Table Of Content2001 Author Index 
Note: (ab) represents abstract  Costedio. J. 1567(ab)  Hichwa. RD. 1553(ab) 
Coulston. CH. 161  Hnatowich. DJ. 1612(ab) 
A  Coutinho. B. 1506(ab)  Hung. JC. 1524(ab), 1571(ab). 1574(ab). 
Cservenyak. T. 1522(ab)  1585(ab), 1610(ab) 
Aarsvold. JN. 1512(ab). I525(ab) 
Cuklanz. EJ. 53, 202 
Aburano, T. 1579< ab)  I 
Adams. KH. I56l(ab)  D 
Adler. LP. 1582(ab)  Ireland. LA. 1505(ab). 1552(ab) 
Afriyie. MO. 1515(ab). 1581(ab)  Dalipaj. MM. 1502(ab). 161 l(ab)  Irvine. P. 1502(ab). 161 l(ab) 
Agerskov, L. 1575(ab)  Das. SK. 1527(ab)  Ishiguro. M. 1513(ab) 
Ahlberg. A. 1501(ab). 1551 (ab)  Dawadi. BR. 37  Ishikawa, Y. 1579(ab) 
Alavi. A. 1564(ab)  DeGreet. M. 1565(ab)  Ishizu. K. 1587(ab) 
Allman. KC. 1506(ab)  Delbeke. D. 1518(ab)  Itti. E. 1609(ab) 
Alonso. O. 152. 1519(ab)  Delpassand. E. 1555(ab). 1572(ab)  Iverson. BC. 1524(ab). 1571 (ab) 
Derango, A. 1516(ab) 
Al-Saeed. T. 1567(ab) 
Amin. K. 30  Dodge. RM. 1607.2(ab)  J 
Doggart. MJ. 1611 (ab) 
Anliker. MR. 1604(ab)  Jacobson. MS. 1574(ab). 1610(ab) 
Donovan. P. 193 
Anstett. F. 1504(ab)  Jensen. M. 1575(ab) 
Douglass. SA. 1608(ab) 
Aoun. G. 1501(ab)  Johnson. B. 169. 205 
Dresel. S. 1507(ab). 1514(ab) 
Armbrust-Henrich. H. 1508(ab)  Johnson. K. 1607.2(ab) 
Armstrong. J. 1502(ab)  Duggan. JE. 1506(ab)  Johnson. SG. 151 l(ab) 
Arroyo. AJ. 1528(ab)  Dyckman. W. 1551 (ab) 
Assaei. R. 1558(ab). 1559(ab)  E  K 
B  Elgazzar. AH. 1567(ab)  Kaplen. J. I589(ab) 
Baehre. M. 1580(ab). 1584(ab)  Elkamhawy. AA. 183  Kappas. R. 1576(ab) 
Bakker. H. 1570(ab)  Elsaid. M. 1567(ab)  Karesh. SM. 1520(ab) 
Bander. NH. I521(ab)  Ennow. K. 1575(ab)  Kashiba. A. 1579(ab) 
Barrow. SA. 1560<ab). 1563(ab)  Erwin. WD. 12. 15l6(ab)  Katoh. A. 1513(ab) 
Bartenstein. P. 1508(ab)  Espasandin. J. 152  Kebede. Y. 1602(ab) 
Kelly. GT. 1505(ab). 1552 
Beretta. M. 1519(ab)  F 
Keppler. JS. 173 
Berthold. T. 1522(ab) 
Bhargava. KK. 1515(ab)  Fahey, FH. 1582(ab)  Kerchenfaut. KW. 1603(ab) 
Bitner. SJ. 197  Farrell. M. 1522(ab)  Kiefer. V. 154. 189. 193 
Blumenfeld. H. 1562(ab)  Feam. C. 1574(ab)  Kikukawa. K. 1513(ab) 
Boerman. O. 1570{ ab)  Fielding. HW. 1529(ab)  Kim. BY. 30 
Bohuslavizki. KH. 50  Fischman. AJ. 1560(ab). 1563(ab)  Kim. EE. 151 l(ab) 
Bolus. NE. 67. 143  Fleming, R. 1501 (ab)  King. LD. 1589(ab) 
Bonab, AA. 1563(ab)  Fram. D. 1551 (ab)  King. MA. 1607(ab) 
