Stephan Nekolla's Literature (last updated January 2009)

1. PET and MRI in cardiac imaging: from validation studies to integrated applications.
Nekolla SG, Martinez-Moeller A, Saraste A.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Lautamäki R, George RT, Kitagawa K, Higuchi T, Merrill J, Voicu C, Dipaula A, Nekolla SG, Lima JA, Lardo AC, Bengel FM.
Rubidium-82 PET-CT for quantitative assessment of myocardial blood flow: validation in a canine model of coronary artery stenosis.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Nov

3. Higuchi T, Nekolla SG, Huisman MM, Reder S, Poethko T, Yu M, Wester HJ, Casebier DS, Robinson SP, Botnar RM, Schwaiger M.
A New 18F-Labeled Myocardial PET Tracer: Myocardial Uptake After Permanent and Transient Coronary Occlusion in Rats.
J Nucl Med. 2008 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print]

4. Ruckhaberle E, Nekolla SG, Ganter C, Schneider KT, Peter A, Raidt A, Kovacs L, Brockmeier SJ, Schwaiger M, Oberhoffer R, Papadopulos NA.
In vivo Intrauterine Sound Pressure and Temperature Measurements during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (1.5 T) in Pregnant Ewes.
Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008 Aug 28;24(3):203-210

5. Bundschuh RA, Martínez-Möller A, Essler M, Nekolla SG, Ziegler SI, Schwaiger M.
Local motion correction for lung tumours in PET/CT-first results.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Aug 6

6. Buck AK, Nekolla S, Ziegler S, Beer A, Krause BJ, Herrmann K, Scheidhauer K, Wester HJ, Rummeny EJ, Schwaiger M, Drzezga A.
SPECT/CT (Review)
J Nucl Med. 2008 Jul 16

7. Sasano T, Abraham MR, Chang KC, Ashikaga H, Mills KJ, Holt DP, Hilton J, Nekolla SG, Dong J, Lardo AC, Halperin H, Dannals RF, Marbán E, Bengel FM.
Abnormal sympathetic innervation of viable myocardium and the substrate of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jun 10;51(23):2266-7

8. Makowski MR, Ebersberger U, Nekolla S, Schwaiger M.
In vivo molecular imaging of angiogenesis, targeting {alpha}v{beta}3 integrin expression, in a patient after acute myocardial infarction.
Eur Heart J. 2008 Mar 27; [Epub ahead of print]

9. Huisman MC, Higuchi T, Reder S, Nekolla SG, Poethko T, Wester HJ, Ziegler SI, Casebier DS, Robinson SP, Schwaiger M.
Initial Characterization of an 18F-Labeled Myocardial Perfusion Tracer.
J Nucl Med. 2008 Apr;49(4):630-6

10. Higuchi T, Bengel FM, Seidl S, Watzlowik P, Kessler H, Hegenloh R, Reder S, Nekolla SG, Wester HJ, Schwaiger M.
Assessment of {alpha}v{beta}3Integrin Expression after Myocardial Infarction by Positron Emission Tomography.
Cardiovasc Res. 2008 Feb 6

11. Saraste A, Nekolla S, Schwaiger M.
Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of myocardial infarction and viability.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):105-17

12. Higuchi T, Abletshauser C, Nekolla SG, Schwaiger M, Bengel FM.     
Effect of the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Valsartan on Coronary Microvascular Flow Reserve in Moderately Hypertensive Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease.
Microcirculation. 2007:1-8

13. Souvatzoglou M, Bengel F, Busch R, Kruschke C, Fernolendt H, Lee D, Schwaiger M, Nekolla SG. Attenuation correction in cardiac PET/CT with three different CT protocols: a comparison with conventional PET. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007 Jul 28

14. Klein C, Schmal TR, Nekolla SG, Schnackenburg B, Fleck E, Nagel E.
Mechanism of late gadolinium enhancement in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2007;9(4):653-8

15. Bundschuh RA, Martínez-Moeller A, Essler M, Martínez MJ, Nekolla SG, Ziegler SI, Schwaiger M.
Postacquisition detection of tumor motion in the lung and upper abdomen using list-mode PET data: a feasibility study.
J Nucl Med. 2007 May;48(5):758-63

16. Higuchi T, Nekolla SG, Jankaukas A ,Weber AW, Huisman MC, Reder R, Ziegler SI, Markus Schwaiger M, Bengel FM
Characterization of Normal and Infarcted Rat Myocardium using a Combination of Small-animal PET and Clinical MRI
J Nucl Med. 2007 Feb;48(2):288-94.

