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Vesa Oikonen
MSc

- Senior Research Fellow,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

Turku PET Centre

vesa.oikonen@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-0219

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PET data analysis and modelling

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Areas of expertise

Positron emission tomography, Medical imaging, Modeling

Research

Modelling biochemical phenomena behind tissue distribution of positron emitting isotope labelled molecules in a living man, and development of computer software for PET model calculations.

Publications

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(2S, 4R)-4-[18F]Fluoroglutamine for In vivo PET Imaging of Glioma Xenografts in Mice: an Evaluation of Multiple Pharmacokinetic Models (2020)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Maxwell WG Miner, Heidi Liljenbäck, Jenni Virta, Joni Merisaari, Vesa Oikonen, Jukka Westermarck, Xiang-Guo Li, Anne Roivainen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Folate Receptor β Targeted PET Imaging of Macrophages in Autoimmune Myocarditis (2020)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Arghavan Jahandideh, Sauli Uotila, Mia Ståhle, Jenni Virta, Xiang-Guo Li, Ville Kytö, Päivi Marjamäki, Heidi Liljenbäck, Pekka Taimen, Vesa Oikonen, Jukka Lehtonen, Mikko I. Mäyranpää, Qingshou Chen, Philip S. Low, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression after myocardial infarction: Imaging study using [68Ga]NODAGA-exendin-4 positron emission tomography (2020)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Mia Ståhle, Ville Kytö, Max Kiugel, Heidi Liljenbäck, Olli Metsälä, Meeri Käkelä, Xiang-Guo Li, Vesa Oikonen, Pekka Saukko, Pirjo Nuutila, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Human Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue is a Metabolically Active and Insulin-Sensitive Distinct Fat Depot (2020)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Tam T. Pham, Kaisa K. Ivaska, Jarna C. Hannukainen, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Martin E. Lidell, Sven Enerbäck, Keijo Mäkelä, Riitta Parkkola, Sauli Piirola, Vesa Oikonen, Pirjo Nuutila, Riku Kiviranta
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
68Ga-DOTA chelate, a novel imaging agent for assessment of myocardial perfusion and infarction detection in a rodent model (2019)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Anu Autio, Sauli Uotila, Max Kiugel, Ville Kytö, Heidi Liljenbäck, Nobuyuki Kudomi, Vesa Oikonen, Olli Metsälä, Semi Helin, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste, Anne Roivainen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Folate receptor-targeted positron emission tomography of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats (2019)
- Journal of Neuroinflammation
Elo P, Li X-G, Liljenback H, Helin S, Teuho J, Koskensalo K, Saunavaara V, Marjamäki P, Oikonen V, Virta J, Chen Q, Low PS, Knuuti J, Jalkanen S, Airas L, Roivainen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kinetic Modelling of [Ga-68]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 in Porcine Osteomyelitis and Soft Tissue Infections (2019)
- Molecules
Jødal L., Roivainen A., Oikonen V., Jalkanen S., Hansen S.B., Afzelius P., Alstrup A.K.O., Nielsen O.L., Jensen S.B.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Myocardial Blood Flow and Metabolic Rate of Oxygen Measurement in the Right and Left Ventricles at Rest and During Exercise Using O-15-Labeled Compounds and PET (2019)
- Frontiers in Physiology
Nobuyuki Kudomi, Kari K. Kalliokoski, Vesa J. Oikonen, Chunlei Han, Jukka Kemppainen, Hannu T. Sipilä, Juhani Knuuti, Ilkka H.A. Heinonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Regional Renal Hemodynamics and Fatty Acid Uptake: Effects of Obesity and Weight Loss (2019)
- Diabetes
Rebelos E, Dadson P, Oikonen V, Iida H, Hannukainen JC, Iozzo P, Ferrannini E, Nuutila P
