1. Use of reference tissue models for quantification of histamine H₁ receptors in human brain by using positron emission tomography and [¹¹C]doxepin

   • Atsuro Suzuki
   • Manabu Tashiro
   • Keizo Ishii

   Original Article Pages: 425 - 433

2. Assessment of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (transient left ventricular apical ballooning) using^99mTc-tetrofosmin,¹²³I-BMIPP,¹²³I-MIBG and^99mTc-PYP myocardial SPECT

   • Kazuki fro
   • Hiroki Sugihara
   • Hiroaki Matsubara

   Original Article Pages: 435 - 445

3. Left ventricular systolic/diastolic function evaluated by quantitative ECG-gated SPECT: comparison with echocardiography and plasma BNP analysis

   • Ichiro Nakae
   • Shinro Matsuo
   • Minoru Horie

   Original Article Pages: 447 - 454

4. Detection of alveolar epithelial injury by Tc-99m DTPA radioaerosol inhalation lung scan in rheumatoid arthritis patients

   • Berna Okudan
   • Mehmet Şahİn
   • Erkan Cüre

   Original Article Pages: 455 - 460

5. Thallium-201 scintigraphy in bone and soft-tissue tumors: a comparison of dynamic, early and delayed scans

   • Yoshifumi Sugawara
   • Takanori Kikuchi
   • Shigeru Nakata

   Original Article Pages: 461 - 468

6. Usefulness of noise adaptive non-linear Gaussian filter in FDG-PET study

   • Makoto Nagayoshi
   • Kenya Murase
   • Jun Hatazawa

   Original Article Pages: 469 - 477

7. The clinical value of dacryoscintigraphy in the selection of surgical approach for patients with functional lacrimal duct obstruction

   • Yong An Chung
   • Ie Ryung Yoo
   • Soo Kyo Chung

   Original Article Pages: 479 - 483

8. Initial experience with X-ray ct based attenuation correction in myocardial perfusion spect imaging using a combined spect/ct system

   • Daisuke Utsunomiya
   • Seiji Tomiguchi
   • Yasuyuki Yamashita

   Original Article Pages: 485 - 489

9. Contribution of whole body FDG-PET to the detection of distant metastasis in pancreatic cancer

   • Yoshihiro Nishiyama
   • Yuka Yamamoto
   • Motoomi Ohkawa

   Original Article Pages: 491 - 497

10. Binding kinetics of¹¹c-n-methyl piperidyl benzilate (¹¹c-nmpb) in a rhesus monkey brain using the cerebellum as a reference region

    • Takashi Itoh
    • Masayasu Tanaka
    • Osamu Inoue

    Original Article Pages: 499 - 505

11. Unfused renal ectopia: a rare form of congenital renal anomaly

    • Gül Nihal Nursal
    • Gülgün Büyükderelİ

    Case Report Pages: 507 - 510

12. Unilateral temporary functional stasis in the upper urinary tract caused by “a filled bladder” on Tc-99m DTPA diuresis renography: A teaching case

    • Ozgur Karacalioglu
    • Seyfettin Ilgan
    • Mehmet Ozguven

    Case Report Pages: 511 - 514

13. Cold tuberculous abscess identified by FDG PET

    • Yuzo Yago
    • Masashi Yukihiro
    • Kazuo Kubota

    Case Report Pages: 515 - 518

14. A case of diffuse hepatic angiosarcoma diagnosed by FDG-PET

    • Ai Oe
    • Daiki Habu
    • Susumu Shiomi

    Case Report Pages: 519 - 521

15. Clearance of technetium-99m-labeled DTPA in hyperthyroidism without clinical evidence of lung disease, and relation to pulmonary function

    • Sibel Guldiken
    • Armagan Tugrul
    • Giilay Durmuş-Altun

    Short Communication Pages: 523 - 527