M. Donald Blaufox

M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Radiology (Nuclear Medicine)
  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine
  • Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Nuclear Medicine

Area of research

  • Evaluation of renal functiion and disease with radionuclide techniques, Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. History of ,medicine. Post graduate medical education.Correlative imaging.

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  • Montefiore Medical Park 1695A Eastchester Road Bronx, NY 10461

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Research Profiles

Professional Interests

Dr. Blaufox is the founding Chairman of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. He is a former chairman of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and is a lifetime member of the Board of Nuclear Medicine as well as the National Atomic Museum. He is the author of two hundred and ninety three peer reviewed articles and book chapters on Nuclear Medicine, Hypertension, and Medical History. In addition he is the Co-Editor of the Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, the Yearbook of Nuclear Medicine and serves on the Editorial Board of six journals in related fields. He has authored or edited twenty five books in medicine. His latest books are "Blood Pressure Measurement: An Illustrated History" and "An Ear to the Chest: The Evolution of the Stethoscope." He has won numerous awards from around the world and is an Honorary Professor of Medicine at the Shanxi University School of Medicine in Taiyuan China. He was a principal investigator in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up program, which received a Lasker Award. He has fellowships in numerous professional societies and has given many named lectures.He has served as a reviewer of Clinical Trials Review Committee of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Founding Chairman of the Nuclear Medicine Section of the New York Academy of Medicine.

Selected Publications

Books

Blaufox MD, An Ear to the Chest: The Evolution of the Stethoscope, Parthenon Publishing, London, United Kingdom, 2001

Naqvi NH, Blaufox MD, Blood Pressure Measurement: An Illustrated History, Parthenon Publishing, London, United Kingdom, 1998.

Advisory Editor, Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Ell PJ, Gambhir SS (Eds), Churchill Livingstone, London, United Kingdom, 2004 (third edition).

Advisory Editor, Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Murray IPC and Ell PJ (Eds), Churchill Livingstone, London, United Kingdom, 1994 (first edition); 1998 (second edition)

Co-Editor, Radionuclides in Nephro-Urology, Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress, Blaufox MD, Hollenberg NK and Raynaud C (Eds), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1990.

Editor, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides: The Upper Urinary Tract, Blaufox MD, S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1989, (second edition).

Co-editor, Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress, Delaloye A and Blaufox MD (Eds), S. Karger, Basel Switzerland, 1987.

Co-Editor, Non Pharmacologic Therapy of Hypertension, Blaufox MD and Langford H (Eds), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1987.

Chairman, Editorial Board (On behalf of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program), and Guest Editor, Results and Implications of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program, Progress in Cardiovascular Disease,Vol 29 (3)(S1), Nov/Dec.(Sonnenblick EH and Lesch M (Eds), Grune and Stratton, Orlando, Florida, 1986.

Co-Editor, Special Issue of Uremia Investigation, on the Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium of Nephrology, Montecatini, Italy, 1985, on Newer Diagnostic Methods in Nephrology and Urology, Blaufox MD and Bianchi C (Eds), Vol. 9(2), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1986.

Co-Editor, Secondary Hypertension: Current Diagnosis and Management, Blaufox MD and Bianchi C (Eds), Grune and Stratton, New York, N.Y., 1981.

Associate Editor, Radionuclides in Nephrology, Proceedings of the IV International Symposium, Boston, 1980, Hollenberg NK, Lange S (Eds), Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart and New York, 1980.

Co-Editor, Unilateral Renal Function Studies, Proceedings of the International Congress (Bianchi C and Blaufox MD, Eds), S. Karger, Switzerland, 1978.

Co-Editor, Radionuclides in Nephrology, Proceedings of the International Congress (zumWinkel K, Blaufox MD and Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, 1975.

Co-Editor, Radionuclides in Nephrology, Proceedings of the International Congress, Blaufox MD, Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Grune and Stratton, New York, N.Y., 1972.

Associate Editor, Pediatrics, Barnett H (Ed), 15th Edition, Appleton Century Crofts, New York, N.Y, 1972.

Editor, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides, Blaufox MD, S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1972 (first edition).

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

1. Blaufox M, Orvis A, Owen CA, Jr.: Compartment Analysis of the Radiorenogram and Distribution of Hippuran 131I in the Dog. Am. J. Physio. 204:l059-l064, l963.

2. Blaufox M, Campbell J, Utz D, Owen CA, Jr. : Effects of Partial Nephrectomy on the Blood Pressure and Renal Function of Hypertensive Dogs. J. Surg. Res. 3:28l-288, l963.

3. Blaufox M, Sanderson D, Tauxe W, Wakim K, Orvis A, Owen CA, Jr.: Plasmatic Diatrizoate 131I Disappearance and Glomerular Filtration in the Dog. Am. J. Physio. 204:536-540, l963.

4. Blaufox M, Frohmuller H, Campbell J, Utz D, Orvis A, Owen CA, Jr.: Simplified Method of Estimating Renal Function with Iodohippurate 131I. J. Surg. Res. 3:l22-l25, l963.

5. Blaufox M, Campbell J, Utz D, Owen CA, Jr.: The radiorenogram in Experimental Hypertension. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. and Med. 112:l069-l073, l963.

6. Blaufox M, Owen CA, Jr., Brown AL, Jr.: Fine Structure of the Kidney in Experimental Renal Hypertension. Mayo Clinic Proc. 39:l9l-l96, l964.

7. Blaufox MD, Merrill JP: Measurement of Renal Function in Man with Simplified Hippuran Clearance. Nephron 3:274-28l, l966.

8. Blaufox MD, Hampers CL, Merrill JP, Constatine L: Anticoagulation Rebound Occurring After Regional Heparinization for Hemodialysis. Trans. of the Am. Soc. for Artificial Int. Organs. l2:207-209, l966.

9. Blaufox MD, Birbari A, Hickler R, Merrill JP: Peripheral Plasma Renin Activity in Renal Homotransplant Recipients. New Eng. J. Med. 275:ll65-ll68, l966.

10. Lewis E, Blaufox MD, Hickler R: Renin Secretion by the Denervated Kidney. Brit. Med. J. 2:l430-l43l, l966.

11. Hampers C, Blaufox MD, Merrill JP: Anticoagulation Rebound After Hemodialysis. New Eng. J. Med. 275:776-778, 1966.

12. Blaufox MD, Potchen E, Merrill JP: Measurement of Effective Renal Plasma Flow in Man by External Counting Methods. J. Nucl. Med. 8:77-85, l967.

13. Blaufox MD, Guttman RD, Merrill JP: Measurement of Renal Function in Rat with Single Injection Clearances. Am. J. Physiol. 2l2:629-632, l967.

14. Blaufox MD, Merrill JP: Evaluation of Renal Transplant Function by Iodohippurate Sodium 131I. JAMA 202:575-578, l967.

15. Blaufox MD, Conroy MF: Measurement of Renal Mean Transit Time of Hippuran 131I with External Counting. J. Nucl. Biol. Med. l2:l07-ll6, l968.

16. Freeman LM, Meng C, Blaufox MD: Diagnosis of Arteriovenous Fistula of the Kidney with Renal Blood Flow Scintiphotography. Radiol. 9l:ll89-ll90, l968.

17. Bianchi C, Blaufox MD: 131I-Hypaque and 140La-DTPA for the Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Dog. J. Nucl.Biol.Med. l2:ll7-l20, l968.

18. Blaufox MD, Lewis E, Jagger P, Lauler D, Hickler R, Merrill JP: Physiologic Responses of the Trans-planted Human Kidney: Sodium Regulation and Renin Secretion. New Eng J Med.280:62-66, l969.

l9. Freeman LM, Goldman SM, Shaw RK, Blaufox MD: Kidney Visualization with 131I-ortho-iodohippurate in Patients with Renal Insufficiency. J.Nucl.Med. l0:545-549, l969.

20. Siegel JH, Janis R, Alper JC, Schutte H, Robbins L,Blaufox MD: Disseminated Visceral Kaposi's Sarcoma: Appearance After Human Renal Homograft Operation. JAMA 207:l493-l496, l969.

21. Freeman LM, Meng C, Bernstein RG, Blaufox MD: Rapid, Sequential Renal Blood Flow Scintiphotography. Radiol. 92:9l8-923, l969.

