2020
A Radio-Nano-Platform for T1/T2 Dual-Mode PET-MR Imaging
Gholami Y, Yuan H, Wilks M, Maschmeyer R, Normandin M, Josephson L, Fakhri G, Kuncic Z. A Radio-Nano-Platform for T1/T2 Dual-Mode PET-MR Imaging. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2020, 15: 1253-1266. PMID: 32161456, PMCID: PMC7049573, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s241971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLine spread functionPET-MR imagingSignal-to-noise ratioFull-width half-maximum (FWHMPET-MRHalf-maximum (FWHMSpatial resolutionTransmission electron microscopyImage quality gainSimultaneous positron emission tomographyContrast-enhanced diagnostic imagingAtom adsorptionPhantom imagesPositron emission tomographySpatial resolution of MRHybrid PET-MRRadio-isotopesSpread functionMulti-modal imaging techniquesSensitivity of positron emission tomographyMagnetic resonanceCo-registeredTransmission electron microscopy analysisSuper paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticlesContrast agentsA Chelate-Free Nano-Platform for Incorporation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Isotopes
Gholami Y, Josephson L, Akam E, Caravan P, Wilks M, Pan X, Maschmeyer R, Kolnick A, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Kuncic Z, Yuan H. A Chelate-Free Nano-Platform for Incorporation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Isotopes. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2020, 15: 31-47. PMID: 32021163, PMCID: PMC6954846, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s227931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamic light scatteringRadiochemical yieldSize exclusion chromatographyThin-layer chromatographyEmpty d orbitalsF-orbital electronsD-orbitalsICP-MSRelaxation spectrometryRadioactive isotopologuesMass spectrometryInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryChelate-freeNonradioactive metalsPositive chargePlasma mass spectrometryFh NPsNanoparticlesReaction timeLight scatteringMetalExclusion chromatographySpectrometryApproved drugsReaction
2015
Heat‐Induced Radiolabeling of Nanoparticles for Monocyte Tracking by PET
Normandin M, Yuan H, Wilks M, Chen H, Kinsella J, Cho H, Guehl N, Absi‐Halabi N, Hosseini S, Fakhri G, Sosnovik D, Josephson L. Heat‐Induced Radiolabeling of Nanoparticles for Monocyte Tracking by PET. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54: 13002-13006. PMID: 26368132, PMCID: PMC4754124, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyRadiolabelling of nanoparticlesStandardized uptake valueNP pharmacokineticsSlow uptake processUptake valueLymph nodesCirculating monocytesMonocyte traffickingIV injectionImmune responseBlood clearanceEmission tomographyHepatic uptakeMonocytesPharmacokineticsLymphUptake processCytometryStochastic simulation of radium-223 dichloride therapy at the sub-cellular level
Gholami Y, Zhu X, Fulton R, Meikle S, El-Fakhri G, Kuncic Z. Stochastic simulation of radium-223 dichloride therapy at the sub-cellular level. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2015, 60: 6087-6096. PMID: 26216391, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/15/6087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstimate radiation damageAlpha particle tracksAlpha-particle emittersMonte Carlo modelIonization clustersDose depositionAlpha particlesAlpha emissionParticle therapyAlpha-particle therapyEnergy depositionRadiation damageCarlo modelEfficacy of cell killingParticle emittersRadium-223 dichlorideBone-seeking radionuclidesParticle trackingRadium-223Prostate cancerAverage doseCell nucleiCell killingIndirect DNA damageNucleus