2016
Imaging of cerebral α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with (−)-[18F]Flubatine PET: Implementation of bolus plus constant infusion and sensitivity to acetylcholine in human brain
Hillmer AT, Esterlis I, Gallezot JD, Bois F, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Papke RL, Huang Y, Sabri O, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Imaging of cerebral α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with (−)-[18F]Flubatine PET: Implementation of bolus plus constant infusion and sensitivity to acetylcholine in human brain. NeuroImage 2016, 141: 71-80. PMID: 27426839, PMCID: PMC5026941, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdultBenzamidesBrainBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicComputer SimulationHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfusions, IntraventricularMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalMolecular ImagingNeurotransmitter AgentsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, NicotinicReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionYoung AdultConceptsGray matter regions
2005
In vivo imaging of human cerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with 2-18F-fluoro-A-85380 and PET.
Gallezot JD, Bottlaender M, Grégoire MC, Roumenov D, Deverre JR, Coulon C, Ottaviani M, Dollé F, Syrota A, Valette H. In vivo imaging of human cerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with 2-18F-fluoro-A-85380 and PET. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46: 240-7. PMID: 15695782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsLogan graphical analysisPET scansTime-activity curvesAcetylcholine receptorsStudy durationCerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDistribution of nAChRsVolume of distributionDynamic PET scansHuman brainIntravenous injectionFrontal cortexOccipital cortexHuman volunteersPET radioligandCompartment modelCompartmental kinetic analysisLogan analysisVolume of interest