Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Radiation exposure to staff in a PET/CT facility

  • Author: G.S. Pant, S. Senthamizhchelvan

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  FDG-PET imaging in infection and inflammation

  • Author: Rakesh Kumar, Murali R Nadig, V Balakrishnan, Chandershekar Bal, Arun Malhotra

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Cerebral perfusion SPECT studies with internal carotid artery occlusion in base of Skull tumors management - C.I. experience.

• 99mTc-Ciprofloxacin scintigraphy in pediatric patients with pyrexia of unknown origin

• Role of high dose radioiodine in thyroid cancer patients.

• Single injection ACE mediated scintigraphy for the assessment of myocardial viability

• Comparison of 99mTc MIBI SPECT and MIBI–Tco4 subtraction scan in hyperparathyroidism

• Captopril enhanced GFR measurement raises the confidence in categorization of intermediate probability scans

• Experience with the preparation of 99Mo-99mTc gel generator and supply to hospitals

• Labelling of liposomal of Budesonide with 99mTc for pulmonary targeting studies.

• Injectable O-15 system for clinical oxygen metabolism studies using Hemoblobin-vesicles

• Biodistribution of radiolabeled biotin vis avis biodistribution of radiolabeled gammaglobulin.

• Radiolabeling stem cells, an urgent need in nuclear medicine.

• Quality control of 18F-FDG at Army hospital Research and Referral

• The role of preoperative 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging and sentinel node scintigraphy and biopsy in the detection of metastases in malignant melanoma.

• Dual time point F18 FDG PET Scan in differentiating malignancy from Koch's infection.

• Adapting the C-11 methylation module for [F-18]-PET Radiopharmaceuticals

• Production of [18F]-NaF for skeletal PET Imaging

• SNMI 2005 conference abstract

• Radiation monitoring in and around a newly commissioned PET facility

• A radiometric study of factors affecting drug output of jet nebulisers

• Design and synthesis of macrocyclic bifunctional chelating agents to label monoclonal antibodies with radionuclide for targeted imaging and therapy of tumor.

• Ventilation scintigraphy with lipophilic cationic compounds

• Experiences towards the indigenous development of colloidal samarium [32P] phosphate in

• A novel “in-line radiolabelling” method for large scale protein labeling: Indian experience

• A practical method of labeling liposome with 99mTc cysteine and cystine derivatives as a Brain Imaging Agent.

• To evaluate the relationship between fasting blood sugar, period of fasting, age of the patient and degree of non-pathological uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose in myocardium.

• Pulmonary deposition study of radiolabelled budesonide liposomes in animals by gamma scintigraphy.

• Quantitative assessment of noise and standard uptake values by different iterative reconstruction

• Impact of 64 Vs 32 projections acquisition in myocardial perfusion scan interpretation

• Pharmacokinetic studies of Tc-99m-Etoposide loaded nanoparticles for improved drug delivery to tumour

• Radiolabeling and biological evaluation of novel quinazolone analogues for study of tyrosine kinases receptors

• Preliminary studies of brain targeting on mucoadhesive microemulsion of tacrine HCl through intranasal route

• Role of scintigraphy in image guided surgery for hyperparathyroidism

• Role of Tc-MAA in early detection & prognostication of patients for reversal of cardiac shunt

• Scintigraphic evaluation of primary bone tumours with Technetium-99m-MIBI

• Evaluation of back pain by Bone SPECT with two different reconstruction methods

• Measurement of TSH levels in term neonates: A screening tool for congenital hypothyroidism

• Role of MPI & FDG-PET in the assessment of viable myocardium in patients with significant LV dysfunction

• Dual ectopic as well as normotopic thyroid detected by technetium-99m pertechnetate scintigraphic procedure.

• Scintigraphic diagnosis of myositis ossificans

• Radionuclide imaging in sports injuries

• Role of 99mTc –Tetrofosmin scintigraphy in the characterisation of solitary thyroid nodules-An initial experience.

• Post-partum thyroiditis in Delhi population

• Preparation of [18F-] fluoride ion and its quality control

• Establishment of a PET/CT & Cyclotron with external beam facility: An INMAS experience

• Unknown primary tumors: Detection of primary with PET-CT-our initial experience.

• Single vial preparation of 99mTc ciprofloxacin for the detection of extra pulmonary tuberculosis

• Initial experience in preparation and evaluation of alumina column based 188W— 188Re generator system.

• Production of 18F and 18F-FDG by single run of medical cyclotron

• Development of novel vasodilator ointments using pharmacoscintigraphy followed by preliminary field use for treating mild cold injuries

• Preparation and biodistribution of 99mTechenetium labeled ceftiofur: Potential infection-imaging agent.

• Preparation and evaluation of a new radiopharmaceutical for radiosynovectomy of medium sized joints: 111Ag labeled hydroxyapatite (HA) particles

• Preparation and evaluation of a lyophilised kit for the preparation of 99mTc-alendronate

• Radiolabeling and biological evaluation of dextran-folate conjugate for tumor scintigraphy

• Radiolabelling and evaluation of 99mTc-Glucaric acid for tumour scintigraphy

• Radiolabeling and scintigraphic evaluation of Tc-99m labeled glutamic acid and its DTPA conjugate for brain/bone imaging

• SPECT-CT fusion imaging – moving towards Molecular Medicine

• Development & evaluation of a cost-effective device for ventilation lung imaging

• FROM THE DESK

  From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief

  • Author: Ravi Kashyap