This special supplement to The Journal of Nuclear Medicine is a detailed tabulation of
literature on FDG PET in oncology (1993–June 2000), cardiology (1986–June 2000), and …

The rationale was to develop recommendations on the use of 18 F-FDG PET in breast,
colorectal, esophageal, head and neck, lung, pancreatic, and thyroid cancer; lymphoma, …

Context The ability to identify and quantify brain β-amyloid could increase the accuracy of a
clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. Objective To determine if florbetapir F 18 positron …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides metabolic information that has been documented
to be useful in patient care. The properties of positron decay permit accurate imaging of …

Background Results of previous studies have shown associations between PET imaging of
amyloid plaques and amyloid-β pathology measured at autopsy. However, these studies …

PET is a tomographic scintigraphic technique in which a computer-generated image of local
radioactive tracer distribution in tissues is produced through the detection of annihilation …

PURPOSE Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are commonly identified by chest radiographs
and computed tomography (CT). Biopsies are often performed to evaluate the nodules …

Eight patients, aged 5 to 57 years, with uncontrolled symptomatic tachycardia for 2.5 to 41
years (mean 15) and significant left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in the absence of any other …

To characterize the hemodynamic factors that regulate stroke volume during upright exercise
in normal man, 24 asymptomatic male volunteers were evaluated by simultaneous right …

SPECT images are degraded by the inclusion of Compton-scattered photons within the
pulse-height window. Phantom and patient studies with Tc-99m were used to evaluate a …