2024
Integration of a continuously varying image-space PSF for a dual-panel ultra-high TOF-PET scanner
Chemli Y, Marin T, Orehar M, Dolenec R, Normandin M, Gascón D, Gola A, Grogg K, Pavón G, Razdevsek G, Pestotnik R, Fakhri G. Integration of a continuously varying image-space PSF for a dual-panel ultra-high TOF-PET scanner. 2024, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10656225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaussian mixture modelGaussian process regressionPoint spread functionAccurate image reconstructionMaximum likelihood estimation maximizationShift-variant convolutionsImage reconstructionMixture modelProcess regressionEstimation maximizationTime-of-flight (TOFPanel architectureSpread functionArchitectureParameter interpolationHigh resolution time-of-flight (TOFTOF-PET scannerBrain phantomFitting processPositron emission tomography scannerSimulated point sourcesConvolutionAlgorithmEffective diagnosisSize benefitsDeciphering the effects of radiopharmaceutical therapy in the tumor microenvironment of prostate cancer: an in-silico exploration with spatial transcriptomics
Hong J, Bae S, Cavinato L, Seifert R, Ryhiner M, Rominger A, Erlandsson K, Wilks M, Normandin M, El-Fakhri G, Choi H, Shi K. Deciphering the effects of radiopharmaceutical therapy in the tumor microenvironment of prostate cancer: an in-silico exploration with spatial transcriptomics. Theranostics 2024, 14: 7122-7139. DOI: 10.7150/thno.99516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET mapping of receptor occupancy using joint direct parametric reconstruction
Marin T, Belov V, Chemli Y, Ouyang J, Najmaoui Y, Fakhri G, Duvvuri S, Iredale P, Guehl N, Normandin M, Petibon Y. PET mapping of receptor occupancy using joint direct parametric reconstruction. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2024, PP: 1-15. PMID: 39446540, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2024.3486191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemReceptor occupancyLow-binding regionsPET scansSimulation resultsPreclinical in vivo experimentsDynamic PET scansPairs of baselineEstimation of receptor occupancyEstimation frameworkPET neuroimagingReconstruction frameworkModulating drugsTime activity curvesParametric reconstructionDevelopment of drugsFree‐breathing 3D cardiac extracellular volume (ECV) mapping using a linear tangent space alignment (LTSA) model
Lee W, Han P, Marin T, Mounime I, Eslahi S, Djebra Y, Chi D, Bijari F, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free‐breathing 3D cardiac extracellular volume (ECV) mapping using a linear tangent space alignment (LTSA) model. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2024 PMID: 39402014, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular volume mappingContrast agent injectionExtracellular volumeGradient echo readoutECV mapsAgent injectionWhole heartEcho readoutExtracellular volume valuesVoxel-by-voxelInversion recovery sequenceSpatial resolutionScan timeImaging timeIn vivo studiesHealthy volunteersModel-based methodsRecovery sequenceInjectionReadoutNovel multi-modal methodology to investigate placebo response in major depressive disorder
Cusin C, Dillon D, Belleau E, Normandin M, Petibon Y, El-Fakri G, Dhaynaut M, Hooker J, Kaptchuk T, McKee M, Hayden E, Meyer A, Jahan A, Origlio J, Ang Y, Brunner D, Kang M, Long Y, Fava M, Pizzagalli D. Novel multi-modal methodology to investigate placebo response in major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 368: 1-7. PMID: 39233242, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlacebo responseDepressive disorderRates of placebo responseMesocorticolimbic dopaminergic pathwayExpectation of rewardAntidepressant responseMesolimbic systemReward circuitryNeurobiological underpinningsNeurobiological mechanismsDopaminergic activityDopaminergic systemPlacebo respondersSymptom reductionDopaminergic pathwaysMulti-modal methodologyPlacebo phenomenonPsychological constructsTreatment developmentMDDPlacebo-controlledClinical trialsDouble-blindRewardDesigning clinical trialsRadiosynthesis automation, non-human primate biodistribution and dosimetry of K+ channel tracer [11C]3MeO4AP
