This Month in JNM:

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

SNM Newsline:

Conrad Nagle

The State of Nuclear Medicine, 2008

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 15N-16N. [PDF]  

Alexander J. McEwan

Continuing and Accumulating Successes

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 16N-18N. [PDF]  

David Gilmore

Our Future Takes Shape

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 18N-19N. [PDF]  

Virginia Pappas

Meeting Needs of Today, Tomorrow

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 19N-20N. [PDF]  

Michael Stabin and A.B. Brill

Physics Applications in Nuclear Medicine: 2007

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 20N-25N. [PDF]  

Members of the SNM Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence Editorial Board

Molecular Imaging: The State of the Science

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 25N-26N. [PDF]  

Jay Harolds

From the SNM Academic Council

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 26N-27N. [PDF]  

Christopher Rowe

From the SNM Brain Imaging Council

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 28N. [PDF]  

George Segall

From the SNM Correlative Imaging Council
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 28N-a-29N-a. [PDF]  

Alan H. Maurer

From the SNM Gastrointestinal Council

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 29N. [PDF]  

Joseph G. Rajendran

From the SNM Nuclear Oncology Council

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 30N. [PDF]  

George Segall and N. Lynn Barnes

SNM Education Committee

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 31N. [PDF]  

Stephen R. Thomas

From the SNM MIRD Committee

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 32N-33N. [PDF]  

Martin Pomper

From the MICoE: Translating Molecular Imaging Techniques into Practical Medicine

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 34N-35N. [PDF]  

Maintenance of Certification: The Year in Review

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 35N-49N. [PDF]  

Alexander J. McEwan, Henry F. Van Brocklin, and Chaitanya Divgi

Action Plan for Emerging Molecular Imaging Technologies

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 37N-40N. [PDF]  

Jeffry A. Siegel and Carol S. Marcus

Released Nuclear Medicine Patients, Security Checkpoints, and the NRC

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 41N-43N. [PDF]  

Luba Katz and Armin Ansari

Katz and Ansari Respond: Released Nuclear Medicine Patients, Security Checkpoints, and the NRC

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 43N. [PDF]  

Hugh Cannon

Funding for Basic Nuclear Medicine Research Restored

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 45N. [PDF]  

NEWSBRIEFS

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 46N-49N. [PDF]  

FROM THE LITERATURE

J Nucl Med 2008 49: 50N-53N. [PDF]  

Focus on Molecular Imaging:

Joseph Culver, Walter Akers, and Samuel Achilefu

Multimodality Molecular Imaging with Combined Optical and SPECT/PET Modalities
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 169-172 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.043331). [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Perspectives:

Mark I. Travin

A Potential Key Role for Radionuclide Imaging in the Prediction and Prevention of Sudden Arrhythmic Cardiac Death
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 173-175 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046821). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Slifstein

Revisiting an Old Issue: The Discrepancy Between Tissue Ratio–Derived Binding Parameters and Kinetic Modeling–Derived Parameters After a Bolus of the Serotonin Transporter Radioligand ¹²³I-ADAM
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 176-178 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046631). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations:

James W. Fletcher, Steven M. Kymes, Michael Gould, Naomi Alazraki, R. Edward Coleman, Val J. Lowe, Charles Marn, George Segall, Lyn A. Thet, Kelvin Lee, and for the VA SNAP Cooperative Studies Group

A Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of ¹⁸F-FDG PET and CT in the Characterization of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 179-185 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044990). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Jiahe Tian, Xiaofeng Yang, Lijuan Yu, Ping Chen, Jun Xin, Liming Ma, Huiru Feng, Yieyin Tan, Zhoushe Zhao, and Wenkai Wu

A Multicenter Clinical Trial on the Diagnostic Value of Dual-Tracer PET/CT in Pulmonary Lesions Using 3'-Deoxy-3'-¹⁸F-Fluorothymidine and ¹⁸F-FDG
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 186-194 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044966). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa Fonti, Barbara Salvatore, Mario Quarantelli, Cesare Sirignano, Sabrina Segreto, Fara Petruzziello, Lucio Catalano, Raffaele Liuzzi, Bruno Rotoli, Silvana Del Vecchio, Leonardo Pace, and Marco Salvatore

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT, ^99mTc-MIBI, and MRI in Evaluation of Patients with Multiple Myeloma
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 195-200 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045641). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farrokh Dehdashti, Perry W. Grigsby, Jason S. Lewis, Richard Laforest, Barry A. Siegel, and Michael J. Welch

Assessing Tumor Hypoxia in Cervical Cancer by PET with ⁶⁰Cu-Labeled Diacetyl-Bis(N⁴-Methylthiosemicarbazone)
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 201-205 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048520). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christiaan Schiepers, Carl K. Hoh, Johan Nuyts, Marc Seltzer, Christine Wu, Sung-Cheng Huang, and Magnus Dahlbom

1-¹¹C-Acetate Kinetics of Prostate Cancer
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 206-215 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044453). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Andrew Taylor, Ernest V. Garcia, Jose Nilo G. Binongo, Amita Manatunga, Raghuveer Halkar, Russell D. Folks, and Eva Dubovsky

