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Past adult lead exposure is associated with longitudinal decline in cognitive function by SCHWARTZ, B. S, STEWART, W. F, BOLLA, K. I, SIMON, D, BANDEEN-ROCHE, K, GORDON, B, LINKS, J. M, TODD, A. C

“…To determine whether adults with past exposure to neurotoxicants have progressive declines in cognitive function years after exposure has ceased, and whether…”
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Measurement of radiotracer concentration in brain gray matter using positron emission tomography: MRI-based correction for partial volume effects by Müller-Gärtner, H W, Links, J M, Prince, J L, Bryan, R N, McVeigh, E, Leal, J P, Davatzikos, C, Frost, J J

“…Accuracy in in vivo quantitation of brain function with positron emission tomography (PET) has often been limited by partial volume effects. This limitation…”
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Planar and High-Resolution SPECT Bone Imaging in the Diagnosis of Facet Syndrome by Holder, Lawrence E, Machin, Jane L, Asdourian, Paul L, Links, Jonathan M, Sexton, Carlton C

“…This study's goals were to determine the appearance of potentially symptomatic facet joints on planar and high-resolution SPECT radionuclide bone imaging,…”
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MR-based correction of brain PET measurements for heterogeneous gray matter radioactivity distribution by Meltzer, C C, Zubieta, J K, Links, J M, Brakeman, P, Stumpf, M J, Frost, J J

“…Partial volume and mixed tissue sampling errors can cause significant inaccuracy in quantitative positron emission tomographic (PET) measurements. We…”
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Comparison of penetration and scatter effects on defect contrast for GE and Siemens LEHR collimators in myocardial perfusion SPECT-a simulation study by Xin He, Frey, E.C., Links, J.M., Song, X., Tsui, B.M.W.

“…The goal of this paper was to evaluate the effects of collimator penetration and scatter on myocardial SPECT image quality. We chose two designs: a LEHR…”
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PET imaging of cortical S2 serotonin receptors after stroke: lateralized changes and relationship to depression by Mayberg, H S, Robinson, R G, Wong, D F, Parikh, R, Bolduc, P, Starkstein, S E, Price, T, Dannals, R F, Links, J M, Wilson, A A

“…Patients with right-hemisphere strokes (N = 9) more than 1 year after injury had greater cortical binding of (3-N-[11C]methyl)spiperone than a similar group of…”
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Reliability and validity of an algorithm for fuzzy tissue segmentation of MRI by REISS, A. L, HENNESSEY, J. G, RUBIN, M, BEACH, L, ABRAMS, M. T, WARSOFSKY, I. S, LIU, A. M. C, LINKS, J. M

“…A new multistep, volumetric-based tissue segmentation algorithm that results in fuzzy (or probabilistic) voxel description is described. This algorithm is…”
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Predictors of dimercaptosuccinic acid chelatable lead and tibial lead in former organolead manufacturing workers by Schwartz, B S, Stewart, W F, Todd, A C, Links, J M

“…OBJECTIVES: To identify predictors of tibial and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) chelatable lead in 543 organolead manufacturing workers with past exposure to…”
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Multicompartmental analysis of [11C]-carfentanil binding to opiate receptors in humans measured by positron emission tomography by Frost, J J, Douglass, K H, Mayberg, H S, Dannals, R F, Links, J M, Wilson, A A, Ravert, H T, Crozier, W C, Wagner, Jr, H N

“…[11C]-Carfentanil is a high affinity opiate agonist that can be used to localize mu opiate receptors in humans by positron emission tomography (PET). A…”
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Positron emission tomography reveals elevated D2 dopamine receptors in drug-naive schizophrenics by WONG, D. F, WAGNER, H. N. JR, TOUNG, J. K. T, MALAT, J, WILLIAMS, J. A, Oï'TUAMA, L. A, SNYDER, S. H, TUNE, L. E, DANNALS, R. F, PEARLSON, G. D, LINKS, J. M, TAMMINGA, C. A, BROUSSOLLE, E. P, RAVERT, H. T, WILSON, A. A

“…In postmortem studies of patients with schizophrenia, D2 dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia have been observed to be more numerous than in patients with…”
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Evaluation of simultaneous 201Tl/99mTc dual-isotope cardiac SPECT imaging with model-based crosstalk compensation using canine studies by Du, Y., Links, J.M., Becker, L., DiPaula, A.F., Frank, T., Schuleri, K.H., Lardo, A.C., Frey, E.C.

“…Simultaneous 201Tl/99mTc-sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging can reduce imaging time and produce perfectly registered rest/stress images…”
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Assessment of pulmonary airway reactivity with high-resolution CT by Herold, C J, Brown, R H, Mitzner, W, Links, J M, Hirshman, C A, Zerhouni, E A

“…The evaluation of airway reactivity plays a central role in the diagnosis of bronchial hyperreactivity and asthma. The authors used high-resolution computed…”
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Scattered photons as "good counts gone bad:" are they reformable or should they be permanently removed from society? by Links, J M

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Simultaneous dual-radionuclide imaging: are the images trustworthy? by Links, J M

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Progressive failure of coronary flow during reperfusion of myocardial infarction: Documentation of the no reflow phenomenon with positron emission tomography by Jeremy, Richmond W., Links, Jonathan M., Becker, Lewis C.

“…During reperfusion of a myocardial infarct, development of microvascular occlusion may result in regional hypoperfusion (“no reflow”) despite a patent…”
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Effects of Age on Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors Measured by Positron Tomography in the Living Human Brain by Wong, Dean F., Wagner, Henry N., Dannals, Robert F., Links, Jonathan M., Frost, J. James, Ravert, Hayden T., Wilson, Alan A., Rosenbaum, Arthur E., Gjedde, Albert, Douglass, Kenneth H., Petronis, John D., Folstein, Marshal F., J. K. Thomas Toung, Burns, H. Donald, Kuhar, Michael J.

“…D2 dopamine and S2 serotonin receptors were imaged and measured in healthy human subjects by positron emission tomography after intravenous injection of…”
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EPR Dosimetry of Cortical Bone and Tooth Enamel Irradiated with X and Gamma Rays: Study of Energy Dependence by Schauer, D. A., Desrosiers, M. F., Le, F. G., Seltzer, S. M., Links, J. M.

“…Previous investigators have reported that the radiation-induced EPR signal intensity in compact or cortical bone increases up to a factor of two with…”
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Influence of spatially heterogeneous background activity on hot object quantitation in brain emission computed tomography by LINKS, J. M, ZUBIETA, J. K, MELTZER, C. C, STUMPF, M. J, FROST, J. J

“…Our goal was to evaluate the influence of spatially heterogeneous background activity on "hot object" quantitation in brain emission CT. We studied the effects…”
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Three-dimensional display in nuclear medicine : a more useful depiction of reality, or only a superficial rendering ? by LINKS, J. M, DEVOUS, M. D

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Performance Standards in Positron Emission Tomography by Karp, Joel S, Daube-Witherspoon, Margaret E, Hoffman, Edward J, Lewellen, Thomas K, Links, Jonathan M, Wong, Wai-Hoi, Hichwa, Richard D, Casey, Michael E, Colsher, James G, Hitchens, Richard E, Muehllehner, Gerd, Stoub, Everett W

“…A standard set of performance measurements is proposed for use with positron emission tomographs. This set of measurements has been developed jointly by the…”
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