Garret Hobart (1844–1899) was the 24th
Vice President of the United States (1897–1899), serving under President
William McKinley. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office. Hobart served in local governmental positions, and then successfully ran for office as a
Republican, serving in both the
New Jersey General Assembly and the
New Jersey Senate. Hobart was a longtime party official, and New Jersey delegates went to the
1896 Republican National Convention determined to nominate the popular lawyer for vice president. Hobart's political views were similar to those of McKinley, who was the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. With New Jersey a key state in the upcoming election, McKinley and his close adviser, future senator
Mark Hanna, decided to have the convention select Hobart. The vice-presidential candidate emulated his running mate with a
front porch campaign, though spending much time at the campaign's
New York City office. McKinley and Hobart were elected. As vice president, Hobart proved a popular figure in Washington and was a close adviser to McKinley. Hobart's tact and good humor were valuable to the President. Hobart died in November 1899 of heart disease at age 55; his place on the Republican
ticket in 1900 was taken by New York Governor
Theodore Roosevelt. (more...)
Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) of a wholebody
positron emission tomography (PET) acquisition of a 79 kg (170 lb) female after intravenous injection of
radiopharmaceuticals, an example of nuclear medicine, a
medical specialty involving the application of
radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This technique allows physicians to image the extent of a disease process in the body, based on the cellular function and
physiology, rather than relying on physical changes in the
tissue anatomy. This particular scan was performed as part of a
tumor diagnosis prior to applying
radiotherapy. Besides normal accumulation of the tracer in the heart, bladder, kidneys and brain, liver
metastases of a
colorectal tumor are clearly visible within the yellow and red area in the right upper abdomen.
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