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Molecular Imaging Insight Editor Johannes Czernin, MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Editor@MolecularImaging.net Editorial Mary C. Tierney, Editorial Director mtierney@trimedmedia.com Beth Walsh, Senior Editor bwalsh@trimedmedia.com Lisa Fratt, Features Writer lfratt@trimedmedia.com Jonathan Batchelor, Web Editor jbatchelor@trimedmedia.com Justine Cadet, News Editor jcadet@trimedmedia.com Sarah Lamberti, Assistant News Editor slamberti@trimedmedia.com Interactive Media Amy Lizotte, Interactive Media Manager alizotte@trimedmedia.com Jeff Hill, Interactive Media Developer jhill@trimedmedia.com Art & Design Michele Rivera, Art Director mrivera@trimedmedia.com Jason Litchﬁeld, Production Editor jlitchﬁeld@trimedmedia.com Administration Kristen Bouthillier, Business Manager kbouthillier@trimedmedia.com 401.383.5660, ext. 200 Publisher Jack Spears jspears@trimedmedia.com 401.383.5660, ext. 202 Editorial Submissions & Information Editorial@MolecularImaging.net Subscriptions Subs@MolecularImaging.net Creative Services & Information Art@MolecularImaging.net Corporate Office 235 Promenade Street, Suite 455 Providence, Rhode Island 02908 tel. 401.383.5660 fax 401.383.3896 Sponsored by an educational grant from: table of contents June 008 – Vol. 2 No. 4 MolecularImaging.net COVER STORY 03 Evidence-based Medicine Points to Wider Role for Molecular Imaging in Patient Care Evidence-based medicine has been embraced as a practice to increase healthcare expenditures and as a tool to improve patient care, ensuring that patients receive the best resources for their care, without unnecessary and wasteful procedures. Clinical results are proving molecular imaging’s merits in a wider number of applications. By Jonathan Batchelor 04 NOPR Delivers Evidence for Expanded PET Use in Oncology Imaging By Jonathan Batchelor FROM THE EDITOR 02 NOPR: A Landmark Study By Johannes Czernin, MD FEATURED ARTICLES 08 The Balancing Act PET/CT: Ensuring Image Quality, Controlling Dose New methods for PET/CT imaging are being developed for imaging cancer patients without overexposing them to radiation while also guaranteeing excellent image quality. By Beth Walsh 10 Nuclear Cardiology’s Next Step Nuclear cardiology is on the dawn of a new technology— IQ•SPECT promises to reduce acquisition time, add hybrid or fusion imaging with CT and maximize efficiency in SPECT/CT scanning. By Lisa Fratt Molecular Imaging Insight (ISSN 1941-0549) is published quarterly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. The information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser. Molecular Imaging Insight and Siemens Medical make no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the articles. Siemens’ sponsorship is not intended to convey endorsement of or afﬁliation with the authors. 12 Molecular Imaging Training Gaining Traction By Sarah Lamberti 14 SPECT/CT’s Role in Post-Transplant Infection Imaging By Sarah Lamberti 16 Clinical Study Digest : Heart Disease & Metastatic Breast, Gastric and Head & Neck Cancer By Mary C. Tierney MolecularImaging.net June 008 | Molecular Imaging Insight 1 http://MolecularImaging.net http://MolecularImaging.net

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Molecular Imaging Insight - June 2008 Contents NOPR: A Landmark Study Cover Story: Evidence-based Medicine Points to Wider Role for Molecular Imaging in Patient Care NOPR Delivers Evidence for Expanded PET Use in Oncology Imaging The Balancing Act Nuclear Cardiology’s Next Step Molecular Imaging Training Gaining Traction SPECT/CT’s Role in Post-Transplant Infection Imaging Clinical Study Digest : Heart Disease & Metastatic Breast, Gastric and Head & Neck Cancer

Molecular Imaging Insight - June 2008

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