2001
Reproducibility of in vivo brain measures of 5-HT2A receptors with PET and [18F]deuteroaltanserin
Soares J, van Dyck C, Tan P, Zoghbi S, Garg P, Soufer R, Baldwin R, Fujita M, Staley J, Fu X, Amici L, Seibyl J, Innis R. Reproducibility of in vivo brain measures of 5-HT2A receptors with PET and [18F]deuteroaltanserin. Psychiatry Research 2001, 106: 81-93. PMID: 11306248, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(01)00071-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest/retest reproducibilityPositron emission tomographyCortical brain areasIntra-class correlation coefficientRetest reproducibilityBrain areasBrain measuresHealthy human subjectsMean intra-class correlation coefficientOutcome measuresConstant infusionParent tracerBlood measurementsEmission tomographyNeuropsychiatric disordersPET measuresReceptorsHuman subjectsPET acquisitionMean intraEquilibrium imagingImaging methodInfusionBolusRTComparison of [18F]altanserin and [18F]deuteroaltanserin for PET imaging of serotonin2A receptors in baboon brain: pharmacological studies
Staley J, Van Dyck C, Tan P, Al Tikriti M, Ramsby Q, Klump H, Ng C, Garg P, Soufer R, Baldwin R, Innis R. Comparison of [18F]altanserin and [18F]deuteroaltanserin for PET imaging of serotonin2A receptors in baboon brain: pharmacological studies. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2001, 28: 271-279. PMID: 11323237, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00212-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBrainDeuteriumFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesKetanserinPapioRadiochemistryReceptors, SerotoninTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsReceptor antagonist SR 46349BSerotonin2A receptorsSR 46349BReceptor radiotracerPharmacological specificityTime-activity curvesConstant infusionBaboon brainCortical activityDistribution volumePharmacological studiesPET imagingRadiotracerBrainReceptorsBaboonsPET imagesRegional distributionFenfluramineInfusionBolus
2000
PET quantification of 5-HT2A receptors in the human brain: a constant infusion paradigm with [18F]altanserin.
van Dyck CH, Tan PZ, Baldwin RM, Amici LA, Garg PK, Ng CK, Soufer R, Charney DS, Innis RB. PET quantification of 5-HT2A receptors in the human brain: a constant infusion paradigm with [18F]altanserin. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2000, 41: 234-41. PMID: 10688105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstant infusion paradigmInfusion paradigmFrontal cortexAnterior cingulateVenous blood samplingPathophysiology of schizophreniaLipophilic radiometabolitesIntravenous administrationInfusion periodHealthy volunteersPET acquisitionReceptor densityBlood samplingTime-activity curvesConstant infusionLinear regression analysisH onwardMetabolite concentrationsBrain activityRegression analysisCingulateCortexHuman brainReceptorsPET quantification
1999
A complete remote-control system for reliable preparation of [18F]altanserin
Tan P, Baldwin R, Soufer R, Garg P, Charney D, Innis R. A complete remote-control system for reliable preparation of [18F]altanserin. Applied Radiation And Isotopes 1999, 50: 923-927. PMID: 10214711, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8043(98)00150-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake.
Ng C, Soufer R, McNulty P. Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1998, 39: 379-83. PMID: 9529278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary sinus blood samplesIschemic heart diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionCoronary sinus catheterizationEffect of insulinLeft anteriorMale patientsMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseFDG injectionVascular bedBlood samplesAwake statePatientsGlucose uptakeMyocardial kineticsFDGCatheterizationInfarctionDiabetesBolusAnteriorInsulinDisease
1995
Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability
Soufer R, Dey H, Ng C, Zaret B. Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 75: 1214-1219. PMID: 7778542, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80765-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCoronary DiseaseDeoxyglucoseFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionRadionuclide VentriculographyStroke VolumeTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPositron emission tomographySestamibi single-photon emissionSingle photon emissionCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial viabilityInferior wallArtery diseaseEmission tomographyFDG positron emission tomographySubset of patientsRegional ejection fractionDiscordant segmentsNonviable segmentsEjection fractionMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileRadionuclide ventriculographySestamibi protocolBlood flowMyocardial segmentsPatientsViable segmentsFluorodeoxyglucoseMIBITomographyDiseaseRelationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study.
Soufer R, Dey H, Lawson A, Wackers F, Zaret B. Relationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1995, 36: 180-7. PMID: 7830110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanar thallium scintigraphyCardiac eventsThallium scintigraphyReverse redistributionChronic coronary artery diseasePET viabilityAbnormal regional wall motionPlanar thallium imagesMyocardial Infarction trialPercent of patientsFuture cardiac eventsFuture cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseFavorable clinical outcomeMyocardial metabolic activityRegional wall motion analysisRegional wall motionPercent of segmentsWall motion analysisPET criteriaCardiovascular eventsReperfusion therapyArtery diseaseClinical outcomesPrognostic value