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This Month in JNM
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 11A-12A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Nobel in Chemistry Recognizes GFP Innovations

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 15N. [PDF]  

Alexander Gottschalk

John G. McAfee, MD 1926–2008

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 16N-24N. [PDF]  

Robert N. Beck 1928–2008

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 19N-34N. [PDF]  

Hugh Cannon

CMS Reopens Comment Period for PET National Coverage Decision

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 20N. [PDF]  

George Mills

Taking Molecular Imaging Development to the Next Level

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 23N-24N. [PDF]  

Henry D. Royal

ABMS: What Is It, and Why Should I Care?
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 23N-a-24N-a. [PDF]  

Robert W. Atcher, Michael Graham, and Alexander J. McEwan

Clinical Trial Development of Nonproprietary Imaging Agents

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 26N. [PDF]  

Alavi Receives Honorary Doctorate

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 28N. [PDF]  

NEWSBRIEFS

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 30N-34N. [PDF]  

FROM THE LITERATURE

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 36N-39N. [PDF]  

Focus on Molecular Imaging:

Jean Claude Reubi and Helmut R. Maecke

Peptide-Based Probes for Cancer Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1735-1738 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053041). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Perspectives:

Patrick Reinartz

To PIOPED, or Not to PIOPED
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1739-1740 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053959). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations:

H. Dirk Sostman, Massimo Miniati, Alexander Gottschalk, Fadi Matta, Paul D. Stein, and Massimo Pistolesi

Sensitivity and Specificity of Perfusion Scintigraphy Combined with Chest Radiography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in PIOPED II
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1741-1748 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.052217). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Okumura, Ryosuke Arakawa, Hiroshi Ito, Chie Seki, Hidehiko Takahashi, Harumasa Takano, Eisuke Haneda, Ryuji Nakao, Hidenori Suzuki, Kazutoshi Suzuki, Yoshiro Okubo, and Tetsuya Suhara

Quantitative Analysis of NK₁ Receptor in the Human Brain Using PET with ¹⁸F-FE-SPA-RQ
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1749-1755 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054353). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas K. Buck, Martin Bommer, Malik E. Juweid, Gerhard Glatting, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Felix M. Mottaghy, Melanie Schulz, Thomas Kull, Donald Bunjes, Peter Möller, Hartmut Döhner, and Sven N. Reske

First Demonstration of Leukemia Imaging with the Proliferation Marker ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxythymidine
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1756-1762 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.055335). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrianus J. de Langen, Mark Lubberink, Ronald Boellaard, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Egbert F. Smit, Otto S. Hoekstra, and Adriaan A. Lammertsma

Reproducibility of Tumor Perfusion Measurements Using ¹⁵O-Labeled Water and PET
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1763-1768 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053454). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianpiero Manca, Antonella Romanini, Daniela Pellegrino, Elisa Borsò, Marianna Rondini, Cinzia Orlandini, Vanna Zucchi, Francesco Pasqualetti, and Giuliano Mariani

Optimal Detection of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases by Intraoperative Radioactive Threshold and Molecular Analysis in Patients with Melanoma
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1769-1775 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.055350). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pedro Weslley Rosário, Michelle Aparecida Ribeiro Borges, and Saulo Purisch

Preparation with Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone for Thyroid Remnant Ablation with ¹³¹I Is Associated with Lowered Radiotoxicity
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1776-1782 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050591). [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheolwon Suh, Yoon-Koo Kang, Jong-Lyel Roh, Mi Ra Kim, Jae Seung Kim, Jooryung Huh, Jeong Hyun Lee, Yong Ju Jang, and Bong-Jae Lee

Prognostic Value of Tumor ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake in Patients with Untreated Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphomas of the Head and Neck
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1783-1789 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053355). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serge D. Van Kriekinge, Hidetaka Nishina, Muneo Ohba, Daniel S. Berman, and Guido Germano

Automatic Global and Regional Phase Analysis from Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Imaging: Application to the Characterization of Ventricular Contraction in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1790-1797 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.055160). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Communications:

Eric Guedj, Serge Cammilleri, Jean Niboyet, Patricia Dupont, Eric Vidal, Jean-Pierre Dropinski, and Olivier Mundler

Clinical Correlate of Brain SPECT Perfusion Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1798-1803 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053264). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claude Nahmias and Lindi M. Wahl