22. Blaufox MD, Conroy MF: Measurement of the Mean Transit Time of Hippuran 131I, p. 20-24, Proc. of the First Intl. Symp. on Radioisotopes in Diagnosis of Diseases of the Kidneys and the Urinary Tract. Liege, June l967. Excerpta Med. Fdtn. p. l89-l93, July l969.

23. Blaufox MD, Merrill JP: Renal Function Following Homotransplantation of the Kidney. Proc. of the First Intl. Symp. on Radioisotopes in the Diagnosis of Diseases of the Kidneys and the Urinary Tract. Liege, June l967. Excerpta Med. Fdtn. p. 395-397, July l969.

24. Strauss BS, Blaufox MD: Estimation of Residual Urine and Urine Flow Rates Without Urethral Catheterization. J.Nucl.Med. ll:8l-84, l970.

25. Blaufox MD, Cohen A: Single Injection Clearances of Iothalamate 131I in the Rat. Am.J. Physiol. 2l8:542-544, l970.

26. Blaufox MD, Fromowitz A, Gruskin A, Meng C, Elkin M: Validation of the Use of Xenon-l33 to Measure the Intrarenal Distribution of Blood Flow. Am.J.Physiol. 2l9:440-444, l970.

27. Blaufox MD, Fromowitz A, Lee H, Meng C, Elkin M: Renal Blood Flow and Renin Activity in Renal Venous Blood in Essential Hypertension. Circ.Res. 27:9l3-920, l970.

28. Blaufox MD, Nash FD: Report of the U.S.-Japan Seminar on Control of Renin Secretion. Jap.Heart J. Ll:506-5ll, l970.

29. Freeman L, Meng C, Richter M, Blaufox MD: Patency of Major Renal Vascular Pathways Demonstrated by Rapid Blood Flow Scintiphotography. J.Urol. l05:473-481, l97l.

30. Blaufox MD, Gruskin A, Sandler P, Goldman H, Edelmann CM, Jr., Ogwo J: Scintigraphy for Detection of Vesico-Ureteral Reflux in Children. J.Pediatrics 79:239-246, l97l.

31. Milstein D, Lee HB, Liang T, Blaufox MD: Glomerular Blood Flow Distribution in the Rat. Preliminary Observations. Radionuclides in Nephrology, Proceeding of an Intl. Symposium, Blaufox MD & Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Grune & Stratton, New York,N.Y., l972,p.l7-20.

32. Blaufox MD, Lee HB, Liang T, Meng C: Intrarenal Blood Flow, Sodium Regulation and Renin Secretion in Hypertensive Man. Radionuclides in Nephrology. Proceedings of an Intl. Symp., Blaufox MD and Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Grune & Stratton, New York,N.Y., l972,p.77-85.

33. Blaufox MD, Goodman A, Weseley S, Schechter H, Weinstein E: The Renin-Angiotensin System in Patients Receiving Chronic Hemodialysis, in Control of Renin Secretion, Assaykeen T (Ed), Academic Press, New York, N.Y., l972, p. l93-207.

34. Chervu LR, Lory M, Liang T, Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Determination of Plasma Renin Activity by Radio- immunoassay. Comparison of Results from Two Commercial Kits with Bioassay. J.Nucl.Med. l3:806-8l0, l972.

35. Silkans G, Jeck D, Earon J, Edelmann CM, Jr., Chervu LR, Blaufox MD, Spitzer A: Simultaneous Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Plasma Flow Using Plasma Disappearance Curves. J Pediatrics 83:749-757, l973.

36. Chervu LR, Novich I, Blaufox MD: Fluorotec: A New Bone Seeker. Radiol. l07:435-437, 973.

37. Olbing H, Blaufox MD, Aschinberg LC, Silkalns GI, Bernstein J, Spitzer A, Edelmann CM,Jr.: Postnatal Changes in Renal Glomerular Blood Flow Distribution in Puppies. J.Clin.Invest. 52:2885-2895, l973.

38. The HDFP Cooperative Group. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program (U.S.A.). INSERM (l'Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale) 2l:l85-l94, l973.

39. Fine L, Lee HB, Weber H, Goldsmith D, Blaufox MD: The Effects of Catheterization of the Renal Artery on Renal Function in the Rat. J.Applied Physiol. 37:930-933, l974.

40. Aschinberg L, Goldsmith D, Olbing H, Spitzer A, Edelmann CM, Jr., Blaufox MD: Neonatal Changes in Renal Blood Flow Distribution in Puppies. Am.J. Physiol. 228:l453-l46l, l975.

4l. Blaufox MD, Lee HB, Milstein D: Renal Blood Flow Distribution in the Rat During Intraarterial Infusion of Vasoactive Agents. Radionuclides in Nephrology. Proceedings of the International Congress, zum Winkel K, Blaufox MD, Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l975, p. 9-l3.

42. Goldsmith D, Drukker A, Spitzer A, Blaufox MD, Edelmann CM, Jr.: Response of the Neonatal Canine Kidney to Acute Saline Expansion. Proceedings of the International Congress, zumWinkel K, Blaufox MD, Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l975, p. 45-5l.

43. Drukker A, Lee HB, Edelmann CM,Jr., Blaufox MD: Radioimmunoassay of Plasma Renin Activity in Small and Neonatal Animals, Normal Values, Developmental Patterns and Response to Acute Intravenous Saline Load. Proceedings of the International Congress, zumWinkel K, Blaufox MD, Funck-Brentano JL (Eds), Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l975, p. l08-ll3.

44. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Bell B, Blaufox MD: Computer Aided Management of Hypertensive Patients. Medical Care. l3:l044-l054, l975.

45. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD: Planning Case Finding Activities For a Community Hypertension - Control Program. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine (52(6):648-656, l976.

46. Blaufox MD: Definition of the Dilemma of the Scope of Diagnostic Investigation in the Community Hypertension Program. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 52(6):67l-679, l976.

47. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Prev. Med. 5:207-2l5, l976.

48. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: Blood Pressures Studies in Fourteen Communities: A Two Stage Screen for Hypertension. JAMA 237:2385-239l, 1977.

49. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group, A Progress Report. Circ. Res. Supp. 40:I l06-I l09, l977.

50. Chervu LR, Lee HB, Goyal Q, Blaufox MD: Use of 99mTc Cu DTPA Complex as a Renal Function Agent. J Nucl Med. 18:62-66, l977.

51. Koshy MC, Mickley D, Bourgoignie J, Blaufox MD: Physiologic Evaluation of a New Antihypertensive Agent: Prazosin HCl. Circulation 55:533-537, l977.

52. Chervu LR, Vallabhajosula SR, Blaufox MD: Quality Control of the Technetium Labelled Lung Imaging Agents. Int.J.Nucl.Med.& Biol. 4:20l-203, l977.

53. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Bijur P, Blaufox MD: An Evaluation of the Utility of High Blood Pressure Detection Fairs. Am.J.Public Health 68(8):768-770, l978.

54. Levine R, Blaufox MD: Hyperreninemia During Renal Transplantation. Nephron 22:226-231, 1978.

55. Koenigsberg M, Novich I, Lory M, Blaufox MD: Limits of Sensitivity of Radiopertechnetate Flow Studies in the Detection of Asymmetrical Renal Perfusion. Contributions to Nephrology. ll:73-79, l978.

56. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Variability of Blood Pressure and the Results of Screening in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. J.Chronic Disease 3l:65l-667, l978.

57. The HDFP Cooperative Group. Mild Hypertensives in the HDFP. (Prepared by Polk BF, Apostolides A, Blaufox MD, Borhani N, Cutter G, Daugherty S, Lewin A). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 304:254-266, l978.

58. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Patient Participation in a Hypertension Control Program. JAMA 239:l507-l5l4, l978.

59. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Therapeutic Control of Blood Pressure in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program (Prepared by Blaufox MD, Curb D, Finnerty F, Kralius A, Polk BF, Tyler M). Prev. Med. 8:2-l3, l979.

60. Blaufox MD, Wassertheil-Smoller S:Improving Blood Pressure Normalization: Follow-Up of Hypertension Screening and Methodologies. N.Y.S. J. Med. 79(2):23l-235, l979.

61. Ongseng F, Chervu LR, Kogan SJ, Factor SM, Levitt, SB, Blaufox MD: Static Testicular Imaging Utilizing 201T11. Investigative Urology l6:45l-452, l979.

62. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Five-Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. I. Reduction in Mortality of Persons with High Blood Pressure, Including Mild Hypertension. JAMA 242:2562-257l, l979.

63. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Five Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. II. Mortality by Race, Sex and Age. JAMA 242:2572-2577, l979.

64. Iloreta A, Blaufox MD: The Natural History of Post-Biopsy Renal Arteriovenous Fistula: A Ten Year Follow-Up. Nephron 24:250-253, l979.

65. Goldsmith D, Drukker A, Blaufox MD, Spitzer A,Edelmann C,Jr.:Hemodynamic and Excretory Response of the Neonatal Canine Kidney to Acute Volume Expansion. Am.J. Physiol. 237:392-397, 1979.

66. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Group. Fifth Hahnemann International Symposium on Hypertension, January l977. Hypertension Determinants, Complications and Intervention. Grune & Stratton, New York, N.Y., l979.

67. McAfee J, Gagne G, Atkins A, Kirchner P, Reba R, Blaufox MD: Biological Distribution and Excretion of DTPA labelled with 99mTc and 111In. J.Nucl.Med. 20:l273-l278, l979.

68. Drukker A, Goldsmith D, Spitzer A, Edelmann C,Jr., Blaufox MD: The Renin Angiotensin System in Newborn Dogs: Developmental Patterns and Response to Acute Saline Loading. Pediatric Res. L4:304-307, l980.

69. Sherman RA, Blaufox MD: Obstructive Uropathy in Patients with Nonvisualization on Renal Scan. Nephron 25:82-86, l980.

70. LeJemtel T, Keung E, Ribner H, Davis R, Wexler J, Blaufox MD, Sonnenblick E: Sustained Beneficial Effects of Oral Amrinone on Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Severe Congestive Heart Failure. Am.J. Cardiology 45:l23-l29, l980.

71. Sherman R, Blaufox MD: Clinical Significance of Non-Visualization with 131I Hippuran Renal Scan. Radionuclides in Nephrology, Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l980, p. 235-239.

72. Scharf S, Wexler J, Longnecker R, Blaufox MD: Non-Invasive Measurement of Myocardial Function in Chronic Hemodialysis. In Radionuclides in Nephrology, Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l980, p. 23l-234.

73. Frater R, Wakayama S, Oyama T, Oka Y, Becker R, Desai P, Blaufox MD: Pulsatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Failure to Influence Hemodynamics of Hormones. Circulation 62(Sl):l9-25, l980.

74. Wexler J, Kalika V, Strom J, Blaufox MD: Computer Assisted ECG Gated Scintillation Probe Measurement of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A New Position Algorithm. Nucl. Med. Communications l:273-28l, l980.

75. Kalika V, Bard R, Iloreta A, Freeman L, Heller S, Blaufox MD: Prediction of Renal Functional Recovery After Relief of Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction. J. Urol. l26:30l-305, l980.

76. Heller SL, Wexler JP, Powell M, Blaufox MD: Deadtime Measurements with a Multihole Phantom: Concise Communication. J.Nucl.Med. 22:62-64, l98l.

77. Blaufox MD, Wexler J, Sherman R, Scharf S, Sonnenblick E, Strom J, Lee HB: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and its Response to Therapy in Essential Hypertension. Nephron 28:ll2-ll7, l98l.

78. Blaufox MD, Ross L, Koshy K, Lee HB: The Physiologic Effects of Prazosin HCL: Consequences of Combination Therapy. Nephron 29:85-89, l98l.

79. Yee C, Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Tc-99m DMSA Renal Uptake: Influence of Biochemical and Physiologic Factors. J.Nucl.Med. 22:l054-l058, l98l.

80. Oka Y, Wakayama S, Oyama T, Orkin L, Becker R, Blaufox MD, Frater R: Cortisol and Antidiuretic Hormone Responses to Stress in Cardiac Surgical Patients. Canad. Anaesth. Soc.J. 28:334-338, l98l.

81. Blaufox MD: Efficacy of Methyldopa in the Older Patient in Long-Term Treatment of Hypertension with Methyldopa. J. Cardiovascular Pharm. 3:Sl04-Sl08, l98l.

82. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: Five-Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. III Reduction in Stroke Incidence Among Persons with High Blood Pressure. JAMA 247:633-638, l982.

83. Chervu S, Chervu LR, Goodwin PN, Blaufox MD, Freeman, L, Milstein, D: Thyroid Uptake Measurements with I-l23: Problems and Pitfalls. J.Nucl.Med. 23:667-670, l982.

84. Heller SL, Goodwin PN, Scharf SC, Hardoff R, Blaufox MD: A Dual Collimator Design for Beat-to-Beat Measurement of Cardiac Performance Employing an Anger Camera. J.Nucl.Med. 23:836-839, l982.

85. Chervu LR, Vallabhajosyula B, Mani J, Chun SB, Blaufox MD: Stannous Ion Quantitation in 99mTc- Radiopharmaceutical Kits. Eur. J. Nucl. Med. 7:29l-293, l982.

86. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Langford H, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Babcock C, Hotchkiss J: Rate of Hypertension Return After Withdrawal of Prolonged Antihypertensive Therapy. Clin. Sci. 63:423s-425s, l982.

87. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: The Effect of Treatment on Mortality in "Mild" Hypertension: Results of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. New Eng. J. Med. 307:976-980, l982.

88. Blaufox MD, Constable AR: Antique Hazards: A Latter Day Encounter with Radium. J. Nucl Med 24:79-82, l983

89. Lee HB, Wexler JP, Scharf SC, Blaufox MD: Pharmacologic Alternations in Tc-99m Binding by Red Blood Cells: Concise Communication. J. Nucl. Med. 24:397-40l, l983.

90. Castronuovo J, Wexler JP, Davis R, Strom J, Blaufox MD: Validation of Systolic Time Intervals Determined with an ECG Gated Scintillation Probe. Nucl.Med. Comm. 4:232-239, l983.

91. Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Entwisle G, Harrist R (On Behalf of the HDFP Cooperative Group): Baseline Chest Radiographic Characteristics of the Hypertensive Participants. Hypertension 5(S IV):l90-205, l983.

92. Scharf SC, Lee HB, Wexler John P and Blaufox MD: Cardiovascular Consequences of Primary Antihypertensive Therapy with Prazosin Hydrochloride. Am. J. Card. 53:32A-36A, l984.

93. Chervu S, Chervu LR, Vallabhajosyula B, Milstein DM, Shapiro KM, Shulman K, Blaufox MD: Quantitative Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Flow. J. Nucl. Med. 25:9l-95, l984.

94. Blaufox MD, Fine E, Lee HB, Scharf SC: The Role of Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Urology and Nephrology. J. Nucl. Med. 25:6l9-625, l984.

95. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: Five Year Findings of The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program: Effect of Stepped Care Treatment on the Incidence of Myocardial Infarction and Angina Pectoris. Hypertension (Supplement I). 6:I-l98/I-206, l984.

96. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program Cooperative Grooup: Five Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program: Mortality by Race-Sex and Blood Pressure Level. A urther Analysis. Jrl.Comm. Health (9)314-327, 1984.

97. Chervu LR, Sundoro BM, Blaufox MD: Tc-99m-Labeled P-Aminohippuric Acid Analog: A New Renal Agent. (Concise Communication) J.Nucl. Med. 25:llll-lll5, l984.

98. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Research Group: The Effect of Antihypertensive Drug Treatment on Mortality in the Presence of Resting Electrocardiographic Abnormalities at Baseline: The HDFP Experience. Circulation 70(6):996-l003, l984.

99. Thomas SR, Atkins HL, McAfee JG, Blaufox MD, Fernandez M, Kirchner PT, Reba RC (Task Group of the Medical Internal Radiation Dose Committee, The Society of Nuclear Medicine): Radiation Absorbed Dose from Tc-99m Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid (DTPA). J. Nucl. Med. 25:503-505, l984.

100. Heller SL, Scharf SC, Hardoff R, Blaufox MD: Cinematic Display of Respiratory Organ Motion with Impedance Techniques. J. Nucl. Med. 25:ll27-ll3l, l984.

101. Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Hawkins CM, Curb JD, Cutter GR, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Pressel S, Babcock C, Abernethy JD, Hotchkiss J, Tyler M: Return of Hypertension After Withdrawal of Prolonged Antihypertensive Therapy, Effect of Weight Loss, Sodium Reduction and Baseline Factors. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians, l984. 97:l90-l96.

