2024
New Horizons in Nuclear Cardiology: Imaging of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Callegari S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K, Thorn S, Sinusas A. New Horizons in Nuclear Cardiology: Imaging of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2024, 102079. PMID: 39549830, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.102079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseDiagnostic modalitiesRisk stratificationArtery diseaseEarly diagnosisImprove risk stratificationAssociated with higher ratesLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseEvaluation of therapyClinically relevant areasPreclinical modelsObstructive atherosclerotic diseaseClinical studiesArtery stenosisMicrovascular diseasePreprocedural assessmentPeripheral vasculaturePET imagingAtherosclerotic diseaseNuclear cardiologyTherapeutic interventionsClinical diseaseDiseaseComplex physiologyPerfusionComparative 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 tomographyMulti-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice
Callegari S, Feher A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinusas A. Multi-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2024, 42: 100400. PMID: 38779485, PMCID: PMC11108852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseMicrovascular diseasePeripheral microcirculationArtery diseaseEvaluation of response to therapyResponse to therapyManagement of peripheral arterial diseaseImprove risk stratificationOutcomes of peripheral artery diseaseAssessment of perfusionPathophysiology of peripheral arterial diseaseRisk of mortalityMolecular imaging studiesMulti-modal imagesPredictors of amputationRisk stratificationPre-clinicalImaging studiesClinical perfusionProcedural treatmentsClinical practicePersonalized managementMicrocirculationDiseasePerfusionPAIN PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: ROLE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND FEMALE SEX
Alashi A, Hurtado C, Romain G, Callegari S, Jacque F, Sinusas A, Smolderen K. PAIN PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: ROLE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND FEMALE SEX. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2284. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04274-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE
Jacque F, Romain G, Peri-Okonny P, Sinusas A, Callegari S, Cleman J, Scierka L, Mares A, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2308. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04298-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical physiology: the crucial role of MRI in evaluation of peripheral artery disease
Elsaid N, Peters D, Galiana G, Sinusas A. Clinical physiology: the crucial role of MRI in evaluation of peripheral artery disease. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2024, 326: h1304-h1323. PMID: 38517227, PMCID: PMC11381027, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00533.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingArtery diseaseClinical applicationEvaluation of peripheral arterial diseaseTranslation to clinical researchPre-clinical modelsMedial vascular calcificationDiagnosis of peripheral arterial diseaseExcellent soft tissue contrastPathophysiology of peripheral arterial diseaseAssessment of peripheral arterial diseaseNoninvasive imaging toolMR imaging technologyMR imaging techniquesSoft tissue contrastMultiplanar imaging capabilityAutonomic dysfunctionMicrovascular dysfunctionRisk stratificationPeripheral neuropathyComprehensive physiological assessmentTreatment outcomesVascular calcificationTherapy planning
2022
The Impact of Additional Sampling on Hot-Spot Contrast for DE-SPECT
Metzler S, Zannoni E, Sankar P, Liu C, Sinusas A, Meng L. The Impact of Additional Sampling on Hot-Spot Contrast for DE-SPECT. 2022, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic44845.2022.10399030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHot spot phantomCollimator configurationCZT moduleAxial shiftDetector positionSensitivity dropsSample positionHot spotsNominal positionPhantomPeripheral arterial diseaseOptimal contrastCollimatorActuator switchingCZTArtery diseaseNoise levelDetectorConfigurationSmall axial shiftsShiftEvaluate contrastOptimal tradeoff
2019
Radionuclide Imaging
Stacy M, Chou T, Sinusas A. Radionuclide Imaging. 2019, 195-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24596-2_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseasePositron emission tomographyBlood flowEvaluation of PADLower extremity ulcerationsLower extremity arteriesSingle photon emissionCerebral infarctionIschemic strokeArterial diseaseAtherosclerotic diseaseExtremity arteriesCarotid arteryRadionuclide imagingBlood vesselsPhysiological imagingArteryPhoton emissionDiseasePhysiological consequencesTomographyNon-invasive insightImaging approachImagingUlceration
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