2002
Correlation of myocardial p-(123)I-iodophenylpentadecanoic acid retention with (18)F-FDG accumulation during experimental low-flow ischemia.
Shi CQ, Young LH, Daher E, DiBella EV, Liu YH, Heller EN, Zoghbi S, Wackers FJ, Soufer R, Sinusas AJ. Correlation of myocardial p-(123)I-iodophenylpentadecanoic acid retention with (18)F-FDG accumulation during experimental low-flow ischemia. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2002, 43: 421-31. PMID: 11884504.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Myocardial viability: Seeking relevance and redefinition
Arrighi J, Soufer R. Myocardial viability: Seeking relevance and redefinition. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1998, 5: 629-633. PMID: 9869486, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(98)90118-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake.
Ng C, Soufer R, McNulty P. Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1998, 39: 379-83. PMID: 9529278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary sinus blood samplesIschemic heart diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionCoronary sinus catheterizationEffect of insulinLeft anteriorMale patientsMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseFDG injectionVascular bedBlood samplesAwake statePatientsGlucose uptakeMyocardial kineticsFDGCatheterizationInfarctionDiabetesBolusAnteriorInsulinDisease
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatientsPositron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Ng CK, Staib LH, Salomon RM, Bronen RA, Duncan J, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Rich D, Zubal G, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 246-254. PMID: 9075465, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150070011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdministration of yohimbineNorepinephrine releaseHealthy subjectsHealthy age-matched control subjectsAge-matched control subjectsStress disorderDouble-blind fashionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsBrain metabolic responsesCerebral metabolic correlatesBrain norepinephrine releaseSymptoms of anxietyPositron emission tomographyBrain metabolismControl subjectsYohimbine administrationPreclinical studiesMetabolic correlatesCaudate nucleusPatientsYohimbineVietnam combat veteransEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortex
1995
Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability
Soufer R, Dey H, Ng C, Zaret B. Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 75: 1214-1219. PMID: 7778542, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80765-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCoronary DiseaseDeoxyglucoseFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionRadionuclide VentriculographyStroke VolumeTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPositron emission tomographySestamibi single-photon emissionSingle photon emissionCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial viabilityInferior wallArtery diseaseEmission tomographyFDG positron emission tomographySubset of patientsRegional ejection fractionDiscordant segmentsNonviable segmentsEjection fractionMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileRadionuclide ventriculographySestamibi protocolBlood flowMyocardial segmentsPatientsViable segmentsFluorodeoxyglucoseMIBITomographyDiseaseRelationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study.
Soufer R, Dey H, Lawson A, Wackers F, Zaret B. Relationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1995, 36: 180-7. PMID: 7830110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanar thallium scintigraphyCardiac eventsThallium scintigraphyReverse redistributionChronic coronary artery diseasePET viabilityAbnormal regional wall motionPlanar thallium imagesMyocardial Infarction trialPercent of patientsFuture cardiac eventsFuture cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseFavorable clinical outcomeMyocardial metabolic activityRegional wall motion analysisRegional wall motionPercent of segmentsWall motion analysisPET criteriaCardiovascular eventsReperfusion therapyArtery diseaseClinical outcomesPrognostic value