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Pressure effect on structural, electronic optical and thermodynamic properties of cubic AlxIn1-xP: a first-principles study by Bencherif, B., Abdiche, A., Moussa, R., Khenata, R., Wang, Xiaotian

“…First-principles total energy calculations have been performed using the full potential linearised augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method as implemented in the…”
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Imaging Brain Mu-Opioid Receptors in Abstinent Cocaine Users: Time Course and Relation to Cocaine Craving by Gorelick, David A., Kim, Yu Kyeong, Bencherif, Badreddine, Boyd, Susan J., Nelson, Richard, Copersino, Marc, Endres, Christopher J., Dannals, Robert F., Frost, J. James

“…Cocaine treatment upregulates brain mu-opioid receptors (mOR) in animals. Human data regarding this phenomenon are limited. We previously used positron…”
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Mu-opioid receptor binding measured by [ 11C]carfentanil positron emission tomography is related to craving and mood in alcohol dependence by Bencherif, Badreddine, Wand, Gary S, McCaul, Mary E, Kim, Yu Kyeong, Ilgin, Nese, Dannals, Robert F, Frost, James J

“…The endogenous opioid system has been linked to alcohol dependence through animal and human studies. We investigated the relationship between alcohol craving…”
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Pain activation of human supraspinal opioid pathways as demonstrated by [ 11C]-carfentanil and positron emission tomography (PET) by Bencherif, B, Fuchs, P.N, Sheth, R, Dannals, R.F, Campbell, J.N, Frost, J.J

“…The role of the supraspinal endogenous opioid system in pain processing has been investigated in this study using positron emission tomography imaging of […”
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Application of MRI-based partial-volume correction to the analysis of PET images of mu-opioid receptors using statistical parametric mapping by Bencherif, Badreddine, Stumpf, Martin J, Links, Jonathan M, Frost, James J

“…The accurate quantification of brain radioactivity concentration is limited by the spatial resolution of the PET scanner for structures smaller than 2-3 times…”
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PET imaging of opioid receptors in pain: progress and new directions by Ravert, Hayden T, Bencherif, Badreddine, Madar, Igal, Frost, J James

“…The endogenous opioid system plays a central role in pain. Recent advances have permitted imaging of opioid receptors by PET in human subjects while…”
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Quantification of brain μ-opioid receptors with [ 11C]carfentanil: reference-tissue methods by Endres, Christopher J., Bencherif, Badreddine, Hilton, John, Madar, Igal, James Frost, J.

“…[ 11C]Carfentanil (CFN) is a μ-opioid agonist used for in vivo positron emission tomography (PET) studies of μ-opioid receptors. Previously, a tissue-ratio…”
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PET imaging of brain acetylcholinesterase using [11C]CP-126,998, a brain selective enzyme inhibitor by Bencherif, B., Endres, C.J., Musachio, J.L., Villalobos, A., Hilton, J., Scheffel, U., Dannals, R.F., Williams, S., Frost, J.J.

“…PET and [11C]CP‐126,998, an N‐benzylpiperidinebenzisoxazole, were used to image brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) distribution in healthy controls before and…”
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Pressure effect on structural, electronic optical and thermodynamic properties of cubic Al x In 1-x P: a first-principles study by Bencherif, B., Abdiche, A., Moussa, R., Khenata, R., Wang, Xiaotian

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Neuroimaging of the AIDS dementia complex by BENCHERIF, B, ROTTENBERG, D. A

“…HIV infection is accompanied by a variety of neurological disorders. Depression of cell-mediated immunity is followed by the development of central nervous…”
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Intracranial extension of an idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor by Bencherif, B, Zouaoui, A, Chedid, G, Kujas, M, Van Effenterre, R, Marsault, C

“…Idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (IOIP) with endocranial extension is very unusual. The authors used CT and MR to diagnose IOIP and demonstrate the…”
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Dynamic Changes in Mu Opoid Receptor Binding in Chronic Cocaine Users after Acute Cocaine Challenge in Early and Late Abstinence by Bencherif, B., Gorelick, D., Nelson, R., Stauffer, R., Ravert, H.T., Mathews, W.B., Musachio, J.L., Dannals, R.F., Frost, J.J.

“…The purpose of this study is to determine if dynamic changes in opioid receptor binding occur in vivo following an acute pharmacological challenge with cocaine…”
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Modulation of Human Brain Mu Opoid Receptor Binding during Capsaicin-Induced Pain Measured by PET by Oropeza, M., Fuchs, P.N., Bencherif, B., Li, S.T., Ravert, H., Musachio, J., Mathews, B., Campbell, J.N., Dannals, B., Frost, J.J.

“…There is clear evidence that the endogenous opioid system plays a role in human pain processing and modulation (1,2,3) but the precise physiological role of…”
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Extraaxial cavernous hemangioma with hemorrhage by Krief, O, Sichez, J P, Chedid, G, Bencherif, B, Zouaoui, A, Le Bras, F, Marsault, C

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Regional mu-opioid receptor binding in insular cortex is decreased in bulimia nervosa and correlates inversely with fasting behavior by Bencherif, Badreddine, Guarda, Angela S, Colantuoni, Carlo, Ravert, Hayden T, Dannals, Robert F, Frost, J James

“…The endogenous opioid system of the brain has been implicated in feeding behavior. Abnormal repeated activation of this system may constitute a neural…”
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Imaging in the exploration of lumbosacral plexus avulsion. Two cases by Maillard, J C, Zouaoui, A, Bencherif, B, Bouayed, N, Chedid, G, Marsault, C

“…In all cases of post-traumatic sensorimotor deficit in the lower limbs unexplained by another pathology, it is not unreasonable to suspect a nerve root…”
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Choroid plexus papillomas of the posterior fossa in adults: MR imaging and gadolinium enhancement. Report of four cases and review of the literature by Girardot, C, Boukobza, M, Lamoureux, J P, Sichez, J P, Capelle, L, Zouaoui, A, Bencherif, B, Metzger, J

“…Four cases of benign choroid plexus papillomas of the posterior fossa in adults are reported: two papillomas developed in the fourth ventricle, one in the…”
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Pilot study of FLT-PET/CT uptake in ovarian cancer patients with biologic correlates by Deloia, J., Richard, S. D., Edwards, R. P., Elishaev, E., Mason, S., Shinde, D., Mountz, J. J., Bencherif, B.

“…Abstract only 16045 Background: New imaging modalities for ovarian cancer disease burden are needed. Positron emission tomography (PET) with [F-18]…”
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Naloxone increases pain induced by topical capsaicin in healthy human volunteers by Anderson, William S, Sheth, Rishi N, Bencherif, Badreddine, Frost, James J, Campbell, James N

“…Opioid receptors occur in locations of strategic importance within the central nervous system for modulation of pain. Is pain reduced by ongoing inhibition…”
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18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Suspected Recurrent or Metastatic Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Shammas, Amer, Degirmenci, Berna, Mountz, James M, McCook, Barry M, Branstetter, Barton, Bencherif, Badreddine B, Joyce, Judith M, Carty, Sally E, Kuffner, Haruko A, Avril, Norbert

“…PET using 18F-FDG has been shown to effectively detect various types of cancer by their increased glucose metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…”
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