This Month in JNM:

This Month in JNM
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 11A-12A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SNM Newsline:

CMS Expands Coverage for PET

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 15N. [PDF]  

Congress Specifies DOE Funding for Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 15N-a. [PDF]  

IAEA NUMDAB: Taking the Pulse of Nuclear Medicine Worldwide

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 16N. [PDF]  

New Studies Cite Medical Radiation Exposure

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 18N. [PDF]  

Peter Herscovitch

Amyloid Imaging Progress at FDA

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 20N. [PDF]  

Lynn Barnes

MOC Featured at SNM Annual Meeting
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 20N-a. [PDF]  

Homer Macapinlac and George Segall

Continuously Improving PET Utilization

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 22N-25N. [PDF]  

NEWSBRIEFS

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 26N-34N. [PDF]  

FROM THE LITERATURE

J Nucl Med 2009 50: 30N-34N. [PDF]  

Focus on Molecular Imaging:

Benjamin M.W. Tsui and Dara L. Kraitchman

Recent Advances in Small-Animal Cardiovascular Imaging
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 667-670 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058479). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Perspectives:

Christopher J. Palestro

Radionuclide Imaging of Infection: In Search of the Grail
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 671-673 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058297). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations:

Florian Büther, Mohammad Dawood, Lars Stegger, Frank Wübbeling, Michael Schäfers, Otmar Schober, and Klaus P. Schäfers

List Mode–Driven Cardiac and Respiratory Gating in PET
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 674-681 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.059204). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Jeong Won Lee, Jin Chul Paeng, Keon Wook Kang, Hyun Woo Kwon, Kyung-Suk Suh, June-Key Chung, Myung Chul Lee, and Dong Soo Lee

Prediction of Tumor Recurrence by ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 682-687 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060574). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monia E. Hamami, Thorsten D. Poeppel, Stephan Müller, Till Heusner, Andreas Bockisch, Philipp Hilgard, and Gerald Antoch

SPECT/CT with ^99mTc-MAA in Radioembolization with ⁹⁰Y Microspheres in Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 688-692 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058347). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Floris H.P. van Velden, Reina W. Kloet, Bart N.M. van Berckel, Fred L. Buijs, Gert Luurtsema, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, and Ronald Boellaard

HRRT Versus HR+ Human Brain PET Studies: An Interscanner Test–Retest Study
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 693-702 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058628). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Tatsui Otsuka, Hiroshi Ito, Christer Halldin, Hidehiko Takahashi, Harumasa Takano, Ryosuke Arakawa, Masaki Okumura, Fumitoshi Kodaka, Michie Miyoshi, Mizuho Sekine, Chie Seki, Ryuji Nakao, Kazutoshi Suzuki, Sjoerd Finnema, Yoshio Hirayasu, Tetsuya Suhara, and Lars Farde

Quantitative PET Analysis of the Dopamine D₂ Receptor Agonist Radioligand ¹¹C-(R)-2-CH₃O-N-n-Propylnorapomorphine in the Human Brain
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 703-710 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058503). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Taïeb, Frederic Sebag, Anne Barlier, Laurent Tessonnier, Fausto F. Palazzo, Isabelle Morange, Patricia Niccoli-Sire, Nicolas Fakhry, Catherine De Micco, Serge Cammilleri, Alain Enjalbert, Jean-François Henry, and Olivier Mundler

¹⁸F-FDG Avidity of Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: A New Molecular Imaging Signature?
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 711-717 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060731). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark M. Boogers, Serge D. Van Kriekinge, Maureen M. Henneman, Claudia Ypenburg, Rutger J. Van Bommel, Eric Boersma, Petra Dibbets-Schneider, Marcel P. Stokkel, Martin J. Schalij, Daniel S. Berman, Guido Germano, and Jeroen J. Bax

Quantitative Gated SPECT–Derived Phase Analysis on Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Detects Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Predicts Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 718-725 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060657). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harvey A. Ziessman, Ankit Chander, John O. Clarke, Alison Ramos, and Richard L.Wahl

The Added Diagnostic Value of Liquid Gastric Emptying Compared with Solid Emptying Alone
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 726-731 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.059790). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Søren Fast, Viveque Egsgaard Nielsen, Peter Grupe, Steen Joop Bonnema, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Optimizing ¹³¹I Uptake After rhTSH Stimulation in Patients with Nontoxic Multinodular Goiter: Evidence from a Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 732-737 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060152). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Education:

Jean H. Lee, Eric L. Rosen, and David A. Mankoff

The Role of Radiotracer Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Breast Cancer: Part 2—Response to Therapy, Other Indications, and Future Directions
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 738-748 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.061416). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Science Investigations:

Tetsuji Itoh, Kohji Abe, Sami S. Zoghbi, Osamu Inoue, Jinsoo Hong, Masao Imaizumi, Victor W. Pike, Robert B. Innis, and Masahiro Fujita

PET Measurement of the In Vivo Affinity of ¹¹C-(R)-Rolipram and the Density of Its Target, Phosphodiesterase-4, in the Brains of Conscious and Anesthetized Rats
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 749-756 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058305). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mai Johnson, Breanne D.W. Karanikolas, Saul J. Priceman, Russell Powell, Margaret E. Black, Hsiao-Ming Wu, Johannes Czernin, Sung-Cheng Huang, and Lily Wu

