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Karen Kurdziel

Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute/NIH
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Review of functional/anatomical imaging in oncology

…, B Turkbey, PL Choyke, KA Kurdziel - Nuclear medicine …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Patient management in oncology increasingly relies on imaging for diagnosis, response
assessment, and follow-up. The clinical availability of combined functional/anatomical imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging incorporation of circulating docosahexaenoic acid into the human brain using positron emission tomography

…, P Herscovitch, WC Eckelman, KA Kurdziel… - Journal of lipid …, 2009 - ASBMB
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) is a critical constituent of the brain, but its metabolism
has not been measured in the human brain in vivo. In monkeys, using positron emission …

Localized Prostate Cancer Detection with 18F FACBC PET/CT: Comparison with MR Imaging and Histopathologic Analysis

…, S Adler, R Owenius, PL Choyke, KA Kurdziel - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To characterize uptake of 1-amino-3-fluorine 18-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic
acid ( 18 F FACBC) in patients with localized prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (…

11C-Acetate PET/CT in localized prostate cancer: a study with MRI and histopathologic correlation

…, PA Pinto, PL Choyke, KA Kurdziel - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
This work characterizes the uptake of 11 C-acetate in prostate cancer (PCa), benign prostate
hyperplasia, and normal prostate tissue in comparison with multiparametric MRI, whole-…

The kinetics and reproducibility of 18F-sodium fluoride for oncology using current PET camera technology

KA Kurdziel, JH Shih, AB Apolo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
We evaluated the kinetics of 18 F-sodium fluoride (NaF) and reassessed the recommended
dose, optimal uptake period, and reproducibility using a current-generation PET/CT scanner. …

Prospective study evaluating Na18F PET/CT in predicting clinical outcomes and survival in advanced prostate cancer

…, JL Gulley, WL Dahut, KA Kurdziel… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
This prospective pilot study evaluated the ability of Na 18 F PET/CT to detect and monitor
bone metastases over time and its correlation with clinical outcomes and survival in advanced …

[PDF][PDF] PET myocardial glucose metabolism and perfusion imaging: part I—guidelines for patient preparation and data acquisition

…, JJ Bax, J Case, D Delbeke, KA Kurdziel… - Journal of nuclear …, 2003 - academia.edu
BACKGROUND Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the myocardium has been
well validated as an indicator of myocardial viability. 1-3 In addition, rubidium-82 and …

Biodistribution, radiation dose estimates, and in vivo Pgp modulation studies of 18F-paclitaxel in nonhuman primates

KA Kurdziel, DO Kiesewetter, RE Carson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
Multidrug resistance (MDR) associated with increased expression and function of the P-glycoprotein
(Pgp) efflux pump often causes chemotherapeutic failure in cancer. To provide …

The use of quantitative imaging in radiation oncology: a quantitative imaging network (QIN) perspective

…, RJ Nordstrom, L Henderson, KA Kurdziel… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Modern radiation therapy is delivered with great precision, in part by relying on high-resolution
multidimensional anatomic imaging to define targets in space and time. The development …

PET/CT imaging of renal cell carcinoma with 18F-VM4-037: a phase II pilot study

B Turkbey, ML Lindenberg, S Adler, KA Kurdziel… - Abdominal …, 2016 - Springer
Background Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA-IX) is a potential imaging biomarker of clear cell
renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Here, we report the results of a phase II clinical trial of a small …