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Overview

Kjell Någren is affiliated with Odense University Hospital in Denmark. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Medicine, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, and Physics and Astronomy.

The scientist's recent publication record includes the paper titled "30 years of [11C]methyl triflate", published in 2023 in the journal Applied Radiation and Isotopes. This work has been cited three times.

Coauthors who frequently collaborate with Kjell Någren include:

  • Ethan M. Jewett
  • Bruce H. Mock
  • G. Leonard Watkins

The primary research venues where Kjell Någren has published are:

  • Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Their main fields of study focus on:

  • Medicine
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these areas, they specialize further into subfields such as:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Radiation

Their research topics cover themes including:

  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

Best Publications

  • The A1 allele of the human D2 dopamine receptor gene predicts low D2 receptor availability in healthy volunteers.

    T Pohjalainen;J O Rinne;K Någren;P Lehikoinen

  • Conversion of amyloid positive and negative MCI to AD over 3 years An 11C-PIB PET study

    A. Okello;J. Koivunen;P. Edison;H. A. Archer

  • EANM procedure guidelines for PET brain imaging using [(18)F]FDG : version 2

    Andrea Varrone;Susanne Asenbaum;Thierry Vander Borght;Jan Booij

  • Amyloid load in Parkinson’s disease dementia and Lewy body dementia measured with [11C]PIB positron emission tomography

    P Edison;C C Rowe;J O Rinne;S Ng

  • Age-related dopamine D2/D3 receptor loss in extrastriatal regions of the human brain.

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Harry Vilkman;Jarmo Hietala;Kjell Någren

  • Frontal and temporal dopamine release during working memory and attention tasks in healthy humans: a positron emission tomography study using the high-affinity dopamine D2 receptor ligand [11C]FLB 457.

    Sargo Aalto;Anna Brück;Matti Laine;Kjell Någren

  • EANM procedure guidelines for brain neurotransmission SPECT using (123)I-labelled dopamine transporter ligands, version 2

    Jacques Darcourt;Jan Booij;Klaus Tatsch;Andrea Varrone

  • PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake is increased in mild cognitive impairment.

    N. M. Kemppainen;S. Aalto;I. A. Wilson;K. Någren

  • Striatal dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in burning mouth syndrome.

    Nora Hagelberg;Heli Forssell;Juha O Rinne;Harry Scheinin

  • Trimetazidine, a Metabolic Modulator, Has Cardiac and Extracardiac Benefits in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Helena Tuunanen;Erik Engblom;Alexandru Naum;Kjell Någren

  • Regional analysis of FDG and PIB-PET images in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease

    Yi Li;Yi Li;Juha O. Rinne;Lisa Mosconi;Elizabeth Pirraglia

  • Myocardial efficiency during levosimendan infusion in congestive heart failure.

    Heikki Ukkonen;Markku Saraste;Juha Akkila;Juhani Knuuti

  • Striatal D2 dopamine receptor binding characteristics in vivo in patients with alcohol dependence.

    Jarmo Hietala;Curt West;Erkka Syvälahti;Kjell Någren

  • Free Fatty Acid Depletion Acutely Decreases Cardiac Work and Efficiency in Cardiomyopathic Heart Failure

    Helena Tuunanen;Erik Engblom;Alexandru Naum;Kjell Någren

  • Synthesis of L- and D-[methyl-11C]methionine.

    Bengt Långström;Gunnar Antoni;Per Gullberg;Christer Halldin

  • Discrepancies in brain tumor extent as shown by computed tomography and positron emission tomography using [68Ga]EDTA, [11C]glucose, and [11C]methionine.

    Mats Bergström;V. Peter Collins;Erling Ehrin;Kaj Ericson

  • Sex Differences in the Striatal Dopamine D2 Receptor Binding Characteristics in Vivo

    Tiina Pohjalainen;Juha O. Rinne;Kjell Någren;Erkka SyvÄlahti

  • Cognitive reserve hypothesis: Pittsburgh Compound B and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in relation to education in mild Alzheimer's disease

    Nina M. Kemppainen;Sargo Aalto;Sargo Aalto;Mira Karrasch;Kjell Någren

  • Assessment of beta-amyloid in a frontal cortical brain biopsy specimen and by positron emission tomography with carbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B.

    Ville Leinonen;Irina Alafuzoff;Sargo Aalto;Timo Suotunen

  • Voxel-based analysis of PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake in Alzheimer disease

    N. M. Kemppainen;S. Aalto;I. A. Wilson;K. Någren

Frequent Co-Authors

Juha O. Rinne
Juha O. Rinne Turku University Hospital
Jarmo Hietala
Jarmo Hietala Turku University Hospital
Sargo Aalto
Sargo Aalto University of Turku
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Juhani Knuuti
Juhani Knuuti Turku University Hospital
Christer Halldin
Christer Halldin Karolinska Institute
Pirjo Nuutila
Pirjo Nuutila Turku University Hospital
Harry Scheinin
Harry Scheinin Turku University Hospital
Riitta Parkkola
Riitta Parkkola Turku University Hospital
Valtteri Kaasinen
Valtteri Kaasinen Turku University Hospital

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