JNM -- Table of Contents (49 [ Issue 6])

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SNM Newsline:

Peter S. Conti, Alexander J.B. McEwan, and Martin G. Pomper: Molecular Imaging: The Future of Modern Medicine; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 16N-20N. [PDF]

Richard Frank: Session 1: Strategies to Engage Pharma; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 22N-23N. [PDF]

Dah-Ren Hwang and Jeff Evelhoch: How the Biopharmaceutical Industry Uses Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 24N-25N. [PDF]

Dean F. Wong: Imaging in Drug Discovery, Preclinical, and Early Clinical Development; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 26N-28N. [PDF]

Adrian Nunn: Imaging Biomarkers, An Industry Perspective; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 28N-32N. [PDF]

Wendy Sanhai: Strategies to Engage Industry; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 32N-34N. [PDF]

George Mills: Imaging Biomarkers and Surrogates: The Evolving Regulatory Lexicon; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 34N-35N. [PDF]

Daniel Sullivan: Collaborations in the Development and Validation of Imaging Biomarkers; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 36N-37N. [PDF]

Henry VanBrocklin: Session 2: Strategies for Fast-Track Technological Development and Regulatory Issues; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 38N-39N. [PDF]

Barbara Y. Croft: NCI Cancer Imaging Program Update; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 40N-42N. [PDF]

Wendy R. Sanhai: Working Together to Enhance the Efficiency of Medical Product Development; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 43N-45N. [PDF]

George Mills: The Exploratory IND; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 45N-47N. [PDF]

Daniel Skovronsky: Use of eINDs for Evaluation of Multiple Related PET Amyloid Plaque Imaging Agents; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 47N-48N. [PDF]

David Lee: Health Economics in Technology Development: Is It Worth It?; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 48N-50N. [PDF]

George M. Segall: Session 3: Strategies to Engage Referring Physicians and Increase Utilization of Clinical Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 52N-53N. [PDF]

George M. Segall: A New Paradigm to Increase Utilization of PET/CT; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 53N-56N. [PDF]

Sue Minerich: Engaging and Nurturing Referring Physician Relationships; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 56N-58N. [PDF]

Michael S. Kipper: Steps in Moving Molecular Imaging to the Clinic; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 58N-60N. [PDF]

Albert J. Sinusas: Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging: Promoting Utilization and Outreach; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 60N-63N. [PDF]

Scott Schubert: Utilizing Technological Advances to Grow Molecular Imaging Clinical Services: Industry Perspective; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 63N-65N. [PDF]

Richard L. Wahl: Individualizing Cancer Therapies Using "Anatomolecular" Imaging; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 65N-68N. [PDF]

Robert Atcher: Session 4: Strategies for Getting the Word Out; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 70N-71N. [PDF]

Markus Lusser: Challenges in Realizing the Potential of Clinical Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 72N-73N. [PDF]

Jennifer Mills: Strategies in Education and Outreach; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 73N-75N. [PDF]

Michael Schick: Making the Case for Molecular Imaging; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 75N-77N. [PDF]

Marybeth Howlett: MI Activities at SNM Annual Meeting; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 78N-81N. [PDF]

Henry D. Royal: Professionalism and MOC
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 78N-a-81N-a. [PDF]

Alexander J. McEwan: A Look Back at a Year of Extraordinary Success and Forward to a Rewarding Future; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 80N-81N. [PDF]

Hugh Cannon: Reminder: Hazmat Personnel Need to Be Properly Trained and Documented; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 82N. [PDF]

: NEWSBRIEFS; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 84N-87N. [PDF]

: FROM THE LITERATURE; J Nucl Med 2008 49: 90N-94N. [PDF]

Invited Perspectives:

Wesley E. Bolch: Further Explorations of Cellular Uptake of Radioactivity
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 869-870 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050567). [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Investigations:

James H.F. Rudd, Kelly S. Myers, Sameer Bansilal, Josef Machac, Cathy Anne Pinto, Christopher Tong, Ash Rafique, Richard Hargeaves, Michael Farkouh, Valentin Fuster, and Zahi A. Fayad: Atherosclerosis Inflammation Imaging with ¹⁸F-FDG PET: Carotid, Iliac, and Femoral Uptake Reproducibility, Quantification Methods, and Recommendations
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 871-878 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.050294). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laura M. Kenny, R. Charles Coombes, Inger Oulie, Kaiyumars B. Contractor, Matthew Miller, Terence J. Spinks, Brian McParland, Pamela S. Cohen, Ai-Min Hui, Carlo Palmieri, Safiye Osman, Matthias Glaser, David Turton, Adil Al-Nahhas, and Eric O. Aboagye: Phase I Trial of the Positron-Emitting Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) Peptide Radioligand ¹⁸F-AH111585 in Breast Cancer Patients
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 879-886 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049452). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marian G.W. Scheer, Thamar H. Stollman, Wouter V. Vogel, Otto C. Boerman, Wim J.G. Oyen, and Theo J.M. Ruers: Increased Metabolic Activity of Indolent Liver Metastases After Resection of a Primary Colorectal Tumor
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 887-891 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048371). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eric P. Visser, Mariëlle E.P. Philippens, Laura Kienhorst, Johannes H.A.M. Kaanders, Frans H.M. Corstens, Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei, and Wim J.G. Oyen: Comparison of Tumor Volumes Derived from Glucose Metabolic Rate Maps and SUV Maps in Dynamic ¹⁸F-FDG PET
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 892-898 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049585). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ronald E. Fisher, Barry A. Siegel, Steven L. Edell, Nelson M. Oyesiku, David E. Morgenstern, Richard A. Messmann, and Robert J. Amato: Exploratory Study of ^99mTc-EC20 Imaging for Identifying Patients with Folate Receptor–Positive Solid Tumors
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 899-906 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049478). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shu Kasama, Takuji Toyama, Hiroyuki Sumino, Minato Nakazawa, Naoya Matsumoto, Yuichi Sato, Hisao Kumakura, Yoshiaki Takayama, Shuichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Suzuki, and Masahiko Kurabayashi: Prognostic Value of Serial Cardiac ¹²³I-MIBG Imaging in Patients with Stabilized Chronic Heart Failure and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 907-914 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047548). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Arik Wolak, Piotr J. Slomka, Mathews B. Fish, Santiago Lorenzo, Daniel S. Berman, and Guido Germano: Quantitative Diagnostic Performance of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT with Attenuation Correction in Women
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 915-922 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049387). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