Borges-Neto, S. 1503(ab)  France. M. 1566(ab)  Knudsen. GM. 1526(ab). 1561 (ab) 
Brake. SE. 197  Freeman. J. 1562(ab)  Koenders. E. 1570(ab) 
Bray. DM. 15861ab)  Frodl. GS. 1610(ab)  Koga. S. I5l3(ab) 
Brinkbaeumer. K. 1507(ab). 1514(ab)  Fujita. T. 1587(ab)  Kohlhorst. L. 1523(ab) 
Kok. PJ. 1565(ab) 
Britt. C. 1522( ab)  G  Konishi. J. 1587(ab) 
Brown. ML. I566(ab) 
Bruno. A. 1588< ab)  Gansen. DN. 1585(ab)  Koslowsky. IL. 197 
Bush. V. 1506( ab)  Gerundini. P. 1588(ab)  Kostakoglu. L. 1521 (ab) 
Bybel. B. 30  Gifford. HC. 1607(ab)  Kruger. RL. 79 
Gladding. RL. 1564(ab)  Kuji. I. 1521 (ab) 
C  Goldsmith. SJ. 1521 (ab)  Kurdziel. K. I589(ab) 
Carlson. KC. 1572(ab)  Gough. J. 1604(ab), 1607.1 (ab)  Kuzniecky. R. 1527(ab) 
Carr. B. 1566(ab)  Graham. MM. I505(ab). 1552(ab). 1553(ab).  L 
Castellani. M. 1588(ab)  1568(ab) 
Cezar. RB. 1609(ab)  Grant. SF. 1525(ab)  Lago. G. 152 
Chandna. H. 183  Grass. MM. 40. 1509(ab)  Le. PH. 1606(ab) 
Chen. CH. 1583(ab)  Griff. M. 1522(ab)  Lehmberg. O. 50 
Clark. JA. 1553(ab)  Groch. MW. 12. 1516(ab)  Leo. R. 1588(ab) 
Clark. M. 1576(ab)  Leong. LK. 79 
H 
Clarke. M. 136. 172  Leveque. F. 1581 (ab) 
Clermont. DA. 1553(ab>  Hackett. MT. 189. 1517(ab). !554<ab),  Licho. R. 1606(ab), 1607(ab). 1612(ab). 
Coates. DM. 1523<ab)  1556< ab). 1557(ab)  1613(ab) 
Coleman. RE. 1503(ab)  Hahn. K. 1507(ab). 1514(ab)  Lin. HD. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
Collins. JA. 154. 1554(ab). 1556(ab).  Halkar. RK. 1513(ab). 1525(ab)  Lin. KP. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
1557(ab)  Hammerlund. LA. 1516(ab)  Lincoln. MT. 1506(ab) 
Collins. L. I556(ab)  Hanson. MW. 1503(ab)  Liu. J. 1527(ab) 
Connolly. SA. I560(ab)  Harkness. BA. 1. 59. 135. 171, 1582(ab)  Liu. K. 1607.1 (ab). 1607.2(ab). 1614(ab) 
Conway. AA. 1504(ab)  Harrison. S. 1501 (ab). 1551 (ab)  Liu. RS. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
Corsi. M. 1562(ab)  Heidary. A. 1558(ab)  Livni. E. 1563(ab) 
Corstens. F. 1565(ab). 1570<ab)  Heller.GV. 1501(ab). 1551(ab)  Loutfi. I. 1529(ab) 
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2001 Author Index 
Note: (ab) represents abstract  Costedio. J. 1567(ab)  Hichwa. RD. 1553(ab) 
Coulston. CH. 161  Hnatowich. DJ. 1612(ab) 
A  Coutinho. B. 1506(ab)  Hung. JC. 1524(ab), 1571(ab). 1574(ab). 
