2020
[11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis
Tran TT, Gallezot JD, Jilaveanu LB, Zito C, Turcu G, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Huang H, Huttner A, Kluger HM, Chiang VL, Carson R. [11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis. Molecular Imaging 2020, 19: 1536012120968669. PMID: 33147119, PMCID: PMC7649862, DOI: 10.1177/1536012120968669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation necrosisTumor regrowthStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesPET tracersHigh amino acid uptakeMetastatic tumor recurrenceLung cancer cellsSpecific PET tracersPET imaging tracerTumor recurrenceAmino acid uptakeImaging tracerReliable markerDiagnostic imagingLack of specificityAcid uptakeCancer cellsSpecific markersMethionine levelsTranslocator proteinSequential imagingInflammationMetastasisDual tracer
2011
Cortical injury in multiple sclerosis; the role of the immune system
Walker CA, Huttner AJ, O'Connor KC. Cortical injury in multiple sclerosis; the role of the immune system. BMC Neurology 2011, 11: 152. PMID: 22145746, PMCID: PMC3266198, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical tissue damageMultiple sclerosisWhite matterCerebral cortexTissue damageCortical tissue injuryPresence of inflammationCerebral white matterCortical injuryNeuronal damageCortical damageRobust inflammationCerebral meningesSuch injuriesTissue injuryDisease pathogenesisImmune systemInflammationInjurySclerosisPatientsMeningesCortexMajor siteCurrent knowledge