Dinko Franceschi, MD- Publications

PUBLICATIONS 

  • Lukac J, Franceschi D, Spaventi S.  Possibilities of radioimmunoglubulin therapy.   Lib Oncol  1983; 12(3): 137-140. (Published in Croatian)
  • Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Spaventi S.  Serum thyroglobulin concentration in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  Radiol Iugosl  1984; 18(4): 377-380. (Published in Croatian)
  • Franceschi D, Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Spaventi S.  Dynamic salivary glands scintigraphy in patients with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine.  Radiol Iugosl  1984; 18(4): 369-371.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Franceschi D, Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Spaventi S.  Impairment of salivary glands function in patients with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioiodine.  Nucl.-Med.  1984; Supp 21:  856-859. 
  • Bajc M, Franceschi D, Krpan N.  Ventilation lung scintigraphy using aerosols.  Radiol  Iugosl  1984; 18(4): 365-367.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Vukosavic Dj, Zigman M, Franceschi D, Mihatov S, Jeric M, Nikolic V, Baric Lj, Bergovac M.  Radionuclides in diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.  Med Jad  1985; XV (1-4)/83: 65-76.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Franceschi D, Zigman M, Franceschi M, Vukosavic Dj, Knesaurek K.  Radionuclide ventriculography and myocardial scintigraphy in detecting coronary artery disease.  Radiol  Iugosl  1986; 20(1): 51-53.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Franceschi M, Franceschi D, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Labar Z, Spaventi S.  Tl-201 whole body scintigraphy in patients with thyroid carcinoma.  Radiol Iugosl  1986; 20(3): 117-119.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Li QS, Becker LC, Franceschi D, Frank TL, Wagner HN.  Quantification of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion with Tc-99m isonitrile (RP-30).  Nucl.-Med.  1988; Supp 24: 140-144.
  • Li QS, Frank TL, Franceschi D, Wagner HN, Becker LC.  Technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (RP-30) for quantification of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in dogs.  J Nucl Med  1988; 29(9): 1539-1548.
  • Li QS, Solot G, Franceschi D, Wagner HN, Becker LC.  Comparison of RP-30 and SQ 32014: myocardial uptake and redistribution in dogs with temporary coronary artery occlusion.  Nucl.-Med.  1989; Supp 25: 240-242.
  • Zigman M, Mihatov S, Vukosavic Dj, Prpic H, Franceschi D, Bergovec M, Baric Lj, Rudar M.  Ventricular function, infarct size and localization: radionuclide and haemodynamic measurements comparison.  Period Biol  1989; 91 (4): 483-484.
  • Franceschi D, Nagel JS, Holman BL.  First Impressions: Unusual appearance of hepatobiliary scan.  J Nucl Med  1990; 31: 324.
  • Franceschi D, Nagel JS, Holman BL.  Splenic accumulation of Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate in a transfusion-dependent patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia.
    • J Nucl Med  1990; 31(9): 1552-1553.
  • Westmark K, Nagel JS, Franceschi D.  Letter to editor: Cyclic etidronate treatment of osteoporosis.  N Engl J Med  1990; 323 (23): 1634.
  • Bergovec M, Vukosavic D, Mihatov S, Zigman M, Prpic H, Birtic K, Nikolic V, Sjerobabski V, Franceschi D.  The value of ECG and enzyme determination in the assessment of myocardial infarction size: Correlation with ejection fraction during subacute and chronic phase.  Acta clin Croat  1991; 30(3-4): 165-176.  (Published in Croatian)
  • Planinc D, Franceschi D, Zigman M, Jeric M, Pagon Lj, Mihatov S, Rudar M.  Myocardial technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphy and echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.  Acta Cardiol  1992; 47(4): 391-401.
  • Strand S-E, Ivanovic M, Erlandsson K, Weber DA, Franceschi D, Button T, Sjögren K.  High resolution pinhole SPECT for tumor imaging. Acta Oncol   1993; 32(7-8): 861-867.
  • Bergovec M, Prpic H, Zigman M, Vukosavic D, Birtic K, Mihatov S, Franceschi D, Baric L.  Regression of ECG signs of myocardial infarction related to infract size and left ventricular function.  J Electrocardiol  1993; 26(1): 1-8.
  • Weber DA, Franceschi D, Ivanovic M, Atkins HL, Cabahug C, Wong CTC, Susskind H.  SPECT and planar brain imaging in crack abuse: I-123 IMP uptake and localization. 
