Recently added articles from The Journal of Nuclear Medicine:
Molecular Imaging Technologies and Translational Medicine
Dec 01, 2008; ... Throughout the decade since the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering was established, molecular imaging has continued gaining acceptance as a successful component of translational research. Before molecular imaging is employed routinely in clinical trials, however, the ...
SNM Members Elected to IOM
Dec 01, 2008; ... At its annual meeting in Washington, DC, on October 13, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies announced the names of 65 new members and 5 foreign associates. Among the newly elected scientists are SNM members Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, head of the Division of Nuclear ...
Molecular Imaging in China: Looking Back and Forward
Dec 01, 2008; ... Twenty-nine y ago, during my first visit to China as part of a small group sent by the American College of Physicians, I met Xiu Jie Liu, MD, who has been a friend and collaborator over the intervening 3 decades. I took with me on the plane to Beijing a ^sup 99^Mo/^sup 99m^Tc generator - an act ...
NIH Institutional Development Awards
Dec 01, 2008; ... The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced on October 23 5 new Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) that will total an estimated $55 million over the next 5 y. The awards support multidisciplinary centers, each concentrating ...
Second Annual SNMTS Leadership Academy
Dec 01, 2008; ... The second annual SNM Technologist Section (SNMTS)/ IBA Molecular Leadership Academy was held October 24-26 in Orlando, FL. The academy offered a weekend of activities structured to teach young professionals fundamental leadership and organizational skills, including conflict management, stages ...
IN MEMORIAM: Nilo E. Herrera, Sr., MD 1923-2008
Dec 01, 2008; ... Nilo E. Herrera Sr., MD, a pioneer in nuclear medicine quality assurance and practice accreditation, died on September 16 in Clayton, NC. He was born in the Dominican Republic and received his medical degree from the University of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) in 1950. He was awarded a ...
CMS and PET for Solid Tumors
Dec 01, 2008; ... On October 17 SNM, the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Academy of Molecular Imaging, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding ...
Advancing Molecular Imaging from the Laboratory to Everyday Practice
Dec 01, 2008; ... In June 2006, SNM launched its Bench to Bedside Campaign to raise funds to support the translation of molecular imaging (Ml) into clinical practice and to transform SNM into a broad-based MI society. The SNM Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence (MICoE) was charged with implementing the SNM ...
International Human Microbiome Consortium
Dec 01, 2008; ... Scientists from around the globe met on October 16 in Heidelberg, Germany, to announce the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), an effort that will enable researchers to characterize the relationship of the human microbiome in the maintenance of health and in ...
IAEA Focuses on Imaging Safety
Dec 01, 2008; ... The international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hosted a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 18 and 19 to review the potential consequences of increased radiation from new imaging and radiation therapy technologies in medicine. Medical experts, radiation protection specialists, and ...
Socieconomic and Treatment Factors in NHL
Dec 01, 2008; ... Results from a study published in the December 1 issue of Cancer (e-published on October 20 ahead of print) suggest that both socioeconomic factors and type of treatment have significant effects on outcomes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Wang et al. from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson ...
NCRR Funds New BTRC Resources
Dec 01, 2008; ... The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the Na- tional Institutes of Health (NIH), an- nounced on October 15 more than $11 million in funding over the next 5 y to establish 2 new Biomedical Technology Research Centers (BTRCs) that will provide researchers nationwide with ...
NIH Resubmission Policy Changes
Dec 01, 2008; ... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on October 8 released a new policy aimed at enhancing the success rates of new and resubmitted applications by decreasing the number of allowed grant application resubmissions from 2 to 1. This policy is part of a continuing series of changes to the NIH ...
2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowships Announced
Dec 01, 2008; ... Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM WagnerTorizuka Fellowship and are currently studying in the United States through 2010 as part of the 2-y program. These scholars are Kenji Fukushima, MD, Tokyo (Japan) Women's Medical College, undertaking a fellowship at Johns Hopkins ...
New SNM Breast Cancer Fact Sheet
Dec 01, 2008; ... On October 3 SNM released a new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging to coincide with observances of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5-11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The fact sheet highlights recent developments in molecular imaging technologies. Suitable for ...
^sup 99m^Tc-DMSA Scintigraphy in Pediatric UTI
Dec 01, 2008; ... DIAGNOSIS Two articles e-published in October ahead of print focused on the consequences of pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs) and efforts to assess risk factors for recurrence and complications. Both used ^sup 99m^Tc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (^sup 99m^Tc-DMSA) scintigraphy in ...
Recurrence Patterns in PET-Staged Colorectal Metastases
Dec 01, 2008; ... Finkelstein et al. from Washington University in St. Louis (MO) and the affiliated Barnes-Jewish Hospital re- ported in the September issue of the Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (2008; 15:483^187) on additional data stemming from a previously reported study showing excellent 5-y ...
Prestransplant PET in Aggressive B-Cell NHL
Dec 01, 2008; ... In an article e-published on October 2 ahead of print in Cancer, Derenzini et al. from the University of Bologna (Italy) reported on a study designed to identify the main determinants of prognosis in patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) who undergo autologous stem cell ...
^sup 11^C-Methionine PET in Liver Transplantation
Dec 01, 2008; ... Otsuki et al. from the National ChibaEast Hospital (Japan) reported in the October issue of Transplantation Proceedings (2008;40:2562-2564) on the utility of ^sup 11^C-methionine PET for the evaluation of segmental pancreatic function before and after distal pancreatectomy in patients with ...
PET and Laparoscopy in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Dec 01, 2008; ... In an article published in the October 1 issue of Oncology (200SJ 5: 152-158), Fagotti et al. from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy) reported on a study investigating the roles of 18F-FDG PET/CT and laparoscopy in optimal diagnostic and staging strategies for recurrent ...