17. Martinez-Möller A, Souvatzoglou M, Navab N, Schwaiger M, Nekolla SG.
Artifacts from misaligned CT in cardiac perfusion PET/CT studies: frequency, effects, and potential solutions.
J Nucl Med. 2007 Feb;48(2):188-93

18. Ibrahim T, Bulow HP, Hackl T, Hornke M, Nekolla SG, Breuer M, Schomig A, Schwaiger M.
Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography for Detection of Myocardial Necrosis Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jan 16;49(2):208-216

19. Graf S, Nikfardjam M, Khorsand A, Ofluoglu S, Nekolla S, Dudczak R, Maurer G, Kletter K, Huber K, Pirich C.      
(13) N-ammonia rest/stress PET: Folic acid improves global coronary vasoreactivity in coronary artery disease patients with normal or elevated homocysteine levels.
Nuklearmedizin. 2006;45(6):248-253

20. Wagner B, Anton M, Nekolla SG, Reder S, Henke J, Seidl S, Hegenloh R, Miyagawa M, Haubner R, Schwaiger M, Bengel FM.
Noninvasive characterization of myocardial molecular interventions by integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006  21;48(10):2107-15

21. Graf S, Khorsand A, Stix G, Nekolla S, Becherer A, Kletter K, Dudczak R, Sochor H, Maurer G, Porenta G.      
Attenuation correction for myocardial perfusion imaging. A comparison between SPECT and PET imaging by polar map analysis.
Nuklearmedizin. 2006;45(4):171-176.

22. Bengel FM, Ueberfuhr P, Schafer D, Nekolla SG, Reichart B, Schwaiger M.  
Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Sympathetic Neuronal Regeneration Studied in the Model of Transplant Reinnervation.
J Nucl Med. 2006;47(9):1413-1419

23. Nomura Y, Matsunari I, Takamatsu H, Murakami Y, Matsuya T, Taki J, Nakajima K, Nekolla SG, Chen WP, Kajinami K.          
Quantitation of cardiac sympathetic innervation in rabbits using (11)C-hydroxyephedrine PET: relation to (123)I-MIBG uptake.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2006 33(8):871-8

24. Ndrepepa G, Braun S, Mehilli J, von Beckerath N, Nekolla S, Vogt W, Schwaiger M, Schomig A, Kastrati A.
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic Peptide on admission in patients with acute myocardial infarction and correlation with scintigraphic infarct size, efficacy of reperfusion, and prognosis.
Am J Cardiol. 2006 Apr 15;97(8):1151-6.

25. Matsunari I, Bax JJ, Blanksma PK, Visser FC, Kanayama S, Yoneyama T, Nekolla SG, Tonami N, Hisada K.      
Effect of left ventricular function on diagnostic accuracy of FDG SPECT.
Ann Nucl Med. 2006 Jan;20(1):51-6

26. Nekolla SG.         
Dynamic and gated PET: Quantitative imaging of the heart revisited.
Nuklearmedizin. 2005;44(Supplement 1):S41-S45

27. Schwaiger M, Ziegler S, Nekolla SG.     
PET/CT: Challenge for Nuclear Cardiology.
J Nucl Med. 2005 Oct;46(10):1664-7

28. Bulow H, Klein C, Kuehn I, Hollweck R, Nekolla SG, Schreiber K, Haas F, Bohm J, Schnackenburg B, Lange R, Schwaiger M.      
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: long term reproducibility of the late enhancement signal in patients with chronic coronary artery disease.
Heart. 2005 Sep;91(9):1158-63

