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Juhani
Knuuti

Professor, Turku PET Centre
Director, Turku PET Centre
InFLAMES Flagship
MD, professor, Turku PET Centre
Cardiovascular diseases, imaging

Contact

+358 29 450 2345
+358 50 059 2998
Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8
20520
Turku

Biography

Juhani Knuuti’s research has focused on the physiology and pathophysiology, diagnosis and new therapies of coronary artery disease, heart failure and metabolic diseases. The research is also focused on developing and utilizing novel noninvasive imaging methods (PET, SPECT, echocardiography, MRI and CT) that will help to determine the risk and severity of CHD and heart failure and provide guidance for therapy decisions. The recent focus in cardiac research has been on vulnerable plaques, cardiac remodelling and multimodality and hybrid imaging. In metabolic and diabetes research, the focus has been in the interactions between different organs and heart in the pathogenesis and development of the cardiac diseases.

Publications

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Comparison of Automatic Segmentation and Preprocessing Approaches for Dynamic Total-Body 3D Pet Images with Different Pet Tracers (2025)

Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine
Jaakkola, Maria K.; Rivera Pineda, Marcela Xiomara; Diaz, Rafael; Rantala, Maria; Jalo, Anna; Karpijoki, Henri; Saari, Teemu; Maaniitty, Teemu; Keller, Thomas; Louhi, Heli; Wahlroos, Saara; Haaparanta-Solin, Merja; Solin, Olof; Hentila, Jaakko; Helin, Jatta S.; Nissinen, Tuuli A.; Eskola, Olli; Rajander, Johan; Knuuti, Juhani; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Hannukainen, Jarna C.; Lopez-Picon, Francisco; Klen, Riku
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour on renal glucose uptake during insulin stimulation: A post‐hoc analysis of a 6‐month randomized controlled trial (2025)

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Rebelos, Eleni; Dadson, Prince; Sjöros, Tanja; Laine, Saara; Norha, Jooa; Garthwaite, Taru; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Eskola, Olli; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Knuuti, Juhani; Ferrannini, Ele; Mari, Andrea; Heinonen, Ilkka
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Treatment and outcomes of chronic coronary syndromes: the EORP EURECA imaging registry (2025)

European Heart Journal
Liga, Riccardo; Gimelli, Alessia; Podlesnikar, Tomaz; Cvijic, Marta; Pontone, Gianluca; Miglioranza, Marcelo Haertel; Guaricci, Andrea Igoren; Seitun, Sara; Clemente, Alberto; Sumin, Alexey; Vitola, Joao; Saraste, Antti; Paunonen, Christian; Sia, Ching-Hui; Paleev, Filipp; Sade, Leyla Elif; Zamorano, Jose Luis; Maroz-Vadalazhskaya, Natallia; Sredojevic, Mirjana; Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos; Macedo, Filipe; Knuuti, Juhani; Edvardsen, Thor; Cosyns, Bernard; Petersen, Steffen E.; Magne, Julien; Laroche, Cecile; Popescu, Bogdan A.; Delgado, Victoria; Neglia, Danilo; EURECA Investigators
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )