Dynamic whole-body PET imaging: principles, potentials and applications

A Rahmim, MA Lodge, NA Karakatsanis… - European journal of …, 2019‏ - Springer
Purpose In this article, we discuss dynamic whole-body (DWB) positron emission
tomography (PET) as an imaging tool with significant clinical potential, in relation to …

Quantitative myelin imaging with MRI and PET: an overview of techniques and their validation status

CWJ van der Weijden, E Biondetti, IW Gutmann… - Brain, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Myelin is the protective sheath wrapped around axons, consisting of a phospholipid bilayer
with water between the wraps. The measurement of damage to the myelin sheaths, the …

Functional brain abnormalities in young adults at genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer's dementia

EM Reiman, K Chen, GE Alexander, RJ Caselli… - Proceedings of the …, 2004‏ - pnas.org
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) studies have found that patients
with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) have abnormally low rates of cerebral glucose metabolism …

Simplified quantification of Pittsburgh Compound B amyloid imaging PET studies: a comparative analysis

BJ Lopresti, WE Klunk, CA Mathis… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005‏ - jnm.snmjournals.org
PET studies have been performed using the amyloid binding radiotracer Pittsburgh
Compound B (PIB). Previous quantitative analyses using arterial blood showed that the …

Longitudinal PET evaluation of cerebral metabolic decline in dementia: a potential outcome measure in Alzheimer's disease treatment studies

GE Alexander, K Chen, P Pietrini… - American Journal of …, 2002‏ - psychiatryonline.org
OBJECTIVE: It is well established that regional cerebral metabolic rates for glucose
assessed by [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in …

Correlations between apolipoprotein E ε4 gene dose and brain-imaging measurements of regional hypometabolism

EM Reiman, K Chen, GE Alexander, RJ Caselli… - Proceedings of the …, 2005‏ - pnas.org
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have abnormally low positron emission tomography
(PET) measurements of the cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (CMRgl) in regions of the …

Image-derived input function for brain PET studies: many challenges and few opportunities

P Zanotti-Fregonara, K Chen, JS Liow… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2011‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) brain studies often require that the input
function be measured, typically via arterial cannulation. Image-derived input function (IDIF) …

An update on the use of image-derived input functions for human PET studies: new hopes or old illusions?

T Volpi, L Maccioni, M Colpo, G Debiasi, A Capotosti… - EJNMMI research, 2023‏ - Springer
Background The need for arterial blood data in quantitative PET research limits the wider
usability of this imaging method in clinical research settings. Image-derived input function …

Whole-body parametric imaging of 18F-FDG PET using uEXPLORER with reduced scanning time

Y Wu, T Feng, Y Zhao, T Xu, F Fu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022‏ - jnm.snmjournals.org
Parametric imaging of the net influx rate (Ki) in 18F-FDG PET has been shown to provide
improved quantification and specificity for cancer detection compared with SUV imaging …

Tracer kinetic modeling in PET

RE Carson - Positron emission tomography: Basic sciences, 2005‏ - Springer
The use of radiopharmaceuticals and the imaging of their biodistribution and kinetics with
modern instrumentation are key components to successful developments in PET. Clever …