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  1. Loss of serotonergic function in carriers of PRKN mutations: a [11C]DASB PET study

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  2. Long-Term Prognostic Value in Nuclear Cardiology: Expert Scoring Combined with Automated Measurements vs. Angiographic Score

    Article • Journal of Imaging, December 2025, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  3. Long-Term Prognostic Value of Automated Measurements in Nuclear Cardiology: Comparisons with Expert Scoring

    Article • Medicina, September 2023, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  4. Investigating the genetic characteristics of CAD: Is there a role for myocardial perfusion imaging techniques?

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, December 2022, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  5. Automated Analysis vs. Expert Reading in Nuclear Cardiology: Correlations with the Angiographic Score

    Article • Medicina, October 2022, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  6. Anosognosia in Dementia: Evaluation of Perfusion Correlates Using 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT and Automated Brodmann Areas Analysis

    Article • Diagnostics, May 2022, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  7. Τhe Greek Variant in APP Gene: The Phenotypic Spectrum of APP Mutations

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2021, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  8. Correlation of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia with Brain Perfusion: A 99mTc-SPECT-HMPAO Study with Brodmann Areas Analysis

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, October 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  9. α‐Synuclein (SNCA) A30G Mutation as a Cause of a Complex Phenotype Without Parkinsonism

    Article • Movement Disorders, September 2021, Wiley

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  10. From courage to ischaemia: is still there a role for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in stable coronary artery disease?

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  11. Eating Disorders in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Evaluation of Brain Perfusion Correlates Using 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT with Brodmann Areas Analysis

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, April 2021, IOS Press

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  12. Fahr’s syndrome due to hypoparathyroidism revisited: A case of parkinsonism and a review of all published cases

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, March 2021, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  13. COVID-19 crisis: will online learning have negative consequences to our students?

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, January 2021, Cambridge University Press

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  14. COVID‐19 and nuclear cardiology: Introducing the “forward” virtual visit

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, December 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  15. Differences of apathy perfusion correlates between Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. A 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT study with automated Brodmann areas analysis

    Article • International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  16. In the era of FDG PET, is it time for brain perfusion SPECT to gain a place in Alzheimer’s disease imaging biomarkers?

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  17. A second wave of COVID-19 infections should not lead to a new disruption of services in nuclear cardiology

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, October 2020, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  18. Premature CAD: Conventional Screening and Diagnostic Strategies May Not Capture the “Whole Picture”

    Article • Angiology, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  19. Exercise stress testing: Time to restart in nuclear cardiology?

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, August 2020, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  20. SLC2A3 rs12842 polymorphism and risk for Alzheimer’s disease

    Article • Neurological Research, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  21. Low-dose radiation cancer risk hypothesis may lead to ‘radiophobia’-driven imaging avoidance?

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, June 2020, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  22. Pet tracers for vulnerable plaque imaging

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  23. Novel approaches for the management of coronary artery disease

    Article • Herz, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  24. Impact of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system polymorphisms on myocardial perfusion: Correlations with myocardial single photon emission computed tomography-derived parameters

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, August 2019, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  25. Evaluation of the Performance of 18F-Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (18F-FLT-PET/CT) in Metastatic Brain Lesions

    Article • Diagnostics, January 2019, MDPI AG

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  26. Detection of extramedullary hematopoietic tissue in a patient with beta-thalassemia major on Tc99m-sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy

    Article • Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, January 2019, Medknow

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  27. Obstrucción de la vena cava superior por seminoma testicular con metástasis en el mediastino. Imagen de vías colaterales durante la gammagrafía por hemorragia intestinal con hematíes marcados con 99mTc

    Article • Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular, September 2018, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  28. SPECT and PET imaging in Alzheimer’s disease

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  29. Radiolabeled mAbs as Molecular Imaging and/or Therapy Agents Targeting PSMA

    Article • Cancer Investigation, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Ioannis Tsougos, Panagiotis Georgoulias, VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  30. 18F-fluorothymidine PET imaging in gliomas: an update

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  31. SPECT and PET in ischemic heart failure

    Article • Heart Failure Reviews, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  32. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Cerebral Tumors: A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, January 2017, Elmer Press, Inc.

