2023
Multiaxial pressure-strain analysis of regional myocardial work in the setting of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress
Stendahl J, Liu Z, Boutagy N, Parajuli N, Lu A, Alkhalil I, Lin B, Duncan J, Sinusas A. Multiaxial pressure-strain analysis of regional myocardial work in the setting of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h492-h509. PMID: 37417870, PMCID: PMC10538990, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00735.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose dobutaminePressure-strain loopsCoronary stenosisMyocardial workRegional myocardial workPressure-strain analysisDobutamine stressBlood flowLow-dose dobutamine stressInvasive hemodynamic monitoringMid-left anteriorLow cardiac outputRegional myocardial blood flowCoronary blood flowIschemic heart diseasePresence of ischemiaMyocardial work indexModerate coronary stenosisMyocardial blood flowOpen-chest modelEjection of bloodInotropic supportPressure-strain relationshipHemodynamic monitoringCardiac outputImprovement in cardiac function and regional LV strain following intramyocardial injection of a theranostic hydrogel early postmyocardial infarction in a porcine model
Avendaño R, Midgett D, Melvinsdottir I, Thorn S, Uman S, Pickell Z, Lee S, Liu Z, Mamarian M, Duncan J, Spinale F, Burdick J, Sinusas A. Improvement in cardiac function and regional LV strain following intramyocardial injection of a theranostic hydrogel early postmyocardial infarction in a porcine model. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2023, 135: 405-420. PMID: 37318987, PMCID: PMC10538987, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionIntramyocardial deliveryLV hemodynamicsControl groupFunctional indexEarly post-myocardial infarctionSystolic functional indicesMyocardial performance indexAnterolateral myocardial infarctionLeft anterior descendingPressure-volume loop areaLeft ventricular remodelingGlobal LV functionLV functional changesPost-myocardial infarctionSupply/demand ratioRegional LV strainHydrogel groupTei indexEjection fractionHeart failureAnterior descendingCircumflex arteryLV functionAortic pressureSegmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network
Xie H, Liu Z, Shi L, Greco K, Chen X, Zhou B, Feher A, Stendahl J, Boutagy N, Kyriakides T, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Segmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2023, 42: 1325-1336. PMID: 36459599, PMCID: PMC10204821, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2022.3226604.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Quantification of intramyocardial blood volume using 99mTc-RBC SPECT/CT: a pilot human study
Yousefi H, Shi L, Soufer A, Tsatkin V, Bruni W, Avendano R, Greco K, McMahon D, Thorn S, Miller E, Sinusas A, Liu C. Quantification of intramyocardial blood volume using 99mTc-RBC SPECT/CT: a pilot human study. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 292-297. PMID: 36319815, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03123-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCineCT platform for in vivo and ex vivo measurement of 3D high resolution Lagrangian strains in the left ventricle following myocardial infarction and intramyocardial delivery of theranostic hydrogel
Midgett D, Thorn S, Ahn S, Uman S, Avendano R, Melvinsdottir I, Lysyy T, Kim J, Duncan J, Humphrey J, Papademetris X, Burdick J, Sinusas A. CineCT platform for in vivo and ex vivo measurement of 3D high resolution Lagrangian strains in the left ventricle following myocardial infarction and intramyocardial delivery of theranostic hydrogel. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2022, 166: 74-90. PMID: 35227737, PMCID: PMC9035115, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Application of Hybrid Matrix Metalloproteinase-Targeted and Dynamic 201Tl Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging for Evaluation of Early Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodeling
Thorn SL, Barlow SC, Feher A, Stacy MR, Doviak H, Jacobs J, Zellars K, Renaud JM, Klein R, deKemp RA, Khakoo AY, Lee T, Spinale FG, Sinusas AJ. Application of Hybrid Matrix Metalloproteinase-Targeted and Dynamic 201Tl Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging for Evaluation of Early Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodeling. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009055. PMID: 31707811, PMCID: PMC7250243, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial blood flowSingle photon emissionBlood flowRecombinant TIMP-3Matrix metalloproteinasesR injuryTomography/Intracoronary deliveryMMP activationPost-myocardial infarction remodelingSubsequent left ventricular remodelingHybrid single-photon emissionDual-isotope single-photon emissionTomography/Computed Tomography ImagingLeft ventricular remodelingIschemia/reperfusionPost-MI remodelingPost-myocardial infarctionComputed tomography (CT) imagingIntracoronary infusionVentricular functionSaline groupVentricular remodelingNoninvasive evaluationTreatment groupsNoninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography
