Featured Publications
Noise Reduction in the Simplified Reference Tissue Model for Neuroreceptor Functional Imaging
Wu Y, Carson RE. Noise Reduction in the Simplified Reference Tissue Model for Neuroreceptor Functional Imaging. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2002, 22: 1440-1452. PMID: 12468889, DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000033967.83623.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Bolus and Infusion Methods for Receptor Quantitation: Application to [18F]Cyclofoxy and Positron Emission Tomography
Carson R, Channing M, Blasberg R, Dunn B, Cohen R, Rice K, Herscovitch P. Comparison of Bolus and Infusion Methods for Receptor Quantitation: Application to [18F]Cyclofoxy and Positron Emission Tomography. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1993, 13: 24-42. PMID: 8380178, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1993.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion
Carson R, Breier* A, de Bartolomeis* A, Saunders† R, Su* T, Schmall B, Der M, Pickar* D, Eckelman W. Quantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 437-447. PMID: 9143226, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199704000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Kinetic Modeling and Test–Retest Reproducibility of 11C-EKAP and 11C-FEKAP, Novel Agonist Radiotracers for PET Imaging of the κ-Opioid Receptor in Humans
Naganawa M, Li S, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Gao H, Mei M, Henry S, Matuskey D, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kinetic Modeling and Test–Retest Reproducibility of 11C-EKAP and 11C-FEKAP, Novel Agonist Radiotracers for PET Imaging of the κ-Opioid Receptor in Humans. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 61: 1636-1642. PMID: 32169917, PMCID: PMC9364890, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.227694.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Quantification of PET infusion studies without true equilibrium: A tissue clearance correction
Hillmer AT, Carson RE. Quantification of PET infusion studies without true equilibrium: A tissue clearance correction. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2019, 40: 860-874. PMID: 31088233, PMCID: PMC7168787, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19850000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst in-human PET study and kinetic evaluation of [18F]AS2471907 for imaging 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
Bhatt S, Nabulsi NB, Li S, Cai Z, Matuskey D, Bini J, Najafzadeh S, Kapinos M, Ropchan JR, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP, Huang Y, Hillmer AT. First in-human PET study and kinetic evaluation of [18F]AS2471907 for imaging 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2019, 40: 695-704. PMID: 30895878, PMCID: PMC7168798, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19838633.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Quantitative PET Imaging in Drug Development: Estimation of Target Occupancy
Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Rossano S, Carson RE. Quantitative PET Imaging in Drug Development: Estimation of Target Occupancy. Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology 2017, 81: 3508-3541. PMID: 29230702, DOI: 10.1007/s11538-017-0374-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
First-in-Human Assessment of the Novel PDE2A PET Radiotracer 18F-PF-05270430
Naganawa M, Waterhouse RN, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Tarabar S, DeMartinis N, Ogden A, Banerjee A, Huang Y, Carson RE. First-in-Human Assessment of the Novel PDE2A PET Radiotracer 18F-PF-05270430. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1388-1395. PMID: 27103022, PMCID: PMC5093918, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.166850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAzabicyclo CompoundsAzetidinesBrainComputer SimulationCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 2Feasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIsotope LabelingMacaca mulattaMaleMetabolic Clearance RateModels, BiologicalMolecular ImagingOrgan SpecificityPilot ProjectsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsTest-retest variabilityHuman studiesPET ligandWhite matterNeocortical regionsMultilinear analysis 1MSv/MBqHealthy male subjectsDetectable pharmacologic effectsAppropriate tracer kinetic modelsTest-retest protocolAdverse eventsBrain uptakePharmacologic effectsRegional time-activity curvesTarget doseTime-activity curvesTracer uptakeMale subjectsWhole brainBrain regionsEffective doseCritical organsPET radiotracersNonhuman primates
2015
Preclinical to Clinical Translation of CNS Transporter Occupancy of TD-9855, a Novel Norepinephrine and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Smith J, Patil D, Daniels O, Ding YS, Gallezot JD, Henry S, Kim K, Kshirsagar S, Martin W, Obedencio G, Stangeland E, Tsuruda P, Williams W, Carson R, Patil. Preclinical to Clinical Translation of CNS Transporter Occupancy of TD-9855, a Novel Norepinephrine and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 18: pyu027. PMID: 25522383, PMCID: PMC4368888, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAniline CompoundsAnimalsBlood Chemical AnalysisBrainHalf-LifeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, BiologicalMorpholinesNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsPhenyl EthersPiperidinesPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRats, Sprague-DawleyReboxetineSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSpinal CordSulfidesConceptsReuptake inhibitorsPositron emission tomographyNorepinephrine transporterSerotonin transporterSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSingle oral doseUnique clinical profileMonoamine reuptake inhibitorsFuture clinical evaluationRat spinal cordNET occupancySERT occupancyClinical profileOral dosePlasma levelsTransporter profilesClinical evaluationSpinal cordTransporter occupancyCNS penetrationHealthy malesPharmacodynamic modelingNorepinephrineEmission tomographyPET studies
2003
Linearized Reference Tissue Parametric Imaging Methods: Application to [11C]DASB Positron Emission Tomography Studies of the Serotonin Transporter in Human Brain
Ichise M, Liow JS, Lu JQ, Takano A, Model K, Toyama H, Suhara T, Suzuki K, Innis RB, Carson RE. Linearized Reference Tissue Parametric Imaging Methods: Application to [11C]DASB Positron Emission Tomography Studies of the Serotonin Transporter in Human Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 1096-1112. PMID: 12973026, DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000085441.37552.ca.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
PET evaluation of [18F]FCWAY, an analog of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, WAY-100635
Carson R, Lang L, Watabe H, Der M, Adams H, Jagoda E, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W. PET evaluation of [18F]FCWAY, an analog of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, WAY-100635. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2000, 27: 493-497. PMID: 10962257, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00118-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinetic Analysis of the 5-HT2A Ligand [11C]MDL 100,907
Watabe H, Channing M, Der M, Adams H, Jagoda E, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W, Carson R. Kinetic Analysis of the 5-HT2A Ligand [11C]MDL 100,907. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 899-909. PMID: 10894173, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200006000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
The development and application of mathematical models in nuclear medicine.
Carson RE. The development and application of mathematical models in nuclear medicine. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1991, 32: 2206-8. PMID: 1744704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecision and Accuracy Considerations of Physiological Quantitation in PET
Carson R. Precision and Accuracy Considerations of Physiological Quantitation in PET. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1991, 11: a45-a50. PMID: 1997487, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1991.36.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Alternative Statistical Models for the Examination of Clinical Positron Emission Tomography/Fluorodeoxyglucose Data
Clark C, Carson R, Kessler R, Margolin R, Buchsbaum M, DeLisi L, King C, Cohen R. Alternative Statistical Models for the Examination of Clinical Positron Emission Tomography/Fluorodeoxyglucose Data. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1985, 5: 142-150. PMID: 3871782, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1985.18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research