    • J Nucl Med  1993; 34(6): 899-907.
  • Bergovec M, Prpic H, Mihatov S, Zigman M, Vukosavic D, Birtic K, Franceschi D, Baric L.  The value of the QRS scoring system in assessing regional and global left ventricular ejection fraction early after myocardial infarction.  Eur Heart J  1993; 14(8): 1102-1109.
  • Weber DA, Ivanovic M, Franceschi D, Strand S-E, Erlandsson K, Franceschi M, Atkins HL, Coderre JA, Susskind H, Button T, Ljunggren K.  Pinhole SPECT: An approach to in vivo high resolution SPECT imaging in small laboratory animals.  J Nucl Med  1994; 35(2): 342-348.
  • Strand S-E, Ivanovic M, Erlandsson K, Franceschi D, Button T, Sjögren K, Weber DA.   Small animal imaging with pinhole single-photon emission computed tomography.  Cancer  1994; 73(3): 981-984.
  • Ivanovic M, Weber DA, Loncaric S, Franceschi D.  Feasibility of dual radionuclide brain imaging with I-123 and Tc-99m.  Med Phys  1994; 21(5): 667-674.
  • Franceschi M, Kusic Z, Franceschi D, Lukinac Lj, Roncevic S.  Thyroglobulin determination, neck ultrasonography and I-131 whole-body scintigraphy in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  J Nucl Med  1996; 37(3): 446-451.
  • Susskind H, Weber DA, Atkins HL, Franceschi D, Volkow ND.  Does detoxification reverse the acute lung injury of crack smokers?  Nucl Med Commun  1996; 17(11): 963-970.
  • Franceschi D, Cabahug C, Oster Z.  First Impressions: Breast prosthesis  J Nucl Med  1996; 37(11): 1845.
  • Susskind H, Weber DA, Lau YH, Park TL, Atkins HL, Franceschi D, Meek AG, Ivanovic M, Wielopolski L.  Impaired permeability in radiation-induced lung injury detected by technetium-99m-DTPA lung clearance.  J Nucl Med  1997; 38(6): 966-971.
  • Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Kusic Z.  Commentary on article by Rudavsky and Freeman.J Clin Endocrinol Metab  1997; 82(12): 4277.
  • Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Gatley SJ, Dewey SL, Wang G-J, Logan J, Ding Y-S, Franceschi D, Gifford A, Morgan A, Pappas N, King P.  Comparable changes in synaptic dopamine induced by methylphenidate and by cocaine in the baboon brain.  Synapse  1999; 31: 59-6.
  • Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Franceschi D, Logan J, Pappas N, Shea C, MacGregor RR, Garza V.  Smoking a single cigarette does not produce a measurable reduction in brain MAO B in non-smokers.  Nicotine Tob Res 1999;1(4):325-9.
  • Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Logan J, Franceschi D, Franceschi M, MacGregor R, Shea C, Garza V, Liu N, Ding YS. Evidence that gingko biloba extract does not inhibit MAO A and B in living human brain. Life Sci  2000 Jan 21; 66(9): PL141-6.
  • Lukinac L, Kalafatic D, Nothig-Hus D, Lechpammer S, Solter M, Franceschi D, Kusic Z. Ferritin concentrations in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. J Endocrinol Invest 2000 Jan; 23(1): 65-6.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Thanos PK, Wong C, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Molina P, Schlyer D, Alexoff D, Hitzemann R, Pappas N.  Cocaine abusers show a blunted response to alcohol intoxication in limbic brain regions. Life Sci  2000 Feb 11; 66(12): PL161-7.
  • Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Franceschi D, Fowler JS, Thanos PK, Scherbaum N, Pappas N, Wong CT, Hitzemann RJ, Felder CA.  Regional brain metabolism during alcohol intoxication.  Alcohol Clin Exp Res  2000  Jun; 24(6):822-9.
  • Rooney WD, Lee JH, Li X, Wang GJ, Franceschi D, Springer CS Jr, Volkow ND. 4.0 T water proton T1 relaxation times in normal human brain and during acute ethanol intoxication.  Alcohol Clin Exp Res  2000 Jun; 24(6):830-6.
  • Volkow, N.D., Wang, G.J., Fischman M., Foltin, R., Fowler, J. S., Franceschi D, Franceschi , M., Logan J, Gatley S.J., Wong, C., Ding, Y.-S., Hitzemann, R., Pappas, N. Effects of route of administration on cocaine induced dopamine transporter blockade in the human brain. Life Sci  2000 Aug 11; 67(12):1507-15.
  • Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Logan J, Pappas NR, Wong CT, Netusil N.  PET studies of the effects of aerobic exercise on human striatal dopamine release.
    • J Nucl Med  2000 Aug; 41(8):1352-6.           
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Rooney WD, Felder CA, Lee JH, Franceschi D, Maynard L,  Schlyer DJ, Pan JW, Gatley SJ, Springer Jr CS.  Resting brain metabolic activity in a 4 Tesla magnetic field.  Magn Reson Med  2000 Nov; 44(5):701-705.
  • Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Franceschi D, Logan J, Pappas N, Shea C, MacGregor RR, Garza V.  Maintenance of brain monoamine oxidase B inhibition in smokers after overnight cigarette abstinence.  Am J Psychiatry  2000 Nov 1;157(11):1864-1866.
  • Volkow ND, Wang G, Fowler JS, Logan J, Gerasimov M, Maynard L, Ding Y, Gatley SJ, Gifford A, Franceschi D.  Therapeutic doses of oral methylphenidate significantly increase extracellular dopamine in the human brain.  J Neurosci  2001 Jan 15;21(2):RC121.
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Leonido-Yee M, Franceschi D, Sedler MJ, Gatley SJ, Hitzemann R, Ding YS, Logan J, Wong C, Miller EN.  Association of dopamine transporter reduction with psychomotor impairment in methamphetamine abusers.  Am J Psychiatry 2001 Mar;158(3):377-82
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Sedler MJ, Gatley SJ, Hitzemann R, Ding YS, Wong C, Logan J.  Higher cortical and lower subcortical metabolism in detoxified methamphetamine abusers.  Am J Psychiatry 2001 Mar;158(3):383-9.
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Sedler MJ, Gatley SJ, Miller E, Hitzemann R, DinYS, Logan J.  Loss of dopamine transporters in methamphetamine abusers recovers with protracted abstinence. JNeurosc 2001 Dec 1;21(23):9414-8.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Logan J, Franceschi D, Maynard L, Ding YS, Gatley SJ, Gifford A, Zhu W, Swanson JM. Relationship between blockade of dopamine transporters by oral methylphenidate and the increases in extracellular dopamine: therapeutic implications. Synapse 2002 Mar 1;43(3):181-7.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Logan J, Jayne M, Franceschi D, Wong C, Gatley SJ, Gifford AN, Ding YS, Pappas N. "Nonhedonic" food motivation in humans involves dopamine in the dorsal striatum and methylphenidate amplifies this effect. Synapse 2002 Jun 1;44(3):175-80
  • Fowler JS, Logan,J,  Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Zhu W, Franceschi D, Pappas N, Ferrieri R, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, MacGregor RR, Schlyer D, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Alexoff D.  PET imaging of monoamine oxidase B in peripheral organs in humans. JNucl Med 2002 Oct;43(10):1331-8.
  • Logan J, Fowler JS, Ding YS, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Felder C, Alexoff D.  Strategy for the formation of parametric images under conditions of low injected radioactivity applied to PET studies with irreversible monoamine oxidase A tracers [11C] clorgylinr and deuterium-substituted {11C] clorgyiline. JCereb Blood Flow Metab 2002 Nov;22(11):1367-76.
  • Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Wong CT, Pappas NR, Netusil N, Zhu W, Felder C, Ma Y. Alcohol intoxication induces greater reductions in brain metabolism in male than in female subjects. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 Jun;27(6):909-17.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Wang GJ, Franceschi D, Volkow ND, Telang F, Pappas N, Ferrieri R, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, King P, Schlyer D, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Warner D, Netusil N, Carter P, Jayne M, Alexoff D, Zhu W, Vaska P.  Monoamine oxidase A imaging in peripheral organs in healthy human subjects. Synapse 2003 Sep 1;49(3):178-87.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Telang F, Zhu W, Franceschi D, Pappas N, Ferrieri R, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, Schlyer D, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Alexoff D, Warner D, Netusil N, Carter P, Jayne M, King P, Vaska P. Low monoamine oxidase B in peripheral organs in smokers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Sep 30;100(20):11600-5. Epub 2003 Sep 12.
