- Nuclear Medicine
- In Kook-Chun Head of Department
- Specialty
- Radiopharmaceutical diagnosis and therapy (theranostics): radioactive iodine, Pluvicto, Lutathera, etc. Commissioned nuclear medicine imaging tests: PSMA-PET, DOTATOC-PET, dementia PET, bone scan, etc.
- Month
- 06
- Available
- Fully Booked
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Education & Experience
Education
- Seoul National University Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, PhD in Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences
- Gachon University Graduate School of Medicine, MD
- Seoul National University, Bachelor of Science in Physics
Experience
- 2025 - Present Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Hospital, Chief Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine
- 2019 - 2021 Kangwon National University College of Medicine & Graduate School of Medicine, Chair of Department of Medicine (Vice Dean for Student Affairs)
- 2018 - 2019 Kangwon National University Hospital, Head of Clinical Support Office
- 2014 - 2024 Kangwon National University Hospital, Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine
- 2010 - 2014 Seoul National University Hospital, Resident, Department of Nuclear Medicine
- 2009 - 2010 Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Intern
Key Activities
- Member, Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
- Expert Member, Medical Device Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
- Full Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), USA
- Full Member, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
- Full Member, Korean Stroke Society
- Full Member, Korean Lung Cancer Association
- Full Member, Korean Cancer Association
- Full Member, Korean Society of Medical Education
- Full Member, Korean Lymphedema Society
- Member, Korean Society of Medical Imaging Informatics
- Full Member, Korean Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Lifetime Member, Korean Association for Radiation Protection
- Lifetime Member, Korean Thyroid Association
- Lifetime Member, Korean Society of Medical Informatics
- Member, Insurance Committee, Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Deputy Planning Director, Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine
Awards
- December 31, 2021 Commendation for Outstanding Educational Public Service
- June 24, 2009 9th Young Schweitzer Award (Medical Student Research Category)
Research & Publications
- Pulmonary artery sarcoma detected on F-18 FDG PET/CT as origin of multiple spinal metastases, Clin Nucl Med 2011
- Imaging sensitivity of dedicated positron emission mammography in relation to tumor size, The Breast 2012
- A Case of Enterocutaneous Fistula Diagnosed with Tc-99m DTPA Fistulography Using Hybrid SPECT/CT, Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2012
- Detection and Characterization of Parathyroid Adenoma/Hyperplasia for Preoperative Localization:Comparison Between C-11-Methionine PET/CT and (99)mTc-Sestamibi Scintigraphy, Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2013
- Photo-Guided Sentinel Node Mapping in Breast Cancer Using Marker-Free Photo-Gamma Fusion Lymphoscintigraphy, Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2013
- Total lesion glycolysis in positron emission tomography is a better predictor of outcome than the International Prognostic Index for patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, Cancer 2013
- Background F-18-FDG uptake in positron emission mammography (PEM): Correlation with mammographicdensity and background parenchymal enhancement in breast MRI, Eur J Radiol 2013
- Correlation of breast cancer subtypes, based on estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2, with functional imaging parameters from 68Ga-RGD PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT, Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014
- Comparison of 4D CT, Ultrasonography, and 99mTc Sestamibi SPECT/CT in Localizing Single-Gland Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surg 2015
- Longitudinal Cerebral Perfusion Change in Transient Global Amnesia Related to Left Posterior Medial Network Disruption, Plos One 2015
- Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid and [11C] PIB PET Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease with Updated Protocols, J Alzheimer's Dis 2016
- Early prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: comparison of singlevoxel 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, Eur Radiol 2016
- 11C-PIB PET imaging reveals that amyloid deposition in cases with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in the absence of known mutations retains higher levels of PIB in the basal ganglia, Clin Interventions in Aging 2017
- Oligomeric forms of amyloid-β protein in plasma as a potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2017
- Decreased Metabolism in the Posterior Medial Network with Concomitantly Increased Metabolism in the Anterior Temporal Network During Transient Global Amnesia, Brain Topography 2018
- Clinical Significance of the Circle of Willis in Patients with Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion, World Neurosurgery 2018
- Analysis of treatment pattern of anti-dementia medications in newly diagnosed Alzheimer's dementia using OMOP CDM, Scientific Reports 2022
- Incidentally Found Soft Tissue Tc-99m-DPD Uptake on Bone Scintigraphy Was Useful in an Early Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2022
- Intratumoral 99mTc-DPD Uptake on Bone Scintigraphy in a Patient With Invasive Micropapillary Breast Carcinoma: A Pathologic Review, Clin Nucl Med 2023