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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2017

Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging in Rodents: A Review of Methods, Results, and Factors at Play.

Francesco Cicone, David Viertl, Ana Maria Quintela Pousa, Thibaut Denoël, Silvano Gnesin, Francesco Scopinaro, Marie-Catherine Vozenin, John O Prior

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesco CiconeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
David ViertlDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ana Maria Quintela PousaLaboratory of Radiation Oncology, Service of Radiation-Oncology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Thibaut DenoëlDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Silvano GnesinInstitute of Radiation Physics, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Francesco ScopinaroNuclear Medicine, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marie-Catherine VozeninLaboratory of Radiation Oncology, Service of Radiation-Oncology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
John O PriorDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Lausanne · CHSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interest around small-animal cardiac radionuclide imaging is growing as rodent models can be manipulated to allow the simulation of human diseases. In addition to new radiopharmaceuticals testing, often researchers apply well-established probes to animal models, to follow the evolution of the target disease. This reverse translation of standard radiopharmaceuticals to rodent models is complicated by technical shortcomings and by obvious differences between human and rodent cardiac physiology. In addition, radionuclide studies involving small animals are affected by several extrinsic variables, such as the choice of anesthetic. In this paper, we review the major cardiac features that can be studied with classical single-photon and positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals, namely, cardiac function, perfusion and metabolism, as well as the results and pitfalls of small-animal radionuclide imaging techniques. In addition, we provide a concise guide to the understanding of the most frequently used anesthetics such as ketamine/xylazine, isoflurane, and pentobarbital. We address in particular their mechanisms of action and the potential effects on radionuclide imaging. Indeed, cardiac function, perfusion, and metabolism can all be significantly affected by varying anesthetics and animal handling conditions.

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18F-FDG PETanesthesiacardiac imagingmicro-PETmicro-SPECTmyocardial scintigraphyrodentssmall-animal imaging

Identifiers

PMID28424774
PMCPMC5372793
OpenAlexW2600009478

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