FDG-PET May Detect More Bone and Skin Metastases Than Spiral CT in Melanoma Patients With Palpable Lymph Node Metastases http://bit.ly/8zaJVN

Here are my current pubmed.org search strategies. I then take the RSS of the results and enter into Thunderbird news reader to help me stay up-to-date.

GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE

“journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, society of nuclear medicine”[journal] OR “clinical nuclear medicine”[journal] OR “nuclear medicine communications”[journal] OR “european journal of nuclear medicine”[journal] OR “seminars in nuclear medicine”[journal] AND hasabstract[text]

GENERAL MEDICINE

“The New England journal of medicine”[Journal] OR “American family physician”[Journal] OR “jama”[Journal] OR “BMJ (Clinical research ed.)”[Journal]AND hasabstract[text]

NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY

“Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology”[Journal] OR “Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography”[Journal] OR “JACC. Cardiovascular imaging”[Journal] AND hasabstract[text]

The Duke treadmill score (DTS)

= (Bruce equivalent number of
minutes until test termination) – (5 x the amount of ST segment
deviation in mm) – (4 x the angina index)

Angina Index: 0=none, 1=nonlimiting, and 2=exercise-limiting.

Exercise time: minutes on the Bruce Protocol.

In general:

>= +5 is low risk

-10 to +4 is moderate risk

< = -11 is high risk

More risk calculators here (Cleveland Clinic)