Outstanding JNMT Articles for 2022

Kathy S. Thomas

Geoffrey M. Currie

Christopher Fecca

Dhrumil Naik

Krystle Glasgow

Sarah Frye

Along with the dedicated members of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (JNMT) Board of Editors, I have the privilege each year of selecting outstanding articles. These awards are presented to articles that have contributed significantly to practice, education, and scientific understanding in the field and for which technologists have served as first authors. This year’s awardees represent the remarkably broad range of clinical, technical, and educational endeavors that characterize our increasingly complex field—from basic biochemistry and molecular biology to the impact of COVID on nuclear medicine practice.

The first-place Editors’ Choice Award for 2022 went to Geoffrey M. Currie, from Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga, Australia), and coauthors Marko Trifunovic, Jui Liu, Sang Kim, and Howard Gurney for “¹⁸F-DCFPyL PET/CT in metastatic renal cell carcinoma” (J Nucl Med Technol. 2022;50:282–285). The second-place award was presented to Christopher Fecca, from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), and coauthors Jee Moon, David Posocco, Huaqing Zhao, and Simin Dadparvar for “Accuracy of ¹²³I-sodium thyroid imaging in calculating thyroid volume” (J Nucl Med Technol. 2022;50:322–326). Dhrumil Naik, from the University of Ottawa (Canada), and coauthors Sarah Ternan, Rene Degagne, Wanzhen Zeng, and Ran Klein received the third-place award for “Thyroid uptake exceeding 100%: causes and prevention” (J Nucl Med Technol. 2022;50:153–160).

Krystle Glasgow, from the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and coauthors Mike Dillard, Eric Hertenstein, Allen Justin, Remo George, and Amy Brady were the recipients of the award for best continuing education article for “Going nuclear with amino acids and proteins: basic biochemistry and molecular biology primer for the technologist” (J Nucl Med Technol. 2022;50:186–194). The award for best educators’ forum article went to Sarah Frye, from St. Louis University (MO) and coauthor Jennifer Prekeges from Bellevue College (WA) for “Interview with nuclear medicine technology educators on the impact of COVID-19 on programs, outcomes, and employers” (J Nucl Med Technol. 2022;50:174–178).

These awardees are to be congratulated on their achievements, a part of the larger effort that continues to make JNMT a vital resource for our community.”