Is 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scanning a reliable way to assess disease activity in takayasu arteritis?

L Arnaud, J Haroche, Z Malek… - … : Official Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective 18 F‐fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET) scanning
has been proposed as a new way of assessing disease activity in Takayasu arteritis (TA), but …

18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography scanning is more useful in followup than in the initial assessment of patients with Erdheim‐Chester disease

L Arnaud, Z Malek, F Archambaud… - … : Official Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Erdheim‐Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non–Langerhans' cell
histiocytosis. The aim of this study was to assess the value of whole‐body scanning with 18 F‐…

Differential automatic diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia based on perfusion SPECT images

JF Horn, MO Habert, A Kas, Z Malek, P Maksud… - Artificial intelligence in …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are among the
most frequent neurodegenerative cognitive disorders, but their differential diagnosis is difficult. …

Validation of a standardized normalization template for statistical parametric mapping analysis of 123I-FP-CIT images

A Kas, P Payoux, MO Habert, Z Malek… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
123 I-FP-CIT ( 123 I-N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)nortropane) is a
SPECT dopamine transporter (DAT) tracer that probes dopaminergic cell loss in Parkinson's …

Quantitative simultaneous 99mTc-ECD/123I-FP-CIT SPECT in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

…, MO Habert, P Maksud, A Kas, Z Malek… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and utility of dual-isotope
SPECT for differential diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) and multiple …

Uptake-1 carrier downregulates in parallel with the β-adrenergic receptor desensitization in rat hearts chronically exposed to high levels of circulating norepinephrine …

K Mardon, O Montagne, N Elbaz, Z Malek… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
Imaging techniques have demonstrated in various cardiomyopathies that an altered uptake
of radiolabeled norepinephrine (NE) analogs may coexist with β-adrenergic receptor …

Dopamine transporter imaging under high-dose transdermal nicotine therapy in Parkinson's disease: an observational study

E Itti, G Villafane, Z Malek, P Brugières… - Nuclear medicine …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Nicotine therapy might improve the course of Parkinson's disease. This observational
study evaluated the performance of dopamine transporter imaging in follow-up patients …

Diagnostic value of 99mTc-HMDP bone scan in atypical osseous tuberculosis mimicking multiple secondary metastases

E Evangelista, E Itti, Z Malek, M Bertocchi, O Oniankitan… - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A case of atypical osseous tuberculosis (TB) mimicking multiple secondary
metastases on radiologic and nuclear imaging is presented. Objectives. To emphasize the …

Quantitative simultaneous {sup 99m} Tc-ECD/{sup 123} I-FP-CIT SPECT in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

…, MF Kijewski, MO Habert, P Maksud, Z Malek… - European Journal of …, 2006 - osti.gov
The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and utility of dual-isotope SPECT
for differential diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and multiple system atrophy (…

Shunt imaging in a complex congenital cardiomyopathy

E Itti, Z Malek, O Vandici, R Khetib… - Clinical Nuclear …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
A 49-year-old woman with a complex congenital cardiomyopathy underwent pretransplantation
evaluation for recently accentuated dyspnea and cyanosis, with an oxygen saturation …