2022
Feasibility of imaging synaptic density in the human spinal cord using [11C]UCB-J PET
Rossano S, Toyonaga T, Bini J, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Cai Z, Huang Y, Carson RE. Feasibility of imaging synaptic density in the human spinal cord using [11C]UCB-J PET. EJNMMI Physics 2022, 9: 32. PMID: 35503134, PMCID: PMC9065222, DOI: 10.1186/s40658-022-00464-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFull spinal cordSpinal cord injuryHuman spinal cordSpinal cordAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisDistribution volume ratioCervical SCSynaptic densitySynaptic vesicle protein 2ACervical spinal cordBrain gray matterUse of PETBaseline VTWhole-body imagesSynapse lossCord injuryLateral sclerosisInjury severityGray matterNeurodegenerative disordersCordProtein 2AHuman dataDVR valuesCurrent standard
2008
PET Imaging of serotonin transporter as a biomarker for axon damage and regeneration in spinal cord injury
Huang Y, Nabulsi N, Weinzimmer D, Fung E, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Wang X, Gould G, Frost J, Carson R, Strittmatter S. PET Imaging of serotonin transporter as a biomarker for axon damage and regeneration in spinal cord injury. NeuroImage 2008, 41: t154. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research