Boutagy NE, Ravera S, Papademetris X, Onofrey JA, Zhuang ZW, Wu J, Feher A, Stacy MR, French BA, Annex BH, Carrasco N, Sinusas AJ. Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009063. PMID: 31296047, PMCID: PMC6629470, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicro-single photon emissionSingle photon emissionHindlimb ischemiaTomography/Tomography/Computed TomographyIschemic gastrocnemius muscleNIS inhibitor perchloratePeripheral artery diseaseSkeletal muscleUnilateral hindlimb ischemiaAdeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9Standardized uptake valueSodium/iodide symporterVivo quantificationVirus serotype 9Vivo validationNonischemic limbsArtery diseaseNonischemic muscleC57BL/6J miceMurine modelGastrocnemius muscleComputed tomographyIschemic conditionsRadiotracer uptakeFlow network tracking for spatiotemporal and periodic point matching: Applied to cardiac motion analysis
Parajuli N, Lu A, Ta K, Stendahl J, Boutagy N, Alkhalil I, Eberle M, Jeng GS, Zontak M, O'Donnell M, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Flow network tracking for spatiotemporal and periodic point matching: Applied to cardiac motion analysis. Medical Image Analysis 2019, 55: 116-135. PMID: 31055125, PMCID: PMC6939679, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2019.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeformation/strainExcellent tracking accuracyEntire cardiac cycleTracking accuracyCardiac motion analysisAccurate estimationSurface pointsEchocardiographic image sequencesLV motionDisplacementMotion analysisImage sequencesCardiac cyclePoint matchingMotionConsecutive framesEstimationNetwork trackingImportant characteristicsSignificant promiseSchemeGood correlationFlowMolecular Imaging of the Heart
Boutagy NE, Feher A, Alkhalil I, Umoh N, Sinusas AJ. Molecular Imaging of the Heart. 2019, 9: 477-533. PMID: 30873600, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c180007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiovascular diseaseRisk stratificationCardiovascular molecular imagingMultimodality cardiovascular imagingIschemic heart failureMolecular imagingMolecular imaging targetsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionNumerous cardiovascular diseasesClinical molecular imagingEjection fractionHeart failureMedical therapySystemic diseaseMyocardial infarctionPathophysiological changesCardiac functionEarly diagnosisDisease processCardiac arrhythmiasEmission tomographyCardiovascular imagingImaging strategiesPhoton emission
2018
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Shear Stress and Wall Thickness in Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts
Stacy MR, Best CA, Maxfield MW, Qiu M, Naito Y, Kurobe H, Mahler N, Rocco KA, Sinusas A, Shinoka T, Sampath S, Breuer CK. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Shear Stress and Wall Thickness in Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods 2018, 24: 465-473. PMID: 29978768, PMCID: PMC6088254, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2018.0144.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Fully automatic multi-atlas segmentation of CTA for partial volume correction in cardiac SPECT/CT
Liu Q, Mohy-ud-Din H, Boutagy N, Jiang M, Ren S, Stendahl J, Sinusas A, Liu C. Fully automatic multi-atlas segmentation of CTA for partial volume correction in cardiac SPECT/CT. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3944-3957. PMID: 28266929, PMCID: PMC5568763, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-atlas segmentation methodLabel fusion methodMulti-atlas segmentationSegmentation methodConventional label fusion methodsFusion methodManual segmentationMultiple organ segmentationLabel fusion algorithmImage qualityCardiac SPECT imagesDice similarity coefficientOrgan segmentationSegmentation accuracyAutomatic segmentationCTA segmentationFusion algorithmComputed tomography angiography dataSegmentationOne-out approachCT datasetsTomography angiography dataSimilarity coefficientAngiography dataConsistent image quality
2013
Multimodality Imaging Approach for Serial Assessment of Regional Changes in Lower Extremity Arteriogenesis and Tissue Perfusion in a Porcine Model of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Stacy MR, Yu da Y, Maxfield MW, Jaba IM, Jozwik BP, Zhuang ZW, Lin BA, Hawley CL, Caracciolo CM, Pal P, Tirziu D, Sampath S, Sinusas AJ. Multimodality Imaging Approach for Serial Assessment of Regional Changes in Lower Extremity Arteriogenesis and Tissue Perfusion in a Porcine Model of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2013, 7: 92-99. PMID: 24170237, PMCID: PMC3929970, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.113.000884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArteriesCapillariesCollateral CirculationDisease Models, AnimalLower ExtremityMaleMultimodal ImagingNeovascularization, PhysiologicPerfusion ImagingPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsRegional Blood FlowReproducibility of ResultsSwineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSPECT/CT imagingArterial diseaseWeeks postocclusionProximal musclesCT imagingCapillary densityTissue perfusionPorcine modelLower extremity perfusionSingle photon emission tomographyFemoral artery occlusionMultimodality Imaging ApproachPhoton emission tomographyGamma countingIschemic calfNonischemic hindlimbsExtremity perfusionArtery occlusionLimb ischemiaMuscle perfusionSerial assessmentSerial changesCT angiographySPECT perfusion
