Professor of Radiology, University Pennsylvania

Radiology

Abass Alavi, MD practices Radiology. He attended Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hospital. He received 1 awards: "Super Doctor". Abass Alavi is a published doctor as well. He has 63 publications published. The latest was: Role of Optimal Quantification of FDG PET Imaging in the Clinical Practice of Radiology.

Publications

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• Mild-to-moderate hyperglycemia will not decrease the sensitivity of 18F-FDG PET imaging in the detection of pedal osteomyelitis in diabetic patients.
• Quantification of aging effects upon global knee inflammation by 18F-FDG-PET.
• Applications of global quantitative18F-FDG-PET analysis in temporal lobe epilepsy.
• Dual-time-point Imaging and Delayed-time-point Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/Computed Tomography Imaging in Various Clinical Settings.
• Global and regional brain glucose metabolism decline after systemic chemotherapy.
• Application of partial volume effect correction and 4D PET in the quantification of FDG avid lung lesions.
• Effects of age and cardiovascular risk factors on (18)F-FDG PET/CT quantification of atherosclerosis in the aorta and peripheral arteries.
• Feasibility and performance of an adaptive contrast-oriented FDG PET/CT quantification technique for global disease assessment of malignant pleural mesothelioma and a ...
• Metabolic effects of pulmonary obstruction on myocardial functioning: a pilot study using multiple time-point 18F-FDG-PET imaging.
• Oncogene pathway activation in mammary tumors dictates [18F]-FDG-PET uptake.
• Historic Images in Nuclear Medicine: 1976: The First Issue of Clinical Nuclear Medicine and the First Human FDG Study.
• Abass Alavi. A distinguished physician scientist and a pioneer in molecular imaging.
• Role of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in the management of primary cutaneous lymphomas.
• Tumor Thrombus: Ancillary Findings on FDG PET/CT in an Oncologic Population.
• Efficacy of FDG PET/CT Imaging for Venous Thromboembolic Disorders: Preliminary Results From a Prospective, Observational Pilot Study.
• Brain 18F-FDG-PET characteristics in patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndrome and its correlation with clinical and MRI findings.
• FDG PET for Diagnosing Infection in Hip and Knee Prostheses: Prospective Study in 221 Prostheses and Subgroup Comparison With Combined 111In-Labeled Leukocyte/99mTc-Su...
• Combined MTOR and autophagy inhibition: Phase I trial of hydroxychloroquine and temsirolimus in patients with advanced solid tumors and melanoma.
• Differential Background Clearance of Fluorodeoxyglucose Activity in Normal Tissues and its Clinical Significance.
• Metabolic Activity of the Tongue in Obstructive Sleep Apnea - A Novel Application of FDG-PET Imaging.
• The effect of metal artefact reduction on CT-based attenuation correction for PET imaging in the vicinity of metallic hip implants: a phantom study.
• The pivotal role of FDG-PET/CT in modern medicine.
• FDG-PET/CT assessment of differential chemotherapy effects upon skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with melanoma.
• Serial Changes of FDG Uptake and Diagnosis of Suspected Lung Malignancy: A Lesion-Based Analysis.
• Nuclear Medicine Procedures in the Diagnosis of NET: A Historical Perspective.
• Adverse Functional Effects of Chemotherapy on Whole-Brain Metabolism: A PET/CT Quantitative Analysis of FDG Metabolic Pattern of the "Chemo-Brain".
• Comment on: "Tumor Aggressiveness and Patient Outcome in Cancer of the Pancreas Assessed by Dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT"
• Assessment of Global Cardiac Uptake of Radiolabeled Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Apolipoprotein-E-Deficient Mice: Implications for Imaging Cardiovascular Inflammation.
• FDG PET/CT in Crohn's disease: correlation of quantitative FDG PET/CT parameters with clinical and endoscopic surrogate markers of disease activity.
• Retraction Note: Neuroradiological advances detect abnormal neuroanatomy underlying neuropsychological impairments: the power of PET imaging.
• Author's comment on the retraction of "Neuroradiological advances detect abnormal neuroanatomy underlying neuropsychological impairments: the power of PET imaging"
• Quantitative assessment of global hepatic glycolysis in patients with cirrhosis and normal controls using (18)F-FDG-PET/CT: a pilot study.
• Quantitative assessment of global lung inflammation following radiation therapy using FDG PET/CT: a pilot study.
• A phase I study of an agonist CD40 monoclonal antibody (CP-870,893) in combination with gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
• Delayed time-point 18F-FDG PET CT imaging enhances assessment of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation.
• Amyloid-β Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Probes: A Critical Review.
• Differential Washout of FDG Activity in Two Different Inflammatory Lesions: Implications for Delayed Imaging.
• Critical considerations on the combined use of (18)F-FDG and (18)F-fluoride for PET assessment of metastatic bone disease.
• Neuroradiological advances detect abnormal neuroanatomy underlying neuropsychological impairments: the power of PET imaging.
• PET/MR Imaging: Technical Aspects and Potential Clinical Applications.
• Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Detected by FDG PET/CT in a Patient With Bacteremia.
• Assessment of the diagnostic performance of (18)F-FDGPET/CT for detection and characterization of solid renal malignancies.
• In vivo quantification of pulmonary inflammation in relation to emphysema severity via partial volume corrected (18)F-FDG-PET using computer-assisted analysis of diagn...
• When should we recommend use of dual time-point and delayed time-point imaging techniques in FDG PET?
• Comparison of FDG-PET, MRI and CT for post radiofrequency ablation evaluation of hepatic tumors.
• The effect of breathing irregularities on quantitative accuracy of respiratory gated PET∕CT.
• Potential Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging for Assessing Venous Thromboembolic Disorders.
• Emerging optical and nuclear medicine imaging methods in rheumatoid arthritis.
• Aortic vascular inflammation in psoriasis is associated with HDL particle size and concentration: a pilot study.
• Value of 18F-FDG PET versus iliac biopsy in the initial evaluation of bone marrow infiltration in the case of Hodgkin's disease: a meta-analysis.
• β-Cell Mass Imaging with DTBZ Positron Emission Tomography: Is it Possible?
• Superscan-like Hypermetabolic Lesions on Delayed FDG PET/CT Imaging in a Patient With Lung Cancer.
• Prognostic Significance of FDG PET/CT on the Follow-Up of Patients of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma With Negative 131I Whole-Body Scan and Elevated Thyroglobulin Le...
• The Value of Radiologic Interventions and (18)F-DOPA PET in Diagnosing and Localizing Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• Initial Clinical Comparison of 18F-Florbetapir and 18F-FDG PET in Patients with Alzheimer Disease and Controls.
• Quantification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity and Vascular Inflammation using 18-F Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT).
• Relation Between Popliteal-Tibial Artery Atherosclerosis and Global Glycolytic Metabolism in the Affected Diabetic Foot: A Pilot Study Using Quantitative FDG-PET.
• PET imaging of β-cell mass: is it feasible?
• Role of Optimal Quantification of FDG PET Imaging in the Clinical Practice of Radiology.
• The role of molecular imaging in diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis.
• Atherosclerotic inflammatory activity in the aorta and its correlation with aging and gender as assessed by (18)F-FDG-PET.
• A comparison of vascular inflammation in psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and healthy subjects by FDG-PET/CT: a pilot study.

Schools

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• Tehran University Of Medical Sciences Faculty Of Medicine

• Albert Einstein Med Center

• Hospital Penn

• Philadelphia Va Hospital

Doctors Specialties

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• Internal Medicine
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Super Doctor

Education

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• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hospital
• Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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