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David Brandon MD

  • Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 712-4843
  • david.brandon@emoryhealthcare.org
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Overview

Dr. Brandon is a Nuclear Medicine physician who is active in nuclear medicine education and clinical quality improvement, serving as Program Director of Emorys nuclear medicine residency and nuclear radiology fellowship since 2011. He is currently Membership Chair for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) in addition to serving on multiple committees, previously chairing the Young Professionals Committee, and coauthoring society clinical guidelines. In addition to speaking nationally, he has organized multiple national meeting sessions.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Baylor College of Medicine
  • BA from Baylor University (graduated in the Honors Program)

Research

Focus

  • My current research focus is two pronged. The first evalautes the clinical utlity of multiple software platforms for interpreting FDG PET brain images. Second, I am about to begin work with a multidisciplinary team evaluating an investigational radiopharmaceutical targeting CXCR4 expression in head and neck cancer.

Publications

  • Voxel-based dosimetry predicting treatment response and related toxicity in HCC patients treated with resin-based Y90 radioembolization: a prospective, single-arm study.
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Volume: 50 Page(s): 1743 - 1752
    05/01/2023 Authors: Kokabi N; Arndt-Webster L; Chen B; Brandon D; Sethi I; Davarpanahfakhr A; Galt J; Elsayed M; Bercu Z; Cristescu M
  • Correlation of Non-tumoral Liver Dose with Treatment-Related Adverse Events in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Glass-Based Yttrium-90 Radioembolization.
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 60 - 68
    01/01/2023 Authors: Webster LA; Villalobos A; Cheng B; Xing M; Majdalany BS; Bercu ZL; Cristescu MM; Brandon D; Schuster D; Baum Y
  • Accuracy and Safety of Scout Dose Resin Yttrium-90 Microspheres for Radioembolization Therapy Treatment Planning: A Prospective Single-Arm Clinical Trial.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 33 Page(s): 1578 - 1587.e5
    12/01/2022 Authors: Kokabi N; Webster LA; Elsayed M; Switchenko JM; Chen B; Brandon D; Galt J; Sethi I; Cristescu M; Kappadath SC
  • Role of Resin Microsphere Y90 Dosimetry in Predicting Objective Tumor Response, Survival and Treatment Related Toxicity in Surgically Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis: A Retrospective Single Institution Study.
    Cancers (Basel) Volume: 13
    09/29/2021 Authors: Sankhla T; Cheng B; Nezami N; Xing M; Sethi I; Bercu Z; Brandon D; Majdalany B; Schuster DM; Kokabi N
  • Determination of Tumor Dose Response Thresholds in Patients with Chemorefractory Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Treated with Resin and Glass-based Y90 Radioembolization.
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 44 Page(s): 1194 - 1203
    08/01/2021 Authors: Cheng B; Villalobos A; Sethi I; Wagstaff W; Galt J; Brandon D; Schuster DM; Bercu Z; Majdalany B; Kokabi N
  • Same day yttrium-90 radioembolization with single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography: An opportunity to improve care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
    World J Gastrointest Oncol Volume: 13 Page(s): 440 - 452
    05/15/2021 Authors: Elsayed M; Loya M; Galt J; Schuster DM; Bercu ZL; Newsome J; Brandon D; Benenati S; Behbahani K; Duszak R
  • Tumor-to-Normal Ratio Relationship between Planning Technetium-99 Macroaggregated Albumin and Posttherapy Yttrium-90 Bremsstrahlung SPECT/CT.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 752 - 760
    05/01/2021 Authors: Villalobos A; Cheng B; Wagstaff W; Sethi I; Bercu Z; Schuster DM; Brandon DC; Galt J; Kokabi N
  • Yttrium-90 dosimetry and implications on tumour response and survival after radioembolisation of chemo-refractory hepatic metastases from breast cancer.
    Nucl Med Commun Volume: 42 Page(s): 402 - 409
    04/01/2021 Authors: Cheng B; Sethi I; Davisson N; Brandon D; Barron B; Galt J; Bercu Z; Schuster DM; Kokabi N
  • Comparison of Tc-99m MAA Planar Versus SPECT/CT Imaging for Lung Shunt Fraction Evaluation Prior to Y-90 Radioembolization: Are We Overestimating Lung Shunt Fraction?
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 44 Page(s): 254 - 260
    02/01/2021 Authors: Elsayed M; Cheng B; Xing M; Sethi I; Brandon D; Schuster DM; Bercu Z; Galt J; Barron B; Kokabi N
  • Outcomes and Predictive Value of Post-adjuvant Therapy PET/CT for Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
    Laryngoscope Volume: 130 Page(s): E850 - E857
    12/01/2020 Authors: Qian DC; Magliocca KR; Aiken AH; Baugnon KL; Brandon DC; Stokes WA; McDonald MW; Patel MR; Baddour HM; Kaka AS
  • Incidence of Radioembolization-Induced Liver Disease and Liver Toxicity Following Repeat 90Y-Radioembolization: Outcomes at a Large Tertiary Care Center.
    Clin Nucl Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 100 - 104
    02/01/2020 Authors: Elsayed M; Ermentrout RM; Sethi I; Bercu ZL; Galt JR; Whitmore M; Brandon DC; Schuster DM; Kokabi N
  • Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States.
    Case Rep Infect Dis Volume: 2019 Page(s): 5369707