2011
Targeted Imaging of the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in a Porcine Model of Postinfarct Remodeling
Sahul ZH, Mukherjee R, Song J, McAteer J, Stroud RE, Dione DP, Staib L, Papademetris X, Dobrucki LW, Duncan JS, Spinale FG, Sinusas AJ. Targeted Imaging of the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in a Porcine Model of Postinfarct Remodeling. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2011, 4: 381-391. PMID: 21505092, PMCID: PMC3140564, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.110.961854.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Quantification of 3-D regional myocardial deformation: shape-based analysis of magnetic resonance images
Sinusas A, Papademetris X, Constable R, Dione D, Slade M, Shi P, Duncan J. Quantification of 3-D regional myocardial deformation: shape-based analysis of magnetic resonance images. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2001, 281: h698-h714. PMID: 11454574, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.2.h698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimation of 3D left ventricular deformation from echocardiography
Papademetris X, Sinusas A, Dione D, Duncan J. Estimation of 3D left ventricular deformation from echocardiography. Medical Image Analysis 2001, 5: 17-28. PMID: 11231174, DOI: 10.1016/s1361-8415(00)00022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDense motion fieldIsotropic linear elastic modelRegional cardiac deformationLinear elastic modelMotion fieldTerms of strainCardiac deformationFiber directionElastic modelDeformationHeart wallGood agreementHeart deformationImage sequencesWallEstimationSpecific directionUltrasound imagesQuantitative estimationInitial correspondenceField
2000
Technetium 99m-N-NOET: Although not equivalent to thallium-201, it still offers new opportunities
Sinusas A. Technetium 99m-N-NOET: Although not equivalent to thallium-201, it still offers new opportunities. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 185-188. PMID: 10796010, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(00)90043-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model
Daher E, Dione D, Heller E, Holahan J, DeMan P, Shen M, Hu J, Sinusas A. Acute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 112-122. PMID: 10796000, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(00)90031-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary flow reserveRemote nonischemic regionsProximal occlusionNonischemic regionsThickening fractionCanine modelDistal occlusionCoronary flowIschemic areaFlow reserveMechanical etiologyLeft ventricleLeft circumflex artery regionAnterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusionProgressive decreaseAnesthetized open-chest canine modelCoronary artery occlusionExtent of ischemiaGlobal hemodynamic parametersProximal coronary occlusionRegional ischemic dysfunctionAcute canine modelImportant clinical implicationsOpen-chest canine modelMicrosphere blood flowSevere regional ischemia alters coronary flow reserve in the remote perfusion area
Wu J, Yun J, Dione D, Heller E, Deckelbaum L, Sinusas A. Severe regional ischemia alters coronary flow reserve in the remote perfusion area. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 43-52. PMID: 10698234, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.99189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLAD coronary flow reserveCoronary flow reserveLCX stenosisFlow reserveImpairment of CFRStenosis severityRemote nonischemic regionsRate-pressure productRegional myocardial dysfunctionDoppler flow probesTransstenotic pressure gradientOpen-chest dogsAcute canine modelIschemic dysfunctionAnterior descendingIntracoronary injectionMyocardial dysfunctionProximal LCXCoronary stenosisMyocardial infarctionAcute ischemiaProgressive impairmentPerfusion areaRegional myocardial flowTransstenotic gradient
1999
The potential for myocardial imaging with hypoxia markers
Sinusas A. The potential for myocardial imaging with hypoxia markers. Seminars In Nuclear Medicine 1999, 29: 330-338. PMID: 10534235, DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2998(99)80020-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulation of myocardial glucose uptake and transport during ischemia and energetic stress
Young L, Russell R, Yin R, Caplan M, Ren J, Bergeron R, Shulman G, Sinusas A. Regulation of myocardial glucose uptake and transport during ischemia and energetic stress. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1999, 83: 25-30. PMID: 10750583, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00253-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEnergetic stressEnergy-generating metabolic pathwaysMonophosphate-activated protein kinaseGlucose uptakeGlucose transport proteinProtein kinaseTransporter translocationTransport proteinsMolecular mechanismsMetabolic pathwaysCardiac glucose uptakeGlucose transporterCellular mechanismsGlucose transportFuel gaugeKinaseTranslocationGlucose entryModerate regional ischemiaSubsequent metabolismGlucose utilization increasesImportant roleUptakeGLUT4Stress