Merja Haaparanta‐Solin

University of Turku — Finland

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications(66), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(28), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism(27), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications(25), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments(24)

Publications238 total

Imaging pro‐inflammatory microglia in Parkinson’s disease using [11C]SMW139 PET: a multi‐center study
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
Imaging Proinflammatory Microglia in Parkinson Disease Using [<sup>11</sup>C]SMW139 PET: A Multicenter Study
Journal of Nuclear Medicine·2025Open Access
Comparison of Automatic Segmentation and Preprocessing Approaches for Dynamic Total-Body 3D Pet Images with Different Pet Tracers
Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine·2025Open Access
New improved radiometabolite analysis method for [18F]FTHA from human plasma: a test-retest study with postprandial and fasting state
EJNMMI Research·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Correction: Glial reactivity in a mouse model of beta-amyloid deposition assessed by PET imaging of P2X7 receptor and TSPO using [11C]SMW139 and [18F]F-DPA
EJNMMI Research·2024Open Access
Glial reactivity in a mouse model of beta-amyloid deposition assessed by PET imaging of P2X7 receptor and TSPO using [11C]SMW139 and [18F]F-DPA
EJNMMI Research·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Lower abdominal adipose tissue cannabinoid type 1 receptor availability in young men with overweight
Obesity·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
[18F]Fluoride uptake in various bone types and soft tissues in rat
EJNMMI Research·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
ImmunoPET imaging of amyloid-beta in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease with a bispecific, brain-penetrating fusion protein
Translational Neurodegeneration·2022· 26 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of [18F]FMTEB in Sprague Dawley rats as a PET tracer for metabotropic glutamate receptor 5
Nuclear Medicine and Biology·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
[18F]Fluoride uptake in various bone types and soft tissues in rat
2022Open Access
Quantification of the purinergic P2X<sub>7</sub> receptor with [<sup>11</sup>C]SMW139 improves through correction for brain-penetrating radiometabolites
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Novel plasma protein binding analysis method for a PET tracer and its radiometabolites: A case study with [11C]SMW139 to explain the high uptake of radiometabolites in mouse brain
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis·2022· 15 citedOpen Access
Quantitation of a CB1R tracer [18F]FPATPP with radioLC/MS/MS
Nuclear Medicine and Biology·2022
Synthesis of [11C]Me-DPA and evaluation in transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Nuclear Medicine and Biology·2022
Dimethyl fumarate decreases short-term but not long-term inflammation in a focal EAE model of neuroinflammation
EJNMMI Research·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Obesity risk is associated with altered cerebral glucose metabolism and decreased μ-opioid and CB1 receptor availability
International Journal of Obesity·2021· 31 citedOpen Access
Direct Comparison of [18F]F-DPA with [18F]DPA-714 and [11C]PBR28 for Neuroinflammation Imaging in the same Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice and Healthy Controls
Molecular Imaging and Biology·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
(S)-[18F]THK5117 brain uptake is associated with Aβ plaques and MAO-B enzyme in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
Neuropharmacology·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Changes in electrocardiogram parameters during acute nonshivering cold exposure and associations with brown adipose tissue activity, plasma catecholamine levels, and brachial blood pressure in healthy adults
Physiological Reports·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Olof Solin(25), Ulla Ruotsalainen(19), Pirjo Nuutila(16), Jörgen Bergman(13), Juhani Knuuti(13), Juha O. Rinne(12), Jarmo Hietala(10), Jörgen Bergman(10), Erkka Syvälahti(8), Mika Teräs(7), U Wegelius(6), Harry Vilkman(6), Olof Solin(6), Heikki Minn(6), Hanna Ruottinen(5), Aki Laakso(5), Kjell Någren(5), Hannele Yki‐Järvinen(5), Mikko Kuoppamäki(4), Raimo K. R. Salokangas(4)