PAPER AND ABSTRACTS

SESSION 1

1. TREATMENT OF THYROTOXICOSIS WITH RADIOIODINE (I-131) - THE KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. Lee Boon Nang, Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

2. PLANAR TECHNETIUM-99m DMSA RENAL SCINTIGRAPHY AND RENAL ULTRASOUND IN THE DETECTION OF RENAL OUTLINE DEFECT: A COMPARISON. Mohamed Ali Abdul Khader, Jean Smellie, Nina Prescod*, Susan Clarke.* Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Penang Hospital, Malaysia.*Pediatric Department, University College Hospital, London, England. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, England.

3. RADIO-LABELLED SUPER-HIGH AFFINITY SHEEP MONOCLONAL ANTI-CEA IN XENOGRAFT STUDIES. Kim Tan and G.Selvaratnam. Nilai Cancer Institute, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Malaysia

SESSION 2

1. NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY. Rosli Mohamad Ali Institut Jantung Negara.

2. THERAPEUTIC RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS. Rehir Dahalan. Medical Technology Division.Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT). 43000 Kajang, Selangor. Malaysia

3. RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY USING STRONTIUM-89. A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PALLIATIVE TREATMENT FOR PAINFUL BONE METASTASES FROM BREAST CANCER. C.H. Yip, and *M. Paramsothy Department of Surgery and *Division of Nuclear Medicine University Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

4. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR IMAGING IN RARE ENDOCRINE TUMOURS. B.J.J. Abdullah, M. Paramsothy, ASM Khir and SP Chan Departments of Radiology and Medicine. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

5. PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF TECHNETIUM-99m-MIBI : A RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL USED FOR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING. Zulkifli M. Hashim, Wan Hamirul Bahrin Wan Kamal, M. Rodzi Ali, M. Awang and M. A. Wahid Division of Medical Technology. Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research, MINT. Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor. Malaysia

6. DISSEMINATED FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA OF THE THYRIOD - THE UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA EXPERIENCE AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON CURRENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. Malik Mumtaz, Biswa Mohan Biswal, Nik Min Ahmad and *Jafri Abdullah Department of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy, *Department of Surgery. School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Malaysia

SESSION 3

1. NUCLEAR MEDICINE PRACTICE IN PENANG HOSPITAL MOVING TOWARDS THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND. Mohamed Ali Abdul Khader Nuclear Medicine Division. Department of Diagnostic Imaging. Penang Hospital

2. ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND Noreen Norfaraheen Lee Abdullah Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Jalan Tenteram. Bandar Tun Razak. Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

3. BLEOMYCIN-TECHNETIUM-99m FOR TUMOR IMAGING Abdul Hakim Abdullah, Ahmad Zakaria. School of Medical Sciences, University Science Malaysia. Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Malaysia

4. BONE SCINTIGRAPHY OF FREE VASCULARISED FIBULA GRAFTS Ahmad Sukari Halim1, Mohd Arif Kor Abdullah2, Zulmi Wan3, Abdul Rani Samsuddin4 and Malik Mumtaz5 1,2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3Department of Orthopaedic 4Department of ENT, 5Radiotherapy Unit. School of Sciences USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Malaysia

5. HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN-G LABELLED Tc-99m AS RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL FOR INFLAMMATION DETECTION Shaharuddin Mohd, Wan Hamirul Bahrin Wan Kamal, Shahrin A Hamid, Rosnani Hashim*, Ang Woan-Tze*, Nizrana Muhd Yusof** and Maizatul Husna Mohamed Ramli** Medical Technology Division, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT), Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. *Department of Pharmacy and **Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 50300 Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

6. MEASUREMENT OF DOSE TO PHANTOM FOR FILM-SCREEN MAMMOGRAPHY. N. Jamal1, S.B. Samat2 and M.S. Salikin1 1Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research, (MINT) 43000 Kajang. Selangor. 2Jabatan Fizik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 43600 Kajang, Selangor. Malaysia

SESSION 4

1. NUCLEAR MEDICINE PRACTICE IN JAPAN : RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE DIRECTION. Yoshiharu Yonekura. Biomedical Imaging Research Center. Fukui Medical University. 23 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193. Japan

2. NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - AN OVERVIEW 1Malik Mumtaz, 2 Noreen Norfaraheen Abdullah 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy 2Department of Radiology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan Malaysia

3. THE VALUE OF ROUTINE Tc-MDP SCINTIGRAPHY IN THE DETECTION OF OCCULT SKELETAL METASTASES IN WOMEN WITH PRIMARY BREAST CANCER. Yip C.H. and *M. Paramsothy Department of Surgery and. *Division of Nuclear Medicine University Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

4. IMMUNOASSAYS IN IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE Cheah Swee Hung and *Ahmad Bustamam Abdul Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur *Medical Technology Division, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research, (MINT) Bangi, Selangor. Malaysia

5. MEDICAL EXPOSURES FROM DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Kwan-Hoong Ng Department of Radiology. University of Malaya Medical Centre. 59100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

6. THE VALUE OF Tc-99m METHYLENE DIPHOSPHONATE (MDP) IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN MALIGNANT AND BENIGN BREAST LUMPS B.T. Sulaiman Mammographic and Nuclear Medicine Center. National Cancer Society of Malaysia 66-72 Jalan Raja Muda Abd. Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

7. RADIOLABELLED GLUCOSE METABOLISM ASSOCIATED WITH MACROPHAGE FUNCTION. Shaikh Alaudeen and *Weidemann M.J. Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia and *The Faculties, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

SESSION 5

1. CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PLAN OF PROTON THERAPY AT UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA Yasuyuki Akine Proton Medical Research Center. University of Tsukuba. Japan

2. CURRENT TRENDS IN CYCLOTRON TECHNOLOGY. Lewis R. Carroll Carroll-Ramsey Associates. 950 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 . USA

3. LOCALISATION OF RESIDUAL, RECURRENT OF METASTATIC MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA USING FUNCTIONAL RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING - AN UHKL EXPERIENCE. Y.F. Abdul Aziz., M. Paramsothy Department of Radiology. University Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

4. DOES PERCUSSION DANCING INCREASE BONE MINERAL DENSITY? Bharti, M.K., K. Jayalingan., M. Paramsothy., Sunita. B., Abu Kasim Department of Nuclear Medicine. University Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

POSTER PAPER

1. THE USE OF COBALT 60 IRRADIATED AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE IN PLASTIC SURGERY. 1Ahmad Sukari Halim, 2Mohd Arif Kor Abdullah, 3Hasim Mohamad and 4Norimah Yusof 1,2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery School of Medical Sciences USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia 3Malaysian National Tissue Bank, Kelantan, Malaysia 4Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT) Bangi, Selangor Malaysia.

2. PROSPECT OF SYNCHROTRON APPLICATION IN MALAYSIA. Shahidan Radiman Nuclear Science Programme, School of Applied Physics. Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia43600 Bangi. Malaysia

3. PRODUCTION OF HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN (HIg) KIT FOR INFLAMMATION IMAGING. Abdul Hakim Abdullah, Mohammad Hadzri Yaacob, Ahmad Zakaria, Abdullah Waidi Idris and Malik Mumtaz Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy and Oncology School of Medicine Science, University Science Malaysia.Kubang Kerian, Kelantan .Malaysia

4. APPLICATION OF LIPOSOMES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Shahidan Radiman School of Applied Physics.Faculty of Science and Technology. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Malaysia