102. Langford HG and (by invitation) Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Hawkins CM, Curb JD, Cutter GR, Wassert Smoller S, Pressel S, Babcock C, Abernethy JD, Hotchkiss J, Tyler M, Caggiula A, Wing RR: Does Effective Antihypertensive Therapy Partially "Cure" Hypertension? Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, l984. 96:lll-ll9.

103. Blaufox MD, Langford HG, Oberman A, Hawkins CM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Cutter GR: Effect of Dietary Change on the Return of Hypertension After Withdrawal of Prolonged Antihypertensive Therapy (DISH). Jrl of Hypertension 2(3):l79-l8l, l984.

104. Davis L, Wexler JP, Rabinowitz A, LeJemtel T, Lee MK, Chervu LR, Blaufox MD: Data Acquisition Using a Scintillation Detector Interfaced to a Personal Micro-computer. J. Nucl. Med. 26:85-8, l985.

105. Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Hawkins CM, Curb JD, Cutter GR, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Pressel S, Babcock C, Abernethy JD, Hotchkiss J, Tyler M: Dietary Therapy Slows the Return of Hypertension After Stopping Prolonged Medication. JAMA 253(5):657-664, l985.

106. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Hawkins M, Levine B, Cameron M, Babcock C, Pressel S, Cagguila A, Cutter G, Curb D, Wing R: Effective Dietary Intervention in Hypertensives: Sodium Restriction and Weight Reduction. J. Amer. Diet. Assoc. 85(4):423-432, l985.

107. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: Five-Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program: Prevention and Reversal of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Antihypertensive Drug Therapy. Hypertension 7(l):l05-ll2, l985.

108. Lewin A, Blaufox MD, Castle H, Entwisle G, Langford H, On Behalf of the Hypertension Detection and Follow- Up Program: Apparent Prevalence of Curable Hypertension in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Archives of Internal Medicine l45:424-427, l985.

109. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Blood Volume in the Rat. J. Nucl. Med. 25:72-76, l985.

110. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Mechanism of Renal Concentration of Technetium-99m Glucoheptonate. J.Nucl. Med. 26:l308-l3l3, l985.

111. Blaufox MD, Langford HG, Oberman A, Hawkins CM, Curb JD, Cuttler GR, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Pressel S, Babcock C, Abernethy JD, Hotchkiss J, Tyler M: The Dietary Intervention Study of Hypertension (DISH). Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 6:l036-l052, l985.

112. The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Research Group: Mortality Findings for Stepped Care and Referred Care Participants in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program, Stratified by Other Risk Factors. Prev. Med. l4:3l2-335, l985.

113. Shim C, Chun KJ, Williams MH Jr., Blaufox MD: Positional Effects on Distribution of Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals of Int. Med. l05:346-350, l986.

114. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD, Langford HG, Oberman A, Cutter G, Pressel S: Prediction of Response to Sodium Intervention for Blood Pressure Control. J. of Hypertension 4(S5):S343-S346, l986.

115. Blaufox MD: Should Mild Hypertension beTreated: Yes. J. of Hypertension 4(S5):S54l-S544, l986.

116. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Renal Functional Changes After Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition or Nitroprusside in Hypertensive Rats. J. of Hypertension 4(S5):S266-S268, l986.

117. Borhani NO, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Polk F: ncidence of Coronary Heart Disease and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Prog. in Cardiovascular Dis. 29(3- Sl):55- 62, l986.

118. Zuckier LS, Axelrod MS, Wexler JP, Heller SL, Blaufox MD: The Implications of Decreased Performance of New Generation Gamma-Cameras on the Interpretation of 131I-Hippuran Renal Images. Nuclear Medicine Communications 8:49-6l, l987.

119. Davis BR, Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Curb JD, Polk BF, Shulman NB: The Association of Postural Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure and Mortality in Persons with Hypertension: The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Experience. Circulation 75(2):340-346, l987.

120. Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Borhani NO, Curb JD, Molteni A, Schneider KA, Pressel S: Is Thiazide-Produced Uric Acid Elevation Harmful? Analysis of Data from the Hypertension Detection and Follow- Up Program. Arch. Intern. Med. l47:645-649, l987.

121. Fine EJ, Axelrod M, Gorkin J, Saleemi K, Blaufox MD: Measurement of Effective Renal Plasma Flow: A Comparison of Methods. J.Nucl. Med. 28:l393-l400, l987.

122. Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group. Educationed Level, and Five Year All-Cause Mortality in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program (HDFP). Hypertension (9):64l-646, l987.

123. Kim CK, Fine EJ, Blaufox MD: Nonvisualization of Both Kidneys With I-l3l Orthoiodohippurate Scintigraphy. Sem. Nucl. Med. l8(l):68-70, l988.

124. Blaufox MD: Radioactive Artifacts: Historical Sources of Modern Radium Contamination. Sem. Nucl. Med. l8(l):46-64, l988.

125. Cooper SP, Hardy RJ, Labarthe DR, Hawkins CM, O'Brian Smith E, Blaufox MD, Entwisle G, Maxwell M, Cooper CJ (On Behalf of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Cooperative Group): The Relation Between Degree of Blood Pressure Reduction and Mortality Among Hypertensives in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Am. J. Epidemiol. l27:387-403, l988.

126. Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative Group: Persistence of Reduction in Blood Pressure and Mortality of Participants in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. JAMA 259:2ll3-2122, l988.

127. Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: Renewed Role of Nuclear Medicine in Renovascular Hypertension. Urol. Rad. 10:35-38, 1988.

128. The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) Cooperative Research Group. Rationale and Design of a Randomized Clinical Trial on Prevention of Stroke in Isolated Systolic Hypertension. J. Clin. Epidemiol. 4l(12):1197-1208, 1988.

129. Wadler S, Tai K, Chervu LR, Rafii S, Landau L, Blaufox MD, Wiernik PH: Iodine-l3l MIBG Scintigraphy in small Cell Lung Cancer. Eur. J. Nucl. Med. l5:l08-ll0, l989 (Short Communication).

130. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: 99m-Tc MAG-3 Clearances After Captopril In Experimental Renovascular Hypertension. J. Nucl. Med. 30(5):666-671, 1989.

131. Davis BR, Blaufox MD, Hawkins CM, Langford HG, Oberman A, Swencionis C, Wassertheil-Smoller S., Wylie-Rosett J, Zimbaldi N., for the TAIM Research Group. Trial of Antihypertensive Interventions and Management: Design, Methods, and Selected Baseline Results. Controlled Clinical Trials 10(1):11-30, l989.

132. Langford HG, Rockhold RW, Smoller SW, Oberman A, Davis BR, Blaufox MD: Effect of Weight Loss on Thiazide Produced Erectile Problems in Men. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association 101:190-194, 1989.

133. Shulman NB, Ford CE, Dallas Hall W, Blaufox MD, Simon D, Langford HG, Schneider KA: Prognostic Value of Serum Creatinine and the Effect of Treatment of Hypertension on Renal Function. Results from The Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program. Hypertension 13(5):I-80 - I-93, 1989

134. Blaufox MD: Cost-Effectiveness of Nuclear Medicine Procedures in Renovascular Hypertension. Sem. Nucl. Med. 19(2):116-121, 1989.

135. Oberman A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Langford H, Blaufox MD, Davis BR, Blaszkowski T, Zimbaldi N, Hawkins CM, for the TAIM Research Group. Pharmacologic and Nutritional Treatment of Mild Hypertension: Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Status. Annals of Int. Med. 112(2):89-95. 1990.

136. Zuckier LS, Finkelstein M, Kreutzer ER, Stone PL, Freed SZ, Bard RH, Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: Technetium-99m Antimony Sulfide Colloid Lymphoscintigraphy of the Prostate by Direct Transrectal Injection. Nucl. Med. Communications 11(9):589-596, 1990.

137. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Langford HG, Yamori Y, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Davis B, Nara Y, Wylie-Rosett J, Zimbaldi N: Estimation of Protein Intake: Comparison of Dietary and Urinary Excretion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 16(S8):S28-S31, 1990.

138. Hull DM, Peskin CS, Rabinowitz AM, Wexler JP, Blaufox MD: The Derivation and Verification of a Nonstationary Optimal Smoothing Filter for Nuclear Medicine Image Data. Physics in Med. & Biol. 35(12):1641-1662, 1990.

139. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Davis BR, Swencionis C, O'Connell Knerr M, Hawkins CM, Langford HG, for the TAIM Research Group: Effect of Antihypertensives on Sexual Function and Quality of Life: The TAIM Study. Annals of Int. Med. 114(8):613-620, 1991.