Cservenyak. T. 1522(ab)  1585(ab), 1610(ab) 
Aarsvold. JN. 1512(ab). I525(ab) 
Cuklanz. EJ. 53, 202 
Aburano, T. 1579< ab)  I 
Adams. KH. I56l(ab)  D 
Adler. LP. 1582(ab)  Ireland. LA. 1505(ab). 1552(ab) 
Afriyie. MO. 1515(ab). 1581(ab)  Dalipaj. MM. 1502(ab). 161 l(ab)  Irvine. P. 1502(ab). 161 l(ab) 
Agerskov, L. 1575(ab)  Das. SK. 1527(ab)  Ishiguro. M. 1513(ab) 
Ahlberg. A. 1501(ab). 1551 (ab)  Dawadi. BR. 37  Ishikawa, Y. 1579(ab) 
Alavi. A. 1564(ab)  DeGreet. M. 1565(ab)  Ishizu. K. 1587(ab) 
Allman. KC. 1506(ab)  Delbeke. D. 1518(ab)  Itti. E. 1609(ab) 
Alonso. O. 152. 1519(ab)  Delpassand. E. 1555(ab). 1572(ab)  Iverson. BC. 1524(ab). 1571 (ab) 
Derango, A. 1516(ab) 
Al-Saeed. T. 1567(ab) 
Amin. K. 30  Dodge. RM. 1607.2(ab)  J 
Doggart. MJ. 1611 (ab) 
Anliker. MR. 1604(ab)  Jacobson. MS. 1574(ab). 1610(ab) 
Donovan. P. 193 
Anstett. F. 1504(ab)  Jensen. M. 1575(ab) 
Douglass. SA. 1608(ab) 
Aoun. G. 1501(ab)  Johnson. B. 169. 205 
Dresel. S. 1507(ab). 1514(ab) 
Armbrust-Henrich. H. 1508(ab)  Johnson. K. 1607.2(ab) 
Armstrong. J. 1502(ab)  Duggan. JE. 1506(ab)  Johnson. SG. 151 l(ab) 
Arroyo. AJ. 1528(ab)  Dyckman. W. 1551 (ab) 
Assaei. R. 1558(ab). 1559(ab)  E  K 
B  Elgazzar. AH. 1567(ab)  Kaplen. J. I589(ab) 
Baehre. M. 1580(ab). 1584(ab)  Elkamhawy. AA. 183  Kappas. R. 1576(ab) 
Bakker. H. 1570(ab)  Elsaid. M. 1567(ab)  Karesh. SM. 1520(ab) 
Bander. NH. I521(ab)  Ennow. K. 1575(ab)  Kashiba. A. 1579(ab) 
Barrow. SA. 1560<ab). 1563(ab)  Erwin. WD. 12. 15l6(ab)  Katoh. A. 1513(ab) 
Bartenstein. P. 1508(ab)  Espasandin. J. 152  Kebede. Y. 1602(ab) 
Kelly. GT. 1505(ab). 1552 
Beretta. M. 1519(ab)  F 
Keppler. JS. 173 
Berthold. T. 1522(ab) 
Bhargava. KK. 1515(ab)  Fahey, FH. 1582(ab)  Kerchenfaut. KW. 1603(ab) 
Bitner. SJ. 197  Farrell. M. 1522(ab)  Kiefer. V. 154. 189. 193 
Blumenfeld. H. 1562(ab)  Feam. C. 1574(ab)  Kikukawa. K. 1513(ab) 
Boerman. O. 1570{ ab)  Fielding. HW. 1529(ab)  Kim. BY. 30 
Bohuslavizki. KH. 50  Fischman. AJ. 1560(ab). 1563(ab)  Kim. EE. 151 l(ab) 
Bolus. NE. 67. 143  Fleming, R. 1501 (ab)  King. LD. 1589(ab) 
Bonab, AA. 1563(ab)  Fram. D. 1551 (ab)  King. MA. 1607(ab) 
Borges-Neto, S. 1503(ab)  France. M. 1566(ab)  Knudsen. GM. 1526(ab). 1561 (ab) 
Brake. SE. 197  Freeman. J. 1562(ab)  Koenders. E. 1570(ab) 
Bray. DM. 15861ab)  Frodl. GS. 1610(ab)  Koga. S. I5l3(ab) 
Brinkbaeumer. K. 1507(ab). 1514(ab)  Fujita. T. 1587(ab)  Kohlhorst. L. 1523(ab) 
Kok. PJ. 1565(ab) 
Britt. C. 1522( ab)  G  Konishi. J. 1587(ab) 
Brown. ML. I566(ab) 
Bruno. A. 1588< ab)  Gansen. DN. 1585(ab)  Koslowsky. IL. 197 
Bush. V. 1506( ab)  Gerundini. P. 1588(ab)  Kostakoglu. L. 1521 (ab) 
Bybel. B. 30  Gifford. HC. 1607(ab)  Kruger. RL. 79 
Gladding. RL. 1564(ab)  Kuji. I. 1521 (ab) 
C  Goldsmith. SJ. 1521 (ab)  Kurdziel. K. I589(ab) 
Carlson. KC. 1572(ab)  Gough. J. 1604(ab), 1607.1 (ab)  Kuzniecky. R. 1527(ab) 
Carr. B. 1566(ab)  Graham. MM. I505(ab). 1552(ab). 1553(ab).  L 
Castellani. M. 1588(ab)  1568(ab) 
Cezar. RB. 1609(ab)  Grant. SF. 1525(ab)  Lago. G. 152 
Chandna. H. 183  Grass. MM. 40. 1509(ab)  Le. PH. 1606(ab) 
Chen. CH. 1583(ab)  Griff. M. 1522(ab)  Lehmberg. O. 50 
Clark. JA. 1553(ab)  Groch. MW. 12. 1516(ab)  Leo. R. 1588(ab) 
Clark. M. 1576(ab)  Leong. LK. 79 
H 
Clarke. M. 136. 172  Leveque. F. 1581 (ab) 
Clermont. DA. 1553(ab>  Hackett. MT. 189. 1517(ab). !554<ab),  Licho. R. 1606(ab), 1607(ab). 1612(ab). 
