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Does 18F-Fluodordeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Correlate with Disease Activity in Patients who are Receiving Treatment for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA): a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Introduction: The utility of obtaining follow up 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) imaging in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine how often vascular FDG PET uptake improves or normalizes...
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Development of novel compounds for the molecular imaging of hypoxia: 18F-labeled nitroimidazoles and hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1a)-targeting compounds
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Imaging of hypoxia has been previously achieved using positron emission tomography (PET) with radiotracers such as [18F]fluoroazomycin arabinoside ([18F]FAZA) [1] or [18F]fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) [2]. These typical nitroimidazole containing compounds are reductively trapped in hypoxic...
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Spring 2023
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore, identify and address gaps in exercise oncology evidence-based care for individuals with cancer, with a specific focus on implementation of cancer-specific exercise programming. Further understanding is needed regarding the poor rates of reported...
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Oncology Patients’ Experiences of Using Electronic Patient Portals and Other Online Tools to Support Care and Treatment
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With the current proliferation of clinical information technologies in Canada, patient portals and other online tools are becoming increasingly adopted in healthcare. Many people use the Internet for health-related purposes to connect with peer support groups and read about their medical...
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Molecular imaging of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and autotaxin (ATX) in cancer using positron emission tomography (PET)
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Positron emission tomography (PET) relies on the use of β+-emitting radionuclide-bearing molecules congregating and decaying at a specific site of interest. Use of these molecules, called radiotracers, which target common tumor characteristics has become a pillar in the diagnosis of cancer and...
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Anti-Cancer Mechanism of Trastuzumab via Blocking Nuclear HER2 Function and Epigenetic Mechanism of Resistance
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HER2 receptor tyrosine kinase (encoded by ERBB2 gene) is overexpressed in approximately 25% of all breast cancer tumors (known as HER2-positive breast cancers). Overexpression of HER2 causes overactivation of downstream receptor tyrosine kinase pathways including PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways and is...
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2019-12-10
Serpe, Michael J., Schirrmacher, Ralf
NFRF Exploration awarded in 2020: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is among the most sophisticated in vivo imaging modalities using radioactive isotopes that decay by positron emission. PET is non-invasive, painless, and hence patient friendly; provides full-depth images of the human body...
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Fall 2019
Glioblastoma (GBM), classified as WHO grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common and lethal adult primary brain tumour. Despite recent advances in treatment, GBM prognosis remains largely unchanged with most patients succumbing to the disease within ~15 months of diagnosis. This dismal outcome can...
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Radiosynthesis and Optimization of 18F-Fluorinated GW2580 Derivatives as A Dual Trk/CSF-1R Radiotracer for Potential Use in PET Imaging
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As one of the medical imaging modalities applied in clinical diagnosis of various diseases, positron emission tomography (PET) is used to non-invasively visualize cellular and molecular changes that are occurring in the human body. Fluorine-18 [18F] is the most widely used radionuclide for...