140. Langford HG, Davis BR, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Hawkins CM, Zimbaldi N, for the TAIM Research Group: Effect on Drug and Diet Treatment of Mild Hypertension on Diastolic Blood Pressure. Hypertension 17(2):210-217, 1991.

141. SHEP Cooperative Research Group: Prevention of Stroke by Antihypertensive Drug Treatment in Older Persons with Isolated Systolic Hypertension: Final Results of the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP). JAMA 265(4):3255-3264, 1991.

142. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Davis BR, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Langford HG, Wylie-Rosett J, Hawkins CM, Zimbaldi N. TAIM Study: Sex-Race Differences in Effects of Diet and Drugs on Cardiovascular Risk. Cardiovascular Risk Factors 1:427-435, 1991.

143. Fine EJ, Blaufox MD On Behalf of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Cornell University Medical Center Collaborative Hypertension Group: The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Protocol to Assess Efficacy and Methodology in Captopril Scintirenography. Am J. Hypertens 4:716S-720S, 1991.

144. Gale B, Zhang C, Lee HB, Heller S, Blaufox MD: The Effect of Captopril on Glucoheptonate Uptake in Experimental Renal Artery Stenosis, Nucl Med Comm 13:110-113, 1992.

145. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Davis BR, Langford HG:The TAIM Study: Final Results with Regard to Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Risk, and Quality of Life. Am J Hyper 5:37-44, 1992.

146. Blaufox MD, Langford HG, Lee HB, Davis BR, Oberman A, Wassertheil-Smoller S: Renin Predicts Diastolic Blood Pressure Response to Nonpharmacologic & Pharmacologic Therapy. JAMA 267(9):1221-1225, 1992.

147. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Langford HG, Davis BR, Wylie-Rosett J: The Trial of Antihypertensive Interventions and Management (TAIM) Study. Adequate Weight Loss Alone and Combined With Drug Therapy in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension. Arch. Int. Med. 152:131-136, 1992.

148. Davis BR, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Morton Hawkins C, Cutler JA, Zimbaldi, N and Langford HG: Effect of Antihypertensive Therapy on Weight Loss. Hypertension 19:393-399, 1992.

149. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Renal Functional Response to Captopril During Diuretic Therapy. J Nucl Med 33:739-743, 1992.

150. Blaufox MD: Cardiovascular Care in the Elderly Round Table: Clinical Trials in the Elderly. High Blood Pressure 1:126-128, 1992.

151. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Davis BR, Swencionis C, O'Connell Knerr M, Hawkins CM, Langford HG for the TAIM Research Group: The TAIM Study: Antihypertensive Therapy's Effect on the Quality of Life. Cardiology Board Review 9:65-72, 1992.

152. Davis BR, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Zimbaldi N, Cutler JA, Kirchner K, Langford HG, for the TAIM Research Group: Reduction in Long-Term Antihypertensive Medication Requirements: Effects of Weight Reduction by Dietary Intervention in Overweight Persons with Mild Hypertension. Archives in Int. Med. 153:1773-1782, 1993.

153. SHEP Cooperative Research Group: Implications of the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program. Hypertension 21(3):335-343, 1993.

154. Wylie-Rosett J, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Davis BR, Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Jennings S, Hataway H, Stern J, Zimbaldi N: Trial of Antihypertensive Intervention and Management: Greater Attainment of the 6 Month Intervention Goals for Weight Loss Than Na/K Modification. J of the Am Dietetic Association 93:408-414, 1993.

155. Thaler L, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Langford HG: Effect of Withdrawal of Antihypertensive Drug on Depressive Mood. Am J Hypertens 6:1055-1062, 1993.

156. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Davis BR, Breuer B, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Chang CJ, Langford HG: Differences in Precision of Dietary Estimates Among Different Population Subgroups. Annals of Epidemiology 3 (6):619-628, 1993.

157. Ho GYF, Blaufox MD, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Oberman A, Langford H: Plasma Renin Predicts Success of Antihypertensive Drug Withdrawal. Amer J Hypertens 7:679-684, 1994.

158. Davis BR, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Zimbaldi N, Kirchner K, Wylie-Rosett J, Langford HG: Lack of Effectiveness of a Low Sodium and High Potassium Diet in Reducing Antihypertensive Medication Requirements in Overweight Persons with Mild Hypertension (TAIM).

Amer J Hypertens 7:926-932, 1994.

159. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Davis BR, Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Kirchner K: Gender Differences and Similarities in Effects of Nonpharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Mild Hypertension. Am. J. Human Biology 7:195-201, 1995.

160. Zuckier LS, Korupolu GR, Gladshteyn M, Goldstein R, Ricciardi R, Goodwin P, Melman A, Blaufox MD:

A Non-Imaging Scintillation Probe for Measurement of Penile Hemodynamics. J. Nucl. Med. 36:2345-2351, 1995.

161. Blaufox MD, Middleton ML, Bongiovanni J, Davis, B: Cost Efficacy of the Diagnosis and Therapy of Renovascular Hypertension. J. Nucl. Med. 37:171-177, 1996.

162. Fine EJ, Blaufox MD, Blumenfeld J, Laragh J, Chun KJ, Heller S, Bongiovanni J: Exercise Renography in Untreated Subjects with Essential Hypertension. J. Nucl. Med. 37:838-842, 1996.

163. Blaufox MD: Becquerel and the Discovery of Radioactivity: Early Concepts. Sem Nucl Med 26(3):145-154, 1996.

164. Blaufox MD, Aurell M, Bubeck B, Fommei E, Piepsz A, Russell C, Taylor A, Thomsen HS, Volterrani D: Report of the Radionuclides in Nephrourology Committee on Renal Clearance. J. Nucl. Med. 37:1883-1890, 1996.

165. Taylor A,Jr, Nally J, Aurell M, Blaufox MD, Dondi M, Dubovsky E, Fine E, Fommei E, Geyskes G, Granerus G, Kahn D, Morton K, Oei HY, Russell C, Sfakianakis G, Fletcher J: Consensus Report on Ace Inhibitor Renography for the Detection of Renovascular Hypertension. Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Ninth International Symposium. J. Nucl. Med. 37:1876-1882, 1996.

166. Li Y, Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Single-Sample Methods to Measure GFR with Technetium-99m-DTPA. J. Nucl. Med. 38:1290-1295, 1997.

167. SHEP Cooperative Research Group: Prevention of Heart Failure by Antihypertensive Drug Treatment in Older Persons with Isolated Systolic Hypertension. JAMA 278(3):212-216, 1997.

168. Blaufox MD, Middleton ML, Bongiovanni J, Davis BR: A Cost Analysis of the Detection of Renovascular Hypertension:The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Hypertension Study in, Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, May, 1995, Taylor A, Nally JV, Thomsen H (Eds), Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston VA, 1997, p. 37.

169. Blaufox MD, Fine EJ, Heller SH, Hurley J, Jagust M, Yi L, Mann S, Pickering T, Rackson M, Rottman GA, Sarkar S, Zanzonico P, Zhang CG: Captopril Renography in Hypertensive Patients with Diminished Renal Function: The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Hypertension Study in, Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium Santa, Fe, NM, May, 1995, Taylor A, Nally JV, Thomsen H (Eds), Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston VA, 1997, p. 72.

170. Blaufox MD, Fine EJ, Heller SH, Hurley J, Jagust M, Yi L, Mann S, Pickering T, Rackson M, Rottman GA, Sarkar S, Zanzonico P, Zhang CG: Simultaneous OIH and DTPA Captopril Renography in Essential Hypertension: The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Hypertension Study in, Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, May, 1995, Taylor A, Nally JV, Thomsen H (Eds), Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston VA, 1997, p. 77.

171. Li Y, Blaufox MD, Fine EJ: Effect of Captopril on Renal Mean Transit Time in Patients with Essential Hypertension:The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Hypertension Study in, Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, May, 1995, Taylor A, Nally JV, Thomsen H (Eds), Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston VA, 1997, p. 82.

172. Blaufox MD, Fine EJ, Heller S, Hurley J, Jagust M, Li Y, Mann SJ, Pickering TG, Zanzonico P, Zhang CG. The Einstein/Cornell Collaborative Hypertension Group: Prospective Study of Simultaneous Orthoiodohippurate and Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid Captopril Renography. J. Nucl. Med. 39:522-528, 1998.

