2023
DuSFE: Dual-Channel Squeeze-Fusion-Excitation co-attention for cross-modality registration of cardiac SPECT and CT
Chen X, Zhou B, Xie H, Guo X, Zhang J, Duncan J, Miller E, Sinusas A, Onofrey J, Liu C. DuSFE: Dual-Channel Squeeze-Fusion-Excitation co-attention for cross-modality registration of cardiac SPECT and CT. Medical Image Analysis 2023, 88: 102840. PMID: 37216735, PMCID: PMC10524650, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2023.102840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-modality registrationConvolutional layersCo-attention mechanismMultiple convolutional layersCo-attention moduleDifferent convolutional layersMedical image registrationInput data streamDeep learning strategiesLow registration errorIntensity-based registration methodCardiac SPECTΜ-mapsDeep learningFeature fusionData streamsInput imageSource codeFeature mapsNeural networkImage registrationSpatial featuresRegistration performanceRegistration methodInput information
2022
DuDoSS: Deep‐learning‐based dual‐domain sinogram synthesis from sparsely sampled projections of cardiac SPECT
Chen X, Zhou B, Xie H, Miao T, Liu H, Holler W, Lin M, Miller EJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. DuDoSS: Deep‐learning‐based dual‐domain sinogram synthesis from sparsely sampled projections of cardiac SPECT. Medical Physics 2022, 50: 89-103. PMID: 36048541, PMCID: PMC9868054, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow reconstruction accuracySynthetic projectionsAbsolute percent errorImage predictionSPECT image reconstructionImage domainSinogram synthesisGround truthReconstruction accuracyImage reconstructionSinogram domainProjection angleData acquisitionMean square errorFast data acquisitionImagesReconstruction artifactsSPECT imagesSquare error2022 ASNC/AAPM/SCCT/SNMMI guideline for the use of CT in hybrid nuclear/CT cardiac imaging
Al-Mallah MH, Bateman TM, Branch KR, Crean A, Gingold EL, Thompson RC, McKenney SE, Miller EJ, Murthy VL, Nieman K, Villines TC, Yester MV, Einstein AJ, Mahmarian JJ. 2022 ASNC/AAPM/SCCT/SNMMI guideline for the use of CT in hybrid nuclear/CT cardiac imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 29: 3491-3535. PMID: 36056224, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03089-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHot spot imaging in cardiovascular diseases: an information statement from SNMMI, ASNC, and EANM
Sperry BW, Bateman TM, Akin EA, Bravo PE, Chen W, Dilsizian V, Hyafil F, Khor YM, Miller RJH, Slart RHJA, Slomka P, Verberne H, Miller EJ, Liu C. Hot spot imaging in cardiovascular diseases: an information statement from SNMMI, ASNC, and EANM. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 626-652. PMID: 35864433, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-02985-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Advances in PET-Based Cardiac Amyloid Radiotracers
Gallegos C, Miller EJ. Advances in PET-Based Cardiac Amyloid Radiotracers. Current Cardiology Reports 2020, 22: 40. PMID: 32430600, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01284-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyCardiac amyloidosisAmyloid depositionAmyloid radiotracersCardiac amyloid depositionCare of patientsTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisCardiac imaging techniquesCongo red stainingPurpose of ReviewWeNovel positron emission tomographyEndomyocardial biopsyImaging featuresAmyloid depositsUnmet needInvasive methodEmission tomographyAmyloidosisGold standardAdditive valueRed stainingBiopsyFurther dataDiagnosisRecent studies
2019
Using FDG-PET to guide targeted cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis
Sharp MB, Soufer A, Abdelmessih M, Rosenfeld LE, Baldassarre LA, Miller EJ. Using FDG-PET to guide targeted cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 27: 688-690. PMID: 30737635, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01640-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Quantification and Determination of Normal 123I-Meta Iodobenzylguanidine Heart-to-Mediastinum Ratio (HMR) from Cardiac SPECT/CT and Correlation with Planar HMR
Alvi R, Miller EJ, Zonouz TH, Sandoval V, Tariq N, Lampert R, Sinusas AJ, Liu YH. Quantification and Determination of Normal 123I-Meta Iodobenzylguanidine Heart-to-Mediastinum Ratio (HMR) from Cardiac SPECT/CT and Correlation with Planar HMR. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2017, 59: 652-658. PMID: 28916622, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.197152.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Multicenter Study of Planar Technetium 99m Pyrophosphate Cardiac Imaging: Predicting Survival for Patients With ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
Castano A, Haq M, Narotsky DL, Goldsmith J, Weinberg RL, Morgenstern R, Pozniakoff T, Ruberg FL, Miller EJ, Berk JL, Dispenzieri A, Grogan M, Johnson G, Bokhari S, Maurer MS. Multicenter Study of Planar Technetium 99m Pyrophosphate Cardiac Imaging: Predicting Survival for Patients With ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis. JAMA Cardiology 2016, 1: 880-889. PMID: 27557400, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATTR cardiac amyloidosisCardiac amyloidosisMulticenter studyWorse survivalEjection fractionHeart failureCardiac imagingMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisRetrospective cohort studyHigh clinical suspicionSingle-center studyHazards regression analysisKaplan-Meier analysisAL cardiac amyloidosisDifferentiation of patientsTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisDates of analysisSemiquantitative visual scoreContralateral chestPlanar technetiumClinical suspicionCohort studyPrognostic importance
2011
A small molecule AMPK activator protects the heart against ischemia–reperfusion injury
Kim AS, Miller EJ, Wright TM, Li J, Qi D, Atsina K, Zaha V, Sakamoto K, Young LH. A small molecule AMPK activator protects the heart against ischemia–reperfusion injury. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2011, 51: 24-32. PMID: 21402077, PMCID: PMC4005884, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsApoptosisBiphenyl CompoundsCardiotonic AgentsEnzyme ActivatorsHeartIschemic PreconditioningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryNecrosisNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPeptide Elongation Factor 2PyronesThiophenesConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryLeft ventricular contractile functionMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injuryMouse heartsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationNitric oxide synthase activationLess myocardial necrosisCoronary artery occlusionIschemia-reperfusion damageVentricular contractile functionEukaryotic elongation factor 2Isolated mouse heartsPost-ischemic reperfusionAMPK activatorArtery occlusionIschemic contractureIschemic injuryInfarct sizeMyocardial stunningMyocardial necrosisCardioprotective mechanismsContractile functionSolid organsTherapeutic targetMyocardial apoptosis
2009
AMP‐activated protein kinase: a core signalling pathway in the heart
Kim AS, Miller EJ, Young LH. AMP‐activated protein kinase: a core signalling pathway in the heart. Acta Physiologica 2009, 196: 37-53. PMID: 19239414, DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.01978.x.BooksConceptsProtein kinaseEssential cellular processesTumor suppressor LKB1Downstream AMPK targetsProduction of ATPProtein phosphataseAMPK targetsActivated AMPKIntracellular glycogen accumulationCellular processesUpstream kinaseFatty acid metabolismCardiac myocyte hypertrophyAMPK activationAMPK activityImportant intracellularMolecular mechanismsMajor regulatorAMPKProtein synthesisKinaseAcid metabolismOral hypoglycaemic drugsGlycogen accumulationType 2 diabetes