JNM -- Table of Contents (48 [ Issue 8])

This Month in JNM:

: This Month in JNM
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 11a-12a. [Full Text] [PDF]

SNM Newsline:

Henry N. Wagner, Jr.: Molecular Imaging: Thriving All Over the World; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 15N-38N. [PDF]

: Alazraki Named as AFIP Distinguished Scientist; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 40N. [PDF]

Mathew Thakur: Through Grants and Awards, SNM Advances Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 42N. [PDF]

Conrad E. Nagle and J. Anthony Parker: Maintenance of Certification for ABNM Diplomates; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 43N-49N. [PDF]

: A Capital Success; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 44N. [PDF]

: NEWSBRIEFS; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 45N-49N. [PDF]

: FROM THE LITERATURE; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 50N-55N. [PDF]

Invited Perspectives:

Luca Burroni, Calogero D'Alessandria, and Alberto Signore: Diagnosis of Vascular Prosthesis Infection: PET or SPECT?
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1227-1229 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042002). [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Investigations:

Zohar Keidar, Ahuva Engel, Aaron Hoffman, Ora Israel, and Samy Nitecki: Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection: The Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1230-1236 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.040253). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Han-Sin Jeong, Man Ki Chung, Young-Ik Son, Joon Young Choi, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Hyeh Ko, and Chung-Hwan Baek: Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in Management of High-Grade Salivary Gland Malignancies
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1237-1244 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041350). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonia Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, Peter Hohenberger, Uwe Haberkorn, Helmut R. Mäcke, Michael Eisenhut, and Ludwig G. Strauss: ⁶⁸Ga-Labeled Bombesin Studies in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Comparison with ¹⁸F-FDG
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1245-1250 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038091). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hongbo Guo, Hui Zhu, Yan Xi, Baijiang Zhang, Ling Li, Yong Huang, Jiandong Zhang, Zheng Fu, Guoren Yang, Shuanghu Yuan, and Jinming Yu: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for Patients with Suspected Recurrence from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1251-1258 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.036509). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Grace P. Chen, Kelley R. Branch, Adam M. Alessio, Pam Pham, Ramin Tabibiazar, Paul Kinahan, and James H. Caldwell: Effect of Reconstruction Algorithms on Myocardial Blood Flow Measurement with ¹³N-Ammonia PET
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1259-1265 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038232). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ayse Mavi, Tevfik F. Cermik, Muammer Urhan, Halis Puskulcu, Sandip Basu, Jian Q. Yu, Hongming Zhuang, Brian Czerniecki, and Abass Alavi: The Effects of Estrogen, Progesterone, and C-erbB-2 Receptor States on ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake of Primary Breast Cancer Lesions
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1266-1272 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037440). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yoav Kohn, Nanette Freedman, Hava Lester, Yodphat Krausz, Roland Chisin, Bernard Lerer, and Omer Bonne: ^99mTc-HMPAO SPECT Study of Cerebral Perfusion After Treatment with Medication and Electroconvulsive Therapy in Major Depression
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1273-1278 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.039354). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nicolas Costes, Luc Zimmer, Anthonin Reilhac, Franck Lavenne, Philippe Ryvlin, and Didier Le Bars: Test–Retest Reproducibility of ¹⁸F-MPPF PET in Healthy Humans: A Reliability Study
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1279-1288 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041905). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Continuing Education:

Hiroshi Matsuda: Role of Neuroimaging in Alzheimer's Disease, with Emphasis on Brain Perfusion SPECT
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1289-1300 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037218). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum:

: Erratum; J Nucl Med 2007 48: 38N. [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Science Investigations:

