Theranostics

Theranostics publishes innovative research articles reflecting the fields of in vitro diagnostics and prognostics, in vivo molecular imaging, molecular therapeutics, image-guided therapy, biosensors, system biology and translational medicine, personalized medicine and a broad spectrum of biomedical research that can be applied to future theranostic applications.

Latest articles [Articles in press]:

Review
Pretargeted Molecular Imaging and Radioimmunotherapy
David M. Goldenberg, Chien-Hsing Chang, Edmund A. Rossi, William J, McBride, Robert M. Sharkey
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 523-540. doi:10.7150/thno.3582
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Review
Imaging of Adrenal Masses with Emphasis on Adrenocortical Tumors
Anders Sundin
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 516-522. doi:10.7150/thno.3613
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Review
Imaging Key Biomarkers of Tumor Angiogenesis
Marina V. Backer, Joseph M. Backer
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 502-515. doi:10.7150/thno.3623
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Review
Radiolabeled Peptides: Valuable Tools for the Detection and Treatment of Cancer
M. Fani, H. R. Maecke, S. M. Okarvi
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 481-501. doi:10.7150/thno.4024
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Research Paper
Long-Term Survival, Toxicity Profile, and role of F-18 FDG PET/CT scan in Patients with Progressive Neuroendocrine Tumors Following Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy with High Activity In-111 Pentetreotide
Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Amin Samarghandi, Jennifer Sims Mourtada, Sara Zamanian, Gregory D. Espenan, Roozbeh Sharif, Shawn MacKenzie, Kambiz Kosari, Omar Barakat, Shagufta Naqvi, John E. Seng, Lowell Anthony
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 472-480. doi:10.7150/thno.3739
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Case Report
Lessons on Tumour Response: Imaging during Therapy with ¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTA-octreotate. A Case Report on a Patient with a Large Volume of Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Ulrike Garske, Mattias Sandström, Silvia Johansson, Dan Granberg, Hans Lundqvist, Mark Lubberink, Anders Sundin, Barbro Eriksson
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 459-471. doi:10.7150/thno.3594
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Review
Molecular Imaging Radiotherapy: Theranostics for Personalized Patient Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)
Kjell Öberg
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 448-458. doi:10.7150/thno.3931
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Review
THERANOSTICS: From Molecular Imaging Using Ga-68 Labeled Tracers and PET/CT to Personalized Radionuclide Therapy - The Bad Berka Experience
Richard P. Baum, Harshad R. Kulkarni
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 437-447. doi:10.7150/thno.3645
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Review
How Does the Patient Benefit from Clinical PET?
Jens Sörensen
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 427-436. doi:10.7150/thno.3794
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Editorial
Molecular Imaging and Radiotherapy: Theranostics for Personalized Patient Management
Irina Velikyan
Theranostics 2012; 2(5): 424-426. doi:10.7150/thno.4428
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Review
Molecular Imaging with Activatable Reporter Systems
Gang Niu, Xiaoyuan Chen
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 413-423. doi:10.7150/thno.3940
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Review
Magnetic Resonance Reporter Gene Imaging
Sheen-Woo Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Sandip Biswal
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 403-412. doi:10.7150/thno.3634
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Review
Sodium Iodide Symporter for Nuclear Molecular Imaging and Gene Therapy: From Bedside to Bench and Back
Byeong-Cheol Ahn
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 392-402. doi:10.7150/thno.3722
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Review
Positron Emission Tomography Reporter Genes and Reporter Probes: Gene and Cell Therapy Applications
Shahriar S. Yaghoubi, Dean O. Campbell, Caius G. Radu, Johannes Czernin
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 374-391. doi:10.7150/thno.3677
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Review
Theranostic Potential of Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus
Juan J Rojas, Steve H Thorne
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 363-373. doi:10.7150/thno.3724
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Review
Reporter Gene Imaging of Immune Responses to Cancer: Progress and Challenges
Purnima Dubey
Theranostics 2012; 2(4): 355-362. doi:10.7150/thno.3903
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Editor-in-Chief:
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen, PhD, Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH*
* Dr. Chen is serving in his personal capacity.
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Published Special Issues

Integrin Targeted Imaging and Therapy . Editor: Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen
Magnetic nanoparticle-based theranostics. Editors: Sangyong Jon & Jin Xie
Protease Activity: Meeting Its Theranostic Potential. Editors: Seulki Lee & Kwangmeyung Kim
Nano-Carbons as Theranostics. Editors: Zhuang Liu & Xing-Jie Liang
Reporter Gene Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapy. Editors: Pritha Ray and Abhijit De.

Special Issue - Upconversion Nanoparticles in Theranostics. Guest editors: Gang Han (University of Massachusetts Medical School) & Guanying Chen (The State University of New York at Buffalo).

Special Issue - CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Overview: Biology, Pathology and Applications in Imaging and Therapy. Guest editors: Orit Jacobson & Ido Dov Weiss, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital.

Special Issue - Nanoparticles-based Monitoring of Stem Cell Therapy. Guest editors: Chenjie Xu, PhD, Harvard Medical School, and Weian Zhao, University of California, Irvine.

Special Issue - Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Theranostics. Guest editors: Jonathan Lovell, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and Pui-Chi Lo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Special Issue - MicroRNAs - A New Generation Molecular Targets for Treating Cellular Diseases. Guest editors: Ramasamy Paulmurugan, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Frank Berger, Ludwig-Maximilians University.

Special Issue - High-Z Nanoparticles for Theranostics. Guest editors: Anil Pradhan, Yan Yu, Sultana Nurun Nahar.

Special Issue - Quantum Dots for Biophotonics. Guest editor: Ken-Tye Yong.

Special Issue - Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging. Guest editors: Dr. Martin Rodriguez-Porcel, Mayo Clinic, and Joseph C. Wu, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Special Issue -Theranostic Biocolloids: soft matter colloids for imaging and therapy. Guest editors: Dr. Mark Borden, University of Colorado, and Kaushal Rege, Arizona State University.

Special Issue -Image Guided Drug Delivery. Guest editors: Dr. Hong Ding and Dr. Fang Wu, SUNY-Buffalo.

Special Issue -Quantitative Methods for Molecular Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging. Guest editor: Quanzheng Li, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School.

Special Issue - Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR) Targeted Theranostics for Image-Guided Treatment of Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases. Guest editors: Drs. Lily Yang and Hui Mao, Emory University School of Medicine.

Special Issue - Molecular imaging and radiotherapy: theranostics for personalized patient management. Guest editor: Irina Velikyan, Ph.D., Uppsala University.

Special Issue - Nanophotonics and theranostics: will light do the magic? Guest editor: Dmitri Lapotko, Ph.D., Rice University.