  • Matthews R, Franceschi D, Cabahug C. Abdominal muscle uptake on FDG PET secondary to multiple rib fractures and use of accessory muscles of respiration. Clin Nucl Med 2005 May;30(5):333-4.
  • Sachs S, Bilfinger TV, Komaroff E, Franceschi D. Increased standardized uptake value in the primary lesion predicts nodal or distant metastases at presentation in lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2005 Mar;6(5):310-3.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Franceschi D, Fowler JS, Thanos PP, Maynard L, Gatley SJ, Wong C, Veech RL, Kunos G, Kai Li T. Low doses of alcohol substantially decrease glucose metabolism in the human brain. Neuroimage 2006 Jan 1;29(1):295-301. Epub 2005 Aug 8.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Telang F, Zhu W, Franceschi D, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, Ding YS, Alexoff D, Warner D, Netusil N, Carter P, Jayne M, King P, Vaska P. Comparison of monoamine oxidase a in peripheral organs in nonsmokers and smokers. J Nucl Med 2005 Sep;46(9):1414-20.
  • Moore W, Franceschi D. PET findings in pulmonary dirofilariasis. J Thorac Imaging 2005 Nov;20(4):305-6.
  • Mohin G, Madajewicz S, Manzione J, Franceschi D. Glioblastoma multiforme:advances in postsurgical management. Commun Oncol 2006 Oct; (3): 1-7.
  • Matthews R, Franceschi D, Xia W, Cabahug C, Schuman G, Bernstein R, Peyster R.     Parietal lobe epileptic focus identified on SPECT-MRI fusion imaging in a case of epilepsia partialis continua. Clin Nucl Med 2006 Dec;31(12):826-8.
  • Matthews R, Bench T, Meng H, Franceschi D, Relan N, Brown DL. Diagnosis and          monitoring of cardiac sarcoidosis with delayed-enchanced MRI and 18F-FDG PET-CT. J       Nucl Cardiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):807-10.
  • Franceschi AM, Matthews R, Mankes S, Safaie E, Franceschi D. Four chamber FDG       uptake in the heart: an indirect sign of pulmonary embolism. Clin Nucl Med. 2012      Jul;37(7):687-91.
  • Matthews R, Schuster M, Safaie E, Relan N, Franceschi D. Fluorodeoxyglucose PET-      CT findings following bone marrow harvesting. World J Nucl Med. 2012 Jan;11(1):19-21.
  • Vu CC, Matthews R, Kim B, Franceschi D, Bilfinger TV, and Moore WH. Prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume and total lesion glycolysis from 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer. Nucl Med Comm 2013. Accepted for publication.

ABSTRACTS  

  • Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Senjanovic M.  Serum thyroglobulin concentration in some diseases of thyroid gland.  Presented at Yugoslav Nuclear Medicine Society Meeting, Skopje, June, 1982.
  • Franceschi D, Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Spaventi S.  Impairment of salivary glands function in patients with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioiodine.  Eur J Nucl Med  1984; 9(7): A61.
  • Franceschi D, Zigman M, Senjanovic M, Vukosavic Dj, Knesaurek K.  Radionuclide ventriculography and myocardial scintigraphy in diagnosis of coronary disease. Abstract Book Yugoslav Nuclear Medicine Society Meeting, Zadar, September 1984, 18, 27-P.
  • Franceschi D, Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Spaventi S.  Dynamic salivary glands scintigraphy in patients with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine.  Abstract Book Yugoslav Nuclear Medicine Society Meeting, Zadar, September 1984, 23-R.
  • Senjanovic M, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Spaventi S.  Serum thyroglobulin concentration in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  Abstract Book Yugoslav Nuclear Medicine Society Meeting, Zadar, September 1984, 25, 42-R.
  • Bajc M, Franceschi D, Krpan N.  Ventilation lung scintigraphy using aerosols.  Abstract Book Yugoslav Nuclear Medicine Society Meeting, Zadar, September 1984.
  • Zigman M, Jeric M, Senjanovic M, Franceschi D, Knesaurek K, Spaventi S.  Equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography and two-dimensional echocardiography in coronary artery disease: a comparison to contrast ventriculography and coronary angiography.  Eur J Nucl Med  11984; 9(7): A36.
  • Kusic Z, Senjanovic M, Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Spaventi S.  Thyroglobulin measurement in management of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  Eur J  Nucl Med  1984; 9(7): A32.
  • Franceschi M, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Franceschi D, Spaventi S.  Thyroglobulin determination in monitoring of patients with thyroid carcinoma.  Presented at European Nuclear Medicine Meeting, London, September, 1985.