Coates. DM. 1523<ab)  1556< ab). 1557(ab)  1613(ab) 
Coleman. RE. 1503(ab)  Hahn. K. 1507(ab). 1514(ab)  Lin. HD. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
Collins. JA. 154. 1554(ab). 1556(ab).  Halkar. RK. 1513(ab). 1525(ab)  Lin. KP. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
1557(ab)  Hammerlund. LA. 1516(ab)  Lincoln. MT. 1506(ab) 
Collins. L. I556(ab)  Hanson. MW. 1503(ab)  Liu. J. 1527(ab) 
Connolly. SA. I560(ab)  Harkness. BA. 1. 59. 135. 171, 1582(ab)  Liu. K. 1607.1 (ab). 1607.2(ab). 1614(ab) 
Conway. AA. 1504(ab)  Harrison. S. 1501 (ab). 1551 (ab)  Liu. RS. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
Corsi. M. 1562(ab)  Heidary. A. 1558(ab)  Livni. E. 1563(ab) 
Corstens. F. 1565(ab). 1570<ab)  Heller.GV. 1501(ab). 1551(ab)  Loutfi. I. 1529(ab) 
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M  Petersen. DW. 1568(ab)  Swanston. NM. 1555<ab) 
Pham. HL. 1608(ab). I609(ab)  Sy. W. I576(ab) 
MacDonald. J. 32 
Pierre. J. 158Kab) 
Madras. BK. I563(ab)  T 
Pinsky. T. I528(ab) 
Madsen. M. 15f>8(ab) 
Podoloff. D. 151 Kab). I555(ab). 1573<ab)  Tadamura. E. 1587(ab) 
Maeda. DW. I371(ab) 
Ponto, LL. 1553( ab)  Tanhehco. T. I562(ab) 
Magoun. S. 84  Porter. DV. I577(ab)  Thomas. E. 52. 87. 163. 201 
Mahoney. DW. 1571 (ab>  Potter. CB. I60l(ab)  Thompson. MA. 61. 137 
Mann. A. 1501 (ab). 1551 (ab> 
Pretorius. H. 16l3(ab)  Thomsen. G. 1526(ab) 
Mann. EG. I6l2(ab). 1613<ab) 
Primiano. C. 150Kab)  Thomson. LE. 1506(abi 
Mar. MV. 151 Kab) 
Prowsner. RA. 1560(ab)  Timpe. JT. 1572(ab) 
Martin. WH. 1518<ab)  Pugliese. PV. 1515<ab). 158l(ab)  Tomas. MB. 1515(ab)158Kab) 
Martinez. M. 152  Toulouse. KA. 1524(ab). 1571 <ab> 
Martiny, L. I56l(ab) 
R  Toyada. H. 1587(ab) 
Matrow. CM. I607(ab) 
Toyama. H. 1513<ab) 
Matsumoto. K. 1587(ab)  Ravin. PD. 16l3(ab)  Turkington. TG. 4 
Mays. TL. 1574(ab)  Rezvani. K. 1608(ab) 
McCook. B. I566(ab)  Rich. T. 30  U 
McGill. CC. 1501 (ab)  Richmond. JC. 1553< ab>  Uffelman. W. 56. 88. 168. 205 
McPherson. JD. 1569<ab>. I572<ab>  Richter. E. I580(ab). 1584<ab) 
Uranga. AP. 1562( ab) 
Measel. DL. I512(ab)  Riggert. J. I568(ab) 
Meeuwis. AP. I565(ab)  Robinson. E. 46  V 
Meltzer. P. I563(ab)  Rosen. J. 1566(ab)  Vallabhajosula. S. 152l(ab) 
Menda. Y. 1553( ab)  Rothtusz. BC. I525(ab)  Varzegar. R. 1558(ab). I559iab) 
Merani. A. 1611 <ab)  Ruddy. TD. 1502(ab). 161 Kab)  Vehling. D. 1508<ab) 
Mishkin. FS. I608(ab). I609(ab) 
Videbtek. C. 1526<ab) 
Mitchell. B. 84  S  Vila. R. 1519(ab) 
Moorin. R. 22  Sajdak. RA. I520<ab>  Voltini. F. I588(ab) 
Morano. G. 151 ()<ab). !562(ab). I586(abi  Sandler. MP. 1518(ab)  Votaw. D. I588(ab) 
Morgan. E. 1551 (ab > 
Sato. J. I579(ab) 
Morgan. MM. 159  \Y 
Sawai. T. 1513( ab) 
Mountz. JM. 1527( ab)  Schelper. LF. l58(Kab). 15841 ab)  Wang. JK. I583(ab) 
Mut. F. I5l9(ab)  Schiavini. M. 1588(ab»  Ward. CA. 1553( ab) 
N  Schreckenberger. M. 1508t ab)  Washburn. SA. 1518(ab) 
Schunk. K. I508lab)  Waterstram-Rich. K. 3. 60 
