Brain perfusion abnormalities in drug-naive, lactate-sensitive panic patients: a SPECT study

MTR De Cristofaro, A Sessarego, A Pupi, F Biondi… - Biological …, 1993 - Elsevier
Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and 99m Tc-hexamethylpropyleneamine
oxime (HM-PAO), we assessed brain perfusion in seven patients with panic …

Functional interactions of the entorhinal cortex: an 18F-FDG PET study on normal aging and Alzheimer's disease

…, A Pupi, MTR De Cristofaro, M Fayyaz… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a brain disorder characterized by reduced cerebral glucose
metabolism (CMRgl) in several cortical regions. Evidence from neuropathology studies, animal …

Changes in regional cerebral blood flow caused by deep-brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease

…, F Ammannati, MTR De Cristofaro… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of deep-brain stimulation of the subthalamic
nucleus (STN) on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) throughout the entire brain volume …

Age and ApoE genotype interaction in Alzheimer's disease: an FDG-PET study

…, B Nacmias, MTR De Cristofaro, M Fayyaz… - Psychiatry Research …, 2004 - Elsevier
Previous positron emission tomography (PET) studies with fluorodeoxglucose (FDG) as tracer
in healthy elders showed that the epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene is …

Quantitative comparison between 99mTc-HMPAO and 99mTc-ECD: measurement of arterial input and brain retention

A Pupi, A Castagnoli, MTR De Cristofaro… - European journal of …, 1994 - Springer
This report describes a comparative study between technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD)
and 99m Tc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) in five neurological patients. …

[PDF][PDF] An analysis of the arterial input curve for technetium-99m-HMPAO: quantification of rCBF using single-photon emission computed tomography

A Pupi, MTR De Cristofaro, L Bacciottini… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1991 - Soc Nuclear Med
Arterial radioactivity content after the intravenous administration of HMPAO in seven human
subjects was analyzed. Arterial sampling of 99mTc-HMPAO was performed on each subject …

High-performance computing and networking as tools for accurate emission computed tomography reconstruction

A Passeri, AR Formiconi, MTR De Cristofaro… - European journal of …, 1997 - Springer
It is well known that the quantitative potential of emission computed tomography (ECT) relies
on the ability to compensate for resolution, attenuation and scatter effects. Reconstruction …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction in variability of dopamine transporter measures using SPECT and ultra-high-resolution fan beam collimators: comparison with parallel-hole …

MTR De Cristofaro, F Linguanti, M Pepponi… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to create 123 I-FP-CIT reference values for ultra-high-resolution
fan beam collimators (UHR-FB) from a sample of subjects without dopaminergic …

Use of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime SPET for the study of cerebral blood flow reactivity after acetazolamide infusion in patients with Behçet's …

A Pupi, S Sestini, MTR De Cristofaro, L Emmi… - European journal of …, 2000 - Springer
Original article Page 1 Abstract. The purpose of this study was to characterise the nature of
the baseline perfusion defects found in patients with Behçet’s disease using …

Evaluation of technetium 99m cyclobutylpropylene amine oxime as a potential brain perfusion imaging agent for SPET

…, C Bonino, AR Formiconi, MTR De Cristofaro… - European journal of …, 1990 - Springer
Technetium 99md,l-cyclobutylpropylene amine oxime ( 99m Tc-CBPAO) has been
developed as a brain-imaging agent for single photon emission tomography (SPET). 99m Tc-CBPAO …