29. Schomig A, Mehilli J, Antoniucci D, Ndrepepa G, Markwardt C, Di Pede F, Nekolla SG, Schlotterbeck K, Schuhlen H, Pache J, Seyfarth M, Martinoff S, Benzer W, Schmitt C, Dirschinger J, Schwaiger M, Kastrati A; Beyond 12 hours Reperfusion AlternatiVe Evaluation (BRAVE-2) Trial Investigators.
Mechanical reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting more than 12 hours from symptom onset: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA. 2005 Jun 15;293(23):2865-7

30. Yoneyama T, Matsunari I, Kanayama S, Matsudaira M, Nakajima K, Taki J, Nekolla SG, Hisada K, Tonami N.
Accuracy of cardiac PET imaging using post-injection transmission scan.
Ann Nucl Med. 2005 Apr;19(2):83-9

31. Mehilli J, Ndrepepa G, Kastrati A, Nekolla SG, Markwardt C, Bollwein H, Pache J, Martinoff S, Dirschinger J, Schwaiger M, Schomig A.          
Gender and myocardial salvage after reperfusion treatment in acute myocardial infarction.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;45(6):828-3

32. Matsunari I, Kanayama S, Yoneyama T, Matsudaira M, Nakajima K, Taki J, Nekolla SG, Tonami N, Hisada K.      
Electrocardiographic-gated dual-isotope simultaneous acquisition SPECT using (18)F-FDG and (99m)Tc-sestamibi to assess myocardial viability and function in a single study.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Feb;32(2):195-202

33. Ibrahim T, Nekolla SG, Hornke M, Bulow HP, Dirschinger J, Schomig A, Schwaiger M.
Quantitative measurement of infarct size by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging early after acute myocardial infarction Comparison with single-photon emission tomography using Tc(99m)-sestamibi.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Feb 15;45(4):544-552

34. Kanayama S, Matsunari I, Hirayama A, Kitayama M, Matsudaira M, Yoneyama T, Nekolla SG, Hisada K, Kajinami K, Takekoshi N.
Assessment of global and regional left ventricular function by electrocardiographic gated N-13 ammonia positron emission tomography in patients with coronary artery disease.
Circ J. 2005 Feb;69(2):177-8

35. Bengel FM, Abletshauser C, Neverve J, Schnell O, Nekolla SG, Standl E, Schwaiger M
Effects of nateglinide on myocardial microvascular reactivity in Type 2 diabetes mellitus – a randomized study using positron emission tomography
Diabetes Medicine 2005; 22:158–163

36. Schömig A, Ndrepepa G, Mehilli J, Dirschinger J, Nekolla SG, Schmitt C, Martinoff S, Seyfarth M, Schwaiger M, Kastrati A; STOPAMI-4 Study Investigators.
A randomized trial of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty as a rescue intervention after failed thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Nov 16;44(10):2073-9

37. Nekolla SG and Bengel FM
Quantitative Analyse von SPECT Datensätzen des Herzens
Der Nuklearmediziner 2004; 27:161-168

38. Senta Graf, Mariann Gyongyosi, Aliasghar Khorsand, Stephan G. Nekolla, Christian Pirich, Kurt Kletter, Robert Dudczak, Dietmar Glogar, Gerold Porenta, and Heinz Sochor
Electromechanical Properties of Perfusion/Metabolism Mismatch: Comparison of Nonfluoroscopic Electroanatomic Mapping with 18F-FDG PET
J Nucl Med 2004;45 1611-1618

39. Bengel FM, Ueberfuhr P, Karja J, Schreiber K, Nekolla SG, Reichart B, Schwaiger M. Sympathetic reinnervation, exercise performance and effects of beta-adrenergic blockade in cardiac transplant recipients.
Eur Heart J. 2004 Oct;25(19):1726-33

40. Klein C, Nekolla SG, Balbach T, Schnackenburg B, Nagel E, Fleck E, Schwaiger M.
The influence of myocardial blood flow and volume of distribution on late Gd-DTPA kinetics in ischemic heart failure.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2004 Oct;20(4):588-93.