Natnislo. LJ. I606(ab)  Schwartz. P. 1510< ab)  Watkins. GL. 1553t ab) 
Narayanan. MV. 1607(ab)  Sechrist. S. 86  Weaver. JP. I606(ab) 
Neumann. DR. 30  Seibyl. JP. 1510(ab). 1562(ab). 1586(ab)  Wendt. R. 1555(ab). 1573(ab) 
Neurath. M. 1508(ab)  Seliger. JD. 1605(ab)  Wierzbinski. RS. 84. 1556<ab). I557(ab) 
Niblack. EM. I509(ab)  Seniaan. H. 1528(ab)  Wiseman. GA. 1577(ab). 1585<ab) 
Nunez. M. 15l9(ab)  Senda. K. 1513( ab)  Wisniewski. G. 1586( ab) 
O  Senglaub. TM. 1520(ab)  Withrow. KA. 1607.Kab) 
Seo. 1. 1576( ab)  Worsley. T. 40 
O'Connor, MK. 79  Sheetz. MM. I566(ab)  Wu. LC. 1578<ab). 1583(ab) 
Ojha. BC. I527(ab)  Shih. W. 1517<ab) 
Y 
Omar. AM. 1567(ab)  Shih. W-J. 46. 84. 154. 189. 193 
OstrolY. R. 1562(ab)  Shirakawa. S. 1513<ab)  Yokoyama. K. 1513( ab) 
Oven. WJ. I565(ab»  Shuke. N. I579<ab>  Yu. CL. 1578(ab). 1583(ab) 
Smith. EO. 151 (>< ab) 
P  Smith. HC. I582(ab)  Z 
Pad. H. 1614(ab)  Smith-Jones. P\l. 152Kab) *  Zachary. RA. 16l2(ab) 
Pagnanelli. RA. I503(ab)  Sorensen. A. I575(ab)  Zajko. A. I566(ab) 
Palestro. CJ. 15l5(ab). 158Kab)  Spieth. ME. I604(ab). 1607.Kab).  Zakeri. F. 1558(ab) 
Patel. Y. 1528(ab>  I607.2(ab). 1614(ab)  Zeng. W. 156 
Patton. JA. 1518<ab)  Stachowiak. A. 1573< ab)  Zhuang. H\l. 1564(ab) 
Pavlicek. P. 1522(ab)  Stadalnik. RC. I524(ab)  Zimmer. AM. 1569iab>. 1572tab) 
Pedersen. HS. 1575(ab)  Stahr. K. 156Kab)  Zito. F. I588(ab) 
Pepper. R. 1523(ab)  Stillwell. DS. 1509(ab)  Zoe. H. 152Kab) 
Perez. A. I5l()(ab)  Sullivan. A. 56. 88  Zubal. IG. 1562<ab). 1586(ab) 
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Volume 29. Number 4, December 2(M)I
2001 Subject Index 
Note: (ub) represents abstract  Chromosomes, aberrations, peripheral blood  PET 
lymphocytes, radiation workers in Iran.  bowel wall inflammation. I5()8(ab) 
1559(ab)  comparison with separate acquisition 
Chylothorax, lymphoscintigraphy in. l'l,mTc  protocol. 1503(ab) 
Adenosine 
filtered colloid. 30  dual-time point imaging, pulmonary 
caffeine effects, list of food and drugs 
Coincidence detection camera  nodules. I564(ab) 
containing. I605(ab) 
functional anatomical mapping, with inde¬  w,"Tc HMPAO SPECT and. epilepsy. 
escalating dose, hyperreactive airway dis¬ 
terminate PET scans. 1517(ab)  I527(ab) 
ease. 1552< ab) 
ongoing exposure to 511 keV photons.  oncology and cardiology in same pa¬ 
stress testing, caffeine effects. I505(ab) 
sodium iodide crystal. PET. 1515(ab)  tient. I553(ab) 
Artifacts, motion, OSEM and FBP SPECT 
partial volume effect, objects with similar  quantitative tumor analysis. I589(ab) 
reconstruction algorithms, I579(ab) 
axial diameter. 1581 (ab)  uptake, glucose level, age and fasting 
Attenuation correction 
thick sodium iodide crystal, performance  effects, I565(ab) 
nonuniform and uniform, comparative 
evaluation. I5l6(ab)  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
analysis. PET and SPECT. I586(ab) 
Coincidence imaging  PET drugs, 173 
pre and post injection transmission. FDG 
diagnosis of hibernating myocardium. 