Junichi Taki, Takahiro Higuchi, Atsuhiro Kawashima, Makoto Fukuoka, Daiki Kayano, Jonathan F. Tait, Ichiro Matsunari, Kenichi Nakajima, Seigo Kinuya, and H. William Strauss: Effect of Postconditioning on Myocardial ^99mTc-Annexin-V Uptake: Comparison with Ischemic Preconditioning and Caspase Inhibitor Treatment
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1301-1307 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037408). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tim A.D. Smith and Morgan G. Blaylock: Treatment of Breast Tumor Cells In Vitro with the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Dissipater Valinomycin Increases ¹⁸F-FDG Incorporation
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1308-1312 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041665). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wouter B. Nagengast, Elisabeth G. de Vries, Geke A. Hospers, Nanno H. Mulder, Johan R. de Jong, Harry Hollema, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Guus A. van Dongen, Lars R. Perk, and Marjolijn N. Lub-de Hooge: In Vivo VEGF Imaging with Radiolabeled Bevacizumab in a Human Ovarian Tumor Xenograft
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1313-1319 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041301). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aren van Waarde, Kazuhiro Shiba, Johan R. de Jong, Kiichi Ishiwata, Rudi A. Dierckx, and Philip H. Elsinga: Rapid Reduction of ${sigma}$ ₁-Receptor Binding and ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake in Rat Gliomas After In Vivo Treatment with Doxorubicin
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1320-1326 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042085). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jered C. Garrison, Tammy L. Rold, Gary L. Sieckman, Said Daibes Figueroa, Wynn A. Volkert, Silvia S. Jurisson, and Timothy J. Hoffman: In Vivo Evaluation and Small-Animal PET/CT of a Prostate Cancer Mouse Model Using ⁶⁴Cu Bombesin Analogs: Side-by-Side Comparison of the CB-TE2A and DOTA Chelation Systems
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1327-1337 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.039487). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gerald L. DeNardo, Arutselvan Natarajan, Saphon Hok, Julie Perkins, Monique Cosman, Sally J. DeNardo, Felice C. Lightstone, Gary R. Mirick, Laird A. Miers, and Rodney L. Balhorn: Pharmacokinetic Characterization in Xenografted Mice of a Series of First-Generation Mimics for HLA-DR Antibody, Lym-1, as Carrier Molecules to Image and Treat Lymphoma
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1338-1347 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041095). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tien Q. Pham, Paula Berghofer, Xiang Liu, Ivan Greguric, Branko Dikic, Patrice Ballantyne, Filomena Mattner, Vu Nguyen, Christian Loc'h, and Andrew Katsifis: Preparation and Biologic Evaluation of a Novel Radioiodinated Benzylpiperazine, ¹²³I-MEL037, for Malignant Melanoma
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1348-1356 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041673). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Danny L. Costantini, Conrad Chan, Zhongli Cai, Katherine A. Vallis, and Raymond M. Reilly: ¹¹¹In-Labeled Trastuzumab (Herceptin) Modified with Nuclear Localization Sequences (NLS): An Auger Electron-Emitting Radiotherapeutic Agent for HER2/neu-Amplified Breast Cancer
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1357-1368 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.037937). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Katarina Sjögreen Gleisner, Mattias Nickel, Ola Lindén, Kjell Erlandsson, Karin Wingårdh, and Sven-Erik Strand: Parametric Images of Antibody Pharmacokinetics Based on Serial Quantitative Whole-Body Imaging and Blood Sampling
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1369-1378 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.039503). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Preeti Misra, Valerie Humblet, Nadine Pannier, Wolfgang Maison, and John V. Frangioni: Production of Multimeric Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Small-Molecule Radiotracers Using a Solid-Phase ^99mTc Preloading Strategy
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1379-1389 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.040303). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Eiblmaier, Rebecca Andrews, Richard Laforest, Buck E. Rogers, and Carolyn J. Anderson: Nuclear Uptake and Dosimetry of ⁶⁴Cu-Labeled Chelator–Somatostatin Conjugates in an SSTr2-Transfected Human Tumor Cell Line
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1390-1396 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.039990). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Contributions:

Geoffrey M. Currie and Janelle M. Wheat: Impact Factors in Nuclear Medicine Journals
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1397-1400 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041491). [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Max R. Dahele and Yee C. Ung: ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Planning Radiation Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Where Exactly Is the Tumor?
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1402 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041210). [Full Text] [PDF]

Kenneth J. Biehl and Jeffrey Bradley: Reply: ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Planning Radiation Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Where Exactly Is the Tumor?
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1403 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041459). [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin A. Walter, Jan Müller-Brand, and Beat Müller: Antithyroid Drugs and Radioiodine and the Absence of Evidence
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1403a (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041731). [Full Text] [PDF]

I. Ross McDougall and Andrei Iagaru: Reply: Antithyroid Drugs and Radioiodine and the Absence of Evidence
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1403b-1404b (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041897). [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Review:

H. Zaidi and William D. Erwin: Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging
J Nucl Med 2007 48: 1401 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042598). [Full Text] [PDF]