2019
Norepinephrine transporter availability in brown fat is reduced in obesity: a human PET study with [11C] MRB
Sanchez-Rangel E, Gallezot JD, Yeckel CW, Lam W, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Chen MK, Carson RE, Sherwin R, Hwang JJ. Norepinephrine transporter availability in brown fat is reduced in obesity: a human PET study with [11C] MRB. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 964-967. PMID: 31636373, PMCID: PMC7259982, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0471-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, BrownAdultCarbon RadioisotopesFemaleHumansNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsObesityPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyReboxetineYoung AdultConceptsBrown adipose tissueDetectable brown adipose tissueDistribution volume ratioMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterSympathetic innervationNorepinephrine transporter availabilityHuman brown adipose tissueDense sympathetic innervationPET-CT imagingReference tissue model 2Human PET studiesSupraclavicular regionCaucasian womenTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexObesityTherapeutic targetAdipose tissueBrown fatPET studiesWomenInnervationSelective ligandsEnergy-dissipating properties
2018
Respiratory Motion Compensation for PET/CT with Motion Information Derived from Matched Attenuation-Corrected Gated PET Data
Lu Y, Fontaine K, Mulnix T, Onofrey JA, Ren S, Panin V, Jones J, Casey ME, Barnett R, Kench P, Fulton R, Carson RE, Liu C. Respiratory Motion Compensation for PET/CT with Motion Information Derived from Matched Attenuation-Corrected Gated PET Data. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2018, 59: 1480-1486. PMID: 29439015, PMCID: PMC6126443, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.203000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtifactsFour-Dimensional Computed TomographyHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMovementPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRespirationRespiratory-Gated Imaging TechniquesConceptsMotion correction frameworkMotion informationReference gatePET reconstructionMotion estimation accuracyGated PET dataMotion compensation approachMotion correctionMotion compensation methodMotion estimationRespiratory motion compensationAttenuation correction artifactsLung cancer datasetMotion compensationCT imagesNAC approachReconstruction algorithmPET dataPET imagesNew frameworkInaccurate localizationCancer datasetsBreathing variationsAttenuation correction mapsHuman datasetsEvaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO
Bini J, Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Ropchan J, Lim K, Najafzadeh S, Herold KC, Cline GW, Carson RE. Evaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2018, 59: 1249-1254. PMID: 29371405, PMCID: PMC6071501, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.197285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBrainCase-Control StudiesCell SizeDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleOxazinesPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrimatesConceptsT1DM subjectsΒ-cell massHealthy controlsΒ-cellsAbdominal organsType 1 diabetes mellitusC-peptide levelsHealthy control subjectsPancreatic β-cell massDeficient insulin secretionReceptor agonist radioligandPET/CTIslets of LangerhansDynamic PET/CTCommon cellular receptorPancreatic bindingDiabetes mellitusDiabetic subjectsControl subjectsNeurologic tissueC-peptideInsulin secretionMean SUVAgonist radioligandDiabetes therapy