41. Ndrepepa G, Mehilli J, Schwaiger M, Nekolla S, Schmitt C, Dirschinger J, Schomig A, Kastrati A.
Myocardial salvage after reduced-dose thrombolysis combined with Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade versus thrombolysis alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2004 Jun;17(3):191-7

42. Knuuti J, Sundell J, Naum A, Engblom E, Koistinen J, Ylitalo A, Stolen KQ, Kalliokoski R, Nekolla SG, Bax KE, Airaksinen KE.     
Assessment of right ventricular oxidative metabolism by PET in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Dec;31(12):1592-8.

43. Pache J, Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Bollwein H, Ndrepepa G, Schuhlen H, Martinoff S, Seyfarth M, Nekolla S, Dirschinger J, Schwaiger M, Schomig A.          
A randomized evaluation of the effects of glucose-insulin-potassium infusion on myocardial salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with reperfusion therapy.
Am Heart J. 2004 Jul;148(1):e3

44. Ndrepepa G, Mehilli J, Schwaiger M, Schuhlen H, Nekolla S, Martinoff S, Schmitt C, Dirschinger J, Schömig A, Kastrati A.
Prognostic value of myocardial salvage achieved by reperfusion therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
J Nucl Med. 2004 May;45(5):725-9

45. Simoes MV, Barthel P, Matsunari I, Nekolla SG, Schömig A, Schwaiger M, Schmidt G, Bengel FM.
Presence of sympathetically denervated but viable myocardium and its electrophysiologic correlates after early revascularised, acute myocardial infarction.
Eur Heart J. 2004 Apr;25(7):551-7

46. Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Nekolla S, Bollwein H, Martinoff S, Pache J, Schuhlen H, Seyfarth M, Gawaz M, Neumann FJ, Dirschinger J, Schwaiger M, Schomig A; STOPAMI-3 Study Investigators. A randomized trial comparing myocardial salvage achieved by coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction considered ineligible for reperfusion therapy.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004; 43(5):734-41.

47. Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Schlotterbeck K, Dotzer F, Dirschinger J, Schmitt C, Nekolla SG, Seyfarth M, Martinoff S, Markwardt C, Clermont G, Gerbig HW, Leiss J, Schwaiger M, Schomig A; Bavarian Reperfusion Alternatives Evaluation (BRAVE) Study Investigators. Early administration of reteplase plus abciximab vs abciximab alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction referred for percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA. 2004;291(8):947-54.

48. Pirich C, Leber A, Knez A, Bengel FM, Nekolla SG, Haberl R, Schwaiger M. Relation of coronary vasoreactivity and coronary calcification in asymptomatic subjects with a family history of premature coronary artery disease.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 May;31(5):663-70.

49. Hauser M, Bengel FM, Kuehn A, Nekolla SG, Kämmerer H, Schwaiger M, Hess J.
Myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve of the anatomic right systemic ventricle in patients with congenitally corrected transposition.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Mar 19;41(6 Suppl B):487

50. Sundell J, Engblom E, Koistinen J, Ylitalo A, Naum A, Stolen KQ, Kalliokoski R, Nekolla SG, Airaksinen KEJ, Bax JJ, Knuuti J.
The effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular function, myocardial energetics and metabolic reserve in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 3;43(6): 1027-33

51. Bengel FM, Anton M, Richter T, Simoes MV, Haubner R, Henke J, Erhardt W, Reder S, Lehner T, Brandau W, Boekstegers P, Nekolla SG, Gansbacher B, Schwaiger M.
Noninvasive Imaging of Transgene Expression by Use of Positron Emission Tomography in a Pig Model of Myocardial Gene Transfer.
Circulation. 2003 Oct 28;108(17):2127-33

52. Hauser M, Bengel FM, Hager A, Kuehn A, Nekolla SG, Kämmerer H, Schwaiger M, Hess J.
Impaired myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve of the anatomical right systemic ventricle in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10):1231-5

