Charron Lab
Principal Investigator
Martin Charron, MD
Scientific profile
Research Technologists
Susan McQuattie
Jeff Chan
Rosie Puntillo
Donna Carter
Cindy Ho
Nancy Ribeiro
Mandy Kohli
Mimi Vincil
Research Activities
Nuclear medicine
Publications
Charron M. Application of PET/CT in children. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2006; 75:541-543.
Hoe FM, Charron M, Moshang T Jr. Use of the recombinant human TSH stimulated thyroglobulin level and diagnostic whole body scan in children with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2006; 19(1):25-30.
Messina JA, Cheng SC, Franc BL, Charron M, Shulkin B, To B, Maris JM, Yanik G, Hawkins RA, Matthay KK. Evaluation of semi-quantitative scoring system for metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) scans in patients with relapsed neuroblastoma, Running Title: mIBG scoring in relapsed neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2006; 47(7):865-874.
DuBois SG, Messina J, Maris JM, Huberty J, Glidden DV, Veatch J, Charron M, Hawkins R, Matthay KK. Hematologic toxicity of high dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy for advanced neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol 2005; 22:2452-2460.
Khan J*, Charron M, Hickeson M, Accorsi R, Qureshi S. Canning D. Supranormal renal function in unilateral hydronephrotic kidney can be avoided. Clin Nucl Med 2004; 29 (7):410-414.
Bhargava P*, Zhuang H, Kumar R, Charron M, Alavi A. Iatrogenic artifacts on whole body F18 FDG PET imaging. Clin Nucl Med 2004; 29 (7):429-439.
Bhargava P*, Kumar R, Zhuang H, Charron M, Alavi A. Catheter related focal FDG activity on whole body PET imaging. Clin Nucl Med 2004; 29 (4):238-243.
Hickeson M*, Charron M, Maris JM, Brophy P, Kang TI, Zhuang H, Khan J, Nevrotski T. Biodistribution Of post therapeutic versus diagnostic 131-I MIBG scans in children With neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004; 42:268-274.
Bhargava P, Charron M, Beauchemin D. Asymmetric lower limb muscle activity on a gallium scan. Clin Nucl Med 2005; 30(5):367-368.
Hoberman A, Charron M, Hickey RW, Baskin M, Kearney DH, Wald ER. The value of imaging studies following a first diagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children. N Engl J Med 2003; 348(3):195-202.
Stapleton, FB. Imaging studies for childhood urinary infections. Editorial: N Engl J Med 2003; 348(3):251-252. Abstracted in: Radiology. 231(2):607
Hahn K, Charron M, Shulkin BL. Role of MR imaging and iodine 123 MIBG scintigraphy in staging of pediatric neuroblastoma. (letter) Radiology 2003; 227(3):908.
Accorsi R, Morowitz M, Charron M, Maris J. Pinhole imaging of 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) in an animal model of neuroblastoma. Pediatr Radio 2003; 33:688-692.
Alberini JL *, Charron M, von Allmen D, Markovitch J, Hurh Peter. Temporal evolution of the intensity of inflammatory bowel disease in children: correlation of a semi-quantitative analysis of bowel uptake in white blood cells scintigraphy with biological parameters. Annals of Nuclear Medicine and Sciences, 2003, 16(1): 1-7.
Charron M. Inflammatory bowel disease activity assessment with biological markers and 99mTC-Wbc scintigraphy: are there different trends in ileitis versus colitis? J Nucl Med. 2003; 44(10): 1586-1591.
Kang TI*, Trophy T, Hickeson M, Heyman S, Evans AE, Charron M, Maris JM. Targeted radiotherapy with low dose 131I-MIBG is effective for disease palliation in highly refractory neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003; Oct;25(10):769-773.
Charron M. Temporal correlation of the erythrocytes sedimentation rate with 99mTc-WBC uptake in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Nucl Medi 2003; 28(11):905-907.
Charron M, Lentle BC. Is it really this simple? Letter to the Editor. Pediatric Radiology 2003; 33(11): 811-814.
Bai C*, Kinahan P, Brasse D, Comtat C, Townsend D, Meltzer CC, Villemagne V, Charron M. Defrise M. An analytic study of the effects of attenuation correction on tumor detection in whole body PET oncology imaging. J Nucl Med. 2003; 44 (11): 1855-1861.
Books/Chapters in Books
1. Patel K*, Charron M, Brown ML, Rogers KD, Hoberman A, Bellinger MF. Intra and interobserver variability for a standardized rating scale for DMSA renal scans. Ped Radiol 1993; 23:506-509.
• Abstracted in Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology 1995, Mosby Year Book
2. Charron M, Orenstein SR, Bhargava S. Detection of inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric patients with Tc99m HMPAO labeled leukocytes. J Nucl Med 1994; 35:451-455.
• Abstracted in Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology 1995, Mosby Year Book Inc.
3. Hoberman A, Wald ER, Reynolds EA, Penchansky L, Charron M. Pyuria and bacteriuria in catheterized urine specimens obtained from young children with fever. J Pediatr 1994; 124:512-519.
• Abstracted in: Yearbook of Urology 1995
• Yearbook of Family Practice 1995
• Yearbook of Emergency Medicine 1995
4. Bhargava SA*, Orenstein SR, Charron M. Technetium-99m Hexamethylpropylene-amineoxime labeled white cell scintigraphy in inflammatory bowel disease in children. J Pediatr 1994; 125:213-217.
• Abstracted in Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology, 1996, Mosby Year Book
5. Charron M, del Rosario SF, Kocoshis SA. Assessment of terminal ileal and colonic inflammation in children with Crohn’s disease with Tc-99m labeled WBC. Acta Paeditrica 1999; 88(2):193-198.
• Abstracted in Year Book of Radiology, 2000, Mosby-Year Book
• Abstracted in “Literature Alert” of Current Gastroenterology Reports 1999; 1(3):183.
Contact Information
Admin Assistant
Caroline Robertson
e-mail: caroline.robertson@sickkids.ca
Mailing Address
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Ave.
Room 1525, Hill Wing
Toronto, ON M5G 1X8
Tel: (416) 813-2006
Fax: (416) 813-7591
e-mail: martin.charron@sickkids.ca