2024
Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study
Cayir S, Volpi T, Toyonaga T, Gallezot J, Yang Y, Sadabad F, Mulnix T, Mecca A, Fesharaki‐Zadeh A, Matuskey D. Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2024, 34: 627-634. PMID: 38676301, PMCID: PMC11511789, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoCA scoresFDG-PETAssociation of cognitionStandardized uptake value ratioMontreal Cognitive AssessmentSignificant positive associationFrontotemporal dementiaPrimary outcome measurePosterior cingulate cortexDecline of cognitive functionYears of ageGM volumeFrontal cortexOutcome measuresCognitive dysfunctionGray matterCognitive AssessmentMoCAAssociated with cognitive dysfunctionFluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PETPositive associationMagnetic resonance imagingPartial volume correctionCognitive functionDementia
2021
Effect of age on brain metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 measured with [18F]FPEB PET
Mecca AP, Rogers K, Jacobs Z, McDonald JW, Michalak HR, DellaGioia N, Zhao W, Hillmer AT, Nabulsi N, Lim K, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Esterlis I, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Effect of age on brain metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 measured with [18F]FPEB PET. NeuroImage 2021, 238: 118217. PMID: 34052464, PMCID: PMC8378132, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingBrain ChemistryFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Gray MatterHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingOrgan SizePositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Young AdultConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5MGluR5 availabilityMultiple brain regionsTissue lossSubtype 5Association cortexPrimary analysisBrain regionsAge-related molecular changesBrain glutamatergic systemBrain tissue lossNon-significant trendPartial volume correctionPositron emission tomographyBrain mGluR5Effect of ageAge-related declineGlutamatergic systemInverse associationTissue alterationsDistribution volumeEmission tomographyOlder ageCognitive functionExploratory analysis