2021
Generation of synthetic PET images of synaptic density and amyloid from 18F‐FDG images using deep learning
Wang R, Liu H, Toyonaga T, Shi L, Wu J, Onofrey JA, Tsai Y, Naganawa M, Ma T, Liu Y, Chen M, Mecca AP, O’Dell R, van Dyck C, Carson RE, Liu C. Generation of synthetic PET images of synaptic density and amyloid from 18F‐FDG images using deep learning. Medical Physics 2021, 48: 5115-5129. PMID: 34224153, PMCID: PMC8455448, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Aβ deposition and regional synaptic density in early Alzheimer’s disease: a PET imaging study with [11C]UCB-J
O’Dell R, Mecca AP, Chen MK, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Lu Y, Godek TA, Harris JE, Bartlett HH, Banks ER, Kominek VL, Zhao W, Nabulsi NB, Ropchan J, Ye Y, Vander Wyk BC, Huang Y, Arnsten AFT, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Association of Aβ deposition and regional synaptic density in early Alzheimer’s disease: a PET imaging study with [11C]UCB-J. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2021, 13: 11. PMID: 33402201, PMCID: PMC7786921, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-020-00742-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAniline CompoundsBrainCognitive DysfunctionHumansPositron-Emission TomographyConceptsRegional Aβ depositionAβ depositionEarly Alzheimer's diseaseSynaptic lossSynaptic densityAlzheimer's diseaseDistribution volume ratioPositron emission tomographyHippocampal synaptic densityMild AD dementiaDeposition of AβSignificant inverse associationAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentWhole-brain analysisMild cognitive impairmentCerebellar reference regionPET imaging studiesPlaque burdenAD dementiaInverse associationPostmortem studiesClinical severityNeurodegenerative processesClinical diseaseLarge cohort
2013
Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Williams W, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Neumeister A, Huang Y, Carson RE. Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2013, 33: 1886-1896. PMID: 23921898, PMCID: PMC3851894, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin transporterReference tissue modelArterial input functionOne-tissue modelMultilinear reference tissue modelNew PET imaging agentTwo-tissue modelPET imaging agentHealthy human brainSuitable PET radioligandNew positron emission tomographySERT densityRegional time-activity curvesTime-activity curvesEmission tomography dataRegional bindingEmission tomographyPET radioligandRoutine useInterest analysisNoninvasive methodPositron emission tomography dataImaging agentHuman brain
2007
Robust estimation of the arterial input function for Logan plots using an intersectional searching algorithm and clustering in positron emission tomography for neuroreceptor imaging
Naganawa M, Kimura Y, Yano J, Mishina M, Yanagisawa M, Ishii K, Oda K, Ishiwata K. Robust estimation of the arterial input function for Logan plots using an intersectional searching algorithm and clustering in positron emission tomography for neuroreceptor imaging. NeuroImage 2007, 40: 26-34. PMID: 18187345, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research