Publications

• Alpha radioligand therapy in neuroendocrine neoplasms: current landscape and spotlight on RYZ101.
  Future Oncol Volume: 21 Page(s): 1357 - 1363
  05/01/2025 Authors: Grewal US; Gbolahan OB; Takalkar AM; Halperin DM
• Longitudinal Evaluation of FDG Uptake in a Synovial Herniation Pit in 8 Years: Implications for Potential False-Positive PET Findings.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 50 Page(s): e189 - e191
  03/01/2025 Authors: Wu C; Takalkar AM
• Mickey Mouse Sign on Bone Scan: This Mouseketeer Rebels Against Paget Disease.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 47 Page(s): e355 - e357
  04/01/2022 Authors: Khan FM; Chen B; Takalkar AM
• Immunotherapy and Thyroid Dysfunction: Relevance to Nuclear Medicine.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 719 - 721
  09/01/2020 Authors: Gregorio ML; Gomez JS; Arora S; Ramachandran A; Takalkar A
• Pediatric Cardiac PET/CT Imaging.
  PET Clin Volume: 15 Page(s): 371 - 380
  07/01/2020 Authors: Takalkar A; Hernandez Pampaloni M
• Metachronous mediastinal and lung metastases from head and neck cancer: A case series, literature review and considerations for treatment.
  Oral Oncol Volume: 102 Page(s): 104518
  03/01/2020 Authors: Ampil F; Previgliano C; Porter C; Richards T; Takalkar A
• Horner Syndrome Secondary to Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Neck: A Case Series.
  Ear Nose Throat J Volume: 98 Page(s): 223 - 226
  01/01/2019 Authors: Lele S; Derise N; Medlin T; Takalkar A; Nathan C-A
• Bone marrow metastases in salivary duct carcinoma of the parotid gland.
  BMJ Case Rep Volume: 11
  12/03/2018 Authors: Asarkar A; Takalkar A; Dhawan M; Nathan CAO
• ACR-ACNM Practice Parameter for the Performance of Fluorine-18 Fluciclovine-PET/CT for Recurrent Prostate Cancer.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 43 Page(s): 909 - 917
  12/01/2018 Authors: Savir-Baruch B; Banks KP; McConathy JE; Molchanova-Cook OP; Parent EE; Takalkar A; Tulchinsky M; Yu JQ; Subramaniam RM; Schuster DM
• Hopkins Criteria for assessing response after radiation (with or without chemotherapy) in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (IINSCC) Patients: An external validation study
  Volume: 59
  05/01/2018 Authors: Paryani B; Asarkar A; Berkovic J; Nathan C-A; Takalkar A
• Objective assessment of skeletal metastases response to Radium-223 Dichloride (Xofigo) utilizing F-18 NaF Bone PET/CT imaging in Castration-Resistant (Hormone-Refractory) prostate cancer patients with bone metastases
  Volume: 59
  05/01/2018 Authors: Takalkar A; Andrews M; Paryani B; Hoffman K; Dhawan M
• Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in colon cancer: a case report and literature review.
  Clin Case Rep Volume: 5 Page(s): 2121 - 2126
  12/01/2017 Authors: Sommerhalder D; Takalkar AM; Shackelford R; Peddi P
• Follicular dendritic sarcoma masquerading as fibrosing mediastinitis.
  BMJ Case Rep Volume: 2017
  06/13/2017 Authors: Cingam SR; Al Shaarani M; Takalkar A; Peddi P
• Incidence of contralateral-bilateral nodes in the human papillomavirus era.
  Laryngoscope Volume: 127 Page(s): 1328 - 1333
  06/01/2017 Authors: Tritter AG; Mehta V; Samuelson M; deGravelle G; Ma X; Medlin-Moore T; Takalkar A; Caldito G; Nathan C-AO
• FDG PET/CT and N0 mediastinal nodal status in early stage non-small cell lung cancer: A single institution retrospective experience.
