1. Effects of tissue heterogeneity on cerebral vascular response to acetazolamide stress measured by an I-123-IMP autoradiographic method with single-photon emission computed tomography

   • Hiroshi Ito
   • Miho Shidahara
   • Hiroshi Fukuda

   Original Article Pages: 251 - 260

2. Imaging of lesions in a murine rheumatoid arthritis model with a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody

   • Kanji Sugimoto
   • Norihiro Nishimoto
   • Tsunehiko Nishimura

   Original Artical Pages: 261 - 266

3. PET evaluation of the relationship between D₂ receptor binding and glucose metabolism in patients with parkinsonism

   • Makoto Nakagawa
   • Yasuo Kuwabara
   • Hiroshi Honda

   Original Article Pages: 267 - 275

4. Evaluation of breath-hold²⁰¹Tl SPECT in the differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules

   • Tsuyoshi Komori
   • Isamu Narabayashi
   • Keita Utsunomiya

   Original Article Pages: 277 - 281

5. Apparent CBF decrease with normal aging due to partial volume effects: MR-based partial volume correction on CBF SPECT

   • Kentaro Inoue
   • Hiroshi Ito
   • Hiroshi Fukuda

   Original Article Pages: 283 - 290

6. Usefulness of gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy using the knee-chest position for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • Yasushi Asakura
   • Yukinori Imai
   • Tatsuya Miyamae

   Original Article Pages: 291 - 296

7. Three basic patterns of changes in serum thyroid hormone levels in Graves’ disease during the one-year period after radioiodine therapy

   • Masayuki Nakajo
   • Shinsaku Tsuchimochi
   • Megumi Jinguji

   Original Article Pages: 297 - 308

8. Regional cerebral blood flow in a patient with Nasu-Hakola disease

   • Tohru Takeshita
   • Tatsuro Kaminaga
   • Shigeru Furui

   Case Report Pages: 309 - 312

9. Fused pelvic kidneys: “hourglass sign” on Tc-99m DTPA diuresis renography

   • Ozgur Karacalioglu
   • Seyfettin Ilgan
   • Mehmet Ozguven

   Case Report Pages: 313 - 316

10. Clinical usefulness of In-111 chloride and Tc-99m Sn colloid scintigraphy in the diagnosis of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis

    • Suguru Kakite
    • Yoshio Tanabe
    • Toshihide Ogawa

    Case Report Pages: 317 - 320

11. Transient crossed cerebellar diaschisis secondary to cerebral hyperperfusion following carotid endarterectomy

    • Kuniaki Ogasawara
    • Masakazu Kobayashi
    • Akira Ogawa

    Case Report Pages: 321 - 324

12. Evaluation of exercise-induced acute renal failure in renal hypouricemia using Tc-99m DTPA renography

    • Hidemi Nishida
    • Hayato Kaida
    • Seiya Okuda

    Case Report Pages: 325 - 329

13. FDG uptake in colonic villous adenomas

    • Nuri Arslan
    • Farrokh Dehdashti
    • Barry A. Siegel

    Short Communication Pages: 331 - 334

14. Hexokinase-II expression in untreated oral squamous cell carcinoma: Comparison with FDG PET imaging

    • Mei Tian
    • Hong Zhang
    • Keigo Endo

    Short Communication Pages: 335 - 338

15. Detection of cerebrospinal fluid leakage in intracranial hypotension with radionuclide cisternography and blood activity monitoring

    • Miwako Takahashi
    • Toshimitsu Momose
    • Kuni Ohtomo

    Short Communication Pages: 339 - 343

16. Preparation, radiochemical purity control and stability of^99mTc-mertiatide (Mag-3)

    • Formijn J. van Hemert
    • Henk van Lenthe
    • Berthe L. F. van Eck-Smit

    Technical Notes Pages: 345 - 349

17. Current abstracts of the articles published in The Japanese journal of nuclear medicine

    • Kazuki Ito
    • Noriyuki Kinoshita
    • Junichi Tajiri

    Abstract Pages: 351 - 353