2020
[11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis
Tran TT, Gallezot JD, Jilaveanu LB, Zito C, Turcu G, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Huang H, Huttner A, Kluger HM, Chiang VL, Carson R. [11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis. Molecular Imaging 2020, 19: 1536012120968669. PMID: 33147119, PMCID: PMC7649862, DOI: 10.1177/1536012120968669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation necrosisTumor regrowthStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesPET tracersHigh amino acid uptakeMetastatic tumor recurrenceLung cancer cellsSpecific PET tracersPET imaging tracerTumor recurrenceAmino acid uptakeImaging tracerReliable markerDiagnostic imagingLack of specificityAcid uptakeCancer cellsSpecific markersMethionine levelsTranslocator proteinSequential imagingInflammationMetastasisDual tracer
2012
Endotoxin-induced systemic inflammation activates microglia: [11C]PBR28 positron emission tomography in nonhuman primates
Hannestad J, Gallezot JD, Schafbauer T, Lim K, Kloczynski T, Morris ED, Carson RE, Ding YS, Cosgrove KP. Endotoxin-induced systemic inflammation activates microglia: [11C]PBR28 positron emission tomography in nonhuman primates. NeuroImage 2012, 63: 232-239. PMID: 22776451, PMCID: PMC3699786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.06.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySystemic inflammationMultiple sclerosisInterleukin-6Interleukin-8Translocator proteinEndotoxin-induced systemic inflammationLevels of TSPOEmission tomographyTumor necrosis factor alphaSystemic inflammatory processActivation of microgliaSerum IL-1βIL-6 levelsCourse of diseaseEffects of LPSImportant clinical questionsNecrosis factor alphaInterleukin-1 betaNonhuman primate brainE. coli lipopolysaccharideRegional time-activity dataLocal tissue damageTwo-tissue compartmental modelTotal ligand binding