title: Introduction of nuclear medicine research in Japan.
abstract: There were many interesting presentations of unique studies at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine, although there were fewer attendees from Europe than expected. These presentations included research on diseases that are more frequent in Japan and Asia than in Europe, synthesis of original radiopharmaceuticals, and development of imaging devices and methods with novel ideas especially by Japanese manufacturers. In this review, we introduce recent nuclear medicine research conducted in Japan in the five categories of Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, Radiopharmaceuticals and Technology. It is our hope that this article will encourage the participation of researchers from all over the world, in particular from Europe, in scientific meetings on nuclear medicine held in Japan.
authors: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan. inubushi@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp.
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Inubushi
authors: National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anakawa Inage-ku, Chiba, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan.
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Higashi
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka-shi, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan.
authors: Ichiei
authors: I
authors: Kuji
authors: PET Center, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
authors: Setsu
authors: S
authors: Sakamoto
authors: Division of Cyclotron Nuclear Medicine, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba Aramaki Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan.
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Tashiro
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
authors: Mitsuru
authors: M
authors: Momose
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D007564:Japan; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000639:trends*; D009462:Neurology / Q000639:trends; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000639:trends*
keywords: 11C-4′-Thiothymidine (4DST); 18F-FE-PE2I; 18F-FRP170; IgG4-related disease; Semiconductor SPECT; Spillover correction