Zhou Y, Wilks M, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Vesper D, Moon S, Rice P, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brugarolas P. Radiosynthesis automation, non-human primate biodistribution and dosimetry of K+ channel tracer [11C]3MeO4AP. EJNMMI Research 2024, 14: 43. PMID: 38683467, PMCID: PMC11058135, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-024-01092-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation dosimetryAverage effective doseWhole-body biodistributionTotal scan timeNon-decayEffective doseNon-human primatesSymptomatic treatment of multiple sclerosisIn vivo binding affinityBed positionTreatment of multiple sclerosisHigh-resolution CTDynamic acquisition protocolDosimetryPET dataAdult rhesus macaquesScan timeImaging demyelinationOLINDA softwareRadiationAcquisition protocolsPreclinical studiesNo significant changesHigh dosesPET imagingPET imaging of M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rhesus macaques using [11C]MK-6884: Quantification with kinetic modeling and receptor occupancy by CVL-231 (emraclidine), a novel positive allosteric modulator
Belov V, Guehl N, Duvvuri S, Iredale P, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Chakilam S, MacDonagh A, Rice P, Yokell D, Renger J, Fakhri G, Normandin M. PET imaging of M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rhesus macaques using [11C]MK-6884: Quantification with kinetic modeling and receptor occupancy by CVL-231 (emraclidine), a novel positive allosteric modulator. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2024, 44: 1329-1342. PMID: 38477292, PMCID: PMC11342722, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x241238820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsReceptor occupancyNon-human primatesBinding potentialPositron emission tomographyMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsAllosteric modulatorsNon-human primate brainM4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorStriatal hyperdopaminergiaAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsCaudate nucleusTotal volume of distributionDose-dependent blockReference regionVolume of distributionPositron emission tomography imagingEmission tomographyReceptor levelsFunction of dosePET scansClinical trialsBlood-basedRhesus macaquesAcute Stress Increases Striatal Connectivity With Cortical Regions Enriched for μ and κ Opioid Receptors
Zhukovsky P, Ironside M, Duda J, Moser A, Null K, Dhaynaut M, Normandin M, Guehl N, El Fakhri G, Alexander M, Holsen L, Misra M, Narendran R, Hoye J, Morris E, Esfand S, Goldstein J, Pizzagalli D. Acute Stress Increases Striatal Connectivity With Cortical Regions Enriched for μ and κ Opioid Receptors. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 96: 717-726. PMID: 38395372, PMCID: PMC11339240, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderFunctional connectivityEffects of stressAcute stressK-opioid receptorsStriatal connectivityEtiology of major depressive disorderCortical regionsMontreal Imaging Stress TaskEffects of acute stressGlobal FCIncreased striatal connectivityVentral attention/salience networkAllen Human Brain AtlasDefault mode networkCortical connectivityHuman Brain AtlasMDD studiesDepressive disorderFrontoparietal networkNeurobiological effectsMode networkStress taskDimensional approachMDD riskHead-to-head comparison of [18F]-Flortaucipir, [18F]-MK-6240 and [18F]-PI-2620 postmortem binding across the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases
Aguero C, Dhaynaut M, Amaral A, Moon S, Neelamegam R, Scapellato M, Carazo-Casas C, Kumar S, El Fakhri G, Johnson K, Frosch M, Normandin M, Gómez-Isla T. Head-to-head comparison of [18F]-Flortaucipir, [18F]-MK-6240 and [18F]-PI-2620 postmortem binding across the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases. Acta Neuropathologica 2024, 147: 25. PMID: 38280071, PMCID: PMC10822013, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02672-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-AD tauopathiesTau aggregationTau PET tracersDNA-binding proteinsBinds to neurofibrillary tanglesSecond-generation tau tracersTransactive response DNA-binding proteinSpectrum of neurodegenerative diseasesNeurofibrillary tanglesTau lesionsMelanin-containing cellsTDP-43Binding signalTauopathiesBinding targetsCerebral amyloid angiopathyOff-target bindingB-amyloidBinding patternsNeurodegenerative diseasesTau tracersTauBinding to areasBinding profilesBinding
2023
Simulation results for limited-angle ultra-high time-of-flight resolution PET system
Marin T, Zhuo Y, Orehar M, Razdevšekc G, Dolenec R, Mounime I, Alamo J, Benlloch J, Chemli Y, Fernández-Tenllado J, Gascon D, Gola A, Gomez S, Grogg K, Guberman D, Korpar S, Krizan P, Majewski S, Manera R, Mariscal-Castilla A, Mauricio J, Merzi S, Morera C, Normandin M, Pavon G, Penna M, Seljak A, Studen A, Pestotnik R, Fakhri G. Simulation results for limited-angle ultra-high time-of-flight resolution PET system. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10337821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResolution PET systemsPET systemAxial fieldPositron emission tomography systemPositron emission tomography scannerTotal-body PET systemsLong axial fieldTOF resolutionNovel detectorNumerical phantomHigh-sensitivity systemMonte-Carlo simulationsSpatial resolutionPositron emission tomographyMonte-CarloSystem sensitivityImage resolutionImage qualityScintillationReconstruction engineFWHMResolutionTOFPhantomScannerTauPETGen: Text-Conditional Tau PET Image Synthesis Based on Latent Diffusion Models
