2003
Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs
Carson R, Wu Y, Lang L, Ma Y, Der M, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W. Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 249-260. DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200302000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain uptakePositron emission tomography studyArterial blood samplesEmission tomography studiesGray matter parametersPlasma free fractionLow specific bindingTime-activity dataBlood samplesTime-activity curvesAcid metabolitesVascular radioactivityRhesus monkeysTomography studyML/Free fractionTissue compartmentsBrainHuman dataHigh-performance liquid chromatography analysisPhysiologic modelDistribution volume VSpecific bindingDynamic positron emission tomography (PET) studiesLiquid chromatography analysis
1992
PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy
Theodore W, Carson R, Andreasen P, Zametkin A, Blasberg R, Leiderman D, Rice K, Newman A, Channing M, Dunn B, Simpson N, Herscovitch P. PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy. Epilepsy Research 1992, 13: 129-139. PMID: 1334456, DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(92)90068-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresEEG fociBasal gangliaTemporal lobeBrain regionsPotent opiate antagonistMesial temporal lobeCerebral blood flowOpiate receptor bindingEEG-video monitoringLateral temporal cortexLow specific bindingSpecific bindingPartial seizuresTime-activity dataKappa receptorsOpiate antagonistEpileptic focusHuman epilepsyFrontal cortexIndividual patientsOccipital lobeMean VTBlood flowBlood samples