2006
Fast Monte Carlo Simulation Based Joint Iterative Reconstruction for Simultaneous 99mTc/123I Brain SPECT Imaging
Ouyang J, Fakhri G, Moore S, Kijewski M. Fast Monte Carlo Simulation Based Joint Iterative Reconstruction for Simultaneous 99mTc/123I Brain SPECT Imaging. 2006, 4: 2251-2256. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2006.354362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMC-JOSEMAW-OSEMMonte CarloFast Monte CarloIterative reconstructionOrdered-subset expectation maximizationStandard ordered subsetsIterative reconstruction algorithmScattered photonsPhoton transportSeptal penetrationAttenuation distributionPhysical effectsIdentical physiological conditionsPatient-specific activityReconstructed imagesReconstruction algorithmActivity estimationComptonRoot mean square errorPhotonsCorrection methodCollimatorBrain perfusionDetector
2001
Absolute activity quantitation in simultaneous 123I/99mTc brain SPECT.
El Fakhri G, Moore S, Maksud P, Aurengo A, Kijewski M. Absolute activity quantitation in simultaneous 123I/99mTc brain SPECT. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2001, 42: 300-8. PMID: 11216530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseBenzamidesBrainCerebellumCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCorpus CallosumHumansIodine RadioisotopesMonte Carlo MethodNeural Networks, ComputerParkinson DiseasePhantoms, ImagingPutamenPyrrolidinesRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificityTechnetium Tc 99m ExametazimeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsOrdered-subset expectation maximizationDistance-dependent collimator responseActivity quantitationActivity distributionIterative ordered-subsets expectation maximizationZubal brain phantomAsymmetric windowsSimulated normal populationPathological studiesDecay photonsBrain SPECTCollimator responseNonuniform attenuationDual-isotope imagingBrain phantomMonte Carlo simulationsCorpus callosumNormal populationPartial volume effectsCarlo simulationsCortical lobesAssessment of brain perfusionScatteringCross-talkBrain perfusion
2000
Scatter and cross-talk corrections in simultaneous Tc-99m/I-123 brain SPECT using constrained factor analysis and artificial neural networks
Fakhri G, Maksud P, Kijewski M, Haberi M, Todd-Pokropek A, Aurengo A, Moore S. Scatter and cross-talk corrections in simultaneous Tc-99m/I-123 brain SPECT using constrained factor analysis and artificial neural networks. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2000, 47: 1573-1580. DOI: 10.1109/23.873018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpectral factor analysisTc-99mEnergy window methodDigital brain phantomCross-talk correctionI-123 imagingUnscattered photonsTc-99m activityBrain phantomMonte Carlo simulationsI-123Dual-isotope studiesPhotonsCarlo simulationsTc-99Simultaneous imagingAssessment of brain perfusionCross-talkBrain structuresBrain SPECTArtificial neural networkBrain perfusionPhantomClinical potentialCaudate nucleus
1999
A new correction method for cross-talk using artificial neural networks: validation in simultaneous technetium and iodine cerebral imaging
Fakhri G, Maksud P, Habert M, Todd-Pokropek A, Aurengo A. A new correction method for cross-talk using artificial neural networks: validation in simultaneous technetium and iodine cerebral imaging. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 1999, 2: 1000-1004 vol.2. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.1999.845830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnergy window methodMonte CarloHuman brain phantomI-123 imagingGeometric phantomsBrain phantomMC simulationsTc-99mCorrection methodDual-isotope studiesActivity distributionM imagesI-123PhantomAssessment of brain perfusionCross-talkRadionuclidesTc-99Cerebral imagingCorrectionBrain perfusionClinical potentialBackprojectionMonteCarlo