2016
Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method
Wu J, Lin SF, Gallezot JD, Chan C, Prasad R, Thorn S, Stacy MR, Huang Y, Zonouz TH, Liu YH, Lampert RJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1226-1232. PMID: 27081169, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.171710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3-IodobenzylguanidineAdultAgedAlgorithmsArtifactsComputer SimulationFemaleHeartHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularModels, StatisticalMyocardiumRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
2013
Repeatable Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG: Evaluation of Tracer Kinetics in a Type 1 Diabetes Model
Thorn SL, deKemp RA, Dumouchel T, Klein R, Renaud JM, Wells RG, Gollob MH, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN. Repeatable Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG: Evaluation of Tracer Kinetics in a Type 1 Diabetes Model. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2013, 54: 1637-1644. PMID: 23940301, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.110114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial glucose uptakeImage-derived blood input functionAcute insulin treatmentInsulin treatmentBlood activityType 1 diabetic miceType 1 diabetic mouse modelML/min/Glucose uptakeVena cava diameterMyocardial glucose uptake ratesDiabetic mouse modelType 1 diabetesStandardized uptake valueTest-retest repeatabilityAcute insulin stimulationDiabetic miceCoefficient of repeatabilityFDG-PETBland-Altman analysisMyocardial glucoseContrast CTBaseline scanMouse modelTime-activity curves
2010
Intra- and inter-operator repeatability of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve measurements using rubidium-82 pet and a highly automated analysis program
Klein R, Renaud JM, Ziadi MC, Thorn SL, Adler A, Beanlands RS, deKemp RA. Intra- and inter-operator repeatability of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve measurements using rubidium-82 pet and a highly automated analysis program. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2010, 17: 600-616. PMID: 20387135, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9225-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
In vivo selective binding of (R)-[11C]rolipram to phosphodiesterase-4 provides the basis for studying intracellular cAMP signaling in the myocardium and other peripheral tissues
Kenk M, Greene M, Thackeray J, deKemp RA, Lortie M, Thorn S, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN. In vivo selective binding of (R)-[11C]rolipram to phosphodiesterase-4 provides the basis for studying intracellular cAMP signaling in the myocardium and other peripheral tissues. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2006, 34: 71-77. PMID: 17210463, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2006.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3',5'-Cyclic-AMP PhosphodiesterasesAnimalsBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCyclic AMPCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 1Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4HeartMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMyocardiumOrgan SpecificityPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsProtein BindingRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRolipramSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsPhosphodiesterase 4BAY 60Ro 20Male Sprague-Dawley ratsIntracellular cAMPSprague-Dawley ratsNeurohormonal modulationPeripheral tissuesAutoradiography studiesAdipose tissuePDE4 levelsTracer uptakeVivo findingsCAMP-mediated signalingBiodistribution studiesPDE4 activityRolipramSkeletal muscleCAMP levelsTracer retentionCardiac regionCilostazolMyocardiumZaprinastTissue