Reproducibility of Standardized Uptake Value Measurements Determined by ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Malignant Tumors
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1804-1808 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054239). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Andrei Iagaru, Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, and Michael L. Goris

⁹⁰Y-Ibritumomab Therapy in Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Observations from ¹¹¹In-Ibritumomab Pretreatment Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1809-1812 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.052928). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Education:

Benjamin L. Judson and Ashok R. Shaha

Nuclear Imaging and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Management of Hyperparathyroidism
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1813-1818 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.050237). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Science Investigations:

Thaddeus J. Wadas, Martin Eiblmaier, Alexander Zheleznyak, Christopher D. Sherman, Riccardo Ferdani, Kexian Liang, Samuel Achilefu, and Carolyn J. Anderson

Preparation and Biological Evaluation of ⁶⁴Cu-CB-TE2A-sst₂-ANT, a Somatostatin Antagonist for PET Imaging of Somatostatin Receptor–Positive Tumors
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1819-1827 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054502). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Liu H. Wei, Tove Olafsen, Caius Radu, Isabel J. Hildebrandt, Mark R. McCoy, Michael E. Phelps, Claude Meares, Anna M. Wu, Johannes Czernin, and Wolfgang A. Weber

Engineered Antibody Fragments with Infinite Affinity as Reporter Genes for PET Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1828-1835 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054452). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Véronique Roelants, Daniel Labar, Carole de Meester, Xavier Havaux, Antonio Tabilio, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Mauro Di Ianni, Anne Bol, Luc Bertrand, and Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde

Comparison Between Adenoviral and Retroviral Vectors for the Transduction of the Thymidine Kinase PET Reporter Gene in Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cells
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1836-1844 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.052175). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Jens Waldeck, Florian Häger, Carsten Höltke, Christian Lanckohr, Angelika von Wallbrunn, Giovanni Torsello, Walter Heindel, Gregor Theilmeier, Michael Schäfers, and Christoph Bremer

Fluorescence Reflectance Imaging of Macrophage-Rich Atherosclerotic Plaques Using an _vβ₃ Integrin–Targeted Fluorochrome
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1845-1851 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.052514). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Eric Vandervoort and Vesna Sossi

Impact of Contamination from Scattered Photons in Singles-Mode Transmission Data on Quantitative Small-Animal PET Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1852-1861 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051193). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Simon R. Bayly, Robert C. King, Davina J. Honess, Peter J. Barnard, Helen M. Betts, Jason P. Holland, Rebekka Hueting, Paul D. Bonnitcha, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Franklin I. Aigbirhio, and Martin Christlieb

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluations of a Hydrophilic ⁶⁴Cu-Bis(Thiosemicarbazonato)–Glucose Conjugate for Hypoxia Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1862-1868 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054015). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

François Harel, Yan Fu, Quang Trinh Nguyen, Myriam Letourneau, Louis P. Perrault, Alexandre Caron, Alain Fournier, and Jocelyn Dupuis

Use of Adrenomedullin Derivatives for Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Circulation
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1869-1874 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054023). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Hofmann, Florian Steinke, Verena Scheel, Guillaume Charpiat, Jason Farquhar, Philip Aschoff, Michael Brady, Bernhard Schölkopf, and Bernd J. Pichler

MRI-Based Attenuation Correction for PET/MRI: A Novel Approach Combining Pattern Recognition and Atlas Registration
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1875-1883 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049353). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Contributions:

Barry W. Wessels, Mark W. Konijnenberg, Roger G. Dale, Hazel B. Breitz, Marta Cremonesi, Ruby F. Meredith, Alan J. Green, Lionel G. Bouchet, A. Bertrand Brill, Wesley E. Bolch, George Sgouros, and Stephen R. Thomas

MIRD Pamphlet No. 20: The Effect of Model Assumptions on Kidney Dosimetry and Response—Implications for Radionuclide Therapy
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1884-1899 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.053173). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Paolo Zanotti-Fregonara, Domenico Rubello, and Elif Hindié

Bone Metastases of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The Importance of Early Diagnosis and ¹³¹I Therapy on Prognosis
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1902-1903 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054163). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Leonard I. Wiebe

Comparative Evaluation of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1900 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054288). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leonard I. Wiebe

Labelling of Small Biomolecules Using Novel Technetium-99m Cores
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1901 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.054338). [Full Text] [PDF]  

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