  Volume: 35
  05/20/2017 Authors: Cingam SR; Connor S; Patel AH; Master SR; Takalkar A
• Successful Treatment of Richter's Transformation with Ibrutinib in Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)
  Volume: 23 Page(s): S217 - S217
  03/01/2017 Authors: Master S; Leary C; Bozeman A; Peyton-Thomas B; Devarakonda S; Takalkar A; Coltelingam J; Mansour R; Mills G; Koshy N
• 18F-DOPA MANUFACTURED BY A MODIFIED ONE POT METHOD IS OF HIGH ENOUGH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY TO PRODUCE QUALITY IMAGES OF THE PANCREAS WHEN INJECTED UP TO 6 HOURS POST MANUFACTURE
  Volume: 88 Page(s): 102 - 103
  01/01/2017 Authors: Thornton P; Nazih R; Garg S; Truong L; Rodriguez L; Reynolds CL; Nedrelow J; Uffman J; Sanchez I; Takalkar A
• STANDARD UPTAKE VALUE RATIOS ARE NOT THE BEST TECHNIQUE TO DIFFERENTIATE FOCAL FROM DIFFUSE HI
  Volume: 88 Page(s): 272 - 273
  01/01/2017 Authors: Thornton P; Nazih R; Garg S; Truong L; Rodriguez L; Reynolds CL; Nedrelow J; Uffman J; Sanchez I; Takalkar A
• Successful Treatment of Richter Transformation with Ibrutinib in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.
  Case Rep Oncol Volume: 10 Page(s): 534 - 541
  01/01/2017 Authors: Master S; Leary C; Takalkar A; Coltelingam J; Mansour R; Mills GM; Koshy N
• Synchronous Primary Lung Cancer With Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Right Upper Lobe.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 352 Page(s): 427
  10/01/2016 Authors: Migliaro M; Ballard DH; Takalkar A; Thomas-Ogunniyi JO; Previgliano CH; Gonzalez-Toledo E
• Radiographic and laboratory assessment of bone metastases in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients undergoing Radium-223 dichloride therapy
  Volume: 57
  05/01/2016 Authors: Takalkar A; Paryani B; Skweres J; Adams S; Devarakonda S; Dhawan M
• The Prognostic Utility of F-18-FDG-PET Metabolic Tumor Response After Chemoradiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
  Volume: 94 Page(s): 927 - 927
  03/15/2016 Authors: Ampil FL; Caldito G; Devarakonda S; Reiser C; Nathan CAO; Takalkar A; Mills G; Lian T; Mehta V
• Exceptional response to cetuximab monotherapy in a patient with metastatic oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a molecular insight.
  Onco Targets Ther Volume: 9 Page(s): 705 - 709
  01/01/2016 Authors: Peddi P; Paryani B; Takalkar A; Bundrick P; Ponugupati J; Nair B; El-Osta H
• FDG PET Imaging of Extremities in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  J La State Med Soc Volume: 168 Page(s): 156 - 161
  01/01/2016 Authors: Dhawan R; Lokitz K; Lokitz S; Caldito G; Takalkar AM
• Radium-223 dichloride therapy in breast cancer with osseous metastases.
  BMJ Case Rep Volume: 2015
  11/18/2015 Authors: Takalkar A; Paryani B; Adams S; Subbiah V
• The prognostic utility of (18)F-FDG-PET metabolic tumor response after chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer.
  Acta Oncol Volume: 54 Page(s): 1066 - 1067
  07/01/2015 Authors: Ampil F; Caldito G; Reiser C; Devarakonda S; Takalkar A; Nathan C-A; Mills G
• Impact of Plasma Glucose Level at the Time of Fluorodeoxyglucose Administration on the Accuracy of FDG-PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Lesions.
  Int J Endocrinol Metab Volume: 12 Page(s): e16429
  10/01/2014 Authors: Hamidian Jahromi A; Fallahzadeh MK; Takalkar A; Sheng J; Zibari G; Shokouh Amiri H
• Treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases with radium-223: A single institution experience
  Volume: 32
  05/20/2014 Authors: Devarakonda SS; Skweres J; Nair BS; Dhawan M; Takalkar A
• Radium-223 dichloride bone-targeted alpha particle therapy for hormone-refractory breast cancer metastatic to bone.
  Exp Hematol Oncol Volume: 3 Page(s): 23
  01/01/2014 Authors: Takalkar A; Adams S; Subbiah V
• Acquired constricting and restricting lesions of the descending duodenum.
  Radiographics Volume: 34 Page(s): 1196 - 1217
  01/01/2014 Authors: Carbo AI; Sangster GP; Caraway J; Heldmann MG; Thomas J; Takalkar A
• Graft-versus-lymphoma effect plus vorinostat as successful approach in a case of refractory gastric peripheral T cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, after reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.
  Leuk Lymphoma Volume: 54 Page(s): 2545 - 2547
  11/01/2013 Authors: Devarakonda SS; Shahan JL; Takalkar A; Chaudhery SI; Jean G; Koshy NV; Hildebrandt GC
• Accuracy of multi-detector computed tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT, and CA 19-9 levels in detecting recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  JOP Volume: 14 Page(s): 466 - 468
  07/11/2013 Authors: Hamidian Jahromi A; Sangster G; Zibari G; Martin B; Chu Q; Takalkar A; Shi R; Shokouh-Amiri H
• Cervical cancer outcomes with the elimination of access to care disparities.