173.Taylor AT, Fletcher JW, Nally JV, Blaufox MD, Dubovsky EV, Fine EJ, Kahn D, Morton KA, Russell D,Sfakianakis GN, Aurell M, Dondi M, Fommei E, Geyskes G, Granerus G, Oei HY: Procedure Guideline for Diagnosis of Renovascular Hypertension. J. Nucl. Med. 39:1297-1302, 1998.

174. Moran JK, Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Optimization of Urinary FDG Excretion During PET Imaging. J. Nucl. Med. 40:1352-1357, 1999.

175. Piepsz A, Blaufox MD, Granerus GG, Majd M, O’Reilly P, Rosenberg AR, Rossleigh MA, Sixt R: Consensus on Renal Cortical Scintigraphy in Children With Urinary Tract Infection. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2:160-174, 1999.

176. Prigent A, Cosgriff P, Gates FG, Granerus G, Fine EJ, Kazua I, Peters M, Piepsz A, Rehling M, Rutland M, Taylor A: Consensus Report on Quality Control of Quantitative Measurements of Renal Function Obtained From the Renogram: International Consensus Committee From the Scientific Committee of Radionuclides in Nephrouology. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 2: 146-159, 1999.

177. Fine JF, Li Y, Blaufox MD: Parenchymal Mean Transit time Analysis of 99mTc-DTPA Captopril Renography. J. Nucl. Med. 41:1627-1631, 2000

178. Bar-Shalom R, Valdivia AY, Blaufox MD: PET Imaging in Oncology. Seminars in Nucl Med . 31(3):150-185, 2000.

179. Lee HB, Diamond BA, Blaufox MD: In-Vivo Detection of Deposition of Radiolabeled Lupus Anti-Kidney Antibody and its Inhibition by Soluble Antigen. J. Nucl. Med. 42:138-140, 2001

180. Fine EJ, Blaufox MD: Renal Scintigraphy: An Update. Applied Radiology 19-25, 2001.

181. Blaufox MD, Gottschalk A: Whose Liability Is It Anyway? J. Nucl. Med. 42:12, 1729, 2001

182. Khandani AH, Keller SM, Blaufox MD: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography: False-Positive Lung Scan. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 32(3):212-213, 2002

183. Zhao DS, Valdivia AY, Blaufox MD: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine. 32(4):272-275, 2002.

184. Moadel RM, Nguyen AV, Lin EY, Lu P, Mani J, Blaufox, MD, Pollard JW, Dadachova, E: Positron emission tomography agent 2-deoxy-2 (18F) fluoro-D-glucose has a therapeutic potential in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 5:R199, August, 2003.

185. Isasi CR, Moadel RM, Blaufox MD: A Meta-analysis of FDG-PET for the evaluation of breast cancer recurrence and metastases. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 90:105-112, 2005.

186. Moadel RM, Weldon RH, Katz EB, Lu P, Mani J, Stahl M, Blaufox MD, Pestell RG, Charron MJ, Dadachova E, Positherapy: Targeted Nuclear Therapy of Breast Cancer with 18-F-2-Deoxy-2-Fluoro-D-Glucose. Cancer Research 65(3):698-702, 2005.

187. Isasi CR, Lu P, Blaufox MD: A Meta-analysis of 18F-2-Deoxy-2Fluor-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Staging and Restaging of Patients with Lymphoma. Cancer 104:1066-1074, 2005.

188. Khandani AH, Isasi CR, Blaufox MD: Intra-individual Variability of Cardiac Uptake on Serial Whole Body 18-F-FDG PET. Nucl Med Communications 26:787-791, 2005.

189. Jana S, Blaufox MD: Nuclear Medicine Studies of the Prostate, Testes, and Bladder. Seminars Nucl Med 36:51-72, 2006.

190. Jana S, Zhang T, Milstein D, Isasi, C, Blaufox MD: FDG-PET and CT Characterization of Adrenal Lesions in Cancer Patients. Eur J Nucl Med 33:29-35, 2006.

191. Khandani AH, Whitney KD, Keller SM, Isasi CR, Blaufox MD: Sensitivity of FDG PET, GLUT 1 Expression and Proliferative Index in Bronchioloalveolar Lung Cancer. Nucl Med Communications l28:173-177, 2007.

192. Blaufox, MD: A Brief History of the Radionuclides in Nephrourology Group (ISCORN). Seminars Nucl Med 38:2-8, 2008.

193. Durand E, Blaufox MD, Britton KE, Carlsen O, Cosgriff P, Fine E, Fleming J, Nimmon C, Piepsz A, Prigent A, Samal M: International Scientific Committee of Radionuclides in Nephrourology (ISCORN) Consensus on Renal Transit Time Measurements. Seminars Nucl Med 38:82-102, 2008.

194. Guha C, Blaufox MD, Alfieri A, Kalnicki S: Tumor Biology Guided RT Treatment Planning: The Gross Tumor Volume (GTV) versus the Functional Tumor Volume (BTV). Seminars Nucl Med 38:105-113, 2008

195. Blaufox, MD, Constable AR: The Sandglass and the Pulse. Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society. No. 96, 18-19, 2008.

196. Fine EJ, Miao W, Koba W, Volek JS, Blaufox MD: 18F-2, Fluoro 2, deoxy-glucose uptake in rodent heart and brain after chronic dietary carbohydrate restriction. Nucl Med Commun (in press 2009).

197. Das BC, Mani S, Blaufox MD: Design and Synthesis of 3-phenyl-2H-benzo(b)(1,4) oxazine containing PET imaging agents for hypoxia. J Nucl Med 50:660-661, 2009.

THESIS

Blaufox MD: Studies of Renal Function and Experimental Hypertension, Mayo Foundation and the University of Minnesota, July l963. Submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of a degree of Doctor of Philosphy in Medicine.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS, AND REVIEWS IN TEXTBOOKS AND JOURNALS

l. Blaufox MD: Radioisotope Assessment of Steroid Hormone Secretion. Rad. Clinic of N. Am. 5:23l- 238, l967.

2. Blaufox MD: Physical Concepts of Hemodialysis, in Hampers and Schupak Long Term Hemodialysis. Grune & Stratton, New York, N.Y., l967, p. l2-23.

3. Blaufox MD: Dynamic Function Studies in Nuclear Medicine. Yearbook of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 3, Quinn J, III (Ed), Yearbook Medical Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, l968, p. 7-27.

4. Blaufox MD: Evaluation of Renal Function with Radioisotopes. Urology Digest 7:l9-28, l968.

5. Blaufox MD: Systemic Arterial Hypertension in Pediatric Practice. Pediatric Clinics of N.A. l8:577-594, l97l.

6. Blaufox MD: Systemic Arterial Hypertension. Pediatrics, Barnett H (Ed), Appleton Century Crofts, New York, N.Y., l972, p. 980-988.

7. Blaufox MD: Measurement of Renal Function with Radioactive Materials. Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides, Blaufox MD (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, l972, p. 9-20.

8. Blaufox MD: Methods for Measurement of the Renal Blood Flow. Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides, Blaufox MD (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, l972, p. 78-84.

9. Blaufox MD: Compartment Analysis of the Radiorenogram and Kinetics of 131I Hippuran. Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides, Blaufox MD (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, l972, p. l07-l23.

l0. Blaufox MD: Determination of Residual Urine. Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides, Blaufox M (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, l972, p. l38-l43.

11. Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: Study of Renal Disorders with Radionuclides. Clinical Uses of Radionuclides: Critical Comparison with Other Techniques. USAEC Report Conf-7lll0l, Goswitz F, Andrews G, Viamonte M (Eds), l972, p. 43l-446.

l2. Blaufox MD: Nuclear Medicine and Renal Disease. Hospital Practice 7:l37-l44, l972.

l3. Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: Radionuclide Techniques for the Evaluation of Diseases of the Urinary Tract in Children. Seminars in Nucl. Med. 3:27-53, l973.

l4. Blaufox MD, Silkans G, Jeck D, Spitzler A. Chervu LR, Edelmann CM, Jr.: Renal Function Studies in Pediatrics. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, James E, Wagner H, Cooke R (Eds), W.B. Saunders, Phila., PA., l974, p. 3l4-334.

l5. Chervu LR, Freeman LM, Blaufox MD: Radiopharmaceuticals for Renal Studies. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 4:3-22, l974.

l6. Koenigsberg M, Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: Traumatic Injuries of the Renal Vasculature and Parenchyma. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 4:ll7-l33, l974.

l7. Blaufox MD: Principles of Renal Evaluation with Radionuclides in Rein et Foie Maldies de la Nutrition, Journees Internationales de Nephrologie l6B:l7-34, l974.

l8. Blaufox MD, Himmelstein S: Dynamic Function Studies: Rapid Sequence Imaging. Clinical Scintillation Imaging, Freeman LM, Johnson P (Eds), Grune & Stratton, l975, p. l75-204.

l9. Blaufox MD, Chervu LR, Freeman LM: Radiopharmaceuticals for Quantitative Study of Renal Function. Radiopharmaceuticals, Subramanian G (Ed). The Society of Nuclear Medicine, l975, p. 385-396.