53. Schömig A, Ndrepepa G, Mehilli J, Schwaiger M, Schuhlen H, Nekolla S, Pache J, Martinoff S, Bollwein H, Kastrati A.
Therapy-dependent influence of time-to-treatment interval on myocardial salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with coronary artery stenting or thrombolysis. Circulation. 2003 ;108(9):1084-8

54. Simoes MV, Neverve J, Schwaiger M, Nekolla SG
Nuclear Cardiology Core Laboratory: State of the Art. HeartDrug 2003;3:34-47

55. Bengel FM, Lehnert J, Ibrahim T, Klein C, Bülow HP, Nekolla SG, Schwaiger M.  Cardiac oxidative metabolism, function, and metabolic performance in mild hyperthyroidism: a non-invasive study using positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Thyroid. 2003 May; 13(5):471-7.

56. Hattori N, Rihl J, Bengel FM, Nekolla SG, Standl E, Schwaiger M, Schnell O. Cardiac autonomic dysinnervation and myocardial blood flow in long-term Type 1 diabetic patients. Diabet Med. 2003 May;20(5):375-81

57. Bülow HP, Stahl F, Lauer B, Nekolla SG, Schuler G, Schwaiger M, Bengel FM. Alterations of myocardial presynaptic sympathetic innervation in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease but without history of myocardial infarction
Nucl Med Commun. 2003 Mar; 24(3):233-9.

58. Hauser M, Bengel FM, Kuhn A, Sauer U, Nekolla SG, Eicken A, Schwaiger M, Hess J. : Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Flow Reserve Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography in Patients after Fontan-like Operations
Pediatr Cardiol. Pediatr Cardiol. 2003 Jul-Aug;24(4):386-92

59. Momose M., Abletshauser, C., Neverve, J., Nekolla, S.G., Schnell, O., Standl, E., Schwaiger, M., Bengel, F.M.: Dysregulation of coronary microvascular reactivity in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Eur J Nucl Med, 29(12):1675-9 (2002)

60. Matsunari, I., Kanayama, S., Yoneyama, T., Matsudaira, M., Nakajima, K., Taki J., Nekolla, S.G., Takekoshi, N., Norihisa, Tonami, N., Hisada, K.:
Myocardial distribution of 18F-FDG and 99m Tc-sestamibi on dual-isotope simultaneous acquisition SPET compared with PET
Eur J Nucl Med 29(10):1357-64  (2002)

61. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr, P, Hesse, T., Schiepel, Ziegle, S.I., Scholz, S., Nekolla S.G., Reichart, B., Schwaiger M.
Clinical Determinants of Ventricular Sympathetic Reinnervation After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Circulation 106: 831 – 835 (2002)

62. Hattori N, Schnell O, Bengel FM, Rihl J, Nekolla SG, Drzezga AE, Standl E, Schwaiger M.
Deferoxamine improves coronary vascular responses to sympathetic stimulation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 29:891-8 (2002)

63. Bengel, F.M., Permanetter, B.,  Ungerer, M., Nekolla, S.G., Schwaiger
Alterations of the sympathetic nervous system and metabolic performance of the cardiomyopathic heart
Europ. J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imaging 29:198-202 (2002)

64. Kastrati A., Mehilli, J., Dirschinger J, Schricke, U., Neverve, J., Pache, J., Martinoff, S., Neumann, F.J., Nekolla, S., Blasini, R., Seyfarth, M., Schwaiger, M., Schömig, A.   
Myocardial salvage after coronary stenting plus abciximab versus fibrinolysis plus abciximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomised trial.
Lancet. 359(9310):920-5. (2002)

65. Ibrahim, T., Nekolla SG,  Schreiber, K., Odaka, K., Mehilli, J., Güthlin, M., Delius, . Schwaiger, M.
Assessment  of Coronary Flow Reserve: Comparison Between Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 39:864-70 (2002)

66. Klein, C., Nekolla S.G., Bengel, F.M., Momose, M., Sammer, A., Haas, F., Schnackenburg, B., Delius, W., Mudra, H., Wolfram, D., Schwaiger, M Assessment of myocardial viability with contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with positron emission tomography
Circulation 105: 162 - 167  (2002)

