The PennPET Explorer, a prototype whole-body imager currently operating with a 64-cm axial
field of view, can image the major body organs simultaneously with higher sensitivity than …

The brain's immune system plays a critical role in responding to immune challenges and
maintaining homeostasis. However, dysregulated neuroimmune function contributes to …

Dopamine D3 receptors have key roles in behavioral reward, addiction, Parkinson’s disease,
and schizophrenia, and there is interest in studying their role in these disorders using PET. …

Cardiac perfusion PET is increasingly used to assess ischemia and cardiovascular risk and
can also provide quantitative myocardial blood flow (MBF) and flow reserve (MBFR) values. …

Electronic cigarette (EC) use has increased dramatically, particularly among adolescents and
young adults, and, like cigarette use, can cause pulmonary inflammation and increase the …

Parkinson disease patients develop clinically significant cognitive impairment at variable
times over their disease course, which is often preceded by milder deficits in memory, visuo-…

… Dubroff has received consulting fees from Alcimed, speaking honoraria from Ion Beam
Applications (IBA), and consulting fees for his services as an expert reader from Radmetrix within …

The nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), a stable measure of hepatic nicotine metabolism via
the CYP2A6 pathway and total nicotine clearance, is a predictive biomarker of response to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fluorine-18 florbetapir is a recently developed β-amyloid
plaque positron-emission tomography imaging agent with high sensitivity, specificity, and …

… Dubroff was involved in assessing participants, and Newberg assisted in study design,
regulatory issues, and participant assessment. Stunkard designed, obtained funding, and helped …