OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Imaging and Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Aluminum Fluoride-18 Labeled Mannosylated Dextran: Radiosynthesis and Initial Preclinical Positron Emission Tomography Studies	67
Evaluating the Patterns of FAPI Uptake in the Shoulder Joint: a Preliminary Study Comparing with FDG Uptake in Oncological Studies	59
Diagnostic and Dosimetry Features of [64Cu]CuCl2 in High-Grade Paediatric Infiltrative Gliomas	36
Oxygen Imaging of a Rabbit Tumor Using a Human-Sized Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imager	34
Optimization of an Allysine-Targeted PET Probe for Quantifying Fibrogenesis in a Mouse Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis	26
Uterine Uptake of Estrogen and Progestogen-Based Radiotracers in Rhesus Macaques with Endometriosis	25
Synthesis and Construction of I-124 Labeled Small Molecular Probe for Noninvasive PET Imaging of CAIX Expression	25
Evaluation of Pafolacianine (Cytalux®) for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Negative Study with Important Clinical Implications	24
Development and Initial Assessment of [18F]OP-801: a Novel Hydroxyl Dendrimer PET Tracer for Preclinical Imaging of Innate Immune Activation in the Whole Body and Brain	23
Alpha Particle–Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals as Cancer Therapy: Biological Basis, Current Status, and Future Outlook for Therapeutics Discovery	23
Radiomic Analysis of Striatal [18F]FDOPA PET Imaging in Patients with Psychosis for the Identification of Antipsychotic Response	22
Management Impact of Metachronous Oligometastatic Disease Identified on 18F-Fluciclovine (Axumin™) PET/CT in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer	21
Correction to: Synthesis and Preliminary Evaluation of an 18F-Labeled Oleate Analog to Image Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation in the Absence of Metabolic Defluorination	20
Deep Learning Radiomics Nomogram Based on Multiphase Computed Tomography for Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer	20
Comparison of [18F]fluciclovine and [18F]FDG PET/CT in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients	19
Theranostic and Radionuclide-based Treatment Approaches for Radioiodine-refractory Thyroid Cancer: From Biology to Clinical Application	18
2023 World Molecular Imaging Congress Program	17
Diagnostic Value of [18F]-FDG and [68 Ga]-FAPI-04 PET/MRI for Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer	17
EPR Imaging and Application to Biomedical Sciences: On the 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of EPR	17
Using GeoMx DSP Spatial Proteomics to Investigate Immune Infiltration of NOD Mouse Islet and Exocrine Compartments	16
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR) Expression and [64Cu]Cu-DOTA-AE105 uPAR-PET/CT in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma	16
Species-Specific Hepatic Uptake of [64Cu]Cu-EOB-NOTA, A Newly Designed Hepatospecific PET Agent	15
Left Ventricular Remodelling Associated with the Transient Elevated [68Ga]Ga-Pentixafor Activity in the Remote Myocardium Following Acute Myocardial Infarction	14
Deep Radiogenomics Sequencing for Breast Tumor Gene-Phenotype Decoding Using Dynamic Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging	14
Radioimaging Foam Cells Infiltrating Atherosclerotic Plaques in Mice Using 125I-labeled oxLDL as a Radiotracer	14

First-in-human Evaluation of Safety and Dosimetry of [64Cu]FBP8: A fibrin-binding PET Probe	14
A Claudin-1 Near-Infrared Fluorescent Antibody Conjugate for In Vivo Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Detection	13
PET Imaging of Diabetes-Induced Alterations in Metabolism and Immune Activation	13
Imaging of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma with 99mTc-Sestamibi SPECT/CT: Considerations Regarding Risk Stratification and Histologic Reclassification	12
Improved Quantification of MicroPET/CT Imaging Using CT-derived Scaling Factors	12
Parametric Imaging of P-Glycoprotein Function at the Blood–Brain Barrier Using kE,brain-maps Generated from [11C]Metoclopramide PET Data in Rats, Nonhuman Primates and Humans	12