Diagnostic Performance of an Expert System for Interpretation of ^99mTc MAG3 Scans in Suspected Renal Obstruction
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 216-224 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045484). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Daigo Nagahara, Tomoaki Nakata, Akiyoshi Hashimoto, Takeru Wakabayashi, Michifumi Kyuma, Ryosuke Noda, Shinya Shimoshige, Kikuya Uno, Kazufumi Tsuchihashi, and Kazuaki Shimamoto

Predicting the Need for an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Using Cardiac Metaiodobenzylguanidine Activity Together with Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Concentration or Left Ventricular Function
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 225-233 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042564). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James H. Caldwell, Jeanne M. Link, Wayne C. Levy, Jeanne E. Poole, and John R. Stratton

Evidence for Pre- to Postsynaptic Mismatch of the Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous System in Ischemic Congestive Heart Failure
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 234-241 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044339). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Kudo, Tetsuya Tsujikawa, Makoto Isozaki, Yoshikazu Arai, Yasuhisa Fujibayashi, and Hidehiko Okazawa

Shorter Examination Method for the Diagnosis of Misery Perfusion with Count-Based Oxygen Extraction Fraction Elevation in ¹⁵O-Gas PET
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 242-246 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047118). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vibe G. Frokjaer, Lars H. Pinborg, Jacob Madsen, Robin de Nijs, Claus Svarer, Aase Wagner, and Gitte M. Knudsen

Evaluation of the Serotonin Transporter Ligand ¹²³I-ADAM for SPECT Studies on Humans
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 247-254 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046102). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Brief Communications:

Ambros J. Beer, Markus Niemeyer, Janette Carlsen, Mario Sarbia, Jörg Nährig, Petra Watzlowik, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Nadia Harbeck, and Markus Schwaiger

Patterns of _vβ₃ Expression in Primary and Metastatic Human Breast Cancer as Shown by ¹⁸F-Galacto-RGD PET
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 255-259 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045526). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Van de Wiele, Philippe Phonteyne, Patrick Pauwels, Ingeborg Goethals, Rudi Van den Broecke, Veronique Cocquyt, and Rudi Andre Dierckx

Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor Imaging in Human Breast Carcinoma Versus Immunohistochemistry
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 260-264 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047167). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Education:

Erik S. Mittra, Ryan D. Niederkohr, Cesar Rodriguez, Tarek El-Maghraby, and I. Ross McDougall

Uncommon Causes of Thyrotoxicosis
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 265-278 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.041202). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Science Investigations:

Ruby F. Meredith, Sui Shen, Andres Forero, and Albert LoBuglio

A Method to Correct for Radioactivity in Large Vessels That Overlap the Spine in Imaging-Based Marrow Dosimetry of Lumbar Vertebrae
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 279-284 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045021). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ji Young Lee, Soonhag Kim, Do Won Hwang, Jae Min Jeong, June-Key Chung, Myung Chul Lee, and Dong Soo Lee

Development of a Dual-Luciferase Reporter System for In Vivo Visualization of MicroRNA Biogenesis and Posttranscriptional Regulation
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 285-294 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042507). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Alfia Khaibullina, Beom-Su Jang, Haihao Sun, Nhat Le, Sarah Yu, Victor Frenkel, Jorge A. Carrasquillo, Ira Pastan, King C.P. Li, and Chang H. Paik

Pulsed High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Enhances Uptake of Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody to Human Epidermoid Tumor in Nude Mice
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 295-302 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046888). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shao-Li Song, Jian-Jun Liu, Gang Huang, Zhao-Hai Wang, Yan-Yan Song, Xiao-Guang Sun, and Tao Chen

Changes in ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake Within Minutes After Chemotherapy in a Rabbit VX2 Tumor Model
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 303-309 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044206). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristina Müller, Flavio Forrer, Roger Schibli, Eric P. Krenning, and Marion de Jong

SPECT Study of Folate Receptor-Positive Malignant and Normal Tissues in Mice Using a Novel ^99mTc-Radiofolate
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 310-317 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045856). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Renzo Cescato, Theodosia Maina, Berthold Nock, Anastasia Nikolopoulou, David Charalambidis, Véronique Piccand, and Jean Claude Reubi

Bombesin Receptor Antagonists May Be Preferable to Agonists for Tumor Targeting
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 318-326 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045054). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy L. Vavere, Steven J. Kridel, Frances B. Wheeler, and Jason S. Lewis

1-¹¹C-Acetate as a PET Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging Fatty Acid Synthase Expression in Prostate Cancer
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 327-334 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046672). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Gilberto J. Paz-Filho, João V. Busnello, Julio Licinio, and Flávio Zelmanovitz

Radioiodine Treatment Triggers Security Alarms: Case Report and Review of Literature
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 337 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047951). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

M.D. Pappas, L.G. Yamamoto, O. Anene, and Nancy E. Fitzgerald

Pediatric Radiology Review
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 335 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.046680). [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Spekowius, T. Wendler, Robert Matthews, and Nand Relan

Advances in Healthcare Technology: Shaping the Future of Medical Care
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 336 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047688). [Full Text] [PDF]  

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