Search Results - "Wolfe, Edwin R."

Myocardial rubidium-82 tissue kinetics assessed by dynamic positron emission tomography as a marker of myocardial cell membrane integrity and viability by VOM DAHL, J, MUZIK, O, WOLFE, E. R, ALLMAN, C, HUTCHINS, G, SCHWAIGER, M

“…Recent reports have demonstrated the clinical use of rubidium-82 chloride (Rb-82) in combination with positron emission tomography (PET) not only as a tracer…”
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Positron emission tomography detects evidence of viability in rest technetium-99m sestamibi defects by Sawada, Stephen G., Allman, Kevin C., Muzik, Otto, Beanlands, Rob S.B., Wolfe, Edwin R., Gross, Milton, Fig, Lorraine, Schwaiger, Markus

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative value of single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging at rest using…”
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Quantitative evaluation of regional substrate metabolism in the human heart by positron emission tomography by Hicks, Rodney J., Herman, William H., Kalff, Victor, Molina, Edgar, Wolfe, Edwin R., Hutchins, Gary, Schwaiger, Markus

“…Meaningful interpretation of metabolic images obtained by positron emission tomography for evaluation of cardiac disease requires a knowledge of the normal…”
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Assessment of Diagnostic Performance of Quantitative Flow Measurements in Normal Subjects and Patients With Angiographically Documented Coronary Artery Disease by Means of Nitrogen-13 Ammonia and Positron Emission Tomography by Muzik, Otto, Duvernoy, Claire, Beanlands, Rob S.B., Sawada, Steve, Dayanikli, Firat, Wolfe, Edwin R., Schwaiger, Markus

“…Objectives. Regional myocardial blood flow (MBF) and flow reserve measurements using nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) were…”
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Carbon-11 hydroxyephedrine with positron emission tomography for serial assessment of cardiac adrenergic neuronal function after acute myocardial infarction in humans by Allman, Kevin C., Wieland, Donald M., Muzik, Otto, Degrado, Timothy R., Wolfe, Edwin R., Schwaiger, Markus

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent and reversibility of neuronal abnormalities in patients with an acute myocardial infarction…”
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Noninvasive assessment of cardiac diabetic neuropathy by carbon-11 hydroxyephedrine and positron emission tomography by Allman, Kevin C., Stevens, Martin J., Wieland, Donald M., Hutchins, Gary D., Wolfe, Edwin R., Greene, Douglas A., Schwaiger, Markus

“…Objectives. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the sympathetic nervous system of the heart by positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging in…”
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Myocardial glucose uptake in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus assessed quantitatively by dynamic positron emission tomography by VOM DAHL, J, HERMAN, W. H, HICKS, R. J, ORTIZ-ALONSO, F. J, LEE, K. S, ALLMAN, K. C, WOLFE, E. R, KALFF, V, SCHWAIGER, M

“…Animal studies have demonstrated reduced myocardial glucose utilization in the diabetic heart, suggesting abnormalities in glucose transport. This study was…”
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Heterogeneity of regional nitrogen 13-labeled ammonia tracer distribution in the normal human heart: Comparison with rubidium 82 and copper 62-labeled PTSM by Beanlands, Rob S.B., Muzik, Otto, Hutchins, Gary D., Wolfe, Edwin R., Schwaiger, Markus

“…Recent reports on 13N-labeled ammonia (13N-ammonia) positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging have suggested a relative reduction of measured tracer activity…”
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Accuracy of Automatically Determined Borders in Digital Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Using a Cardiac Phantom by Wolfe, Edwin R., Delp, Edward J., Meyer, Charles R., Bookstein, Fred L., Buda, Andrew J.

“…Although two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) is a useful technique for evaluation of global and regional left ventricular function, the main limitation…”
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