Poor Diagnostic Performance of the Melanin-Binding Tracer [18 F]MEL050 in Human Melanoma Indicates Biological Heterogeneity	12
Evaluation and Application of a PET Tracer in Preclinical and Phase 1 Studies to Determine the Brain Biodistribution of Minzasolmin (UCB0599)	12
The Usefulness of Machine Learning–Based Evaluation of Clinical and Pretreatment [18F]-FDG-PET/CT Radiomic Features for Predicting Prognosis in Hypopharyngeal Cancer	12
[18F]FDG Uptake and Expression of Immunohistochemical Markers Related to Glycolysis, Hypoxia, and Proliferation in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules	11
Non-invasive Imaging of Antisense Oligonucleotides in the Brain via In Vivo Click Chemistry	11
Evaluations of a Cutaneous Wound Healing Model Using Oxygen Enhanced – Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging (OE-DCE PAI)	10
Early Diagnosis of Murine Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy Using Dynamic PET/CT Imaging and Multiparametric MRI	10
Physiological Uptake of 68Ga-FAPI-04 in Female Reproductive System	10
Quantification of extravasation and binding of PSMA-targeted nanobubbles by modelling the second-wave phenomenon	10
Data-Driven Identification of Targets for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	10
Detecting and Locating the Site of Local Relapse Using 18F-PSMA-1007 Imaging After Primary Treatment of 135 Prostate Cancer Patients—Potential Impact on PSMA-Guided Radiation Therapy	10
Pilot Study: PARP1 Imaging in Advanced Prostate Cancer	10
Enhanced Fluorescence of Near-Infrared Anti-CEA Antibodies for Visualizing Colorectal Cancers Using Modified Heptamethine Cyanines	10
68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT Is a Supplementary Method for Primary Aldosteronism Subtyping Compared with Adrenal Vein Sampling	10
Radiogenomic Profiling for Survival Analysis in Gastric Cancer: Integrating CT Imaging, Gene Expression, and Clinical Data	10
Multimodality PET and Near-Infrared Fluorescence Intraoperative Imaging of CEA-Positive Colorectal Cancer	10
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Neuroinflammation Relate to Behavioral Recovery in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury	10
Distinguishing Benign and Malignant Findings on [68 Ga]-FAPI PET/CT Based on Quantitative SUV Measurements	9
Neoadjuvant Therapies Do Not Reduce Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Expression or EGFR-Targeted Fluorescence in a Murine Model of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas	9
Evaluation of Brain Impairment Using Proton Exchange Rate MRI in a Kainic Acid-Induced Rat Model of Epilepsy	9
Partial Acquisition of Spectral Projections Accelerates Four-dimensional Spectral-spatial EPR Imaging for Mouse Tumor Models: A Feasibility Study	9
Inter-user Comparison for Quantification of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxides with Magnetic Particle Imaging Across Two Institutions Highlights a Need for Standardized Approaches	9
Halogen Replacement on the Lysine Side Chain of Lys-Urea-Glu-Based PSMA Inhibitors Leads to Significant Changes in Targeting Properties	9
PDX Models in Theranostic Applications: Generation and Screening for B Cell Lymphoma of Human Origin	8
2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography to Monitor Lung Inflammation and Therapeutic Response to Dexamethasone in a Murine Model of Acute Lung Injury	8
Correction: High Vascular Delivery of EGF, but Low Receptor Binding Rate Is Observed in AsPC-1 Tumors as Compared to Normal Pancreas	8
Value of Imaging Parameters of [18F]FDG PET/CT and Serological Indices in Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma	8
Combining Dopamine Transporter and Amyloid PET Tracer: A Preclinical Study on Dual-Target Imaging	8
MIB Guides: Preclinical Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry	8
The Predictive Role of Metabolic Volume Segmentation Compared to Semiquantitative PET Parameters in Diagnosis of LVAD Infection using [18F]FDG Imaging	8
Electron Spin Resonance Probe Incorporation into Bioinks Permits Longitudinal Oxygen Imaging of Bioprinted Constructs	8
PET Imaging of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 with [18F]TZ4877 in Nonhuman Primates	8
