2020
Preclinical Validation of a Single-Scan Rest/Stress Imaging Technique for 13N-Ammonia Positron Emission Tomography Cardiac Perfusion Studies
Guehl N, Pelletier-Galarneau M, Wooten D, Guerrero J, Kas A, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Alpert N. Preclinical Validation of a Single-Scan Rest/Stress Imaging Technique for 13N-Ammonia Positron Emission Tomography Cardiac Perfusion Studies. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 13: e009407. PMID: 31959009, PMCID: PMC7205554, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial blood flowPerfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imaging proceduresSCAN-ALeft anterior descending arteryDose of adenosineAbsolute myocardial blood flowStress perfusion imagingAnterior descending arteryCardiac perfusion studiesMyocardial blood flow measurementsBland-Altman analysisNonstationary kinetic modelPositron emission tomographyMeasurement of restMyocardial blood flow valuesPharmacological stressorDescending arteryPreclinical validationMyocardial blood flow estimatesSingle-scan acquisitionPerfusion studiesVariable dosesImaging sessionMicrosphere MBF measurements
2017
Single-scan rest/stress imaging: validation in a porcine model with 18F-Flurpiridaz
Guehl N, Normandin M, Wooten D, Rozen G, Sitek A, Ruskin J, Shoup T, Ptaszek L, El Fakhri G, Alpert N. Single-scan rest/stress imaging: validation in a porcine model with 18F-Flurpiridaz. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2017, 44: 1538-1546. PMID: 28365789, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3684-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial blood flowMicrosphere flow measurementsBlood flowStress myocardial blood flowSingle-scan protocolClinical applicationShort-axis viewMyocardial blood flow measurementsPET dataBlood flow changesIntroduction of adenosineHalf-life of 18FAdenosine infusionRadiotracer injectionAxis viewMyocardial segmentsHealthy pigsClinical translationPET acquisitionTwo-injectionPig modelIschemic areaPorcine modelHalf-lifeAdenosine
2016
Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR
Petibon Y, Guehl N, Reese T, Ebrahimi B, Normandin M, Shoup T, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2016, 62: 326-343. PMID: 27997375, PMCID: PMC5241952, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimultaneous PET-MRPET myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingPoint spread functionPoint-spread function correctionUngated dataMotion correctionPET-MRPartial volume effectsApparent wall thicknessMyocardial blood flowPartial volume effect correctionMR-based motion correctionMotion fieldPET-MR scannersPoint spread function modelPET dataPerfusion imagingImage qualityImpact of motionDynamic myocardial perfusion imagingAttenuation mapNon-rigid registrationAbsolute myocardial blood flowUngated images