2016
Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of the Tau PET Radiotracer 18F-T807 (18F-AV-1451) in Human Subjects
Wooten D, Guehl N, Verwer E, Shoup T, Yokell D, Zubcevik N, Vasdev N, Zafonte R, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Normandin M. Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of the Tau PET Radiotracer 18F-T807 (18F-AV-1451) in Human Subjects. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 58: 484-491. PMID: 27660144, PMCID: PMC5334185, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.170910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistribution volume ratioTraumatic brain injuryMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionPET imagingPlasma radioactivity concentrationsTemporal cortexDynamic PET imagesTotal volume of distributionVolume of distributionTraumatic brain injury subjectsMesial temporal cortexArterial blood samplesPosterior cingulate gyrusFocal uptakeSUV ratioHuman subjectsArterial input functionPosterior corpus callosumBolus injectionPharmacokinetic evaluation
2015
Imaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences
Normandin MD, Zheng MQ, Lin KS, Mason NS, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Henry S, Williams WA, Carson RE, Neumeister A, Huang Y. Imaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2015, 35: 1313-1322. PMID: 25833345, PMCID: PMC4528005, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest reliabilityCannabinoid type 1 receptorType 1 receptorCannabinoid CB1 receptorsPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingTest-retest reproducibilityEmission Tomography ImagingGender differencesTwo-tissue compartment modelCerebral uptakePresent studyCB1 receptorsCB1R availabilityInjected doseVascular componentBody weightReceptor availabilityNeuropsychiatric disordersMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesReceptor bindingTomography imagingParent fractionOne-tissueHuman subjects