4814-Green, Mark
Faculty

Mark A. Green, PhD

Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Phone (317) 278-9844
Address
R2 E124
RADY
IN
Indianapolis, IN
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Bio

Professor Green serves as the Director of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences for the Indiana Institute for Biomedical Imaging Sciences (IIBIS) in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. 

To support basic and clinical research investigations employing positron emission tomography (PET), the Radiology's PET Radiochemistry Core Facility operates an 11-MeV cyclotron for the routine production of short-lived PET radiopharmaceuticals. Associated research infrastructure includes 19 Comecer hot cells; multiple automated radiochemical synthesis systems for preparation of oxygen-15, nitrogen-13, carbon-11, and fluorine-18 radiopharmaceuticals; and a pneumatic tube system for rapid radiopharmaceutical transport to our multiple PET camera sites.  

Professor Green’s research focus is the design, synthesis, evaluation, and validation of new radiopharmaceutical agents. The practice of nuclear medicine is based on imaging the internal distribution and pharmacokinetics of such radioactive drugs, drugs that selectively and specifically probe clinically relevant aspects of regional tissue function (normal vs. pathophysiology). Radiochemically, his research is primarily exploring applications for short-lived metallic radionuclides (e.g., copper-62, copper-64, gallium-68); nuclides selected for investigation because they offer unique and/or attractive nuclear and chemical properties. Current research interests include: development of tracers for the study of regional tissue perfusion (cerebral, myocardial, renal, and tumor blood flow); strategies for selective radiotracer targeting to neoplastic tissue; and general biomedical applications of radiotracer methods.

 

 

Key Publications

 

Imaging Regional Perfusion, Including Tumor Perfusion, with Whole-Body Positron Emission Tomography:

Whole-body PET/CT evaluation of tumor perfusion using generator-based 62Cu-ethylglyoxal bis(thiosemicarbazonato)copper(II): validation by direct comparison to 15O-water in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Fletcher JW, Logan TF, Eitel JA, Mathias CJ, Ng Y, Lacy JL, Hutchins GD, Green MA.

J Nucl Med. 2015 Jan;56(1):56-62. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.114.148106. Epub 2014 Dec 18.

PMID: 25525184

 

 

Prostate Cancer Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography and PSMA-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals:

Estimation of radiation dosimetry for 68Ga-HBED-CC (PSMA-11) in patients with suspected recurrence of prostate cancer.

Green MA, Eitel JA, Fletcher JW, Mathias CJ, Tann MA, Gardner T, Koch MO, Territo W, Polson H, Hutchins GD.

Nucl Med Biol. 2017 Mar;46:32-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

PMID: 28012435

Titles & Appointments

  • Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences
  • Education
    1982 PhD Indiana University
    1978 BS Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Research
    Development and Validation of Radiotracer Methods for Application in Biomedical Research and Clinical Care

    Primary Interests:  

       Agents for imaging with positron emission tomography (PET).

       Biomedical applications of radiometals in diagnosis anf therapy.

    Research Scope Includes:

      • Benchtop synthetic chemistry (inorganic and organic).

      • Radiochemical synthesis and characterization.

      • Radiopharmaceutical screening and evaluation in biological models.

      • Formulations chemistry.

      • Translation to human imaging studies for assessment of performance/utility.

     

    Commonly employed radionuclides: Cu-62, Cu-64, Ga-68, C-11, F-18, and O-15.

     

  • Publications
    Characterization Of [11C]-GSK1482160 For Targeting The P2X7 Receptor As A Biomarker For Neuroinflammation.
    Territo PR; Meyer JA; Peters JS; Riley AA; McCarthy BP; Gao M; Wang M; Green MA; Zheng QH; Hutchins GD; Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine 2016 Oct 20
    Experience in production of (68)Ga-DOTA-NOC for clinical use under an Expanded Access IND.
    Green MA; Mathias CJ; Fletcher JW; Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 2016 Jul 12
  • Professional Organizations
    American Chemical Society
    Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
    Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
    Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

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