2023
Multimodality Imaging of Aortic Valve Calcification and Function in a Murine Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Ahmad A, Ghim M, Toczek J, Neishabouri A, Ojha D, Zhang Z, Gona K, Raza M, Jung J, Kukreja G, Zhang J, Guerrera N, Liu C, Sadeghi M. Multimodality Imaging of Aortic Valve Calcification and Function in a Murine Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2023, 64: 1487-1494. PMID: 37321825, PMCID: PMC10478817, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-NaF PET/CTCalcific aortic valve diseaseBicuspid aortic valvePET/CTAortic valve calcificationAortic valve diseaseAortic valveAortic stenosisValve calcificationValvular calcificationValve diseaseF-NaFSubset of miceTricuspid aortic valveDevelopment of calcificationSignificant correlationUnderwent echocardiographyMedical therapyHigh prevalencePreclinical modelsMurine modelTherapeutic interventionsAge groupsAutoradiography dataMultimodality imaging
2013
Enhancing clinical utility of respiratory-gated PET/CT using patient respiratory trace classification
Bowen S, Pierce L, Alessio A, Liu C, Kinahan P. Enhancing clinical utility of respiratory-gated PET/CT using patient respiratory trace classification. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 2013, 2881-2885. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2012.6551657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLesion locationDiagnostic CTMaximum standardized uptake valueUpper lung lesionSelection of patientsPatient selection guidelinesStandardized uptake valueLiver cancer patientsPET/CTPET/CT examsLower lungPatient groupCancer patientsLung lesionsPET parametersClinical utilityLiver lesionsResponse assessmentPatientsPET imagesUptake valueCT examsLinear associationAbdominal displacementCT