A Novel Metabolic Connectome Method to Predict Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment by Min Wang, Zhuangzhi Yan, Shu-yun Xiao, Chuantao Zuo, Jiehui Jiang

“…Objective. Glucose-based positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been widely used to predict the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) clinically. …”
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Comparison of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [18F]FDG PET/MRI in the Preoperative Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer by Tao Du, Shun Zhang, Xi-Mao Cui, Ren-Hao Hu, Hai-Yan Wang, Jian-Juan Jiang, Jun Zhao, Lan Zhong, Xiao-Hua Jiang

“…Our objective was to compare the value of positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) with the new imaging agent [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and the traditional imaging agent [18F]FDG for the preoperative diagnosis of gastric cancer. …”
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A Novel Use of Early Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia in a Patient with Primary Hepatic Lymphoma and Chronic Hepatitis C by Venkata S. Tammana, Rehana Begum, Patricia Oneal, Hemamalini Karpurapu, Amruta Muley, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Jacquelyn Dunmore-Griffith, Eyasu Mekonen, Nabhani Hasan

“…The patient was able to complete six cycles of rituximab combined with cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) chemotherapy and achieved a complete response verified by positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT). …”
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Sympathetic nervous system inhibition enhances cardiac metabolism and improves hemodynamics and glucose-insulin dynamics in obese and lean rat models by Ionuț Tudorancea, Ionela Lăcrămioara Șerban, Dragomir N. Șerban, Irina-Iuliana Costache-Enache, Caratașu Cătălin, Alexandru Grațian Naum, Radu Iliescu

“…Glucose uptake in the myocardium and in the skeletal muscle was measured using positron emission tomography (PET) and 2-[18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([18F]FDG). …”
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The Effects of Neuroinflammation Induced by Typhoid Vaccine on Resting and Task‐Based Electroencephalography by Julia R Plank, Joseph CC Chen, Frederick Sundram, Nicholas Hoeh, Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, Joanne C Lin

“…Lumbar puncture and positron emission tomography (PET) show increased levels of inflammation in psychiatric disorders. …”
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Below the Schwinger critical magnetic field value, quantum vacuum and gamma-ray bursts delay by Iver H. Brevik, Moshe M. Chaichian, Anca Tureanu

“…Above the critical magnetic field limit, calculated by Schwinger in the lowest order perturbation in quantum electrodynamics (QED), one reaches the threshold for electron-positron pair creation (through the intermediate electric field, as known also from standard electrodynamics), which has interesting consequences. …”
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Scatter Artifact with Ga-68-PSMA-11 PET: Severity Reduced With Furosemide Diuresis and Improved Scatter Correction by Courtney Lawhn-Heath MD, Robert R. Flavell MD, PhD, David E. Korenchan PhD, Timothy Deller MSEE, Spencer Lake MD, Peter R. Carroll MD, MPH, Thomas A. Hope MD

“…Purpose: To assess the utility of furosemide diuresis and the role of an improved scatter correction algorithm in reducing scatter artifact severity on Ga-68- Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11 positron emission tomography (PET). Materials and Methods: A total of 139 patients underwent Ga-68-PSMA-11 PET imaging for prostate cancer: 47 non-time-of-flight (non-TOF) PET/computed tomography, 51 PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the standard TOF scatter correction algorithm, and 41 PET/MRI using an improved TOF scatter correction algorithm. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging in primates. The example of the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus): From detection of pathological aging to therapeutic evaluations by Nelly Joseph-Mathurin, Olene Dorieux, Audrey Kraska, Anne Bertrand, Mathieu Santin, Nadine El Tannir El Tayara, Marc Dhenain

“…Cerebral glucose uptake can be studied in mouse lemurs with other in vivo imaging modalities such as positron emission tomography (PET). In this case, MRI can be used as a support for quantification of radioligand uptake in specific structures. …”
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Metabolic Differences in Neuroimaging with [¹⁸F]FDG in Rats Under Isoflurane and Hypnorm–Dormicum by Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Mette Simonsen, Kim Vang Hansen, Caroline C. Real

“…Background: Anesthesia can significantly impact positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging in preclinical studies. …”
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Rosai-Dorfman Disease Presenting With FDG-Avid Breast Masses and Axillary Lymph Nodes on PET-CT in a Patient With Recent Diagnosis of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Jennifer Kudja-Rennick, Pai Raghav, Cedric Pluguez-Turull, Katherine Drews-Elger, Cristina Hoyos