    01/01/2019 Authors: Wiley Z; Reddy S; Jacobs Slifka KM; Brandon DC; Jernigan J; Kersh GJ; Armstrong PA
  • SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Diuretic Renal Scintigraphy in Adults With Suspected Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction 1.0.
    Semin Nucl Med Volume: 48 Page(s): 377 - 390
    07/01/2018 Authors: Taylor AT; Brandon DC; de Palma D; Blaufox MD; Durand E; Erbas B; Grant SF; Hilson AJW; Morsing A
  • Think Outside The Box: Tackling Fluciclovine PET-CT With Challenging Extraprostatic Findings
    Volume: 59
    05/01/2018 Authors: Baum Y; Brandon D
  • Phantom Evaluation of Bone Imaging in a Clinical Nuclear Medicine Environment
    Volume: 58
    05/01/2017 Authors: Dharmadhikari S; Brandon D; Nye J; Aarsvold J; Galt J
  • A Novel Timesaving Method for Hepatobiliary Imaging for Suspected Acute Cholecystitis.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 6 - 9
    01/01/2017 Authors: Carter SS; Ehsan SR; Duszak R; Lee DJ; Esteves FP; Brandon DC; Halkar RK
  • Head and neck PET/CT therapy response interpretation criteria (Hopkins criteria) - external validation study.
    Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Volume: 7 Page(s): 174 - 180
    01/01/2017 Authors: Kendi AT; Brandon D; Switchenko J; Wadsworth JT; El-Deiry MW; Saba NF; Schuster DM; Subramaniam RM
  • External Validation of Therapy Response Interpretation Criteria (Hopkins Criteria) with inter-reader reliability, accuracy and Progression free survival outcomes
    JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Volume: 57
    05/01/2016 Authors: Kendi ATK; Brandon D; Switchenko J; Wadsworth J; El-Deiry M; Saba N; Schuster D; Subramaniam R
  • Characteristics and Limitations of FDG PET/CT for Imaging of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Comprehensive Review of Anatomy, Metastatic Pathways, and Image Findings.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 205 Page(s): W519 - W531
    11/01/2015 Authors: Plaxton NA; Brandon DC; Corey AS; Harrison CE; Karagulle Kendi AT; Halkar RK; Barron BJ
  • CTDI(vol) in PET-CT: Fixed kV/Fixed Quality Reference mAs vs Topogram-based kV/Topogram-based Quality Reference mAs
    Volume: 56
    05/01/2015 Authors: Zavosky L; Aarsvold J; Brandon D; Grant S
  • Clinical intervention for quality improvement of gastric-emptying studies.
    J Nucl Med Technol Volume: 42 Page(s): 274 - 277
    12/01/2014 Authors: Bonta DV; Brandon DC; Hernandez J; Patel M; Grant S; Alazraki N
  • The SNMMI procedure standard/EANM practice guideline for gastrointestinal bleeding scintigraphy 2.0.
    J Nucl Med Technol Volume: 42 Page(s): 308 - 317
    12/01/2014 Authors: Dam HQ; Brandon DC; Grantham VV; Hilson AJ; Howarth DM; Maurer AH; Stabin MG; Tulchinsky M; Ziessman HA; Zuckier LS
  • SNMMI and EANM practice guideline for meckel diverticulum scintigraphy 2.0.
    J Nucl Med Technol Volume: 42 Page(s): 163 - 169
    09/01/2014 Authors: Spottswood SE; Pfluger T; Bartold SP; Brandon D; Burchell N; Delbeke D; Fink-Bennett DM; Hodges PK; Jolles PR; Lassmann M
  • Objective evaluation of gastric meal preparation by visual inspection
    Volume: 55
    05/01/2014 Authors: Bonta D; Grant S; Brandon D; Hernandez J; Alazraki N
  • Objective evaluation of gastric meal preparation by visual inspection
    Volume: 55
    05/01/2014 Authors: Bonta D; Grant S; Brandon D; Hernandez J; Alazraki N
  • Utility of bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of incidentally found osseous lesions
    Volume: 55
    05/01/2014 Authors: Brandon D; Barron B
  • Utility of bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of incidentally found osseous lesions
    Volume: 55
    05/01/2014 Authors: Brandon D; Barron B
  • Which way do I go? Gaining an understanding of head and neck lymphatic drainage patterns
    Volume: 55
    05/01/2014 Authors: Behr-Ventura D; Kendi AK; Brandon D
  • Dacryoscintigraphy: Rediscovering an underutilized test
    JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Volume: 54
    05/01/2013 Authors: Brandon D; Maa A
  • Emergent PET-CT findings: Can you make the right call?
    JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Volume: 53
    05/01/2012 Authors: Brown A; Harrison C; Brandon D; Schuster D
  • Recognizing the artifacts and minimizing untoward effects caused by failed or complicated radiopharmaceutical injections
    Volume: 53
    05/01/2012 Authors: Moncavo V; Brandon D; Lee D; Bonta D; Halker R
  • The role of FDG PET-CT in incidental lymphadenopathy
    Volume: 53
    05/01/2012 Authors: Brandon D; Bonta D; Bartley S; Alazraki N
  • The role of single-photon emission computed tomography and SPECT/computed tomography in oncologic imaging.
    Semin Oncol Volume: 38 Page(s): 87 - 108
    02/01/2011 Authors: Brandon D; Alazraki A; Halkar RK; Alazraki NP
  • Meta-analysis: comparison of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography and bone scintigraphy in the detection of bone metastases in patients with breast cancer.
    Clin Nucl Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 97 - 101
    02/01/2008 Authors: Shie P; Cardarelli R; Brandon D; Erdman W; Abdulrahim N
  • The Standard Uptake Value (SUV). Is It Necessary for Diagnosing Malignant Tissue by F-18-FDG PET?
    Clin Positron Imaging Volume: 1 Page(s): 243
    09/01/1998 Authors: Mulani N; Brandon D; Barron B; Lamki L; Gould L
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