Professor of Radiology

Email: ccatana@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

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Recent Publications

• Alshelh Z, Brusaferri L, Morrissey EJ, Torrado-Carvajal A, Kim M, Akeju O, Grmek G, Chane C, Murphy J, Schrepf A, Harris RE, Kwon YM, Bedair H, Siliski J, Chen AF, Melnic C, Jarraya M, Napadow V, Veronese M, Maccioni L, Edwards RR, Efthimiou N, Mohammadian M, Luo E, Pollak LE, Catana C, Toschi N, Loggia ML. Brain inflammation and its predictive value for post-operative pain in total knee arthroplasty patients. Brain Behav Immun. 2025 May 10. 128:703-712
• Mohammadian M, Morrissey EJ, Knight PC, Brusaferri L, Kim M, Efthimiou N, Murphy JP, Alshelh Z, Grmek G, Schnieders JH, Chane CA, Sandström A, Catana C, Gilman JM, Locascio JJ, Edwards RR, Zhang Y, Napadow V, Loggia ML. Investigating the potential of minocycline in reducing brain inflammation in chronic low back pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled mechanistic clinical trial. Pain. 2025 Apr 09.
• Allison MB, Catana C, Zhou IY, Caravan P, Montesi SB. Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Fibrosis. J Nucl Med. 2025 Apr 01. 66(4):502-505
• Montesi SB, Cosgrove GP, Turner SM, Zhou IY, Efthimiou N, Susnjar A, Catana C, Fromson C, Clark A, Decaris M, Barnes CN, Lefebvre ÉA, Caravan P. Dual avß6 and avß1 Inhibition Over 12 Weeks Reduces Active Type 1 Collagen Deposition in Individuals with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar 28.
• Fu JF, Juttukonda MR, Garimella A, Salvatore AN, Lois C, Ranasinghe A, Efthimiou N, Sari H, Aye W, Guehl NJ, El Fakhri G, Johnson KA, Dickerson BC, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Catana C, Price JC. [18F]MK-6240 Radioligand Delivery Indices as Surrogates of Cerebral Perfusion: Bias and Correlation Against [15O]Water. J Nucl Med. 2025 Mar 03. 66(3):410-417