PET brain studies. 1588<ab) 
I507(ab)  G 
B  gamma camera. 1514(ab) 
Gallbladder disease, evaluation and man¬ 
quantitative tumor analysis. FDG PET, 
Background equivalent radiation time,  agement. gallbladder ejection fraction. 
1589(ab) 
communication of. 156  I602(ab) 
Collimation, collimators, medium energy. 
Biodistribution. FDG PET. glucose level.  Gamma camera, coincidence imaging with, 
1,11 thyroid uptake using gamma cam¬ 
age and fasting effects, 1565(ab)  1514< ab) 
era. 1576(ab) 
Biostatistics, epidemiology for the nuclear  G-Codes, for PET. 173 
Cranioplasty, metallic, brain SPECT arti¬ 
medicine technologist, 143  Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), determi¬ 
facts with, 189 
Bone-imaging agent  nation. plasma sampling frequency and 
CT, instrumentation and quality control, in 
extravasation of. ipsilateral lymph nodes  range. Excel Solver Model. I568(ab) 
2(X) 1. 12 
secondary to. 154  Glucose metabolism, FDG SPECT for. 
localization of w,"Tc HMDP. extraskeletal  I)  myocardial viability, I506(ab) 
myxoid chondrosarcoma. 84 
Bone scan, pelvic. OSEM reconstruction  Dopamine transporters, density, striatum.  H 
compared to FBP in. 1513(ab)  "C altropane PET, I563(ab) 
Bone scintigraphy  Dose calibration. FDG. error dispensing,  Hepatocellular cancer, infusing ""Y thera- 
idiopathic uptake of w"‘Tc MDP. hepatic.  I575(ab)  spheres. technical aspects. I566(ab) 
32  Dosimetry, radiation, monoclonal antibody  High-performance liquid chromatography 
ipsilateral lymph nodes, left hand. 154  mI J59I versus '*’Y J591, I52l(ab) '  (HPLC), size exclusion, radiochemical 
Book reviews  Dual isotope imaging, simultaneous, photon  purity assessment. I569(ab) 
Nuclear Hepatology: A Textbook of Hepa¬  energy recovery technique, 1504(ab)  Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment 
tobiliary Diseases, 50  Duodenogastric reflux, w"Tc tetrofosmin.  System (HOPPS), PET and, 173 
Nuclear Medicine Procedure Manual  myocardial SPECT, 193  Hy brid camera 
background resolution and system effi¬ 
2000-2002, 86 
E  ciency. various rebinning parameters. 
Brain imaging, SPECT. artifacts with metal¬ 
lic cranioplasty, 189  Editor's page, I. 59. 135. 171  I580(ab) 
Breast scintigraphy, miraluma in. adjunct to  Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), cerebral  PET/SPECT. fractions of scatter and dis¬ 
mammography, 1510< ab)  blood flow changes during. 9*"Tc HM¬  turbing radiation. 1584(ab) 
PAO brain SPECT. 1562(ab)  Hyperreactive airway disease, escalating 
C  Epidemiology, for the nuclear medicine  dose of adenosine in, I552(ab) 
Caffeine  technologist, 143. 150 
adenosine stress testing and. 15()5<ab)  Epilepsy, w,”Tc HMPAO SPECT. FDG PET  I 
list of foods containing. I605(ab)  and. localization, 1527(ab)  Image analysis, DICOM. MayoImageX Ac¬ 
Carbon-11 altropane. PET. dopamine trans¬  Extravasation, bone-imaging agent, ipsilat¬  tive X. I577(ab) 
porter density. striatum, 1563(ab)  eral lymph nodes secondary to. 154  Image processing, brain tissue classification. 
