by | Oct 22, 2019 | Bieschke, Jan, Guruswami, Sundaram, Liu, Yongjian, Sharma, Vijay
— Background
8 million people per year are diagnosed with light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, a progressive disease than can quickly affect the kidney, heart, and nervous system if left untreated. The current method of diagnosis involves histological confirmation via biopsies of bone marrow, fat, and organ…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Piwnica-Worms, David, Sharma, Vijay, Sivapackiam, Jothilingam
— Background
Coronary heart disease is the primary cause of death in the Unites States. Though myocardial perfusion imaging in hospitals has mostly involved the use of 99mTc-Sestamibi and similar agents for diagnosing heart disease, there is an increased desire for PET perfusion agents. The global in…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Piwnica-Worms, David, Sharma, Vijay, Sivapackiam, Jothilingam
— Background
Coronary heart disease is the primary cause of death in the Unites States. Though myocardial perfusion imaging in hospitals has mostly involved the use of 99mTc-Sestamibi and similar agents for diagnosing heart disease, there is an increased desire for PET perfusion agents. The global in…