Jang S, Gomez C, Thibault E, Becker J, Dong Y, Normandin M, Price J, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Gong K. TauPETGen: Text-Conditional Tau PET Image Synthesis Based on Latent Diffusion Models. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner
Loignon-Houle F, Toussaint M, Beaudoin J, Gaudreault M, Doyon V, Leroux J, Auger E, Thibaudeau C, Arpin L, Croteau E, Espinosa-Bentancourt E, Samson A, Bouchard J, Espagnet R, Viscogliosi N, Pepin C, Labrecque V, Paulin C, Marin T, Ouyang J, Normandin M, Tétrault M, Michaud J, Fontaine R, Fakhri G, Lecomte R. Imaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain PET scannerUltra-high resolutionPET scannerPeak noise-equivalent count rateUltra Micro Hot Spot PhantomNoise-equivalent count rateAxial field-of-viewHot spot phantomHoffman brain phantomSmall-scale structuresCount rateBrain phantomContrast recoveryReadout schemeField of viewBrain PET imagingPhantomExcellent image qualityImaging performanceSpatial resolutionSmall structuresUltrahigh resolutionImage qualityPET imagingLarger rodsEvaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging
Zhou Y, Normandin M, Belov V, Macdonald-Soccorso M, Moon S, Sun Y, Fakhri G, Guehl N, Brugarolas P. Evaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2023, 14: 4208-4215. PMID: 37947793, PMCID: PMC11485007, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropathic painRodent models of neuropathic painSubunit of voltage-dependent calcium channelsModel of neuropathic painTreatment of neuropathic painMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionVoltage-dependent calcium channelsMultilinear analysis 1Brain uptakePET imagingDose of gabapentinOne-tissue compartment modelRegional time-activity curvesAdult rhesus macaquesPlasma protein bindingTime-activity curvesModerate brain uptakeCalcium channelsInjured nerveArterial input functionGabapentinRodent modelsAnticonvulsant medicationBrain PET imagingRhesus macaquesAssociation of Pathologic and Volumetric Biomarker Changes With Cognitive Decline in Clinically Normal Adults
Hanseeuw B, Jacobs H, Schultz A, Buckley R, Farrell M, Guehl N, Becker J, Properzi M, Sanchez J, Quiroz Y, Vannini P, Sepulcre J, Yang H, Chhatwal J, Gatchel J, Marshall G, Amariglio R, Papp K, Rentz D, Normandin M, Price J, Healy B, El Fakhri G, Sperling R, Johnson K. Association of Pathologic and Volumetric Biomarker Changes With Cognitive Decline in Clinically Normal Adults. Neurology 2023, 101: e2533-e2544. PMID: 37968130, PMCID: PMC10791053, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with cognitive declineOlder adultsNon-AD pathologyCognitive declineHippocampal volumeCognitive dataPreclinical Alzheimer Cognitive CompositeInferior temporal tauProspective cohort studyClinically normal older adultsHarvard Aging Brain StudyPittsburgh compound B PET scansOvert cognitive impairmentAnalyzed dataNormal older adultsAging Brain StudyClinically normal adultsLongitudinal associationsAlzheimer's diseaseCohort studyMemory impairmentCognitive compositeCognitive impairmentHippocampal atrophyCognitionP-302 Development and evaluation of fully automated F-18 cromolyn diethyl ester labeling via multi step reaction as potential therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease for brain PET imaging
Moon S, Wang J, Shoup T, Normandin M, Fakhri G. P-302 Development and evaluation of fully automated F-18 cromolyn diethyl ester labeling via multi step reaction as potential therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease for brain PET imaging. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2023, 126: 108763. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2023.108763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Novelty-Related Locus Coeruleus Function With Entorhinal Tau Deposition and Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