  • Franceschi D, Zigman M, Vukosavic Dj, Franceschi M, Spaventi S.  Myocardial scintigraphy and radionuclide ventriculography in detecting coronary artery disease. Presented at European Nuclear Medicine Meeting, London , September, 1985.
  • Franceschi M, Franceschi D, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Labar Z, Spaventi S.  Tl-201 whole body scintigraphy in patients with thyroid carcinoma.  Abstract Book Yugoslav Nuclear 
    • Medicine Society Meeting, Sarajevo, September 1985.
  • Li QS, Becker LC, Frank TL, Franceschi D, Wagner HN.  Myocardial perfusion tomography with Tc-99m-RP30: quantitation of ischemia and reperfusion in dogs using serial injections of tracer.  J Nucl Med  1987; 28: 620.
  • Li QS, Becker LC, Franceschi D, Frank TL, Wagner HN.  Quantitative myocardial perfusion tomography in dogs using serial injections of Tc-99m-RP30.  Nucl.-Med.  1987; 26: 55.
  • Li QS, Becker LC, Franceschi D, Frank TL, Wagner HN.  Overestimation of perfusion  in ischemic myocardium by RP-30.  J Am Coll Card  1988; 11(2): 31A.
  • Li QS, Solot G, Franceschi D, Wagner HN, Becker LC.  Comparison of RP-30 and SQ  32014: myocardial uptake and redistribution in dogs with temporary coronary artery   occlusion.  J Nucl Med  1988; 29(5): 819.
  • Li QS, Solot G, Franceschi D, Wagner HN, Becker LC.  Comparison of RP-30 and SQ  32014: myocardial uptake and redistribution in dogs with temporary coronary artery   occlusion.  Euro J Nucl Med  1988; 14(5/6): 254.
  • Franceschi D, Prpic H, Franceschi M, Kusic Z, Spaventi S.  Functional imaging in the diagnosis of right ventricular involvement in inferior myocardial infarction.  Euro J Nucl Med  1990; 16(7): 468.
  • Planinc D, Franceschi D, Zigman M, Jeric M, Pagon Lj, Mihatov S, Rudar M.             Myocardial technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphy and echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.  Abstract Book 8th European Conference of International Society of Noninvasive Cardiology  1990; 26.
  • Franceschi M, Kusic Z, Lukinac Lj, Roncevic S, Labar Z, Franceschi D.  Thyroglobulin determination, Tl-201 scintigraphy and neck ultrasonography in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.  Euro J Nucl Med  1992; 19(8): 700.
  • Strand SE, Erlandsson K, Ivanovic M, Weber DA, Sjogren K, Franceschi D, Button T.  Tumor imaging with pinhole SPECT.  Presented at 3rd Scandinavian Symposium on Monoclonal Antibodies in Diagnosis and Therapy of Cancer, Helsinki, October, 1992.
  • Strand SE, Ljungren K, Ivanovic M, Franceschi D, Weber D, Dillmanian A, Coderre J.  High resolution beta camera imaging of tumors with conversion electrons from Tc-99m.
    • Antibody Immunoconjugates Radiopharm  1993; 6(1): 82.
  • Strand SE, Ivanovic M, Franceschi D, Button T, Sjogren K, Erlandsson K, Weber D.  High resolution pinhole SPECT for tumor imaging.  Antibody Immunoconjugates Radiopharm  1993; 6(1): 82.
  • Susskind H, Weber DA, Lau H-Y, Park TL, Atkins HL, Franceschi D, Wong CTC. 
    • Tc-99m DTPA lung clearance in patients with lung and breast carcinoma undergoing radiation therapy.  Am Rev Resp Dis  1993;147: A67.
  • Susskind H, Weber DA, Atkins HL, Franceschi D, Volkow ND.  Does detoxification reverse the acute alveolitis of crack smokers? J Nucl Med  1993; 34(5): 43P.
  • Franceschi D, Weber DA, Ivanovic M, Atkins HL, Franceschi M, Coderre JA, Strand S-E, Ljunggren K., Susskind H.  Quantitative evaluation of tumor uptake in laboratory animals using in vivo and ex vivo imaging. J Nucl Med  1993; 34(5): 222P.