Titration of Variant HSV1-tk Gene Expression to Determine the Sensitivity of ¹⁸F-FHBG PET Imaging in a Prostate Tumor
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 757-764 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058438). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen-Cheng Lo, Jeng-Fong Chiou, Juri G. Gelovani, Mei-Leng Cheong, Chi-Ming Lee, Hen-Yu Liu, Chih-Hsiung Wu, Ming-Fu Wang, Che-Tong Lin, and Win-Ping Deng

Transplantation of Embryonic Fibroblasts Treated with Platelet-Rich Plasma Induces Osteogenesis in SAMP8 Mice Monitored by Molecular Imaging
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 765-773 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.057372). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Igal Madar, Yi Huang, Hayden Ravert, Susan L. Dalrymple, Nancy E. Davidson, John T. Isaacs, Robert F. Dannals, and J. James Frost

Detection and Quantification of the Evolution Dynamics of Apoptosis Using the PET Voltage Sensor ¹⁸F-Fluorobenzyl Triphenyl Phosphonium
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 774-780 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.061283). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara Ahlgren, Helena Wållberg, Thuy A. Tran, Charles Widström, Magnus Hjertman, Lars Abrahmsén, Dietmar Berndorff, Ludger M. Dinkelborg, John E. Cyr, Joachim Feldwisch, Anna Orlova, and Vladimir Tolmachev

Targeting of HER2-Expressing Tumors with a Site-Specifically ^99mTc-Labeled Recombinant Affibody Molecule, Z_HER2:2395, with C-Terminally Engineered Cysteine
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 781-789 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.056929). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Landon W. Locke, Mahendra D. Chordia, Yi Zhang, Bijoy Kundu, Dylan Kennedy, Jessica Landseadel, Li Xiao, Karen D. Fairchild, Stuart S. Berr, Joel Linden, and Dongfeng Pan

A Novel Neutrophil-Specific PET Imaging Agent: cFLFLFK-PEG-⁶⁴Cu
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 790-797 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.056127). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara Eyal, Francisco S. Chung, Mark Muzi, Jeanne M. Link, David A. Mankoff, Amal Kaddoumi, Finbarr O'Sullivan, Mary F. Hebert, and Jashvant D. Unadkat

Simultaneous PET Imaging of P-Glycoprotein Inhibition in Multiple Tissues in the Pregnant Nonhuman Primate
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 798-806 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.059360). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Nicholas Seneca, Sami S. Zoghbi, Jeih-San Liow, William Kreisl, Peter Herscovitch, Kimberly Jenko, Robert L. Gladding, Andrew Taku, Victor W. Pike, and Robert B. Innis

Human Brain Imaging and Radiation Dosimetry of ¹¹C-N-Desmethyl-Loperamide, a PET Radiotracer to Measure the Function of P-Glycoprotein
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 807-813 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058453). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Charles M. Laymon, N. Scott Mason, W. Gordon Frankle, Jonathan P. Carney, Brian J. Lopresti, Maralee Y. Litschge, Chester A. Mathis, James M. Mountz, and Rajesh Narendran

Human Biodistribution and Dosimetry of the D_2/3 Agonist ¹¹C-N-Propylnorapomorphine (¹¹C-NPA) Determined from PET
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 814-817 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058131). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Michel Koole, Dewi M. Lewis, Christopher Buckley, Natalie Nelissen, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, David J. Brooks, Rik Vandenberghe, and Koen Van Laere

Whole-Body Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of ¹⁸F-GE067: A Radioligand for In Vivo Brain Amyloid Imaging
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 818-822 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060756). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Mauro Liberatore, Alessandro Pala, Sergio Scaccianoce, Christos Anagnostou, Ugo Di Tondo, Enrico Calandri, Piera D'Elia, Milton D. Gross, and Domenico Rubello

Microbial Targeting of ^99mTc-Labeled Recombinant Human β-Defensin-3 in an Animal Model of Infection: A Feasibility Pilot Study
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 823-826 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.055533). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atsushi B. Tsuji, Miwa Morita, Xiao-Kang Li, Chizuru Sogawa, Hitomi Sudo, Aya Sugyo, Masayuki Fujino, Atsushi Sugioka, Mitsuru Koizumi, and Tsuneo Saga

¹⁸F-FDG PET for Semiquantitative Evaluation of Acute Allograft Rejection and Immunosuppressive Therapy Efficacy in Rat Models of Liver Transplantation
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 827-830 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058925). [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Mario Medvedec

A New Age for Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone?
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 832 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.058255). [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Michael Tuttle, Richard J. Robbins, Matvey Brokhin, and Steven M. Larson

Reply: A New Age for Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone?
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 832-a-833-a (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.060400). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Davor Eterovic, Vinko Markovic, Ante Punda, and Zeljko Antunovic

¹³¹I Radiation Dose Distribution in Metastases of Thyroid Carcinoma
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 833-834 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.061697). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert L. Bridges

Software Fusion: An Option Never Fully Explored
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 834-836 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.055574). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Champion, Paolo Zanotti-Fregonara, and Elif Hindié

Reply: ¹³¹I Radiation Dose Distribution in Metastases of Thyroid Carcinoma
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 834-a (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.061978). [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Susan Z. Lever and John R. Lever

Technetium-99m Pharmaceuticals: Preparation and Quality Control in Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med 2009 50: 831 (DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.062166). [Full Text] [PDF]  

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