Brain FDG PET and the diagnosis of dementia
VKN Shivamurthy, AK Tahari… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. We review the role of brain FDG PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease,
frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and vascular dementia. Characteristic …
frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and vascular dementia. Characteristic …
Dynamic whole-body PET parametric imaging: I. Concept, acquisition protocol optimization and clinical application
NA Karakatsanis, MA Lodge, AK Tahari… - Physics in Medicine …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Static whole-body PET/CT, employing the standardized uptake value (SUV), is considered
the standard clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment response monitoring for a wide …
the standard clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment response monitoring for a wide …
Head and neck PET/CT: therapy response interpretation criteria (Hopkins criteria)—interreader reliability, accuracy, and survival outcomes
C Marcus, A Ciarallo, AK Tahari, E Mena… - Journal of nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
There has been no established qualitative system of interpretation for therapy response
assessment using PET/CT for head and neck cancers. The objective of this study was to validate …
assessment using PET/CT for head and neck cancers. The objective of this study was to validate …
Optimum lean body formulation for correction of standardized uptake value in PET imaging
AK Tahari, D Chien, JR Azadi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Standardized uptake value (SUV) normalized by lean body mass ([LBM] SUL) is becoming
a popular metric for quantitative assessment of clinical PET. Sex-specific quantitative effects …
a popular metric for quantitative assessment of clinical PET. Sex-specific quantitative effects …
FDG PET/CT imaging of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: characteristics of human papillomavirus–positive and–negative tumors
AK Tahari, KC Alluri, H Quon, W Koch… - Clinical nuclear …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this study was to assess differences in morphological and
glycolytic characteristics of primary tumors and locoregional nodal disease between human …
glycolytic characteristics of primary tumors and locoregional nodal disease between human …
PET/CT imaging and human papilloma virus–positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer: evolving clinical imaging paradigm
RM Subramaniam, KC Alluri, AK Tahari… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC)
represents an emerging disease that differs from HPV-negative OPSCC in natural history and …
represents an emerging disease that differs from HPV-negative OPSCC in natural history and …
Absolute myocardial flow quantification with 82Rb PET/CT: comparison of different software packages and methods
AK Tahari, A Lee, M Rajaram, K Fukushima… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose In clinical cardiac 82 Rb PET, globally impaired coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a
relevant marker for predicting short-term cardiovascular events. However, there are limited …
relevant marker for predicting short-term cardiovascular events. However, there are limited …
Prognostic value of FDG PET metabolic tumor volume in human papillomavirus–positive stage III and IV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to establish the prognostic utility in human
papillomavirus (HPV)–positive stage III and IV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of …
papillomavirus (HPV)–positive stage III and IV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of …
Cardiac PET/CT misregistration causes significant changes in estimated myocardial blood flow
M Rajaram, AK Tahari, AH Lee, MA Lodge… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
Misregistration of cardiac PET/CT data can lead to misinterpretation of regional myocardial
perfusion. However, the effect of misregistration on the quantification of myocardial blood flow …
perfusion. However, the effect of misregistration on the quantification of myocardial blood flow …
Follow-up or surveillance 18F-FDG PET/CT and survival outcome in lung cancer patients
AJ Antoniou, C Marcus, AK Tahari… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
The value of performing follow-up PET/CT imaging more than 6 mo after the conclusion of
therapy—either as a routine practice or because of clinically suspected recurrence—is not …
therapy—either as a routine practice or because of clinically suspected recurrence—is not …