[HTML][HTML] Intensity normalization methods in brain FDG-PET quantification

FJ López-González, J Silva-Rodríguez… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The lack of standardization of intensity normalization methods and its unknown
effect on the quantification output is recognized as a major drawback for the harmonization …

Modulation effect of substantia nigra iron deposition and functional connectivity on putamen glucose metabolism in Parkinson's disease

Z Zang, T Song, J Li, S Yan, B Nie, S Mei… - Human Brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegeneration of the substantia nigra affects putamen activity in Parkinson's disease
(PD), yet in vivo evidence of how the substantia nigra modulates putamen glucose …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence-based computer-aided diagnosis system supports diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A …

ST Zhang, SY Wang, J Zhang, D Dong, W Mu, X Xia… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background This study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided
diagnosis system (AI-CAD) emulating the diagnostic logic of radiologists for lymph node …

Dynamic changes of functional neuronal activities between the auditory pathway and limbic systems contribute to noise-induced tinnitus with a normal audiogram

T Qu, Y Qi, S Yu, Z Du, W Wei, A Cai, J Wang, B Nie… - Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
Tinnitus is thought to be triggered by aberrant neural activity in the central auditory pathway
and is often accompanied by comorbidities of emotional distress and anxiety, which imply …

A stereotaxic MRI template set of mouse brain with fine sub-anatomical delineations: Application to MEMRI studies of 5XFAD mice

B Nie, D Wu, S Liang, H Liu, X Sun, P Li… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) can help us trace
the active neurons and neuronal pathway in transgenic mouse AD model. 5XFAD has been …

Simultaneous PET/fMRI revealed increased motor area input to subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease

Z Zang, T Song, J Li, B Nie, S Mei, C Zhang… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Invasive electrophysiological recordings in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are
extremely difficult for cross-sectional comparisons with healthy controls. Noninvasive …

Abnormal metabolic connectivity in rats at the acute stage of ischemic stroke

S Liang, X Jiang, Q Zhang, S Duan, T Zhang… - Neuroscience …, 2018 - Springer
Stroke at the acute stage is a major cause of disability in adults, and is associated with
dysfunction of brain networks. However, the mechanisms underlying changes in brain …

Association between gene expression and functional‐metabolic architecture in Parkinson's disease

Z Zang, X Zhang, T Song, J Li, B Nie, S Mei… - Human Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gene expression plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). How
gene expression profiles are correlated with functional‐metabolic architecture remains …

[HTML][HTML] Voxel-based analysis of [18F]-FDG brain PET in rats using data-driven normalization

S Proesmans, R Raedt, C Germonpré… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction:[18F]-FDG PET is a widely used imaging modality that visualizes cellular
glucose uptake and provides functional information on the metabolic state of different tissues …

A population stereotaxic positron emission tomography brain template for the macaque and its application to ischemic model

B Nie, L Wang, Y Hu, S Liang, Z Tan, P Chai, Y Tang… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive imaging tool for the
evaluation of brain function and neuronal activity in normal and diseased conditions with …