User profiles for Alessandra Bertoldo

Alessandra Bertoldo

Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova
Verified email at dei.unipd.it
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Microglial Activity in People at Ultra High Risk of Psychosis and in Schizophrenia: An [11C]PBR28 PET Brain Imaging Study

…, M Veronese, G Rizzo, A Bertoldo… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether microglial activity, measured
using translocator-protein positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, is increased in …

Inflammatory intrathecal profiles and cortical damage in multiple sclerosis

…, S Rasia, R Capra, A Bertoldo… - Annals of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Gray matter (GM) damage and meningeal inflammation have been associated with
early disease onset and a more aggressive disease course in multiple sclerosis (MS), but …

The methodology of TSPO imaging with positron emission tomography

…, P Zanotti-Fregonara, A Bertoldo… - Biochemical Society …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
The 18-kDA translocator protein (TSPO) is consistently elevated in activated microglia of the
central nervous system (CNS) in response to a variety of insults as well as …

Kinetic Modeling without Accounting for the Vascular Component Impairs the Quantification of [11C]PBR28 Brain PET Data

…, FE Turkheimer, A Bertoldo - Journal of Cerebral …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The positron emission tomography radioligand [ 11 C]PBR28 targets translocator protein (18
kDa) (TSPO) and is a potential marker of neuroinflammation. [ 11 C]PBR28 binding is …

Muscle glucose transport and phosphorylation in type 2 diabetic, obese nondiabetic, and genetically predisposed individuals

M Pendergrass, A Bertoldo… - American Journal …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Our objectives were to quantitate insulin-stimulated inward glucose transport and glucose
phosphorylation in forearm muscle in lean and obese nondiabetic subjects, in lean and obese …

Novel reference region model reveals increased microglial and reduced vascular binding of 11C-(R)-PK11195 in patients with Alzheimer's disease

G Tomasi, P Edison, A Bertoldo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
11 C-(R)-PK11195 is a PET radiotracer for the quantification of peripheral benzodiazepine
binding sites (PBBSs). The PBBS is a consistent marker of activated microglia, and 11 C-(R)-…

Cortical diffusion-tensor imaging abnormalities in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study

…, A Favaretto, L Squarcina, I Mattisi, P Perini, A Bertoldo… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate whether diffusion-tensor imaging can be combined with double inversion
recovery to improve the detection of structural changes occurring in the cortex of patients …

[BOOK][B] Advanced image processing in magnetic resonance imaging

…, N Vanello, WD Penny, YM Wang, A Bertoldo… - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The popularity of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in medicine is no mystery: it is non-invasive,
it produces high quality structural and functional image data, and it is very versatile and …

Kinetic modeling of [18F]FDG in skeletal muscle by PET: a four-compartment five-rate-constant model

A Bertoldo, P Peltoniemi, V Oikonen… - American Journal …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Various modeling strategies have been developed to convert regional [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose
([ 18 F]FDG) concentration measured by positron emission tomography (PET) to a …

Dynamic 11C-PiB PET shows cerebrospinal fluid flow alterations in Alzheimer disease and multiple sclerosis

…, B Stankoff, DJ Brooks, A Bertoldo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays an important role in solute clearance and maintenance of
brain homeostasis. C-Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) PET was recently proposed as a tool for …