2024
Noninvasive quantification of [18F]SynVesT-1 binding using simplified reference tissue model 2
Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Li S, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Cai Z, Matuskey D, Huang Y, Carson R. Noninvasive quantification of [18F]SynVesT-1 binding using simplified reference tissue model 2. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2024, 52: 113-121. PMID: 39155309, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06885-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographyCentrum semiovaleReference regionPositron emission tomography scanTest-retest variabilityTest-retest reproducibilitySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AOne-tissue compartmentArterial blood samplesRetest scansGold standardBrain uptakeEmission tomographyBlood samplesCerebellumNoninvasive quantificationSRTM2ConclusionOur findingsPopulation averageHealthy participantsMetabolite analysisScan timeBPNDSemiovale
2022
Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A
Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Finnema S, Maguire R, Mercier J, Nabulsi N, Kervyn S, Henry S, Nicolas J, Huang Y, Chen M, Hannestad J, Klitgaard H, Stockis A, Carson R. Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A. EJNMMI Research 2022, 12: 71. PMID: 36346513, PMCID: PMC9643320, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-022-00944-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-activity curvesBrain entryDrug concentrationsNon-human primate brainAnti-seizure activitySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2APlasma drug concentrationsPrevious human studiesBackgroundAntiepileptic drugsHealthy subjectsBlood samplesHuman studiesLevetiracetamPrimate brainEmission tomography dataBrivaracetamDistribution volumeArterial input functionBrainDrug characteristicsPositron emission tomography dataDrug entryFree fractionDrugsKinetic parameters k1
2003
Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs
Carson R, Wu Y, Lang L, Ma Y, Der M, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W. Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 249-260. DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200302000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain uptakePositron emission tomography studyArterial blood samplesEmission tomography studiesGray matter parametersPlasma free fractionLow specific bindingTime-activity dataBlood samplesTime-activity curvesAcid metabolitesVascular radioactivityRhesus monkeysTomography studyML/Free fractionTissue compartmentsBrainHuman dataHigh-performance liquid chromatography analysisPhysiologic modelDistribution volume VSpecific bindingDynamic positron emission tomography (PET) studiesLiquid chromatography analysis
1992
PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy
Theodore W, Carson R, Andreasen P, Zametkin A, Blasberg R, Leiderman D, Rice K, Newman A, Channing M, Dunn B, Simpson N, Herscovitch P. PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy. Epilepsy Research 1992, 13: 129-139. PMID: 1334456, DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(92)90068-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresEEG fociBasal gangliaTemporal lobeBrain regionsPotent opiate antagonistMesial temporal lobeCerebral blood flowOpiate receptor bindingEEG-video monitoringLateral temporal cortexLow specific bindingSpecific bindingPartial seizuresTime-activity dataKappa receptorsOpiate antagonistEpileptic focusHuman epilepsyFrontal cortexIndividual patientsOccipital lobeMean VTBlood flowBlood samples
1983
Quantitative Measurement of Local Cerebral Blood Flow in Humans by Positron Computed Tomography and 15O-Water
Huang S, Carson RE, Hoffman EJ, Carson J, MacDonald N, Barrio JR, Phelps ME. Quantitative Measurement of Local Cerebral Blood Flow in Humans by Positron Computed Tomography and 15O-Water. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1983, 3: 141-153. PMID: 6601663, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1983.21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research