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Franklin I Aigbirhio

Professor of Molecular Imaging Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Verified email at cam.ac.uk
Cited by 12120

In vivo tau PET imaging in dementia: pathophysiology, radiotracer quantification, and a systematic review of clinical findings

B Hall, E Mak, S Cervenka, FI Aigbirhio, JB Rowe… - Ageing research …, 2017 - Elsevier
In addition to the deposition of β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles composed of
aggregated hyperphosphorylated tau are one of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s …

Nucleus accumbens D2/3 receptors predict trait impulsivity and cocaine reinforcement

…, Y Shah, K Probst, I Abakumova, FI Aigbirhio… - science, 2007 - science.org
Stimulant addiction is often linked to excessive risk taking, sensation seeking, and impulsivity,
but in ways that are poorly understood. We report here that a form of impulsivity in rats …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex

…, JS Duncan, JP Coles, TD Fryer, FI Aigbirhio… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Neurotransmitter receptors support the propagation of signals in the human brain. How
receptor systems are situated within macro-scale neuroanatomy and how they shape emergent …

[HTML][HTML] Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson's disease

…, M Vendruscolo, FS Ruggeri, FI Aigbirhio… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soluble α-synuclein aggregates varying in size, structure, and morphology have been closely
linked to neuronal death in Parkinson’s disease. However, the heterogeneity of different co…

Decision-making in mania: a PET study

…, PC Fletcher, RD Rogers, LW Ho, FI Aigbirhio… - Brain, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Poor decision-making is often observed clinically in the manic syndrome. In normal volunteers,
decision-making has been associated with activation in the ventral prefrontal cortex and …

Dopamine release in dissociable striatal subregions predicts the different effects of oral methylphenidate on reversal learning and spatial working memory

…, D Izquierdo, L Clark, R Cools, FI Aigbirhio… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Previous data suggest that methylphenidate can have variable effects on different cognitive
tasks both within and between individuals. This is thought to be underpinned by inverted U-…

Applications of positron emission tomography in animal models of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders

…, D Caprioli, B Jupp, A Rominger, FI Aigbirhio… - Neuroscience & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) provides dynamic images of the biodistribution of
radioactive tracers in the brain. Through application of the principles of compartmental analysis, …

18F-AV-1451 positron emission tomography in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy

…, A Surendranathan, E Mak, L Su, TD Fryer, FI Aigbirhio… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The ability to assess the distribution and extent of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease and
progressive supranuclear palsy in vivo would help to develop biomarkers for these …

How reliable is perfusion MR in acute stroke? Validation and determination of the penumbra threshold against quantitative PET

…, S Harding, JH Gillard, GB Williams, FI Aigbirhio… - Stroke, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (pMR) is increasingly
used in acute stroke, but its physiologic significance is still debated. A reasonably good …

Reactions of cyclotron-produced [18F] fluoride with diaryliodonium salts—a novel single-step route to no-carrier-added [18] fluoroarenes

VW Pike, FI Aigbirhio - Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical …, 1995 - pubs.rsc.org
Treatment of diaryliodonium salts with cyclotron-produced [18] fluoride in the presence of
potassium carbonate–aminopolyether 2.2. 2 constitutes a new single-step route to no-carrier …