(Other publication)
Regulation of human brown adipose tissue by adenosine and A2A receptors – studies with [15O]H2O and [11C]TMSX PET/CT (2019)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Minna Lahesmaa, Vesa Oikonen, Semi Helin, Pauliina Luoto, Mueez U Din, Alexander Pfeifer, Pirjo Nuutila, Kirsi A. Virtanen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Renal hemodynamics and fatty acid uptake: effects of obesity and weight loss (2019)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Rebelos E, Dadson P, Oikonen V, Iida H, Hannukainen JC, Iozzo P, Ferrannini E, Nuutila P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Renal vascular resistance is increased in patients with kidney transplant (2019)
- BMC Nephrology
Päivärinta J, Oikonen V, Räisänen-Sokolowski A, Tolvanen T, Löyttyniemi E, Iida H, Nuutila P, Metsärinne K, Koivuviita N
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptors Are Upregulated During Acute Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue (2018)
- Diabetes
Minna Lahesmaa, Olof Eriksson, Thorsten Gnad, Vesa Oikonen, Marco Bucci, Jussi Hirvonen, Kalle Koskensalo, Jarmo Teuho, Tarja Niemi, Markku Taittonen, Salla Lahdenpohja, Mueez U Din, Merja Haaparanta-Solin, Alexander Pfeifer, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Pirjo Nuutila
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Correction to: Regulation of human brown adipose tissue by adenosine and A2A receptors – studies with [15O]H2O and [11C]TMSX PET/CT (2018)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Minna Lahesmaa, Vesa Oikonen, Semi Helin, Pauliina Luoto, Mueez U Din, Alexander Pfeifer, Pirjo Nuutila, Kirsi A. Virtanen
(Other publication)
The renal blood flow reserve in healthy humans and patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease measured by positron emission tomography using [O-15]H2O (2018)
- EJNMMI Research
Paivarinta J, Koivuviita N, Oikonen V, Iida H, Liukko K, Manner I, Loyttyniemi E, Nuutila P, Metsarinne K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Approach to Monitor Cardiac Metabolic Pathway Remodeling in Response to Sunitinib Malate (2017)
- PLoS ONE
AliceO'Farrell AC, Evans R, Silvola JMU, Miller IS, Conroy E, Hector S, Cary M, Murray DW, Jarzabek MA, Maratha A, Alamanou M, Udupi GM, Shiels L, Pallaud C, Saraste A, Liljenback H, Jauhiainen M, Oikonen V, Ducret A, Cutler P, McAuliffe FM, Rousseau JA, Lecomte R, Gascon S, Arany Z, Ky B, Force T, Knuuti J, Gallagher WM, Roivainen A, Byrne AT, Byrne AT
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of meal and incretins in the regulation of splanchnic blood flow (2017)
- Endocrine Connections
Koffert J, Honka H, Teuho J, Kauhanen S, Hurme S, Parkkola R, Oikonen V, Mari A, Lindqvist A, Wierup N, Groop L, Nuutila P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Pretargeted PET Imaging of trans-Cyclooctene-Modified Porous Silicon Nanoparticles (2017)
- ACS Omega
Keinanen O, Makila EM, Lindgren R, Virtanen H, Liljenback H, Oikonen V, Sarparanta M, Molthoff C, Windhorst AD, Roivainen A, Salonen JJ, Airaksinen AJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cannabinoid CB1 receptors in human brown adipose tissue during cold exposure (2016) Lahesmaa M, Eriksson O, Oikonen V, Bucci M, Hirvonen J, Lahdenpohja S, Koskensalo K, Haaparanta-Solin M, Virtanen KA, Nuutila P
(Other publication)
Cardiac Metabolic Pathway Remodelling in Response to Sunitinib Malate: Potential Role for Positron Emission Tomography in the Cardio-Oncology Setting (conference abstract) (2016)
- Irish Journal of Medical Science
O’Farrell AC, Evans R, Silvola JMU, Miller IS, Conroy E, Hector S, Cary M, Murray D, Jarzabek MA, Maratha A,
Alamanou M, Mallya Udupi G, Shiels L, Pallaud C, Saraste A, Liljenba¨ck H, Jauhiainen M, Oikonen V, Ducret A, Cutler P, McAuliffe FM, Rousseau JA, Lecomte R, Gascon S, Ky B, Force T, Knuuti J, Gallagher W, Roivainen A, Byrne AT
(Other publication)