1998
Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography
Bremner JD, Bronen RA, De Erasquin G, Vermetten E, Staib LH, Ng CK, Soufer R, Charney DS, Innis RB. Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography. Molecular Imaging And Biology 1998, 1: 145-159. PMID: 14516589, DOI: 10.1016/s1095-0397(98)00015-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyCoregistered magnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyPoor anatomical resolutionAnatomical resolutionRegional metabolic rateBrain metabolic rateIntra-class correlation coefficientSuperior anatomical resolutionPET scansMRI scansMetabolic rateBrain scansPhysiologic informationAnatomical landmarksPET brain imagesReliable methodPets siteIndependent ratersScansImportant physiological informationStandard anatomical atlas
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatientsPositron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Ng CK, Staib LH, Salomon RM, Bronen RA, Duncan J, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Rich D, Zubal G, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 246-254. PMID: 9075465, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150070011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdministration of yohimbineNorepinephrine releaseHealthy subjectsHealthy age-matched control subjectsAge-matched control subjectsStress disorderDouble-blind fashionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsBrain metabolic responsesCerebral metabolic correlatesBrain norepinephrine releaseSymptoms of anxietyPositron emission tomographyBrain metabolismControl subjectsYohimbine administrationPreclinical studiesMetabolic correlatesCaudate nucleusPatientsYohimbineVietnam combat veteransEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortex
1992
Epilepsy: the role of MR imaging.
Bronen R. Epilepsy: the role of MR imaging. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1992, 159: 1165-74. PMID: 1442376, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.159.6.1442376.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMR imagingTemporal lobe epilepsyLong TR imagesPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionEpileptogenic abnormalitiesHippocampal sclerosisPreoperative evaluationSurgical treatmentLobe epilepsyHigh success rateCommon causeUncontrollable seizuresEmission tomographyTechnique of choiceEpilepsyFunctional imagingSuccess ratePatientsSeizuresTR imagesImagingTomographyMRSclerosis