  • Weber DA, Franceschi D, Ivanovic M, Franceschi M, Atkins HL, Coderre JA, Popenoe E, Conti N, Strand S-E, Button T.  Comparative uptake properties of Tl-201, Tc-99m HMPAO, -MIBI, -DTPA, and I-123 IMT in primary brain tumor. Euro J Nucl Med  1993; 20(10): 838.
  • Franceschi D, Weber DA, Ivanovic M, Atkins HL, Franceschi M, Strand S-E, Coderre JA.  Quantitative tumor imaging in small laboratory animals.  Euro J Nucl Med  1993; 20(10): 997.
  • Atkins HL, Mausner LF, Meinken GE, Srivastava SC, Klopper JF, Cabahug CJ, Franceschi D, Madajewicz S, Meek AG, Lau YH, Park TL,Weber DA, D'Alessandro T, Antar MA, Pyatt BE.  Palliation of bone pain with Sn-117m(4+)DTPA.  J Nucl Med  1994; 35(5): 37P.
  • Weber DA, Franceschi D, Ivanovic M, Franceschi M, Atkins HL, Popenoe E, Strand
    • S-E, Erlandsson K, Susskind H.  Tracer localization in intracerebral gliosarcoma.  J Nucl Med  1994; 35(5): 221P.
  • Franceschi D, Weber DA, Ivanovic M, Franceschi M, Popenoe E.  Uptake of I-123 IMT in primary brain tumor.  Euro J Nucl Med  1994; 21(8): 852.
  • Franceschi D, Knesaurek K.  Clinical comparison of 360° and 180° data sampling for cardiac SPECT performed with triple-head gamma camera.  Euro J Nucl Med  1995; 22(8): 727.
  • Lau YH, Susskind H, Weber DA, Park TL, Atkins HL, Franceschi D.  Acute permeability changes in alveolar epithelium as an early indicator of radiation pneumonitis in the treatment of lung and breast carcinoma.  Radiology  1995; 197(P): 394.
  • Volkow ND, Wang G-J, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Logan J, Gatley SJ, Dewey SL, Wong C.  Dose response to methylphenidate-induced changes in [C-11] raclopride binding.
    • J Nucl Med  1998; 39(5): 12P.
  • Wang G, Volkow ND, Levy AV, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Wong CT, Pappas NR.  The effect of non-uniform resolution of three dimensional acquisition mode (3D) in PET scanneron the measurement of dopamine receptor density.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 36P.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Logan J, Franceschi D, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Wong CT, Hitzemann RJ, Pappas NR.  Evidence that elevations in brain dopamine mediate the reinforcing effects of psychostimulants in humans.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 109P.
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Gatley SJ, Wong CT, Hitzemann RJ, Pappas NR.  In vivo evidence that methamphetamine abuse produces long lasting changes in dopamine transporters in human brain.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 110P.
  • Wang G, Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Logan J, Pappas NR, Wong CT.  The effects of aerobic exercise (running) on human striatal dopamine release.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 146P.
  • Franceschi D, Volkow ND, Wang G-J, Fowler JS, Logan J, Levy AV, Pappas NR.  Comparison of measurements od dopamine D2 receptor availability from two PET cameras. J Nucl Med  1999; 265P.
  • Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Franceschi D, Logan J, Pappas NR.  Effect of a single cigarette on brain MAO B.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 275P.
  • Wang G, Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Thanos PK, Scherbaum N, Pappas NR, Wong CT, Hitzemann RJ, Felder CA.  Effects of acute oral ethanol administration on regional brain glucose.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 275P.
  • Volkow ND, Logan J, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Gur RC, Franceschi D, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Pappas NR.  Age-related decreases in dopamine D2 receptors are associated with reductions in frontal metabolism.  J Nucl Med  1999; 40(5): 275P.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Gimi R, Ding YS, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Pappas N, Schlyer D, Atkins HL.  Comparative studies of C-11 clorgyline and deuterium substituted C-11 clorgyline for measuring monoamino oxidase A (MAO A).  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 25P.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi M, Gerasimov M, Franceschi D, Maynard LS, Logan J, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Wong CT, Pappas NR. Effects of Ritalin in brain dopamine concentration.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 27P.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fischman MW, Foltin R, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Franceschi M, Logan J, Gatley SJ, Ding YS, Wong CT, Hitzemann R.  Effects of route on DA transporter blockade by cocaine.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 105P.
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Hitzemann R, Sedler M, Ding YS, Logan J, Gatley SJ, Wong CT, Pappas NR.  Brain metabolic changes in metamphetamine abusers.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 106P.
  • Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Franceschi D, Pappas NR, Wong CT, Felder C, Franceschi M, Maynard LS, Hitzemann RJ.  Gender differences in regional brain metabolic responses to alcohol intoxication.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 203P.
  • Franceschi D, Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi M, Maynard L, Wong CT, Pappas NR, Hitzemann RJ.  Effect of different doses of ethanol to cerebral glucose metabolism measured with PET.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 203P.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Ding YS, Liu N, Pappas N, Hitzemann R.  L-deprenyl pharmacodynamics: PET studies of  MAO A and dopamine transporter inhibition in human brain.  J Nucl Med  2000; 41(5): 205P.
  • Franceschi D, Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi M, Maynard L Wong CT, Felder C, Pappas NR.  Brain metabolic response to different levels of alcohol intoxication. Euro J Nucl Med  2000; 27(8): 971.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Logan J, Maynard L, Jayne M, Gatley SJ, Wong C, Franceschi D, Gifford A, Hitzemann R, Pappas N.  Effects of alcohol detoxification on brain dopamine transporters and D2 receptors in alcoholics .  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 107P.
  • Volkow ND, Chang L, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Sedler M,  Hitzemann R, Ding YS, Logan J, Gatley SJ, Franceschi D, Wong CT, Pappas N.  Loss of dopamine transporters in methamphetamine abusers recovers with detoxification.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 108P.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fischman MW, Foltin RW, Fowler JS, Logan J, Gatley J, Ding YS, Franceschi D, Gifford A.  Effects of dopamine transporter pre-blockade on the effects of low dose cocaine.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 108P.
  • Logan J, Fowler, JS, Ding YS, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Pappas N, Schlyer, Kaznatcheev E, Ferrieri R, Shea C, Macgregor R, Garza V. PET studies of peripheral monoamine oxidaze A (MAO A).  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 212P.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Ding YS, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Pappas N, Schlyer D, Gatley SJ, Ferrieri R, Shea C, Garza V, Macgregor R.  The reduction in the binding of deuterium (D) vs hydrogen (H)-substituted C-11 clorgyline is not uniform across brain regions.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 213P.
  • Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Maynard L, Jayne M, Gatley SJ, Wong C, Pappas N, Franceschi D, Gifford A, Logan J.  Effects of cocaine detoxification on benzodiazepine-induced changes in regional brain metabolism.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 239P.
  • Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Chang L, Fowler JS, Hitzemann RJ, Sedler M, Wong CT, Franceschi D, Pappas N.  Thalamic but not striatal metabolism recovers in methamphetamine abusers with detoxification.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 239P.
  • Franceschi D, Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Franceschi M, Maynard L, Wong CT, Pappas NR.  Effect of low dose of alcohol to cerebral glucose metabolism measured with PET.  J Nucl Med  2001; 42(5): 238P.
  • Logan J, Fowler J, Ding JS, Franceschi D, Wang GJ, Volkow N, Schlyer DJ, Gatley SJ, Alexoff D, Felder C, Zhu W.  A strategy for the formation of parametric PET images of the irreversible MAO A tracers C-11 Clorgyline and deuterium substituted  C-11 Clorgyline. J Nucl Med  2002; 43(5): 54P.
  • Fowler JS, Logan J, Wang GJ, Volkow ND, Zhu W, Franceschi D, Pappas N, Ferrieri RA, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, MacGregor RR, Schlyer DJ, Ding YS, Alexoff D.  PET imaging of monoamine oxidase B in peripheral organs in humans.  J Nucl Med  2002; 43(5): 236P.
  • Franceschi D, Cabahug C, Cohen B. Variability of the FDG uptake in palatine tonsils. Euro J Nucl Med  2002; 29(8): S160.
  • Fowler JS, Wang GJ, Telang F,  Logan J, Shea C, Garza V, Xu Y, Ding YS, Alexoff D,  Ferrieri RA, Schlyer DJ, Franceschi D, Volkow ND. Comparison of MAO A in peripheral organs in non-smokers and smokers.  J Nucl Med  2004; 45(5): 70P.
  • Franceschi D, Cabahug C, Relan N. Atypical limphoproliferative diseases evaluated by F18-FDG and PET/CT. Euro J Nucl Med  2005; 32(9): S146.
  • Franceschi D, Relan N, Cabahug C, Matthews R. Bone marrow FDG uptake in patients with extensive neoplastic disease at initial presentation. Euro J Nucl Med  2006; 33(9): S153.