  Volume: 31
  05/20/2013 Authors: Agloria M; Cheema F; Von Burton G; Mills GM; Shi R; Takalkar A; Armaghany T
• SUV max of the most intense lesion on fdgpet/CT scan at baseline as a potential prognostic factor in stage IV (NSCLC): A retrospective review.
  Volume: 31
  05/20/2013 Authors: Kodali MD; Takalkar A; Shi R; Peddi P; Mills GM; Jafri SHR
• Successful treatment of first and second recurrence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after related allogeneic bone marrow transplant at unusual sites using single-dose vincristine followed by interferon-2b and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
  Leuk Lymphoma Volume: 54 Page(s): 1107 - 1109
  05/01/2013 Authors: Volodin L; Peddi P; Takalkar A; Comeau JM; Shahan JL; Hildebrandt GC
• SUV max of primary lung tumor on FDGPET/CT scan at baseline as a potential prognostic factor in stage IV NSCLC: a retrospective review.
  Volume: 73
  04/15/2013 Authors: Kodali MD; Takalkar A; Shi R; Jafri SH
• Monitoring the Response of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Patients With Early-stage Lung Cancer Using Serial Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  Volume: 84 Page(s): S48 - S48
  11/01/2012 Authors: Rosen LR; Fischer-Valuck BW; Katz S; Durci M; Wu T; Takalkar A; Mirfakhraee M; Lilien D
• Monitoring The Response Of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) In Patients With Early-stage Lung Cancer Using Serial Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  Volume: 7 Page(s): S231 - S231
  09/01/2012 Authors: Rosen LR; Fischer-Valuck BW; Katz S; Durci M; Wu T; Takalkar A; Mirfakhraee M; Lilien D
• Skeletal muscle metastases on FDG PET/CT imaging.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 37 Page(s): 575 - 579
  06/01/2012 Authors: Khandelwal AR; Takalkar AM; Lilien DL; Ravi A
• ROSAI-DORFMAN DISEASE PRESENTING AS A SOFT TISSUE TUMOR OF THE LOWER LIMB
  Volume: 60 Page(s): 444 - 444
  01/01/2012 Authors: El-Osta H; Peddi P; Koshy N; Veillon D; Takalkar A; Jafri S; Mills G; Hildebrandt G
• Chemoradiotherapy for unresectable stage IVB head and neck cancer.
  J La State Med Soc Volume: 164 Page(s): 260 - 264
  01/01/2012 Authors: Ampil F; Caldito G; Mills G; Takalkar A; Ghali G; Kim D
• Relative Merits of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and PET Perfusion Imaging: A Cardiologist's View.
  PET Clin Volume: 6 Page(s): 431 - 439
  10/01/2011 Authors: Abdulbaki A; Modi K; Takalkar AM
• Cardiac PET Imaging.
  Volume: 6 Page(s): xi - xii
  10/01/2011 Authors: Chen W; Takalkar AM
• Incidental detection of unsuspected pulmonary embolism on oncologic FDG PET/CT imaging.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 36 Page(s): 720 - 722
  08/01/2011 Authors: Khandelwal AR; Li G; Takalkar AM
• Cardiac Assessment with PET.
  PET Clin Volume: 6 Page(s): 313 - 326
  07/01/2011 Authors: Takalkar A; Agarwal A; Adams S; Alavi A; Torigian DA
• 18F-FDG PET in pregnancy and fetal radiation dose estimates.
  J Nucl Med Volume: 52 Page(s): 1035 - 1040
  07/01/2011 Authors: Takalkar AM; Khandelwal A; Lokitz S; Lilien DL; Stabin MG
• F-18 FDG PET imaging in pregnancy and fetal radiation dose estimates
  Volume: 52
  05/01/2011 Authors: Takalkar A; Khandelwal A; Lokitz S; Stabin M
• 18F-FDG PET imaging in rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective study
  Volume: 52
  05/01/2011 Authors: Takalkar A; Dhawan R; Lokitz K
• FDG PET/CT imaging suggests lymphoma involving prostate may be more resistant to treatment.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 36 Page(s): 255 - 257
  03/01/2011 Authors: Li G; Dhawan M; Takalkar AM; Lilien DL
• Genetic incorporation of human metallothionein into the adenovirus protein IX for non-invasive SPECT imaging.
