Peter Stephen Conti M.D.
Radiologist | Nuclear Radiology
1520 San Pablo St Lower Level, Ste 160 Los Angeles CA, 90033Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Conti completed his MD at Cornell University Medical College and then went on to Cornell University Graduate School of Medicine to do his Ph.D. in Biophysics. After an Internship in Surgery at St. ...
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Nuclear MedicineAmerican Board of Nuclear MedicineABNM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluation of 9-[(3-18F-fluoro-1-hydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl]guanine ([18F]-FHPG) in vitro and in vivo as a probe for PET imaging of gene incorporation and expression in tumors.
- New indications give PET a lift after struggle over regulatory and reimbursement issues.
- Pharmacokinetics of the thymidine analog 2'-fluoro-5-[(14)C]-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil ([(14)C]FMAU) in rat prostate tumor cells.
- Blocking catabolism with eniluracil enhances PET studies of 5-[18F]fluorouracil pharmacokinetics.
- A cost analysis of positron emission tomography.
- Gastric and colonic bypass grafts: FDG positron emission tomographic patterns.
- Preclinical evaluation of the penciclovir analog 9-(4-[(18)F]fluoro-3-hydroxymethylbutyl)guanine for in vivo measurement of suicide gene expression with PET.
- Administration guidelines for radioimmunotherapy of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with (90)Y-labeled anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.
- Incidental colonic fluorodeoxyglucose uptake: correlation with colonoscopic and histopathologic findings.
- Diagnostic utility of FDG PET in multiple myeloma.
- Evaluation of recurrent gastric malignancy with [F-18]-FDG positron emission tomography.
- Receptor mediated uptake of a radiolabeled contrast agent sensitive to beta-galactosidase activity.
- Kinetic modeling of 5-fluorouracil anabolism in colorectal adenocarcinoma: a positron emission tomography study in rats.
- FDG PET in suspected recurrent and metastatic prostate cancer.
- Evaluation of 2'-deoxy-2'-flouro-5-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil as a potential gene imaging agent for HSV-tk expression in vivo.
Awards
- 1973 Eagle Scout
- 1974 Edwin Gould Foundation Scholar
- Johns Hopkins University 1976 Phi Beta Kappa
- 1976 - 78 1976 Hodson Foundation Scholar - Johns Hopkins University
- Cornell University Medical College 1985 Thesis Honors
- 1990 Postdoctoral Award for Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Insti
- American Society of Clinical Oncology 1990 Young Investigator Award
- Society of Nuclear Medicine 2001 President's Distinguished Service Award
- 2002 Who's Who in Engineering Education
- American College of Radiology 2003 Fellow
- American College of Nuclear Physicians 2003 Fellow
- 2003 UNICO National Marconi Science Award
- 2004 Strathmore's Who's Who Lifetime Member
- 2005 Global Directory Who's Who Lifetime Member
- 2006 Medical Imaging: Industry Top 10 in Nuclear Medicine/Physics, 2006, 2
- 2025 RT Image's 25 Most Influential, 2006
Treatments
- Medical Imaging, Pet Scan, Bioimaging
Professional Memberships
- Member Sigma Xi - Cornell University
- Member Radiological Society North America
- Member American Chemical Society
- Member American College Radiology
- Member Society Nuclear Medicine
- Member American Society Clinical Oncology
- Member American College of Nuclear
- Member Academy of Molecular Imaging
- Member American Association for Cancer Research
- Member New York Academy of Sciences
- Member Los Angeles Radiological Society
- Member LARS Nuclear Medicine Section
- Member California Radiological Society
- Member Society of Molecular Imaging
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Radiology, Div Nuclear Medicine 1989
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