518 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.035667). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frank W. Floeth, Dirk Pauleit, Michael Sabel, Gabriele Stoffels, Guido Reifenberger, Markus J. Riemenschneider, Paul Jansen, Heinz H. Coenen, Hans-Jakob Steiger, and Karl-Josef Langen: Prognostic Value of O-(2-¹⁸F-Fluoroethyl)-L-Tyrosine PET and MRI in Low-Grade Glioma
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 519-527 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037895). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Linda Moy, Fabio Ponzo, Marilyn E. Noz, Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr., Antoinette D. Murphy-Walcott, Abby E. Deans, Mary T. Kitazono, Laura Travascio, and Elissa L. Kramer: Improving Specificity of Breast MRI Using Prone PET and Fused MRI and PET 3D Volume Datasets
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 528-537 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036780). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Claire Leroy, Claude Comtat, Régine Trébossen, André Syrota, Jean-Luc Martinot, and Maria-João Ribeiro: Assessment of ¹¹C-PE2I Binding to the Neuronal Dopamine Transporter in Humans with the High-Spatial-Resolution PET Scanner HRRT
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 538-546 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037283). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven Ng, Victor L. Villemagne, Sam Berlangieri, Sze-Ting Lee, Martin Cherk, Sylvia J. Gong, Uwe Ackermann, Tim Saunder, Henri Tochon-Danguy, Gareth Jones, Clare Smith, Graeme O'Keefe, Colin L. Masters, and Christopher C. Rowe: Visual Assessment Versus Quantitative Assessment of ¹¹C-PIB PET and ¹⁸F-FDG PET for Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 547-552 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037762). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yukitsuka Kudo, Nobuyuki Okamura, Shozo Furumoto, Manabu Tashiro, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Masahiro Maruyama, Masatoshi Itoh, Ren Iwata, Kazuhiko Yanai, and Hiroyuki Arai: 2-(2-[2-Dimethylaminothiazol-5-yl]Ethenyl)-6- (2-[Fluoro]Ethoxy)Benzoxazole: A Novel PET Agent for In Vivo Detection of Dense Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 553-561 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037556). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bas L.J.H. Kietselaer, Chris P.M. Reutelingsperger, Hendrikus H. Boersma, Guido A.K. Heidendal, Ing Han Liem, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Jagat Narula, and Leo Hofstra: Noninvasive Detection of Programmed Cell Loss with ^99mTc-Labeled Annexin A5 in Heart Failure
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 562-567 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.039453). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Harvey A. Ziessman, Dacian V. Bonta, Sibyll Goetze, and William J. Ravich: Experience with a Simplified, Standardized 4-Hour Gastric-Emptying Protocol
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 568-572 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036616). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum:

: Erratum Erratum
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 567. [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Science Investigations:

Hervé Boutin, Fabien Chauveau, Cyrille Thominiaux, Marie-Claude Grégoire, Michelle L. James, Régine Trebossen, Philippe Hantraye, Frédéric Dollé, Bertrand Tavitian, and Michael Kassiou: ¹¹C-DPA-713: A Novel Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor PET Ligand for In Vivo Imaging of Neuroinflammation
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 573-581 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036764). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tobias von Lukowicz, Michela Silacci, Matthias T. Wyss, Eveline Trachsel, Christine Lohmann, Alfred Buck, Thomas F. Lüscher, Dario Neri, and Christian M. Matter: Human Antibody Against C Domain of Tenascin-C Visualizes Murine Atherosclerotic Plaques Ex Vivo
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 582-587 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036046). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Figure 1

Do Won Hwang, Joo Hyun Kang, Young Soo Chang, Jae Min Jeong, June-Key Chung, Myung Chul Lee, Soonhag Kim, and Dong Soo Lee: Development of a Dual Membrane Protein Reporter System Using Sodium Iodide Symporter and Mutant Dopamine D₂ Receptor Transgenes
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 588-595 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036533). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Gotthardt, Julliëtte van Eerd-Vismale, Wim J.G. Oyen, Marion de Jong, Hanwen Zhang, Edgar Rolleman, Helmut R. Maecke, Martin Béhé, and Otto Boerman: Indication for Different Mechanisms of Kidney Uptake of Radiolabeled Peptides
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 596-601 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036020). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mangal Dandekar, Jeffrey R. Tseng, and Sanjiv S. Gambhir: Reproducibility of ¹⁸F-FDG microPET Studies in Mouse Tumor Xenografts
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 602-607 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036608). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Table 1

Matthias T. Wyss, Nicolas Spaeth, Gregoire Biollaz, Jens Pahnke, Patrizia Alessi, Eveline Trachsel, Valerie Treyer, Bruno Weber, Dario Neri, and Alfred Buck: Uptake of ¹⁸F-Fluorocholine, ¹⁸F-FET, and ¹⁸F-FDG in C6 Gliomas and Correlation with ¹³¹I-SIP(L19), a Marker of Angiogenesis
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 608-614 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036251). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephen J. Mather, Andrew J. McKenzie, Jane K. Sosabowski, Teresa M. Morris, David Ellison, and Susan A. Watson: Selection of Radiolabeled Gastrin Analogs for Peptide Receptor–Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 615-622 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037085). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Carole Mathelin, Samuel Salvador, Daniel Huss, and Jean-Louis Guyonnet: Precise Localization of Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Estimation of Their Depth Using a Prototype Intraoperative Mini ${gamma}$ -Camera in Patients with Breast Cancer
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 623-629 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036574). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gil Kovalski, Ora Israel, Zohar Keidar, Alex Frenkel, Jonathan Sachs, and Haim Azhari: Correction of Heart Motion Due to Respiration in Clinical Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Scans Using Respiratory Gating
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 630-636 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037390). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jianbin Xiao, Tim C. de Wit, Wojciech Zbijewski, Steven G. Staelens, and Freek J. Beekman: Evaluation of 3D Monte Carlo–Based Scatter Correction for ²⁰¹Tl Cardiac Perfusion SPECT
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 637-644 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037259). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher J. Watchman, Vincent A. Bourke, Jared R. Lyon, Andrea E. Knowlton, Samantha L. Butler, David D. Grier, John R. Wingard, Raul C. Braylan, and Wesley E. Bolch: Spatial Distribution of Blood Vessels and CD34⁺ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Within the Marrow Cavities of Human Cancellous Bone
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 645-654 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.035337). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sridhar Nimmagadda, Thomas J. Mangner, Kirk A. Douglas, Otto Muzik, and Anthony F. Shields: Biodistribution, PET, and Radiation Dosimetry Estimates of HSV-tk Gene Expression Imaging Agent 1-(2'-Deoxy-2'-¹⁸F-Fluoro-ß-D-Arabinofuranosyl)-5-Iodouracil in Normal Dogs
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 655-660 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036830). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Contributions:

Mark T. Madsen: Recent Advances in SPECT Imaging
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 661-673 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.032680). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Thomas E. Hilditch, Alison A. Bolster, Mary F. Dempsey, and Nick S. Reed: Re: The So-Called Stunning of Thyroid Tissue
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 675-676 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037788). [Full Text] [PDF]

James C. Sisson: Reply: Re: The So-Called Stunning of Thyroid Tissue
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 676 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038497). [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Review:

L.S. Medina, C.C. Blackmore, and Richard R. Abello: Evidence-Based Imaging: Optimizing Imaging in Patient Care
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 674 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.040345). [Full Text] [PDF]