  PLoS One Volume: 6 Page(s): e16792
  02/09/2011 Authors: Mathis JM; Bhatia S; Khandelwal A; Kovesdi I; Lokitz SJ; Odaka Y; Takalkar AM; Terry T; Curiel DT
• Early Detection of Brain Pathology Suggestive of Early AD Using Objective Evaluation of FDG-PET Scans.
  Int J Alzheimers Dis Volume: 2011
  09/20/2010 Authors: Patterson JC; Lilien DL; Takalkar A; Pinkston JB
• Potential value of quantitative analysis of cerebral PET in early cognitive decline.
  Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen Volume: 23 Page(s): 586 - 592
  12/01/2008 Authors: Patterson JC; Lilien DL; Takalkar A; Kelley RE; Minagar A
• Pediatric Cardiac PET Imaging.
  PET Clin Volume: 3 Page(s): 587 - 596
  10/01/2008 Authors: Takalkar A; Hernandez-Pampaloni M; Cheng G; Zhuang H; Alavi A
• Cardiovascular Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Imaging.
  PET Clin Volume: 3 Page(s): 411 - 434
  07/01/2008 Authors: Takalkar A; Chen W; Desjardins B; Alavi A; Torigian DA
• Simultaneous demonstration of metabolic lesions consistent with Alzheimer disease and brain metastases on FDG-PET imaging.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 438 - 440
  06/01/2008 Authors: Takalkar AM; El-Haddad G; Lilien DL; Patterson JC
• Costosternal chondrodynia simulating recurrent breast cancer unveiled by FDG PET.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 330 - 332
  05/01/2008 Authors: Mathew AS; El-Haddad G; Lilien DL; Takalkar AM
• Accurate grading of 3 synchronous liposarcomas assessed by PET-CT in a single patient.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 32 Page(s): 937 - 939
  12/01/2007 Authors: Reddy MP; Sangster GP; Takalkar AM; Heldmann M; Zhang R-D; Lilien DL
• Living with tuberculosis: the myths and the stigma from the Indian perspective.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 45 Page(s): 1247
  11/01/2007 Authors: Mathew AS; Takalkar AM
• A Potential Role for F-18 FDG PET/CT in Evaluation and Management of Fibrosing Mediastinitis.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 32 Page(s): 703 - 706
  09/01/2007 Authors: Takalkar AM; Bruno GL; Makanjoula AJ; El-Haddad G; Lilien DL; Payne DK
• Lambda Sign in Sarcoidosis on F-18 FDG Positron Emission Tomography: To identify the Specific Pattern of Lymphadenopathy in the Mediastinum to Avoid Potential False Positives in Staging and Restaging of Various Malignancies
  Volume: 188
  05/01/2007 Authors: Reddy MP; Takalkar A; Heldmann MG; Sangster GP; D'Agostino H; Lilien DL
• Intense FDG activity in peritoneal tuberculosis mimics peritoneal carcinomatosis.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 32 Page(s): 244 - 246
  03/01/2007 Authors: Takalkar AM; Bruno GL; Reddy M; Lilien DL
• F-18 FDG-PET imaging and correlation with CT in staging and follow-up of pediatric lymphomas.
  Pediatr Radiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 524 - 531
  06/01/2006 Authors: Hernandez-Pampaloni M; Takalkar A; Yu JQ; Zhuang H; Alavi A
• PET in cardiology.
  Radiol Clin North Am Volume: 43 Page(s): 107 - xi
  01/01/2005 Authors: Takalkar A; Mavi A; Alavi A; Araujo L
• 18F-FDG PET in evaluation of adrenal lesions in patients with lung cancer.
  J Nucl Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 2058 - 2062
  12/01/2004 Authors: Kumar R; Xiu Y; Yu JQ; Takalkar A; El-Haddad G; Potenta S; Kung J; Zhuang H; Alavi A
• Diffuse bone marrow accumulation of FDG in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia mimics hematopoietic cytokine-mediated FDG uptake on positron emission tomography.
  Clin Nucl Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 637 - 639
  10/01/2004 Authors: Takalkar A; Yu JQ; Kumar R; Xiu Y; Alavi A; Zhuang H
• Binding and detachment dynamics of microbubbles targeted to P-selectin under controlled shear flow.
  J Control Release Volume: 96 Page(s): 473 - 482
  05/18/2004 Authors: Takalkar AM; Klibanov AL; Rychak JJ; Lindner JR; Ley K
• Nitroglycerin reduces blood viscosity: A novel mechanism to explain the enhancement of nutrient blood flow to ischemic zones
  Volume: 39 Page(s): 279A - 279A
  03/06/2002 Authors: Bin JP; Leong-Poi H; Fisher NG; Takalkar AM; Wei K; Kaul S