2023
Super-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system
Chemli Y, Tétrault M, Marin T, Normandin M, Bloch I, El Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Petibon Y. Super-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system. NeuroImage 2023, 272: 120056. PMID: 36977452, PMCID: PMC10122782, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain positron emission tomographySuper-resolutionEvent-by-event basisReal-time motion capture systemSR reconstruction methodTracking cameraVisualization of small structuresPET reconstruction algorithmMoving phantomMeasure target motionLine profilesPET/CT scannerMeasured shiftsImprove image resolutionMotion capture systemMotion tracking devicePositron emission tomographyReconstruction algorithmSpatial resolutionMeasured linesPhantomReal-timeEstimation frameworkIncreased spatial resolutionReconstruction method
2014
Motion compensation for brain PET imaging using wireless MR active markers in simultaneous PET–MR: Phantom and non-human primate studies
Huang C, Ackerman J, Petibon Y, Normandin M, Brady T, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Motion compensation for brain PET imaging using wireless MR active markers in simultaneous PET–MR: Phantom and non-human primate studies. NeuroImage 2014, 91: 129-137. PMID: 24418501, PMCID: PMC3965607, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.12.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionWireless markersList-mode reconstructionReconstructed PET imagesMotion correction techniqueObserver signal-to-noise ratioSimultaneous PET-MRMotion artifactsPET phantomPET contrastPET reconstructionBrain PET imagingPET imagingPhantomBrain PETPET-MRIndependent noise realizationsAccurate quantitative valuesHead motionNoise realizationsPET dataSignal-to-noise ratioStatic referenceBrain PET scansActivation markers
2012
Selection of weighting factors for quantification of PET radioligand binding using simplified reference tissue models with noisy input functions
Normandin M, Koeppe R, Morris E. Selection of weighting factors for quantification of PET radioligand binding using simplified reference tissue models with noisy input functions. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2012, 57: 609-629. PMID: 22241524, PMCID: PMC3361066, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/3/609.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A linear model for estimation of neurotransmitter response profiles from dynamic PET data
Normandin MD, Schiffer WK, Morris ED. A linear model for estimation of neurotransmitter response profiles from dynamic PET data. NeuroImage 2011, 59: 2689-2699. PMID: 21767654, PMCID: PMC3702051, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Noninvasive visualization of human dopamine dynamics from PET images
Morris ED, Constantinescu CC, