2022
Kinetic evaluation and assessment of longitudinal changes in reference region and extracerebral [18F]MK-6240 PET uptake
Fu J, Lois C, Sanchez J, Becker J, Rubinstein Z, Thibault E, Salvatore A, Sari H, Farrell M, Guehl N, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Johnson K, Price J. Kinetic evaluation and assessment of longitudinal changes in reference region and extracerebral [18F]MK-6240 PET uptake. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2022, 43: 581-594. PMID: 36420769, PMCID: PMC10063833, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221142139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial volume correctionLongitudinal changesReference regionStandardized uptake valueFollow-up scansExtracerebral signalsAssessment of longitudinal changesCross-sectional effect sizesUptake valuePET uptakeDistribution volumeRegional uptakeArterial samplesExtracerebral contaminationOne-yearCognitively-normalEffect sizePonsGroup differentiationVolume correctionSubject levelSubjects
2017
Application of a Novel CD206+ Macrophage-Specific Arterial Imaging Strategy in HIV-Infected Individuals
Zanni M, Toribio M, Wilks M, Lu M, Burdo T, Walker J, Autissier P, Foldyna B, Stone L, Martin A, Cope F, Abbruzzese B, Brady T, Hoffmann U, Williams K, El-Fakhri G, Grinspoon S. Application of a Novel CD206+ Macrophage-Specific Arterial Imaging Strategy in HIV-Infected Individuals. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 215: 1264-1269. PMID: 28204544, PMCID: PMC5853590, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaAtherosclerosisCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDextransHIV InfectionsHumansLectins, C-TypeLymph NodesMacrophagesMaleMannansMannose ReceptorMannose-Binding LectinsMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRegression AnalysisSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTechnetium Tc 99m PentetateUnited StatesConceptsSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyFirst-in-human dataNon-HIV-infected subjectsAortic plaque volumeHIV-infected subjectsHIV-infected individualsMacrophages ex vivoComputed tomographic angiographyCD206+ macrophagesTomography/computed tomographyTomographic angiographyImaging techniquesTechnetium TcHIV statusPlaque volumeCardiovascular diseaseHIVImaging strategiesCD206In vivo applicationsSubjectsTilmanoceptAngiographyMacrophagesTomography
2004
Quantitative SPECT leads to improved performance in discrimination tasks related to prodromal Alzheimer's disease.
El Fakhri G, Kijewski M, Albert M, Johnson K, Moore S. Quantitative SPECT leads to improved performance in discrimination tasks related to prodromal Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2004, 45: 2026-31. PMID: 15585477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProdromal Alzheimer's diseaseMemory problemsAlzheimer's diseaseDiagnosis of prodromal Alzheimer's diseaseDiagnosis of prodromal ADClinical tasksMRI volume estimationsVariable collimator responseFollow-up periodDementiaGeneral spectral methodConverter groupFollow-upProdromal ADUniform attenuation mapQuestion groupsPairwise discriminant analysisSubjectsQuantitative approachDiscrimination accuracyAnterior cingulate gyrusAttenuation mapNonuniform attenuation mapNormal groupCingulate gyrus