67. Matsunari, I., Yoneyama, T., Kanayama, S., Matsudaira, RT, Nakajima, K., Taki, J., Nekolla, S.G., Tonami, N., Hisada, K.
Phantom studies for estimation of defect size on cardiac Fluorine-18  SPECT and PET: implications for myocardial viability assessment
J. Nucl. Med. 42:1579-85 (2001)

68. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr, P, Schieper, N., Nekolla SG, Reichart, B., Schwaiger M.
Effect of sympathetic reinnervation on allograft performance after orthotopic heart transplantation
New Engl. J. Med. 345(19):731-738 (2001)

69. Bengel, F.M., Permanetter, B.,  Ungerer, M., Nekolla, S.G., Schwaiger, M.
Relationship between altered sympathetic innervation, oxidative metabolism and contractile function in the cardiomyopathic human heart; a non-invasive study using positron emission tomography.
Eur Heart J. 2001 Sep;22(17):1594-600.

70. Odaka K, von Scheidt W, Ziegler SI, Überfuhr P, Nekolla SG, Reichart B, Bengel FM, Schwaiger M.
Reappearance of cardiac presynaptic sympathetic nerve terminals in the transplanted heart correlation between PET using C-11-hydroxyephedrine and invasively measured norepinephrine
J Nucl Med. 42(7):1011-6 (2001)

71. Klein, C., Nekolla SG, Schwaiger, M.
[The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of coronary disease].
Z Kardiol. 90(3):208-217 (2001)

72. Hattori, N., Bengel, F.M., Mehilli, J., Odaka, K., Ishii, K., Schwaiger, M., Nekolla, SG.
Global and regional functional measurements with gated FDG PET in comparison  with left ventriculography
Europ. J. Nucl. Med. 28:221-229 (2001)

73. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr, P, Schieper, N., Nekolla SG, Reichart, B., Schwaiger M.
Myocardial efficiency and sympathetic reinnervation after orthotopic heart transplantation: a noninvasive study with positron emission tomography
Circulation 103(14):1881-6 (2001)

74. Hauser M, Bengel FM, Kühn, A., Sauer, U., Zylla, S., Braun SL, Nekolla, SG, Oberhoffer, R., Schwaiger, M, Hess, J.
Myocardial blood flow and flow reserve After coronary reimplantation in Patients after arterial switch and Ross operation
Circulation 103(14):1875-80 (2001)

75. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr, P, Ziegler, SI, Nekolla SG, Odaka, K., Reichart, B., Schwaiger M.
Non-invasive Assessment of the Effect of Cardiac Sympathetic Innervation on Metabolism of the Human Heart
Europ. J. Nucl. Med.27: 1650-1657 (2000)

76. Haas F., Augustin N., Holper K., Wottke M., Haehnel C., Nekolla S., Meisner H., Lange R., Schwaiger M.
Time course and extent of improvement of dysfunctioning myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease and severely depressed left ventricular function after revascularization: correlation with positron emission tomographic findings
J Am Coll Cardiol. 36(6):1927-34 (2000)

77. Matsunari, I., Schricke, U., Bengel, F.M., Haase, H.-U., Barthel, P, Schmidt, G., Nekolla, S.G., Schwaiger, M.
The Extent of Cardiac Sympathetic Neuronal Damage is Determined by the Area of Ischemia in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Circulation 101:2579-2585 (2000)

78. Bengel, F.M., Nekolla, S.G., Ibrahim, T., Weniger, C., Ziegler, S.I., Schwaiger, M.
Effect of Thyroid Hormones on Cardiac Function, Geometry, and Oxidative Metabolism Assessed Noninvasively by Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 85:1822-1827 (2000)

79. Bengel, F.M., Permanetter, B., Ungerer, M., Nekolla, S., Schwaiger, M.
Non-invasive Estimation of Myocardial Efficiency using Positron Emission Tomography and Carbon-11 Acetate – Comparison Between the Normal and Failing Human Heart
Europ. J. Nuclear Medicine 27:319-326 (2000)

