Joint Direct Parametric Reconstruction for Pet Receptor Occupancy Mapping
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Guehl N, Ramos-Torres K, Linnman C, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Wilks M, Han P, Ma C, Neelamegam R, Zhou Y, Popko B, Correia J, Reich D, Fakhri G, Herscovitch P, Normandin M, Brugarolas P. Evaluation of the potassium channel tracer [18F]3F4AP in rhesus macaques. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2020, 41: 1721-1733. PMID: 33090071, PMCID: PMC8221756, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20963404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal brain injuryMyelin repair therapyContributions of demyelinationDrivers of disabilityImaging demyelinationBrain injuryMeasurements of molecular changesTool's sensitivity to changesLower myelin contentDemyelinating lesionsNeuronal conductionImpaired conductionDemyelinationBrain penetrationGold standardRhesus macaquesInjured areaMultiple sclerosisMolecular changesMyelin sheathNeurological diseasesHigh metabolic stabilityMRI methodsMRIInjury