19F MR Imaging of Dule Lung Cancer Models with Two Administration Methods of PFC Nanoparticles	8
Spatial FAP Expression as Detected by 68 Ga-FAPI-46 Identifies Myofibroblasts Beyond the Infarct Scar After Reperfusion	8
Investigations into the Signaling Pathways Involving Glucose-Stimulated Zinc Secretion (GSZS) from Prostate Epithelial Cells In Vitro and In Vivo	8
Evaluating Receptor-Specific Fresh Specimen Staining for Tumor Margin Detection in Clinical Breast Specimens	8
Sonodynamic Therapy-Enhanced Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Mechanistic Advances, Nanoplatform Strategies, and Clinical Prospects	8
Current and Developing Lymphatic Imaging Approaches for Elucidation of Functional Mechanisms and Disease Progression	7
Evaluation of 177Lu-Labeled Lipiodol as a Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Preclinical Xenograft Model	7
2024 World Molecular Imaging Congress Program	7
Ultrasound Imaging of Macrophages Intracellularly Labelled with Biosynthetic Gas Vesicles	7
Ex-vivo Imaging of Glial Energy Metabolism in the Neonatal Mouse Brain during Convulsive Seizures with Intranasal Radiotracer Administration	7
Evaluation of [18F]F-TZ3108 for PET Imaging of Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease	7
Accuracy and Precision of Iodine Quantification in Subtracted Micro-Computed Tomography: Effect of Reconstruction and Noise Removal Algorithms	7

Head-to-Head Comparison of Tc-99m-sestamibi SPECT/CT and C-11-L-Methionin PET/CT in Parathyroid Scanning Before Operation for Primary Hyperparathyroidism	7
Local Infusing Antiplatelet Microspheres to Prevent Thrombosis Post-PCI: a Feasibility Study in Rabbit Aorta	7
Toward a Nanoencapsulated EPR Imaging Agent for Clinical Use	7
Radiosynthesis and Evaluation of a C-11 Radiotracer for Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 5 in the Brain	7
A Guide to Ex Vivo Biodistribution Studies with Radiotracers in Rodent Models	6
Identification of Optimal Tissue-Marking Dye Color for Pathological Evaluation in Fluorescence Imaging Using IRDye800CW	6
Visions by WIMIN: Imposter Phenomenon	6
2-[18F]Fluoropropionic Acid PET Imaging of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity	6
Evaluation of 18F-FAPI-04 Imaging in Assessing the Therapeutic Response of Rheumatoid Arthritis	6
Visual and Quantitative 18F-FDG PET Tumor-liver Ratio in Radioiodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Prognostic and Potential Predictive Value	6
Comparison of the Accuracy of a Deep Learning Method for Lesion Detection in PET/CT and PET/MRI Images	6
Preliminary Results on the Added Value of Parametric Images Derived from 18F-fluoroethyl-L-tryptophan PET for Posttreatment Glioblastoma Assessment	6
Comparison of [18F]DPA-814 with [18F]DPA-714 for TSPO Imaging in an Experimental Model	6
Rapid and Quantitative Intraoperative Pathology-Assisted Surgery by Paired-Agent Imaging-Derived Confidence Map	6
Thymidine Phosphorylase Imaging Probe for Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis	6
Preclinical Evaluation of a Near-Infrared Labelled Antibody Targeting the Tumour Associated Xenoantigen N-Glycolyl-Neuraminic Acid GM3 Ganglioside	6
Long-term Local Control Following CEA-targeted Fluorescence-guided Surgery in Patients With Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer	6
HER3 PET Imaging Predicts Response to Pan Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Therapy in Gastric Cancer	6
In vivo Multimodal Magnetic Particle Imaging for Early Detection of Ischemic Stroke in Tree Shrews	6
Photoacoustic Imaging of Muscle Tissue Oxygenation as a Noninvasive Biomarker in Mouse Models of Sickle Cell Disease	6
Reengineered Anti-CD4 Cys-diabody Variants for 89Zr-immunoPET of CD4+ T Cells in Immunocompetent Mice	6
Challenges in Pharmacokinetic Modelling of [18F]fluoro-PEG-folate PET/CT Imaging in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients	6
Integrative Analysis of 18F-FDG PET Radiomics and mRNA Expression in Recurrent/Metastatic Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study	6
In vivo Hyperpolarized Metabolic Imaging to Monitor the Progression of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Hepatitis to Liver Fibrosis	6