Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) causes impaired blood flow in both epicardial vessels and microvasculature and remains a leading cause of posttransplant morbidity and mortality. This study ...

Optical techniques, such as bioluminescence and fluorescence, are emerging as powerful new modalities for molecular imaging in disease and therapy. Combining innovative molecular biology and chemistry ...

Reagents and antibodies were from Sigma-Aldrich, Roche, Invitrogen, R&D Systems, Santa Cruz Biotech, or Merck-Millipore. [U-14 C]-2-deoxyglucose (9,250 kBq [250 μCi]/mmol) was from New England Nuclear ...

Objectives 44Ti generates a 3.97 hours half-life 44Sc of high positron branching of 94.3 %. 44Sc may stimulate the application of 44Sc labeled PET radiopharmaceuticals. However, both 44Ti production ...

Learning Objectives A standard for communication between image analysis and reporting software can improve reporting efficiency and workflow and minimize transcription errors that can occur when ...

What does it mean to you when you read that the pharmaceutical industry has earned nearly two thirds of its profits in the United States given that drug prices in the rest of the industrialized world ...

Objectives About 10 percent of patients with epilepsy have very frequent seizures that are not controlled by medication and adversely affect their quality of life. These patients should be evaluated ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2025, jnumed.124.268525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268525 ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2025, jnumed.124.268275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268275 ...

Objectives Focal FDG uptake of parotid glands is occasionally found on F-18 FDG PET/CT (PET/CT). We have evaluated clinical significance of focal hypermetabolic lesions of parotid gland. Methods Fifty ...

Learning Objectives 1. Discuss the underlying physiologic mechanisms of N-13 Ammonia and Rubidium-82. 2. Advantages and disadvantages of utilizing each radiotracer. 3. Mechanisms causing artifacts in ...