Search Results - "Gemmell, H. G"

Changes in the rCBF images of patients with Alzheimerʼs disease receiving Donepezil therapy by STAFF, R T, GEMMELL, H G, SHANKS, M F, MURRAY, A D, VENNERI, A

“…Alzheimerʼs disease is associated with a loss in presynaptic cholinergic function. It has been suggested that cholinergic inhibitors such as donepezil…”
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Technetium-99m-1,2-bis[bis(2-Ethoxyethyl) Phosphino]Ethane: Human Biodistribution, Dosimetry and Safety of a New Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Agent by Higley, Brian, Smith, Francis W, Smith, Terry, Gemmell, Howard G, Gupta, Prabir Das, Gvozdanovic, Dragouten V, Graham, David, Hinge, David, Davidson, Joyce, Lahiri, Avijit

“…A novel 99mTc complex (1,2-bis[bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phosphino] ethane, 99mTc-tetrofosmin) has been developed to replace 201Tl in myocardial perfusion imaging…”
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HMPAO SPECT Imaging of Alzheimer's Disease Patients with Similar Content-Specific Autobiographic Delusion: Comparison Using Statistical Parametric Mapping by Staff, Roger T, Venneri, Annalena, Gemmell, Howard G, Shanks, Michael F, Pestell, Simon J, Murray, Alison D

“…Delusional behavior and thinking are common symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the past, these delusions have been considered to be psychotic…”
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Comparison of methods for quantification of transient ischaemic dilation in myocardial perfusion SPET by PEACE, R A, McKIDDIE, F I, STAFF, R T, GEMMELL, H G

“…The purpose of this study was to compare six methods of measuring the left ventricular (LV) transient ischaemic dilation (TID) ratio during stress-rest…”
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Automatic detection of coronary artery disease in myocardial perfusion SPECT using image registration and voxel to voxel statistical comparisons by PEACE, R.A, STAFF, R.T, GEMMELL, H.G, MCKIDDIE, F.I, METCALFE, M.J

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of automatic detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) with that of expert observers. A male and…”
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Technetium-99m HM-PAO Stereoisomers as Potential Agents for Imaging Regional Cerebral Blood Flow: Human Volunteer Studies by Sharp, P. F, Smith, F. W, Gemmell, H. G, Lyall, D, Evans, N. T. S, Gvozdanovic, D, Davidson, J, Tyrell, D. A, Pickett, R. D, Neirinckx, R. D

“…A total of nine normal volunteer subjects were studied with three forms of [99mTc] hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (HM-PAO), a potential cerebral blood flow…”
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An assessment of perfusion deficits in decompression illness using 99Tcm HMPAO SPET and statistical parametric mapping by DICKSON, J C, STAFF, R T, GEMMELL, H G, MCKIDDIE, F I

“…Aim The aim of this study was to use statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to investigate differences in the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) of…”
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Assessment of Energy-Weighted Acquisition in SPECT Using ROC Analysis by Staff, Roger T, Gemmell, Howard G, Sharp, Peter F

“…Energy-weighted acquisition is a technique for reducing Compton scatter effects in nuclear medicine images. The effect of energy-weighted acquisition on…”
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Cerebral blood flow and cognitive responses to rivastigmine treatment in Alzheimerʼs disease by Venneri, Annalena, Shanks, Michael F, Staff, Roger T, Pestell, Simon J, Forbes, Katrina E, Gemmell, Howard G, Murray, Alison D

“…Twenty seven patients with mild AD were enrolled in a prospective open label controlled study of rivastigmine. Assessments included a range of neuropsychiatric…”
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Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down's syndrome: the relationship between regional cerebral blood flow equivalents and dementia by Deb, S, de Silva, P N, Gemmell, H G, Besson, J A, Smith, F W, Ebmeier, K P

“…Twenty adult patients suffering from Down's syndrome (DS) were recruited from hospitals and the community, together with 14 age- and sex-matched controls of…”
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Correlation between 99Tcm-HMPAO-SPECT brain image and a history of decompression illness or extent of diving experience in commercial divers by Shields, T G, Duff, P M, Evans, S A, Gemmell, H G, Sharp, P F, Smith, F W, Staff, R T, Wilcock, S E

“…OBJECTIVES: To explore the use of 99technetiumm-hexamethyl propylene amine oxime single photon computed tomography (HMPAO-SPECT) of the brain as a means of…”
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The use of technetium-99m-HM-PAO in the assessment of patients with dementia and other neuropsychiatric conditions by Smith, F W, Besson, J A, Gemmell, H G, Sharp, P F

“…One hundred fourteen patients suffering from neuropsychiatric conditions have been studied using 99mTc-labeled hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HM-PAO) and…”
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Multimodal imaging in Alzheimer's disease. The relationship between MRI, SPECT, cognitive and pathological changes by Besson, J A, Crawford, J R, Parker, D M, Ebmeier, K P, Best, P V, Gemmell, H G, Sharp, P F, Smith, F W

“…Patients with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease were studied using MRI, SPECT, and psychometric tests. Significant correlations between focal…”
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Use of nebulised saline and nebulised terbutaline as an adjunct to chest physiotherapy by Sutton, P P, Gemmell, H G, Innes, N, Davidson, J, Smith, F W, Legge, J S, Friend, J A

“…To determine whether sputum clearance is increased by using nebulised saline or terbutaline as an adjunct to chest physiotherapy, a radioaerosol method (using…”
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A simple method for the correction of photon attenuation caused by patient couches in SPECT by Staff, R T, Gemmell, H G

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Imaging of cerebral blood flow markers in Huntington's disease using single photon emission computed tomography by Reid, I C, Besson, J A, Best, P V, Sharp, P F, Gemmell, H G, Smith, F W

“…Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of six Huntington's disease patients revealed a striking reduction in regional uptake of cerebral…”
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A variable threshold edge-detector for improved quantitation of gated tomographic imaging of the left ventricular blood pool by McKiddie, F I, Gemmell, H G, Redpath, T W, Trent, R J, Philip, W J, Norton, M Y, Smith, F W

“…The accurate measurement of left ventricular volume from tomographic MUGA studies is difficult due to the limited resolving power of the gamma camera, which…”
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Technetium-99m HMPAO imaging in patients with basal ganglia disease by Smith, F W, Gemmell, H G, Sharp, P F, Besson, J A

“…Technetium 99m hexamethylpropylene-amine oxime (HMPAO) is trapped by cerebral grey matter and the basal ganglia on its first pass through the brain. To assess…”
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Decompression Illness in Sports Divers Detected with Technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT and Texture Analysis by Staff, Roger T, Gemmell, Howard G, Duff, Patricia M, Sharp, Peter F, Wilcock, Silvia E, Shields, Tom G, Smith, Francis W

“…Diving for sport and recreation has increased in recent years, resulting in more incidences of diving illness. Therefore, we studied potential use of regional…”
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Cerebral blood flow measured by SPECT as a diagnostic tool in the study of dementia by Gemmell, H G, Sharp, P F, Smith, F W, Besson, J A, Ebmeier, K P, Davidson, J, Evans, N T, Roeda, D, Newton, R, Mallard, J R

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