2021
Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2
Yuan G, Guehl N, Zheng B, Qu X, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Shoup T, Afshar S, Kang H, Zhang Z, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brownell A. Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2021, 23: 527-536. PMID: 33559035, PMCID: PMC8277681, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-021-01586-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesIn vivo PET imaging studiesNucleus accumbensGlutamate receptor 2PET imaging ligandsImaging ligandsParietal cortexBrain regionsPET imaging studiesPET radioligandIn vivo PET imaging experimentsVolume of distributionMGluR2C57BL/6 J micePET imaging experimentsPET studiesBrainSprague-Dawley ratsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain permeabilityPre-treatment studyImaging studiesDisordersRat studiesReversible kinetics
2014
Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies
Mananga E, Fakhri G, Schaefferkoetter J, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e88200. PMID: 24505429, PMCID: PMC3914931, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial defect detectionFiltered back projectionChannelized Hotelling observerPhantom studyActivity distributionSubset expectation maximizationDefect detectionCardiac PET studiesMyocardial defectsHotelling observerNoise levelBack-projectionPET-CTPhantomExpectation maximizationOP-OSEMReconstruction schemePET studiesOSEMDefectsNoise