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 ...

Objectives Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) has been described as playing a neuroprotective effect against a variety of substances. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its action, particularly ...

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

Learning Objectives The purpose of this exhibit is to compare HIDA scan and US in evaluation of acute cholecystitis and to illustrate characteristic findings of HIDA scan, abdominal US and CT. Methods ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2025, jnumed.124.267769; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.267769 ...

Conventional criteria for monitoring the cytotoxic therapy of malignant tumors are defined by the therapy-induced reduction of tumor size, generally measured by radiologic techniques. The World Health ...

Objectives The OLINDA/EXM code developed by the RAdiation Dose Assessment Resource (RADAR) Task Group of the Society of Nuclear Medicine has standardized dose calculations for diagnostic and ...

Inflammatory responses are closely associated with many neurologic disorders and influence their outcome. In vivo imaging can document events accompanying neuroinflammation, such as changes in blood ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2025, jnumed.124.269268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.269268 ...

Objectives The glutamic acid derivative BAY 94-9392 ((S)-4-(3-[18 F]Fluoropropyl) L-glutamic acid), a new PET tracer for the detection of malignant diseases, displayed promising results in patients ...