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  33. α2-Heremans-schmid glycoprotein (fetuin A) downregulation and its utility in inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  34. Radioisotopic vs Non-Radioisotopic Methods for Myocardial Viability Identification

    Article • November 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  35. Myocardial perfusion and left ventricular quantitative parameters obtained using gated myocardial SPECT: Comparison of three software packages

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  36. Clinical Evaluation of Brain Perfusion SPECT with Brodmann Areas Mapping in Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  37. Brain Perfusion SPECT with Brodmann Areas Analysis in Differentiating Frontotemporal Dementia Subtypes

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, November 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  38. The Emerging Roles of Adiponectin in Female Reproductive System-Associated Disorders and Pregnancy

    Article • Reproductive Sciences, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  39. Radiolabeling approaches of nanoparticles with99mTc

    Article • Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging, April 2013, Wiley

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  40. Metabolism-Related Cytokine and Hormone Levels in the Serum of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes

    Article • Acta Haematologica, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  41. Perfusion SPECT studies with mapping of Brodmann areas in differentiating Alzheimer’s disease from frontotemporal degeneration syndromes

    Article • Nuclear Medicine Communications, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  42. Ghrelin

    Article • Reproductive Sciences, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  43. Molecular Nanomedicine Towards Cancer: 111In-Labeled Nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, July 2012, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  44. Incremental prognostic value of 99mTc-tetrofosmin early poststress pulmonary uptake. Determination of the optimal cut-off value

    Article • Nuclear Medicine Communications, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  45. SPECT and PET Imaging of Meningiomas

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  46. Clinical Significance of Tetrofosm in Extracardiac Uptake During Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

    Article • September 2011, IntechOpen

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  47. Does hybrid diagnostic imaging in cardiology have the same significance as in oncology?

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  48. Sequence Variations in the FII , FV , F13A1 , FGB and PAI-1 Genes are Associated with Differences...

    Article • Pharmacogenomics, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  49. Current and potential roles of ghrelin in clinical practice

    Article • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  50. Increased fetuin A levels in Helicobacter pylori infection: a missing link between H. pylori and insulin resistance?

    Article • Diabetologia, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  51. Moderate performance of serum S100A12, in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  52. Alzheimers Disease: SPECT and PET Tracers for Beta-Amyloid Imaging

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, September 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  53. Alzheimer's Disease: SPECT and PET Tracers for Beta-Amyloid Imaging

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, June 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  54. Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Imaging in Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Article • Current Cardiology Reviews, May 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  55. Darwinian molecular imaging in nuclear cardiology

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  56. Long-term prognostic value of early poststress 99mTc-tetrofosmin lung uptake during exercise (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  57. Impact of ACE and ApoE polymorphisms on myocardial perfusion: correlation with myocardial single photon emission computed tomographic imaging

    Article • Journal of Human Genetics, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  58. On the accuracy of a mutual information algorithm for PET-MR image registration

    Article • Journal of Instrumentation, July 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  59. Evaluation of brain perfusion in specific Brodmann areas in Frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease using automated 3-D voxel based analysis

    Article • Journal of Instrumentation, May 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  60. P065 Profile of metabolism-related cytokines in myelodysplastic syndromes

    Article • Leukemia Research, May 2009, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  61. Long-term prognostic value of heart-rate recovery after treadmill testing in patients with diabetes mellitus

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, May 2009, Elsevier

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  62. The Role of Nuclear Medicine in Vascular Dementia

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, December 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  63. SPECT Imaging and Cerebrovascular Disease

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, December 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  64. Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Imaging in Patients after Coronary Revascularization

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, December 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  65. Incremental prognostic value of 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT after percutaneous coronary intervention

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  66. Heart-rate recovery as a clinical marker of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in diabetic patients

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  67. Drug enhancement of myocardial tracer uptake during myocardial perfusion imaging

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  68. Long-Term Prognostic Value of Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Myocardial Gated-SPECT Imaging in Asymptomatic Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Article • Clinical Nuclear Medicine, November 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  69. Radiopharmaceuticals in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

    Article • Current Clinical Pharmacology, May 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  70. Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Imaging in Patients after Coronary Revascularization

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, February 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  71. SPECT Imaging and Cerebrovascular Disease

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, May 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  72. 99mTechnetium-ciprofloxacin Scintigraphy for the Evaluation of Spinal Infections

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, March 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  73. Multiple Meningiomas

    Article • Clinical Nuclear Medicine, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  74. Imaging in situ breast carcinoma (with or without an invasive component) with technetium-99m pentavalent dimercaptosuccinic acid and technetium-99m 2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile scintimammography

    Article • Breast Cancer Research, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  75. Relationship of cell proliferation (Ki-67) to 99mTc-(V)DMSA uptake in breast cancer

    Article • Breast Cancer Research, December 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  76. Uptake and washout of 99mTcV-dimercaptosuccinic acid and 99mTc-sestamibi in the assessment of histological type and grade in breast cancer

    Article • Nuclear Medicine Communications, May 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU

  77. 99mTc-(V)DMSA scintimammography in the assessment of breast lesions: comparative study with 99mTc-MIBI

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, June 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    VARVARA VALOTASSIOU