  • Franceschi D, Relan N, Cabahug C, Matthews R. Significance of bone marrow FDG uptake in patients with extensive neoplastic disease. World J Nucl Med  2006; 5(1): S90.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Cabahug C, Relan N. Incidental foci of colonic FDG uptake in most cases represent premalignant adenomas. World J Nucl Med  2006; 5(1): S91.
  • Bevilacqua J, Guevara J, Weiss J, Matthews R, Relan N, Stanley W, Franceschi D, and Cabahug C. Evaluation of Co-registration in Molecular Imaging: PET-PET Fusion. Abstract and Presentation. Technologist Section, Greater New York Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 36th Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, March 2007, 2nd Prize Winner.  
  • Matthews R, Relan N, Franceschi D, and Cabahug C. “Follow Up Malignancies Using Integrated Whole-Body PET Fusion and Subtraction Techniques.” Abstract. Joint Molecular Imaging Conference, Rhode Island, September 2007. No. 684.
  • Fillos TJ, Hentschel P, Watkins K, Karpeh MS, Meek A, Kim B, Franceschi D, Zee S, Madajewicz S. High complete response (CR) rate and two year survival rates with no evidence of disease (NED) in patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC) undergoing neoadjuvant combination of docetaxel and cisplatin (DC) ± cetuximab (DCE) chemoradiation therapy. ASCO 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
  • Rivadeneira DE, Quan M, Ruffo B, Franceschi D.  Incidental colorectal findings on PET/CT imaging in non-colorectal cancer patients: Does a “PEToma” justify a colonoscopy? American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress 2008.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Relan N, Weiss J, Cabahug C. Post radiation inflammation on FDG PET/CT in patients treated for distal esophageal cancer. Euro J Nucl Med  2008; 35(Suppl 2): S273.
  • Relan N, Matthews R, Franceschi D, and Cabahug C. “PET-CT Imaging: Factors Affecting Quantification in PET-CT Imaging.” International Conference on Medical Physics, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology (ICMPRPR 2K9), Jaipur, India, January 2009.
  • Goodman MA, Safaie E, Matthews R, Relan, Safaie E, Franceschi D. Role of delayed Tc-99m Mebrofenin scanning in evaluating obstructive hepatobiliary disease. J Nucl Med  2010; 51: 1584.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Relan N, Safaie E. Increased FDG uptake by the bone marrow in some patients with newly diagnosed cancers. World J Nucl Med  2010; 9(1): S153.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Relan N, Safaie E, Weiss T. Thyroid stunning as effect of radioiodine ablation therapy. Euro J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2012) 39 (Suppl 2):S304–S353.
  • Vu CC, Muath B, Matthews R, Franceschi D, Bilfinger TV, and Moore WH. The predictive value of SUVmax on 18F-FDG PET in early-stage non-small cell lung carcinoma. Society of Nuclear Medicine 2013 Mid-Winter Meeting, New Orleans LA, January 24-27, 2013.
  • Chaudhry AA, Matthews R, and Franceschi D. Pearls and pitfalls of I-123 Ioflupane (DATscan) SPECT imaging: What the radiologist and clinician need to know. ASNR 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, May 18-23, 2013.
  • Chaudhry A, Gul M, Zawin M, Franceschi D, Matthews R. Pattern of benign and malignant uptake within the abdomen and pelvis on FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography. J Nucl Med  2013; 54: 1239.
  • Chaudhry A, Gul M, Franceschi D, Matthews R. Pearls and pitfalls of I-123 Ioflupane (DATscan) SPECT imaging. J Nucl Med  2013; 54: 1284.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Brunetti V, Franceschi A, Safaie E, Relan N. Value of FDG PET/CT in diagnosis of osteomyelitis in diabetic patients with chronic foot infections. J Nucl Med  2013; 54: 1951.
  • Franceschi D, Matthews R, Brunetti V, Franceschi A, Safaie E, Relan N. FDG PET/CT imaging in diabetic foot infections. EANM 2013, Lyon, France, October 19-23, 2013.
  • Matthews R, LoGiurato B, Safaie E, Moore WH, Bilfinger T, Relan N, Franceschi D. FDG PET-CT: Patterns and imaging features following percutaneous cryoablation treatment for primary non-small cell lung cancer. RSNA 2013, Chicago, IL, December 1-6, 2013.