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Heinz H. Coenen is affiliated with the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and specializes in research primarily within the field of medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, genetics, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, as well as pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's research extensively involves medical imaging techniques and applications, particularly in the context of neurooncology and radiopharmaceutical chemistry. Key topics addressed in their publications include glioma diagnosis and treatment, cancer hypoxia and metabolism, spinal cord injury research, nerve injury and rehabilitation, alongside comprehensive studies linking medical imaging and pathology.

Heinz H. Coenen has published several research papers in notable scientific journals. Significant contributions include:

  • "Expanding PET-applications in life sciences with positron-emitters beyond fluorine-18" (2020) published in Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • "Peripheral immune reactions following human traumatic spinal cord injury: the interplay of immune activation and suppression" (2024) featured in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "A brief history of the Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences" (2022) in Nuclear Medicine and Biology

In addition to Heinz H. Coenen's own publications, they have been a co-author with frequently collaborating researchers including Johannes Ermert, Carina Stegmayr, Gabriele Stoffels, Christian Filß, and Alexander Heinzel. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary involvement contributing to advancements in nuclear medicine and immunology.

The scientist has published predominantly in the venues:

  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Heinz H. Coenen's research output places notable emphasis on nuclear medicine, PET imaging, and associated radiopharmaceutical techniques, supporting broader efforts in medical diagnosis and treatment research. The work on immune reactions following spinal cord injury connects imaging studies with immunological processes, representing an interdisciplinary approach within biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Efficient Stereospecific Synthesis of No-Carrier-Added 2-[18F]-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Using Aminopolyether Supported Nucleophilic Substitution

    K Hamacher;H H Coenen;G Stöcklin

  • O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine: uptake mechanisms and clinical applications

    Karl-Josef Langen;Kurt Hamacher;Matthias Weckesser;Frank Floeth

  • Efficient routine production of the 18F-labelled amino acid O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine

    K. Hamacher;H.H. Coenen

  • Nucleophilic 18F-Fluorination of Heteroaromatic Iodonium Salts with No-Carrier-Added [18F]Fluoride

    Tobias L. Ross;Johannes Ermert;Carsten Hocke;Heinz H. Coenen

  • Recommendations for a practical production of [11C]methyl iodide☆

    C. Crouzel;B. Långström;V.W. Pike;H.H. Coenen

  • Consensus nomenclature rules for radiopharmaceutical chemistry - Setting the record straight.

    Heinz H. Coenen;Antony D. Gee;Michael Adam;Gunnar Antoni

  • Increased Amino Acid Transport into Brain Tumors Measured by PET of L-(2-18F)Fluorotyrosine

    K. Wienhard;K. Herholz;H. H. Coenen;J. Rudolf

  • Multimodal metabolic imaging of cerebral gliomas: positron emission tomography with [18F]fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Frank Willi Floeth;Dirk Pauleit;Hans-Jörg Wittsack;Karl Josef Langen

  • Sleep Deprivation Increases A1 Adenosine Receptor Binding in the Human Brain: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

    David Elmenhorst;Philipp T. Meyer;Oliver H. Winz;Andreas Matusch

  • Comparison of fluorotyrosines and methionine uptake in F98 rat gliomas

    Karl-Josef Langen;Michael Jarosch;Heinz Mühlensiepen;Kurt Hamacher

  • Role of O-(2- 18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET for differentiation of local recurrent brain metastasis from radiation necrosis

    Norbert Galldiks;Norbert Galldiks;Gabriele Stoffels;Christian P Filss;Marc D Piroth

  • SPECT studies of brain tumors with L-3-[123I] iodo-alpha-methyl tyrosine: comparison with PET, 124IMT and first clinical results.

    Karl-Josef Langen;Heinz H. Coenen;Norbert Roosen;Peer Kling

  • Prognostic value of early [18F]fluoroethyltyrosine positron emission tomography after radiochemotherapy in glioblastoma multiforme.

    Marc D. Piroth;Michael Pinkawa;Richard Holy;Jens Klotz

  • Cerebral Metabolism of L-[2-18F]Fluorotyrosine, a New PET Tracer of Protein Synthesis

    Heinz H. Coenen;Peer Kling;Gerhard Stöcklin

  • 14(R,S)-[18F]fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (FTHA): evaluation in mouse of a new probe of myocardial utilization of long chain fatty acids.

    Timothy R. DeGrado;Heinz H. Coenen;Gerhard Stöcklin

  • Transport Mechanisms of 3-[123I]Iodo-α-Methyl-L-Tyrosine in a Human Glioma Cell Line: Comparison with [3H-methyl]-L-Methionine

    Karl-Josef Langen;Heinz Mühlensiepen;Marcus Holschbach;Hubertus Hautzel

  • [18F] fluoromisonidazole and [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in response evaluation after chemo-/radiotherapy of non-small-cell lung cancer: a feasibility study

    Bernd Gagel;Patrick Reinartz;Cengiz Demirel;Hans J Kaiser

  • Brain and brain tumor uptake of L-3-[123I]iodo-alpha-methyl tyrosine: competition with natural L-amino acids

    Karl-Josef Langen;Norbert Roosen;Heinz H. Coenen;Jyrki T. Kuikka

  • Amino acids for the measurement of protein synthesis in vivo by PET.

    W. Vaalburg;H. H. Coenen;C. Crouzel;P. H. Elsinga

  • Evaluation of excitation functions of 100Mo (p,d+pn) 99Mo and 100Mo (p,2n) 99mTc reactions: Estimation of long-lived Tc-impurity and its implication on the specific activity of cyclotron-produced 99mTc

    S.M. Qaim;S. Sudár;B. Scholten;A.J. Koning

  • Whole-body distribution and dosimetry of O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine

    Dirk Pauleit;Frank Floeth;Hans Herzog;Kurt Hamacher

  • Cross-section measurements of the nuclear reactions natZn(d,x)64Cu, 66Zn(d,α)64Cu and 68Zn(p,αn)64Cu for production of 64Cu and technical developments for small-scale production of 67Cu via the 70Zn(p,α)67Cu process

    K Hilgers;T Stoll;Y Skakun;H.H Coenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Zilles
Karl Zilles Forschungszentrum Jülich
Lutz Tellmann
Lutz Tellmann Forschungszentrum Jülich
Guido Reifenberger
Guido Reifenberger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Victor W. Pike
Victor W. Pike National Institutes of Health
Gereon R. Fink
Gereon R. Fink University of Cologne
N. Jon Shah
N. Jon Shah Forschungszentrum Jülich
Antony D. Gee
Antony D. Gee King's College London
Robert H. Mach
Robert H. Mach University of Pennsylvania
Wolfgang Gaebel
Wolfgang Gaebel Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Stefan Bröer
Stefan Bröer Australian National University

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