80. Münch, G., Nguyen, N.T.B., Nekolla, S., Ziegler, S., Muzik, O., Chakraborty, P., Wieland, D.M., Schwaiger, M.
Evaluation of Sympathetic Nerve Terminals With 11-C Epinephrine and 11-C Hydroxyephedrine and Positron Emission Tomography
Circulation 101:516-523 (2000)

81. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr P., Nekolla, S., Ziegler, S.I., Reichart, B. , Schwaiger, M. Oxidative Metabolism of the Transplanted Human Heart Assessed by PET Using C-11 Acetate
Am. J. Cardiology 83:1503-1505 (1999)

82. Bengel, F.M., Überfuhr P., Ziegler, S.I., Nekolla, S., Reichart, B. , Schwaiger, M. Serial Assessment of Sympathetic Reinnervation after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation 
Circulation. 99:1866-1871 (1999)

83. Stollfuss, J.C., Haas, F., Matsunari, I., Neverve, J., Nekolla, S., Ziegler, S., Schwaiger, M.
99m-Tc-tetrofosmin SPECT for Prediction of Functional Recovery Defined by MRI in Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Additional Value of gated SPECT
J. Nuclear Medicine 40:1824-1831 (1999)

84. Hartmann, F., Ziegler, S., Nekolla, S., Hadamitzky, M., Seyfarth, M., Richardt, G., Schwaiger, M.
Regional Patterns of Myocardial Sympathetic Denervation in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. An Analysis using Carbon-11-Hydroxyephedrine (HED) and Positron Emission Tomography
Heart, 81: 262-270 (1999)

85. Matsunari, I., Böning, G., Ziegler, S.I., Nekolla, S.G., Stollfuss, J.C., Kosa, I., Ficaro, E.P., Schwaiger, M.
Attenuation-Corrected 99m-Tc-Tetrofosmin Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Detection of Viable Myocardium: Comparison with Positron Emission Tomography using 18-F-Fluorodeoxyglucose
Journal American College of Cardiology 32: 73-83 (1998)

86. Nekolla, S., Miethaner, C., Nguyen, N., Ziegler, S.I., Schwaiger, M.
Reproducibility of Polar Map Generation, Defect Severity and Extent Assessment in Tomographic Myocardial PET Perfusion Imaging
Eur. J. Nucl. Med. 25:1313-1321 (1998)

87. Stollfuss, J.C., Haas, F., Matsunari, I., Neverve, J., Nekolla, S., Schneider-Eicke, J., Schricke, U., Ziegler, S., Schwaiger, M.
Regional Myocardial Wall Thickening and Global Ejection Fraction in Patients with Low Angiographic Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Assessed by Visual and Quantitative Resting ECG-gated 99m-Tc-tetrofosmin Single-Photon Emission tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Eur. J. Nucl. Med. 25:522-530 (1998)

88. Nikol, S., Esin, S., Nekolla, S.G., Huehns, T.Y., Schirmer, J., Schwaiger, M., Höfling, B.
Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Angiography to Follow-Up Arterial Remodelling in an Animal Modal
Angiology 49:251-258 (1998)

89. Matsunari, I., Böning, G., Ziegler, S.I, Kosa, I., Nekolla, S.G., Ficaro, E.P., Schwaiger, M.
Effects of Misalignment Between Transmission and Emission Scans on Attentuation-Corrected Cardiac SPECT
J. Nucl. Med. 39:411-416 (1998)

90. Matsunari, I., Böning, G., Ziegler, S.I, Kosa, I., Nekolla, S.G., Ficaro, E.P., Schwaiger, M.
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Relevant Acknowledgments / Corelab

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2. Zohlnhofer D, Ott I, Mehilli J, Schomig K, Michalk F, Ibrahim T, Meisetschlager G, von Wedel J, Bollwein H, Seyfarth M, Dirschinger J, Schmitt C, Schwaiger M, Kastrati A, Schomig A; REVIVAL-2 Investigators.
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