Research in the Division of Nuclear Medicine,
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Clinical Protocols

• Oncologic PET
• Neurology PET
• Cardiac Nuclear Medicine
• Drug investigations
• New imaging agents

Other research

• Digital Imaging Processing and Reconstruction
• Networking and Internet

This page last updated 9/7/01

Oncologic PET

In Vivo Assessment of Tumor Receptor Levels by Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Farrokh Dehdashti, MD
Contact person: Helen Kaemmerer (314) 362-7026

In Vivo Assessment of Tumor Receptor Levels by Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Farrokh Dehdashti, MD
Contact person: Helen Kaemmerer (314) 362-7026

A summary of the inclusion criteria for Breast Cancer Protocols is available.

Delineation of Hypoxic Regions in Lung Cancer by Positron Emission
Tomography. Farrokh Dehdashti, M.D.
Contact person: Helen Kaemmerer (314) 362-7026

An Imaging Pilot Study using In-111 DTPA-Folate to Determine the Ability of Folate Conjugates to Target Folate Receptors in Ovarian Cancer. Barry A. Siegel, M.D.
Contact person: Helen Kaemmerer (314) 362-7026

PET Imaging of Prostate Cancer with C-11 Acetate: A Pilot Study.  Tom R. Miller, M.D., Ph.D
Contact for further information: Jennifer Frye (314) 747-1604

Positron Emission Tomography using FDG   in Cervical Cancer.    Tom R. Miller, M.D., Ph.D
Contact for further information: Jennifer Frye (314) 747-1604

Neurology PET

PET assessment of 5-HT2A receptors to determine the effects of three different types of antidepressant treatments on the serotonin system of depressed outpatients. Mark Mintun, MD
Contact person: Dr. Mintun (747-3534)

PET determination of oxygen and glucose metabolism changes during selected neural activation in humans. Mark Mintun, MD
Contact person: Dr. Mintun (747-3534)

Use of PET in operative planning for intractable seizures.
Contact person: Dr. Mintun (747-3534)

Cardiac Nuclear Medicine

Evaluation of myocardial efficiency by positron emission tomography. Robert Gropler, MD
Contact person: Dr. Gropler (747-3878)

PET Detection of the Diabetic Heart. Robert Gropler, MD
Contact person: Dr. Gropler (747-3878)

PET Detection of the Effects of Aging in the Human Heart. Robert Gropler, MD
Contact person: Dr. Gropler (747-3878)

Drug investigations

A study to assess the usefulness of 99mTc- WBC SPECT as a pharmacodynamic endpoint in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Contact person: Dr. Miller (362-2809)

New imaging agents

Evaluation of investigational radiopharmaceuticals.
Contact person Dr. Royal (362-2812)

Digital Imaging Processing and Reconstruction

Development of rapid iterative reconstruction for SPECT. Jerold Wallis, MD and Tom Miller, MD
Contact person Dr. Wallis (362-2813)

Three-dimensional display in nuclear medicine.
Contact person Dr. Wallis (362-2813)

Networking and Internet

Use of the internet in nuclear medicine.
Contact person Dr. Wallis (362-2813)