“…We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of endometrial serous carcinoma who underwent evaluation at a dedicated breast imaging department after positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) revealed breast masses and axillary nodes with increased uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). …”
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Predicting Alzheimer Disease From Mild Cognitive Impairment With a Deep Belief Network Based on 18F-FDG-PET Images by Ting Shen MsD, Jiehui Jiang PhD, Jiaying Lu MD, Min Wang MsD, Chuantao Zuo MD, PhD, Zhihua Yu, Zhuangzhi Yan PhD

“…We aimed to develop a new deep belief network (DBN) framework using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) metabolic imaging to identify patients at the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage with presymptomatic AD and to discriminate them from other patients with MCI. …”
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Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: A Single Center Experience by Valentina Beltrame, Gioia Pozza, Enrico Dalla Bona, Alberto Fantin, Michele Valmasoni, Cosimo Sperti

“…In some instances, magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography, and endoscopic ultrasound with aspiration cytology were performed. …”
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The Advantage of PET and CT Integration in Examination of Lung Tumors by Guangming Lu, Zhongqiu Wang, Hong Zhu, Linfeng Chang, Yingxin Chen, Jiang Wu, Yane Zhao

“…To evaluate the diagnosis value of integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) with lung masses, this study emphasized the correlation between tumor size and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in selected regions of interest (ROI) of lung masses. …”
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Molecular Imaging of Gliomas by A. H. Jacobs, C. Dittmar, A. Winkeler, G. Garlip, W. D. Heiss

“…Noninvasive imaging of endogenous gene expression by means of positron emission tomography (PET) may reveal insight into the molecular basis of pathogenesis and metabolic activity of the glioma and the extent of treatment response. …”
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Altered Brain Glucose Consumption in Cogan’s Syndrome by Paolo Mora, Livia Ruffini, Caterina Ghetti, Stella Ghirardini, Maura Scarlattei, Giorgio Baldari, Carla Cidda, Pierangela Rubino, Stefano A. Gandolfi, Jelka G. Orsoni

“…Functional mapping of the CMRglc was obtained by quantitative molecular imaging positron emission tomography, combined with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). …”
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Characterization of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 2 Expression in Stably Transfected A-427 Human Cancer Cells by Jesse J. Parry, Martin Eiblmaier, Rebecca Andrews, Laura A. Meyer, Ryuji Higashikubo, Carolyn J. Anderson, Buck E. Rogers

“…The receptor expression was also validated in an in vivo mouse model in biodistribution and micro–positron emission tomography (microPET) studies using the somatostatin analog octreotide (OC), which was linked to the 64 Cu chelator 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,4,8,11-tetraacetic acid (TETA), or 64 Cu-TETA-OC. …”
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Detection of Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using [F]DPA-714 PET Imaging by Clément Thomas MD, Johnny Vercouillie PhD, Aurélie Doméné, Clovis Tauber PhD, Michael Kassiou PhD, Denis Guilloteau PhD, Christophe Destrieux MD, PhD, Sophie Sérrière PhD, Sylvie Chalon PhD

“…We used the rat filament model and evaluated (at 48 hours postsurgery) the intensity of neuroinflammation using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO) tracer [ 18 F]DPA-714, quantitative autoradiography with [ 3 H]PK-11195, and SAH grade by postmortem brain picture. …”
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CD7-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as an Intranasal Tumor by Kazuaki Teshima, Masaaki Kume, Yasushi Kawaharada, Takashi Saito, Ko Abe, Sho Ikeda, Hideaki Ohyagi, Megumi Zuguchi, Masashi Zuguchi, Yosuke Kubota, Yoshitaka Enomoto, Masahito Miura, Satsuki Takahashi, Masahiro Saito, Ken Saito, Naoto Takahashi

“…The patient received 6 cycles of R-CHOP plus local radiation therapy because positron emission tomography-computed tomography after R-CHOP revealed an intranasal lesion. …”
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A Monte Carlo simulation study of the impact of increasing the axial field of view on PET scanner sensitivity with various scintillating crystals by El Ouaridi Abdallah, Ait Elcadi Zakaria, Mkimel Mounir, Bougteb Mustapha, El Baydaoui Redouane

“…This study addresses sensitivity performance, a pivotal parameter of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, which measures the system’s ability to detect and precisely measure radiotracer signals. …”
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CCR5-ligand decorated rilpivirine lipid-based nanoparticles for sustained antiretroviral responses by Milankumar Patel, Sudipta Panja, Lubaba A. Zaman, Pravin Yeapuri, Shaurav Bhattarai, Santhi Gorantla, Linda Chang, Alonso Heredia, Piotr Walczak, Brandon Hanson, Samuel M. Cohen, Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Howard E. Gendelman

“…Particle delivery to viral reservoirs is tracked by positron emission tomography. The CCR5-mediated LBNP cell uptake and retention reduce HIV-1 replication in human monocyte-derived macrophages and infected humanized mice (hu mice). …”
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