20. Blaufox MD, Bell EG: General Principles of Renal Evaluation with Radionuclides. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Gottschalk A, Potchen EJ (Eds), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Md., l976, p. 469-475.

2l. Bell EG, Blaufox MD: Clinical Applications of Renal Imaging. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Gottschalk A, Potchen EJ (Eds), Williams and Wilkins, l976, p. 476-49l.

22. Blaufox MD, Bell EG: The Use of Radionuclides in Diseases of the Lower Urinary Tract. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Gottschalk A, Potchen EJ (Eds), Williams and Wilkins, l976, p. 592-596.

23. Blaufox MD: The Role of Nuclear Medicine Procedures in Clinical Nephrology: Current Clinical Status and Future Directions. La Ricerca Clinica Lab. 6:l60, l976.

24. Koenigsberg M, Freeman L, Blaufox MD: Radionuclide and Ultrasound Evaluation of Renal Morphology and Function. Pediatric Kidney Disease, Edelmann C,Jr. (Ed), Little, Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, l978.

25. Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: The Application of Nuclear Medicine in Nephrology and Urology. Radiology of the Urinary System, Elkin M (Ed), Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, l980, p. Ll40-ll88.

26. Scharf S, Wexler J, Longnecker R, Blaufox MD: Cardiovascular Disease in Patients on Chronic Hemodialytic Therapy. Progress in Cardiovascular Disease 22:343-356, l980.

27. Blaufox MD: Comments for the Panel Session on Clearance Determinations from Single Plasma Samples. Radionuclides in Nephrology, Georg Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, l980, p. 72-73.

28. Blaufox MD, Chervu LR: Analysis of Structure-Activity Relationships of Renal Imaging Agents. Proceedings of the Symposium on Radiopharmaceuticals: Structure-Activity Relationships, Spencer RP (Ed), Grune and Stratton, Inc., New York, N.Y. l980, p. 557-572.

29. Wexler J, Steingart R, Blaufox MD: Physiologic Interventions in Nuclear Medicine. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine ll(2):68-79, l98l.

30. Steingart R, Wexler J, Blaufox MD: Pharmacologic Intervention in Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine ll(2):30-86, l98l.

3l. Blaufox MD: Segmental Evaluation of Renal Function with Radionuclides , in Dialogues in Pediatric Urology, Ehrlich RM (Ed), William J. Miller Associates, Inc., Pearl River, New York, l982, p. 3-4.

32. Chervu LR, Blaufox MD: Renal Secretion and Filtration Studies, in Cellular Function Using Radiotracers, Billinghurst MW (Ed), CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, l982, p. l45-l79.

33. Chervu LR, Blaufox MD: Renal Radiopharmaceuticals - An Update, In Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Freeman LM, Blaufox MD (Eds), Grune and Stratton, New York, N.Y. l2:224-245, l982.

34. Scharf SC, Blaufox MD: Radionuclides in the Evaluation of Urinary Obstruction, In Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Freeman LM, Blaufox MD (Eds), Grune and Stratton, New York, N.Y., l2:254-264, l982.

35. Blaufox MD, Chervu LR, Goodwin P, Wolfson L, Bridger WH, Scheuer J: Positron Emission Tomography: A Review and Prospectus. Einstein Quarterly l:6l-68, l982.

36. Blaufox MD, Kalika V, Scharf SC, Milstein DM: Applications of Nuclear Medicine in Genitourinary Imaging. Urologic Radiology 4:l55-l64, l982.

37. Blaufox MD: Radiation Reactions and Injuries in Section Entitled "Disorders Due to Physical Agents" in the Merck Manual (l4th Edition), Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ., l982, p. 2l28-2134.

38. Blaufox MD: Diagnostic Use of Radioisotopes in Section Entitled "Special Subjects" in the Merck Manual (l4th Edition), Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ., l982, p. 2l63- 2l72.

39. Blaufox MD, On Behalf of The HDFP Cooperative Group: An Overview of the Results and Implications of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Hypertension Control in the Community, Tel Aviv, Israel, November l982. John Libbey Publishers Ltd. London, England, l983.

40. Oberman A, Blaufox MD, Entwisle G, Harrist R (On Behalf of the HDFP Cooperative Group): Baseline Chest Radiographic Characteristics of the Hypertensive Participants. Supp. IV Hypertension 5:IV-l90- IV205, l983.

4l. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Langford HG, Blaufox MD, Oberman A, Hawkins M: Diuretics and Salt Restriction in Blood Pressure Control, In Nutrition and Drugs, Winick M (Ed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, l983.

42. Blaufox MD: Commentary on Chapter 7 "Isotopic Renography in Renovascular Hypertension" by Tauxe WN, In Renovascular Hypertension, Stanley JC, Ernst CB, Fry WJ (Eds), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, l984, p. l33-l34.

43. Blaufox MD: Diuretic Renography and Other Interventions in Urinary Tract Disease, In Interventional Nuclear Medicine, Spencer RP (ED), Grune and Stratton, New York, l984, p. 5l9-544.

44. Fine EJ, Scharf SC, Blaufox MD: The Role of Nuclear Medicine in Evaluating the Hypertensive Patient, In Nuclear Medicine Annual l984, Freeman LM, Weissmann HS (Eds), Raven Press, New York, l984, p. 23-79.

45. Fine EJ, Blaufox MD: Quantitation of Renal Function. Current Concepts in Diag. J. Nucl. Med. l:l2-l7, l984.

46. Blaufox MD: Quantification of the Radionuclide Image: Theoretical Considerations and the Role of the Computer, In Freeman and Johnson Clinical Radionuclide Imaging (3rd edition), Freeman LM (Ed), Grune and Stratton, Inc., Orlando, Florida, l984, p. 26l-3l3.

47. Fine EJ, Axelrod M, Blaufox MD: Physiologic Aspects of Diagnostic Renal Imaging. Seminars in Nephrology 5(3):l88-207, l985.

48. Scharf SC, Blaufox MD: Radionuclides in the Evaluation of Urinary Obstruction, In Nuclear Medicine in Nephrology and Urology, Tauxe WN (Ed), Appleton-Century-Crofts, Norwalk, CT, l985, p. l9l-206.

49. LaBarthe C, Blaufox MD, Carey R, Gifford R, Kirkendall W, Moser R, Smith WM, Viteri F: An Epidemiological Approach to Describing Risk Associated with Blood Pressure Levels. Final Report of the Working Group on Risk and High Blood Pressure. Hypertension 7:64l-65l, l985.

50. Rafii S, Bhargava KK, Chervu LR, Wadler S, Blaufox MD: Advances in Nuclear Medicine: Scintigraphic Localization of Endocrine Neoplasms. Einstein Quarterly: J. Biol. Med. 3:l29-l35, l985.

51. Blaufox MD, Fine EJ: Nephrologic Applications of Radionuclides, In Nuclear Medicine in Urology and Nephrology, O'Reilly PH, Testa H, Shields R (Eds), Butterworth, London, l986.

52. Blaufox MD: The Current Status of Renal Radiopharmaceuticals. In Contributions to Nephrology, S. Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, l986.

53. Blaufox, MD, On Behalf of The HDFP Cooperative Group: Implications of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program. In, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, Grune & Stratton, Inc. (Eds), New York, NY. 1986; 29(3) Suppl 1, p.3-10.

54. Blaufox MD: Radiation Reactions and Injuries, In Section Entitled "Disorders Due to Physical Agents", Merck Manual (l5th Edition), Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ., l987, p. 2347- 2388.