Cardiac imaging  parametric analysis, 1578< ab) 
F 
acute rest myocardial, impact of coronary  Image reconstruction, SPECT. uniformity 
flow restoration. 1551 (ub)  Filtered backprojection (FBP), compared  requirements for. 79 
dipyridamole and adenosine. w"Tc sesta-  with OSEM  Inferoposterior artifact, minimum detect¬ 
" mibi SPECT. 1501 (ab)  motion artifacts. 1579(ab)  able defect thickness for SPECT, 183 
FDG or w"Tc. hint badge readings in the  pelvic bone scan. 1513(ab)  Instrumentation 
90's, I520(ab)  uniformity requirements for SPECT image  PET. introduction to. 4. 19 
simultaneous dual isotope, photon energy  reconstruction. 79  quality control and. SPECT in 2(X)1, 12 
recovery technique. I504(ab)  Fluoride-18 altanserin. metabolite assay.  Iodine-131 
Cause and effect relationships, nuclear  FDG PET. human plasma. 1561 < ab)  patients treated with, radiation exposure to 
medicine, 143  Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)  family members. I60l(ab) 
Centralized management, corporate nuclear  axillary uptake, whole-body studies, injec¬  therapy, hospitalized patient, safety pre¬ 
medicine, 40  tion protocol in. 1512(ab)  cautions with. 61 
Cerebral blood flow, changes, during ECT,  dose calibrator nonlinearity, error in dis¬  thyroid uptake, gamma camera with me¬ 
WmTc HMPAO brain SPECT, I562(ab)  pensing. I575(ab)  dium energy collimator. I576(ab) 
Certification examination, NMTCB. com¬  LAL inhibition testing, low pH range ef¬  Iodine-123 fi-CIT, diagnosis. Parkinson's 
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domen and pelvis, SPECT, I573(ab)  trose/insulin infusion versus oral glucose  imaging, 1560(ab) 
loading. 1506(ab)  Picture archiving computer system 
J  Myxoid chondrosarcoma, extraskeletal. lo¬  (PACS), PET image viewing. JAVA 
calization of WnTc HMDP in. 84  technology, 1583(ab) 
Joint Review Committee on Educational 
Positrons, introduction to PET instrumenta¬ 
Programs in Nuclear Medicine Tech¬ 
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nology (JRCNMT), 53, 202 
Nuclear medicine  Pulmonary nodules, dual time point imag¬ 
K  corporate, centralized management model,  ing, FDG PET. 1564(ab) 
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Kidney function  epidemiology for the technologist, 143  Q 
GFR determination, plasma sampling fre¬  Nuclear medicine images, making slides 
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Model, 1568(ab)  Nuclear medicine technologists, qualifica¬  external test, minimum detectable defect 
WmTc absolute uptake, pediatric values at  tion as educators, 159  thickness for SPECT, 183 
2-4 hours, 22  Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification  improved. 9',mTc tetrofosmin, 1570(ab) 
Kidney transplantation, postoperative radio¬  Board (NMTCB)  instrumentation and. SPECT in 2001. 12 
nuclide renography for, drawbacks,  computerized certification examination. 37  Quantitative measurements, WnTc absolute 
1567(ab)  report, 52, 87, 163, 201  uptake, pediatric values at 2-4 hours, 
Nuclear scintigraphy, thyroid measure¬  22 
L  ments, in thyrotoxic patients, I528(ab) 
Left ventricular ejection fraction, measure¬  R 
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Radiation biology , terminology and, basic 
min SPECT. 1502(ab)  Occupational radiation exposure, risk asso¬ 
review. 67, 76 
Liver, idiopathic uptake of WmTc MDP.  ciated with, 137 
Radiation exposure 
bone scintigraphy, 32  Ordered-subsets expectation maximization 
communication of, 156 
Lower extremity, extraskeletal myxoid  (OSEM) 
family members, patients treated with ,3M, 
chondrosarcoma, localization of ""Tc  compared with FBP 
1601(ab) 
HMDP. 84  motion artifacts, 1579(ab) 
reduction of, PET technologists, I522(ab) 
Lymph nodes, ipsilateral, left hand, visual¬  pelvic bone scan, 1513<ab) 
risk associated with. 137, 147 
ization of, 154  SPECT image reconstruction techniques, 
Radiation safety 
Lymphoscintigraphy  uniformity requirements for, 79 
accident 
WmTc filtered sulfur colloid, chylothorax,  Osteomyelitis, digital subtraction technique 
cytogenetic and immunological follow¬ 
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up. 1558( ab) 
WnlTc MIB1 and, sentinel lymph node sta¬ 
workers in Iran.chromosome aberrations 
tus in melanoma, 152  P 
in peripheral blood lymphocytes, 
whole-body, with transmission scan, 
Parametric imaging, brain tissue classifica¬  1559(ab) 
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1578(ab)  "'I therapy, hospitalized patient. 61, 74 
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Parkinson's disease  risk for medical workers. 137 
MAA kits, shortage of, ventilation/perfusion  diagnosis with ,23I /3-CIT, 1526<ab)  Radiation therapy 
scanning, 1612(ab)  movement disorders, altropane SPECT  basic biology concepts, 67 
MRI, bone, localization of pain before spinal  binding in, 1613(ab)  patient precautions, hospitalized patient. 61 
injection. 1606(ab)  Partial volume effect, objects with similar  Radioactive contamination, packages from 
Maximum likelihood expectation maximi¬  axial diameter. 1581 (ab)  radiopharmacy. 1554(ab) 
zation, reconstruction with, median fil¬  Pediatric patients, ‘>9mTc absolute uptake,  Radioisotopes, therapy doses, syringe fill 
tering after, 1587(ab)  2-4 hours, 22  station for. 1585(ab) 
Medical radiation workers, risk associated  PET  Radiolabeled antibody therapy, 1311 J591 
with, 137  activity quantification. 1582(ab>  versus J59I. radiation dosimetry. 
