2024
Comparative study of functional and structural muscle changes in peripheral artery disease: rubidium-82 positron emission tomography and histological correlation
Alashi A, Vermillion B, Callegari S, Burns R, Guo L, Moulton E, Guerrera N, Depino A, Papademetris X, Zeiss C, Thorn S, Liu C, Sinusas A. Comparative study of functional and structural muscle changes in peripheral artery disease: rubidium-82 positron emission tomography and histological correlation. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: jeae142.087. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae142.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseStandardized uptake valueHindlimb ischemia modelReactive hyperemiaSkeletal muscle perfusionPerfusion reserveCapillary densityPET imagingArtery diseaseNon-ischemicRubidium-82 positron emission tomographyType 2 muscle fibersRelevant pre-clinical modelIndicative of fibrosisManagement of peripheral arterial diseaseCapillary to muscle fiber ratioClinically relevant pre-clinical modelPre-clinical modelsMuscle perfusionFast myosinWeeks post-ligationRb-82 uptakeEvaluate treatment strategiesRabbit hindlimb ischemia modelPositron emission tomography
2014
Evaluation of peak skeletal muscle perfusion in the lower extremities of athletes using arterial spin labeling
Stacy M, Caracciolo C, Qiu M, Sinusas A. Evaluation of peak skeletal muscle perfusion in the lower extremities of athletes using arterial spin labeling. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2014, 16: p164. PMCID: PMC4044373, DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-16-s1-p164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Multimodality Imaging Approach for Serial Assessment of Regional Changes in Lower Extremity Arteriogenesis and Tissue Perfusion in a Porcine Model of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Stacy MR, Yu da Y, Maxfield MW, Jaba IM, Jozwik BP, Zhuang ZW, Lin BA, Hawley CL, Caracciolo CM, Pal P, Tirziu D, Sampath S, Sinusas AJ. Multimodality Imaging Approach for Serial Assessment of Regional Changes in Lower Extremity Arteriogenesis and Tissue Perfusion in a Porcine Model of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2013, 7: 92-99. PMID: 24170237, PMCID: PMC3929970, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.113.000884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArteriesCapillariesCollateral CirculationDisease Models, AnimalLower ExtremityMaleMultimodal ImagingNeovascularization, PhysiologicPerfusion ImagingPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsRegional Blood FlowReproducibility of ResultsSwineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSPECT/CT imagingArterial diseaseWeeks postocclusionProximal musclesCT imagingCapillary densityTissue perfusionPorcine modelLower extremity perfusionSingle photon emission tomographyFemoral artery occlusionMultimodality Imaging ApproachPhoton emission tomographyGamma countingIschemic calfNonischemic hindlimbsExtremity perfusionArtery occlusionLimb ischemiaMuscle perfusionSerial assessmentSerial changesCT angiographySPECT perfusion