James C. Sisson, Matthew J. Schipper, Christine C. Nelson, John E. Freitas, and Bartley R. Frueh: Radioiodine Therapy and Graves' Ophthalmopathy
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 923-930 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049437). [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Terence J. O'Brien, Ken Miles, Robert Ware, Mark J. Cook, David S. Binns, and Rodney J. Hicks: The Cost-Effective Use of ¹⁸F-FDG PET in the Presurgical Evaluation of Medically Refractory Focal Epilepsy
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 931-937 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048207). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data

Continuing Education:

David W. Townsend: Dual-Modality Imaging: Combining Anatomy and Function
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 938-955 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051276). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Science Investigations:

Makoto Tsuchimochi, Kazuhide Hayama, Takaaki Oda, Masatoshi Togashi, and Harumi Sakahara: Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Small CdTe ${gamma}$ -Camera for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 956-962 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050740). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Preeti Misra, Djamel Lebeche, Hung Ly, Martina Schwarzkopf, George Diaz, Roger J. Hajjar, Alison D. Schecter, and John V. Frangioni: Quantitation of CXCR4 Expression in Myocardial Infarction Using ^99mTc-Labeled SDF-1 ${alpha}$
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 963-969 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.050054). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frank J. Femia, Kevin P. Maresca, Shawn M. Hillier, Craig N. Zimmerman, John L. Joyal, John A. Barrett, Omer Aras, Vasken Dilsizian, William C. Eckelman, and John W. Babich: Synthesis and Evaluation of a Series of ^99mTc(CO)₃⁺ Lisinopril Complexes for In Vivo Imaging of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Expression
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 970-977 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049064). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tapan K. Nayak, Helen J. Hathaway, Chinnasamy Ramesh, Jeffrey B. Arterburn, Donghai Dai, Larry A. Sklar, Jeffrey P. Norenberg, and Eric R. Prossnitz: Preclinical Development of a Neutral, Estrogen Receptor–Targeted, Tridentate ^99mTc(I)-Estradiol-Pyridin-2-yl Hydrazine Derivative for Imaging of Breast and Endometrial Cancers
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 978-986 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048546). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data

Ephraim E. Parent, Carmen S. Dence, Terry L. Sharp, Michael J. Welch, and John A. Katzenellenbogen: 7 ${alpha}$ -¹⁸F-Fluoromethyl-Dihydrotestosterone and 7 ${alpha}$ -¹⁸F-Fluoromethyl-Nortestosterone: Ligands to Determine the Role of Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin for Steroidal Radiopharmaceuticals
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 987-994 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048926). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dagmar Salber, Johannes Gunawan, Karl-Josef Langen, Eva Fricke, Peter Klauth, Wolfgang Burchert, and Sijtse Zijlstra: Comparison of ^99mTc- and ¹⁸F-Ubiquicidin Autoradiography to Anti–Staphylococcus aureus Immunofluorescence in Rat Muscle Abscesses
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 995-999 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050880). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Florent C. Sureau, Andrew J. Reader, Claude Comtat, Claire Leroy, Maria-Joao Ribeiro, Irène Buvat, and Régine Trébossen: Impact of Image-Space Resolution Modeling for Studies with the High-Resolution Research Tomograph
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1000-1008 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045351). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Prasad V.S.V. Neti and Roger W. Howell: Lognormal Distribution of Cellular Uptake of Radioactivity: Statistical Analysis of ${alpha}$ -Particle Track Autoradiography
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1009-1016 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.048843). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Walter Jentzen, Lutz Freudenberg, Ernst G. Eising, Wilfried Sonnenschein, Jochen Knust, and Andreas Bockisch: Optimized ¹²⁴I PET Dosimetry Protocol for Radioiodine Therapy of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1017-1023 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047159). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Contributions:

S. Ted Treves, Royal T. Davis, and Frederic H. Fahey: Administered Radiopharmaceutical Doses in Children: A Survey of 13 Pediatric Hospitals in North America
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1024-1027 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049908). [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Nizar A. Mullani and Roger G. O'Neil: Optical Imaging: Skin Cancer Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1031 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051185). [Full Text] [PDF]

Sandip Basu and Abass Alavi: Feasibility of Automated Partial-Volume Correction of SUVs in Current PET/CT Scanners: Can Manufacturers Provide Integrated, Ready-to-Use Software?
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1031-a-1032-a (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050401). [Full Text] [PDF]

Irène Buvat, Stephen L. Bacharach, and Marine Soret: Reply: Feasibility of Automated Partial-Volume Correction of SUVs in Current PET/CT Scanners: Can Manufacturers Provide Integrated, Ready-to-Use Software?
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1032-1033 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051334). [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews:

E. Edmund Kim: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1028 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050393). [Full Text] [PDF]

Usha A. Joseph: Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 1029-1030 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.050609). [Full Text] [PDF]

Focus on Molecular Imaging:

Paul C. Tumeh, Caius G. Radu, and Antoni Ribas: PET Imaging of Cancer Immunotherapy
J Nucl Med 2008 49: 865-868 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051342). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]