Medicare, regulations and reimbursement for  dopamine transporter density, striatum.  1521(ab) 
PET. 173  altropane in, 1563(ab)  Radiopharmaceuticals 
Melanoma, sentinel lymph node status in,  IXF altanserin in. human plasma. 1561 (ab)  aseptic operations, design of PET isolator 
WmTc MIBI and lymphoscintigraphy,  FDG  for. 1574(ab) 
152  bowel wall inflammation, 1508(ab)  routine radiochemical purity, kit failures, 
Message from the President, 3, 60. 136.  brain, pre and post injection transmis¬  1572(ab) 
172  sion measurement, 1588(ab)  Radiopharmacy, radioactive contamination 
Miraluma, use with dense breasts, adjunct to  oncology and cardiology in same pa¬  in packages from, 1554(ab) 
mammography, 1510(ab)  tient, 1553(ab)  Rebinning parameters, effects on back¬ 
Monoclonal antibodies (MAb), radiochemi¬  quality after general nuclear medicine  ground resolution and system efficiency, 
cal purity assessment. HPLC. 1569(ab)  scan with ""Tc, 1555(ab)  hybrid camera, 1580(abl 
Motion correction, tomographic myocardial  recurrent pheochromocytoma, 1560(ab)  Reconstruction, median filtering after, maxi¬ 
perfusion imaging, 1611 (ab)  hybrid cameras, fractions of scatter and  mum likelihood expectation maximiza¬ 
Multimodality imaging, recurrent thyroid  disturbing radiation. I584(ab)  tion. 1587( ab) 
cancer patients, 1609(ab)  instrumentation, introduction to, 4  Reimbursement, for PET, 173 
Myocardial perfusion imaging  isolator, design, for aseptic processing.  Renal plasma flow, ""Tc MAG3 estima¬ 
SPECT  !574(ab)  tion, correlation of blood ERPF and. 
minimum detectable defect thickness  mobile, technologist exposures on,  1608(ab) 
for, 183  1523(ab)  Renography 
""Tc tetrofosmin duodenogastric reflux,  regulatory and reimbursement environ¬  "Tc MAG3 bolus arrival, clearance esti¬ 
193  ment, 173, 180  mates. 1525(ab) 
tomographic, method of motion correction,  whole-body, disturbed viewing systems  radionuclide, after kidney transplant, draw¬ 
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s  T  Technetium-99m Neotect, imaging, solitary 
pulmonary nodules, 1607(ab) 
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Technetium-99m serum albumin, in-house 
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preparation, 1571 (ab) 
1529(ab)  nioplasty. 189 
Technetium-99m tetrofosmin 
Scatter correction, scintimammography.  general nuclear medicine scan with. FDG 
duodenogastric reflux on myocardial 
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SPECT. ejection fraction and. 193 
Scintimammography. scatter correction for.  routine radiochemical purity, kit failures. 
improved quality control. 1570<ab) 
15l9(ab)  1572(ab)  SPECT. rest versus stress left ventricular 
Sentinel nodes  Technetium-99m DMSA  ejection fraction. 1502(ab) 
imaging  absolute uptake, pediatric values at 2-4  Technologist News, 56. 88. 164. 205 
breast mapping studies. 1509<ab)  hours. 22  Thyroid cancer 
evaluation of postoperative specimens.  early evaluation, urinary tract infection.  mI radiation therapy, patient precautions. 
1517(ab)  1530(ab), s  61 
status in melanoma, lymphoscintigraphy  Teehnetium-99m ECD, stabilized stored in  recurrent, multimodality assessments in. 
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Sodium iodide crystal, ongoing exposure to  lymphoscintigraphy with, chylothorax.  toxic patients, 1528( ab) 
511 keV photons and. hybrid PET sys¬ 
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Technetium-99m GSA, purity and stability,  uniform correction. PET and SPECT. 
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2001. 12. 20  1525(ab)  for. emergent shortage for. 1612(ab) 
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myocardial perfusion  1608(ab) 
minimum detectable defect thickness.  Technetium-99m MDP. idiopathic hepatic  X 
183  uptake, 32  Xenon-133 
WmTc letrofosmin duodenogastric reflux.  Technetium-99m M1BI  contamination, ventilation system's inter¬ 
193  acute rest myocardial perfusion imaging.  nal bacteria filter. 1556(ab) 
Stochastic radiation, effects. 67  coronary flow in. 1551 tab)  leakage, used and unused vials, 1557(ab) 
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