Search Results - "Mullani, N A"

Effects of duration of epilepsy on the uncoupling of metabolism and blood flow in complex partial seizures by BREIER, J. I, MULLANI, N. A, THOMAS, A. B, WHELESS, J. W, PLENGER, P. M, GOULD, K. L, PAPANICOLAOU, A, WILLMORE, L. J

“…We derived interhemispheric asymmetry indices (AIs) in interictal glucose uptake and blood flow in the temporal lobes of patients with intractable complex…”
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Comparing diagnostic accuracy of gamma camera coincidence systems and PET for detection of lung lesions by Mullani, N A

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Assessment of coronary artery disease severity by positron emission tomography: comparison with quantitative arteriography in 193 patients by DEMER, L. L, GOULD, K. L, GOLDSTEIN, R. A, KIRKEEIDE, R. L, MULLANI, N. A, SMALLING, R. W, NISHIKAWA, A, MERHIGE, M. E

“…To assess the accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET) for evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac PET perfusion images were obtained at…”
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A Segmented Attenuation Correction for PET by Xu, Eddie Zhihua, Mullani, Nizar A, Gould, K. Lance, Anderson, Wallace L

“…A segmented attenuation correction technique has been developed for positron emission tomography which computes attenuation correction factors automatically…”
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Relation between geometric dimensions of coronary artery stenoses and myocardial perfusion reserve in man by GOLDSTEIN, R. A, KIRKEEIDE, R. L, DEMER, L. L, MERHIGE, M, NISHIKAWA, A, SMALLING, R. W, MULLANI, N. A, GOULD, K. L

“…To determine the relation between stenosis anatomy and perfusion in man, 31 patients had quantitative coronary arteriography and positron imaging (PET) with…”
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Fewer Women Than Men Have Positive SPECT and PET Cardiac Findings Among Patients with No History of Heart Disease by Mullani, Nizar A, Caras, David, Ahn, Chul, Lundberg, Gina, Page, Donald, Kleinman, Daniel, Bladuell, Nydia, Weisman, Evan, Patillo, Mike, Posthauer, Joy, Simone, Gregory

“…A lower detection rate of coronary artery disease (CAD) has been reported for SPECT imaging in women, despite the fact that similar numbers of women and men…”
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Noninvasive assessment of coronary stenoses by myocardial perfusion imaging during pharmacologic coronary vasodilation. VIII. Clinical feasibility of positron cardiac imaging without a cyclotron using generator-produced Rubidium-82 by Gould, K. Lance, Goldstein, Richard A., Mullani, Nizar A., Kirkeeide, Richard L., Wong, Wai-Hoi, Tewson, Timothy J., Berridge, Marc S., Bolomey, Leonard A., Hartz, Ross K., Smalling, Richard W., Fuentes, Francisco, Nishikawa, Akira

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical feasibility of diagnosing significant coronary artery disease by positron imaging of myocardial…”
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Design and Performance of Posicam 6.5 BGO Positron Camera by Mullani, N.A, Gould, K. Lance, Hartz, R.K, Hitchens, R.E, Wong, W.H, Bristow, D, Adler, S, Philippe, E.A, Bendriem, B, Sanders, M, Gibbs, B

“…A high-resolution, whole-body positron camera, POSICAM 6.5 BGO, has been designed, built, and tested; results from it are presented. The camera utilizes 1,320…”
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First-Pass Measurements of Regional Blood Flow with External Detectors by Mullani, Nizar A, Gould, K. Lance

“…A powerful, simple model has been developed for measuring regional blood flow using first-pass tracer kinetics with external detectors such as fast positron…”
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Economic Analysis of Clinical Positron Emission Tomography of the Heart with Rubidium-82 by Gould, K. Lance, Goldstein, Richard A, Mullani, Nizar A

“…This report describes a cost analysis for clinical positron emission tomography (PET) of the heart using generator produced rubidium-82 (82Rb). Considered…”
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Is the Patlak graphical analysis method applicable to measurement of myocardial blood flow with nitrogen-13-ammonia? by Mullani, N A

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A phantom for quantitation of partial volume effects in ECT by Mullani, N.A.

“…A special phantom has been designed, built, and tested to measure the quantitative recovery of ECT (emission computed tomography) data from the heart as a…”
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SPECT imaging: a question of ethics and economics by Mullani, N A

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Application of Annihilation Coincidence Detection to Transaxial Reconstruction Tomography by Phelps, Michael E, Hoffman, Edward J, Mullani, Nizar A, Ter-Pogossian, Michel M

“…A study was carried out to investigate the use of annihilation coincidence detection (ACD) in emmision transaxial reconstruction tomography. The ACD was…”
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A positron-emission transaxial tomograph for nuclear imaging (PETT) by Ter-Pogossian, M M, Phelps, M E, Hoffman, E J, Mullani, N A

“…An apparatus was developed for obtaining emission transaxial images of sections of organs containing positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. The detection…”
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A multislice positron emission computed tomograph (PETT IV) yielding transverse and longitudinal images by Ter-Pogossian, M M, Mullani, N A, Hood, J, Higgins, C S, Currie, C M

“…We designed, built, and tested a positron emission tomograph (PETT IV) capable of providing seven slices of the human body simultaneously. PETT IV utilizes a…”
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Changes in Myocardial Perfusion Reserve After PTCA: Noninvasive Assessment with Positron Tomography by Goldstein, Richard A, Kirkeeide, Richard L, Smalling, Richard W, Nishikawa, Akira, Merhige, Michael E, Demer, Linda L, Mullani, Nizar A, Gould, K. Lance

“…The effect of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on myocardial perfusion reserve has not been previously determined. Accordingly, 11…”
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Pallidotomy: a comparison of responders and nonresponders by Van Horn, G, Hassenbusch, S J, Zouridakis, G, Mullani, N A, Wilde, M C, Papanicolaou, A C

“…We reviewed a prospective series of 32 unilateral, large-volume, microelectrode-guided posteroventral pallidotomies to determine the differences between…”
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A Retrospective Study of the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Community Hospital-Based PET Center for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease Using Rubidium-82 by Williams, Byron R, Mullani, Nizar A, Jansen, Donald E, Anderson, Bradley A

“…A retrospective analysis has been carried out to determine the diagnostic accuracy of PET of the heart with 82Rb at a community hospital based center…”
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Feasibility of Time-of-Flight Reconstruction in Positron Emission Tomography by Mullani, Nizar A, Markham, Joanne, Ter-Pogossian, Michel M

“…A feasibility study was carried out to determine whether image quality can be improved by the use of time-of-flight (TOF) information in positron emission…”
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