Current Research Initiatives General areas of research interest at the UIHC P.E.T. Imaging Center includes cognitive activation, myocardial viability and myocardial blood flow, tumor metabolism and pain receptor studies. Research has been conducted to study brain function with radiopharmaceuticals to measure metabolism, blood flow, and receptor density. P.E.T.'s computer-generated color images provide a color-coded display of the level or degree of function such as brain blood flow and metabolism, tumor metabolism, and myocardial blood flow and glucose metabolism, this last being a primary indicator of cardiac viability. Recent abstracts of research studies from the Departments of Neurology, Otolaryngology, Psychiatry, and Radiology follow: Department of Neurology Generation of Emotional States from Mental Imagery Project E, Dr. A. Damasio Department of Neurosurgery Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS), Dr. Hitchon Department of Otolaryngology Pre-op FDG-PET to detect Malignant follicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid, Dr. Smith Department of Psychiatry Major Psychosis II, Dr. Andreasen Acute effects of Marijuana on Cerebral Blood Flow, Dr. O'Leary & Dr. Schultz Novel uses of Cognative Enhancers Explored with PET Imaging, Dr. Schultz Emotional Regulation of Patients with Brain Injury, Dr. Robinson Antidepressant Effects of ECT on Anterior Cingulate in Major Depression with Psychotic features, Dr. McCormick Prediction of late onset Depression using Emotion Probes and PET, Dr. Paradiso Department of Radiology Open label Study of Single dose Re-188 P2045 in PTS with Lung Cancer who have received prior chemo, Dr. Kahn Determination of Biodistribution and Tumor uptake of C-11 Choline in PTS with NSCLC using PET, Dr. Menda PET Imaging of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules, Dr. Michael Graham Determination of Biodistribution and tumor uptake of C-11 Choline in PTS with Prostate Cancer using PET Imaging, Dr. Menda Functional imaging of Anti-Lymphoma Therapy, Dr. Juweid FDG-PET for Prediction of outcome of patients with Lymphoma following first line of chemo, Dr. Juweid

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