Selected publications:

McConathy J., Sheline Y. I. (2015). Imaging Biomarkers Associated with Cognitive Decline: A Review. Biological Psychiatry, accepted.

Yu W., McConathy J., Olson J. J., Goodman M. M. (2015). System a Amino Acid Transport-Targeted Brain and Systemic Tumor Pet Imaging Agents 2-Amino-3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methylpropanoic Acid and 3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methyl-2-(Methylamino)Propanoic Acid. Nuclear Medicine and Biology.42(1):8-18. 4268243.

 Wallace A. N., McConathy J., Menias C. O., Bhalla S., Wippold F. J., 2nd. (2014). Imaging Evaluation of Csf Shunts. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology.202(1):38-53.

Jain R., Sharma A., Uliel L., Mellnick V., McConathy J. (2014). An Overview of Nuclear Medicine Studies for Urgent and Emergent Indications. Seminars in Roentgenology.49(2):210-224.

 Fowler K. J., McConathy J., Narra V. R. (2014). Whole-Body Simultaneous Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-Mr: Optimization and Adaptation of Mri Sequences. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging : JMRI.39(2):259-268.

Ferguson A., McConathy J., Su Y., Hewing D., Laforest R. (2014). Attenuation Effects of MR Headphones During Brain PET/MR Studies. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.42(2):93-100.

Conway C. R., Chibnall J. T., Cumming P., Mintun M. A., Gebara M. A., Perantie D. C., Price J. L., Cornell M. E., McConathy J. E., Gangwani S., Sheline Y. I. (2014). Antidepressant Response to Aripiprazole Augmentation Associated with Enhanced FDOPA Utilization in Striatum: A Preliminary Pet Study. Psychiatry Research.221(3):231-239. 3982608.

Barnwell J., Raptis C. A., McConathy J. E., Laforest R., Siegel B. A., Woodard P. K., Fowler K. (2014). Beyond Whole-Body Imaging: Advanced Imaging Techniques of PET/MRI. Clinical Nuclear Medicine.

 Van Tine B. A., S. F., Xu J., Huang C., Solingapuram Sai K. K., Boone P., Bomalaski J., Mcconathy J. (2013). Amino Acid Pet for Monitoring Response to ADI-PEG20 Therapy in an ASS1 Negative Model of Sarcoma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine (oral presentation).54:276.

Uliel L., Mellnick V. M., Menias C. O., Holz A. L., McConathy J. (2013). Nuclear Medicine in the Acute Clinical Setting: Indications, Imaging Findings, and Potential Pitfalls. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc.33(2):375-396.

 Sai K. K., Huang C., Yuan L., Zhou D., Piwnica-Worms D., Garbow J. R., Engelbach J. A., Mach R. H., Rich K. M., McConathy J. (2013). F-18-AFETP, F-18-FET, and F-18-FDG Imaging of Mouse DBT Gliomas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine.54(7):1120-1126. 3766958.

 Ikotun O. F., Marquez B. V., Huang C., Masuko K., Daiji M., Masuko T., McConathy J., Lapi S. E. (2013). Imaging the L-Type Amino Acid Transporter-1 (LAT1) with Zr-89 Immunopet. PloS One.8(10):e77476. 3797081.

Huang C., Yuan L., Rich K. M., McConathy J. (2013). Radiosynthesis and Biological Evaluation of Alpha-[F-18]Fluoromethyl Phenylalanine for Brain Tumor Imaging. Nuclear Medicine and Biology.40(4):498-506. 3644424.

 Huang C., McConathy J. (2013). Radiolabeled Amino Acids for Oncologic Imaging. Journal of Nuclear Medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine.54(7):1007-1010.

 Huang C., McConathy J. (2013). Fluorine-18 Labeled Amino Acids for Oncologic Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography. Current topics in Medicinal Chemistry.13(8):871-891.

 McConathy J., Yu W., Jarkas N., Seo W., Schuster D. M., Goodman M. M. (2012). Radiohalogenated Nonnatural Amino Acids as PET and SPECT Tumor Imaging Agents. Medicinal research reviews.32(4):868-905.

Yu W., McConathy J., Williams L., Camp V. M., Malveaux E. J., Zhang Z., Olson J. J., Goodman M. M. (2010). Synthesis, Radiolabeling, and Biological Evaluation of (R)- and (S)-2-Amino-3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methylpropanoic Acid (FAMP) and (R)- and (S)-3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methyl-2-N-(Methylamino)Propanoic Acid (NMEFAMP) as Potential PET Radioligands for Imaging Brain Tumors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.53(2):876-886. 2836592.

 McConathy J., Zhou D., Shockley S. E., Jones L. A., Griffin E. A., Lee H., Adams S. J., Mach R. H. (2010). Click Synthesis and Biologic Evaluation of (R)- and (S)-2-Amino-3-[1-(2-[F-18]Fluoroethyl)-1H-[1,2,3]Triazol-4-Yl]Propanoic Acid for Brain Tumor Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography. Molecular Imaging.9(6):329-342.

 McConathy J., Goodman M. M. (2008). Non-Natural Amino Acids for Tumor Imaging Using Positron Emission Tomography and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. Cancer Metastasis Rev.27(4):555-573.

 McConathy J., Voll R. J., Yu W., Crowe R. J., Goodman M. M. (2003). Improved Synthesis of Anti-[18f]FACBC: Improved Preparation of Labeling Precursor and Automated Radiosynthesis. Appl Radiat Isot.58(6):657-666. 

McConathy J., Martarello L., Malveaux E. J., Camp V. M., Simpson N. E., Simpson C. P., Bowers G. D., Zhang Z., Olson J. J., Goodman M. M. (2003). Synthesis and Evaluation of 2-Amino-4-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methylbutanoic Acid (FAMB): Relationship of Amino Acid Transport to Tumor Imaging Properties of Branched Fluorinated Amino Acids. Nuclear medicine and biology.30(5):477-490.

 McConathy J., Martarello L., Malveaux E. J., Camp V. M., Simpson N. E., Simpson C. P., Bowers G. D., Olson J. J., Goodman M. M. (2002). Radiolabeled Amino Acids for Tumor Imaging with PET: Radiosynthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-Amino-3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methylpropanoic Acid and 3-[F-18]Fluoro-2-Methyl-2-(Methylamino)Propanoic Acid. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.45(11):2240-2249.