2024
Noninvasive quantification of [18F]SynVesT-1 binding using simplified reference tissue model 2
Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Li S, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Cai Z, Matuskey D, Huang Y, Carson R. Noninvasive quantification of [18F]SynVesT-1 binding using simplified reference tissue model 2. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2024, 52: 113-121. PMID: 39155309, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06885-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographyCentrum semiovaleReference regionPositron emission tomography scanTest-retest variabilityTest-retest reproducibilitySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AOne-tissue compartmentArterial blood samplesRetest scansGold standardBrain uptakeEmission tomographyBlood samplesCerebellumNoninvasive quantificationSRTM2ConclusionOur findingsPopulation averageHealthy participantsMetabolite analysisScan timeBPNDSemiovale
2023
Decreased Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Binding in the Human Postmortem Essential Tremor Cerebellum: Evidence of Reduction in Synaptic Density
Yang Y, Zheng C, Chen B, Hernandez N, Faust P, Cai Z, Louis E, Matuskey D. Decreased Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Binding in the Human Postmortem Essential Tremor Cerebellum: Evidence of Reduction in Synaptic Density. The Cerebellum 2023, 23: 1053-1060. PMID: 37783917, DOI: 10.1007/s12311-023-01611-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AAge-matched controlsSynaptic densityEssential tremorDentate nucleusCerebellar cortexET casesPilot studyLower synaptic densityPrevalent neurological diseaseNumerous degenerative changesNeuropathological alterationsMild atrophyNeuropathological studiesSynaptic markersMethodsThe current studyPostmortem studiesDegenerative changesNeuroimaging signaturesET patientsNeurological diseasesCerebellumEvidence of reductionCortexAtrophy