Prokopiou P, Engels-Domínguez N, Schultz A, Sepulcre J, Koops E, Papp K, Marshall G, Normandin M, El Fakhri G, Rentz D, Sperling R, Johnson K, Jacobs H. Association of Novelty-Related Locus Coeruleus Function With Entorhinal Tau Deposition and Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease. Neurology 2023, 101: e1206-e1217. PMID: 37491329, PMCID: PMC10516269, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLC activityMemory declineLocus coeruleusCognitive declineEC tauHarvard Aging Brain StudyHuman neuroimaging studiesSteeper memory declineNoradrenergic brainstem nucleiLongitudinal cognitive dataFunctional MRI dataTau depositionAging Brain StudyPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseTau progressionCortical tau depositionElevated beta-amyloidInterventions promoting resilienceMild cognitive impairmentExecutive dysfunctionExecutive functionNeuroimaging studiesTau spreadingTemporal cortexCognitive compositeTau Positron Emission Tomography and Neurocognitive Function Among Former Professional American-Style Football Players
Dhaynaut M, Grashow R, Normandin M, Wu O, Marengi D, Terry D, Sanchez J, Weisskopf M, Speizer F, Taylor H, Guehl N, Seshadri S, Beiser A, Daneshvar D, Johnson K, Iverson G, Zafonte R, Fakhri G, Baggish A. Tau Positron Emission Tomography and Neurocognitive Function Among Former Professional American-Style Football Players. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2023, 40: 1614-1624. PMID: 37282582, PMCID: PMC10458363, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyDistribution volume ratioNeuropsychological testsNeurocognitive functionStandardized uptake value ratioControl participantsMeasures of neurocognitive functionStructural magnetic resonance imagingMeasures of memoryDepressive symptom severityMale control participantsEmission tomographyCerebellar gray matterNeuropsychological measuresTau positron emission tomographyExecutive functionSymptom severityBrain regionsEntorhinal cortexRepetitive head impactsP-tauReference regionFormer playersRepetitive head impact exposureMale controlsImpact of motion correction on [18F]-MK6240 tau PET imaging
Tiss A, Marin T, Chemli Y, Spangler-Bickell M, Gong K, Lois C, Petibon Y, Landes V, Grogg K, Normandin M, Becker A, Thibault E, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Impact of motion correction on [18F]-MK6240 tau PET imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2023, 68: 105015. PMID: 37116511, PMCID: PMC10278956, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acd161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionPET quantitationImpact of motion correctionList-mode reconstructionMotion correction methodList-mode dataMotion-corrected imagesEffect of motion correctionVoxel displacementsPhantom experimentsOptical tracking dataLong acquisitionBrain PET scansSlow motionImage qualityPET imagingPositron emission tomographyCorrectionMotionCorrection methodRates of tau accumulationHead motionMotion metricsPhantomPositronMeasurement of Cerebral Perfusion Indices from the Early Phase of [18F]MK6240 Dynamic Tau PET Imaging
Guehl N, Dhaynaut M, Hanseeuw B, Moon S, Lois C, Thibault E, Fu J, Price J, Johnson K, El Fakhri G, Normandin M. Measurement of Cerebral Perfusion Indices from the Early Phase of [18F]MK6240 Dynamic Tau PET Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2023, 64: 968-975. PMID: 36997330, PMCID: PMC10241011, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.122.265072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-activity curvesCerebral perfusionMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionBrain time-activity curvesEarly phaseRegional time-activity curvesIndices of cerebral perfusionDynamic [<sup>18</sup>FBlood-brain barrierPlasma to brain tissueStatistically significant differenceArterial blood samplesForty-nine subjectsCNArterial input functionPathophysiological mechanismsPerfusion indicatorsPET imagingBlood samplesSignificant differenceSurrogate indexNoninvasive estimationAnatomical informationCompound BForty-nineSuper-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system
Chemli Y, Tétrault M, Marin T, Normandin M, Bloch I, El Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Petibon Y. Super-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system. NeuroImage 2023, 272: 120056. PMID: 36977452, PMCID: PMC10122782, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain positron emission tomographySuper-resolutionEvent-by-event basisReal-time motion capture systemSR reconstruction methodTracking cameraVisualization of small structuresPET reconstruction algorithmMoving phantomMeasure target motionLine profilesPET/CT scannerMeasured shiftsImprove image resolutionMotion capture systemMotion tracking devicePositron emission tomographyReconstruction algorithmSpatial resolutionMeasured linesPhantomReal-timeEstimation frameworkIncreased spatial resolutionReconstruction method