55. Lee HB, Blaufox MD: Renal Function Changes After Converting Enzyme Inhibition or Nitroprusside in Hypertensive Rats. In Contributions to Nephrology, Blaufox MD, Bischof-Delaloye A (Eds), S. Karger, Basel, l987, p. 87-94.

56. Blaufox MD, Lee HB: The Role of Radionuclides in the Differential Diagnosis of Renovascular Hypertension. In New Procedures in Nuclear Medicine, Spencer R (Ed), CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, 1989, pp 41-49.

57. Fine EJ, Blaufox MD: Urological Applications of Radionuclides. In Clinical Urography, Pollack H (Ed), W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, l989, p. 5l8-557.

58. Blaufox MD: The Role of Nuclear Medicine: A Historical Perspective. In, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides:The Upper Urinary Tract, Blaufox MD (Ed), S.Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1989, p. 2-11.

59. Blaufox MD: Measurement of Renal Function with Radioactive Materials. In, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides: The Upper Urinary Tract, Blaufox MD (Ed), S.Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1989, p. 12-27.

60. Chervu LR, Blaufox MD: Radiopharmaceuticals for the Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Plasma Flow. In, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides: The Upper Urinary Tract, Blaufox MD (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1989, p. 28-59.

61. Blaufox, MD: Methods for Measurement of the Renal Blood Flow. In, Evaluation of Renal Function and Disease with Radionuclides: The Upper Urinary Tract, Blaufox MD (Ed), S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1989, p. 84-97.

62. Lee HB, Gale B, Blaufox MD: Paradoxical Increased Glucoheptonate Uptake in Experimental Renovascular Hypertension. In Radionuclides in Nephro-Urology, Contributions to Nephrology, Blaufox MD, Hollenberg NK, Raynaud C (Eds), Karger, Basel, 1990, vol 79, p. 170-175.

63. Blaufox MD, Fine EJ: The Role of Nuclear Medicine Techniques for Evaluating Hypertensive Disease. In Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management, Laragh JH, Brenner B M (Eds), Raven Press, New York, 1990, p. 1509-1534.

64. Moser M, Blaufox MD, Freis E, Gifford Jr. RW, Kirkendall W, Langford H, Shapiro A, Sheps S: Who Really Determines your Patient's Prescriptions. JAMA 265:498-500, 1991.

65. Blaufox MD: Procedures of Choice in Renal Nuclear Medicine. J Nucl Med 32:1301-1309, 1991.

66. Blaufox MD: The Role and Rationale of Nuclear Medicine Procedures in the Differential Diagnosis of Renovascular Hypertension. Nucl. Med. Biol. (Int. J. Radiat. Appl. Instrum. Part B, 18(6):583-587, 1991.

67. Blaufox MD: Captopril Renography: Considerations in the Selection of Radiopharmaceuticals, Provocative Agents and Hypertensive Subjects. Am J Hyper 4:675S-677S, 1991.

68. Blaufox MD, Dubovsky EV, Hilson AJW, Taylor A Jr., de Zeeuw R: Report of the Working Group on Determining the Radionuclide of Choice. Captopril Consensus Conference, Cleveland. Am J Hyper 4:747S- 748S, 1991.

69. Labarthe DR, Blaufox MD, Smith WM, Lacy CR, Schnaper H, LaBaw F, Mascioli S, Davey J, Lakatos E: Part 5: Baseline Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate Measurements. Hypertension, Supplement II, 17(3): 63-76, 1991.

70. Blaufox MD: Radionuclide Techniques for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Disease. In Diagnostic Techniques in Renal Disease, Narins RG (Ed), Churchill Livingstone Inc., New York, 1992, p. 305-330.

71. Blaufox MD: Radiation Reactions and Injuries, in Section Entitled "Disorders Due to Physical Agents", Merck Manual (l6th Edition), Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ., 1992, p. 2513-2519.

72. Blaufox MD: Nuclear Medicine, in Section Entitled "Special Subjects", The Merck Manual, (16th Edition), Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories,Rahway NJ., 1992, p. 2547-2552.

73. Blaufox MD, Kaplan NM: Diagnostics and Techniques. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 1:249-251, 1992.

74. The SHEP Cooperative Research Group: Isolated Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly. In Focus on Hypertension (Clinical Cardiology Digest Series), Frohlich E (Ed), 1S:5-12, 1993.

75. Middleton ML, Bongiovanni JA, Blaufox MD: Evaluation of Renovascular Hypertension. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2(6):940-948, 1993.

76. Blaufox, MD: Renal Imaging. Hypertension Primer, Izzo JL, Black HR, Taubert KA (Eds), American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, 1993, Chapter 16, p. 257-259.

77. Davis BR, Blaufox MD,Oberman A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Zimbaldi N, Cutler JA, Kirchner K, Langford HG:Reduction in Long-Term Antihypertensive Medication Requirements. Arch Intern Med, 153:1773- 1782,1993.

78. Sheps SG, Blaufox MD, Nally JV, Textor, SC: Radionuclide Scintirenography in the Evaluation

of Patients with Hypertension. J. of the Am College of Cardiology, 21(3):1-2, 1993.

79. Blaufox, MD: Diagnostics and Techniques. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension,

(2):926-927, 1993.

80. Blaufox MD, Fotopoulos A, Lee HB, Lynn R: Effect of Residual Urine on Apparent Renal Clearance in Patients with Reduced Function, in Radionuclides in Nephrourology, O'Reilly PH, Taylor A, Nally JV (Eds), Field & Wood Medical Periodicals, Inc., Blue Bell PA, 1994, Chapter 24, p. 163-167.

81. Blaufox MD: Current Concepts in the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 3:629-630, 1994.

82. Blaufox, MD: Should the Role of Captopril Renography Extend to the Evaluation of Chronic Renal Disease? J Nucl Med 35(2):254-256, 1994.

83. Smoller SW, Blaufox MD, Davis BR, Kirchner K, Langford HG, Oberman A: The Trial of Antihypertensive Interventions and Management (TAIM). Nieren-und Hochdruckkrankheiten, Supplement, p. S22-S27, 1994.

84. Blaufox,MD: Measurement of Renal Function. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension,

(4):503-504, 1995.

85. Blaufox MD, Middleton ML, Fine EJ: Role of Nuclear Medicine Techniques for Evaluating Hypertensive Disease. In, Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition, Laragh JH, Brenner BM (Eds), Raven Press, New York, 1995, p. 2005-2036.

86. Middleton ML, Blaufox MD: Renal Scintigraphy: Practical Applications. Applied Radiology,25(6):6-16, 1996.

87. Chervu LR, Blaufox MD: Radiopharmacy of Renal Imaging and Clearance Agents, Autoradiography and Dosimetry of Renal Agents, in, Kidney, Hor G, Pabst HW (Eds), Gustav Fisher Verlag, Stuttgart, Jena, New York, 1996, p.19-50.

88. Blaufox MD: It's Time to Stop Crying and Do Something. J Nucl Med 38(6):19N, 1997.

89. Blaufox MD: Radiation Injury, in, The Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition, Berkow R (Ed), Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, NJ, 1997, p.1340-1343.

90. Blaufox MD: Radiation Reactions and Injuries, in section Entitled "Disorders Due to Physical Agents", The Merck Manual (l7th Edition)(Centennial Edition), Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ. 1999, p. 2443-2447.

91. Blaufox MD, Moran JK: New and Future Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals, in Medical Radiology, Trends in Contrast Media, Thomsen HS, Muller RN, Mattrey RF (Eds), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 1999, 37:457-467.

92. Blaufox MD: Past, Current and Future Developments of Nuclear Medicine Techniques: The Kidneys and Hypertension. Guest Editor, Q J Nucl Med 46:245-248, 2002.

93. Moadel RM, Blaufox MD, Freeman LM: The Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Gastrointestinal Imaging. Gastroenterol Clin N Am. 31:841-861, 2002.

94. Liu Y, Blaufox MD: Use of Radionuclides to Study Renal Function, in Methods in Molecular Medicine: Renal Disease: Techniques and Protocols. Michael S. Goligorsky (Ed), Humana Press, Totowa, NJ., 2003.

95. Blaufox MD: Editorial Comments: Transport of Technetium-99m MAG3 via Rat Renal Organic Anion Transporter 1. J Nucl Med, 45(1): 86-88, 2004

96. Blaufox MD: Renovascular Disease: Present and Future Developments in Functional and Molecular Imaging, in, Functional Imaging in Nephrourology. Michael Dunitz (Ed), 2006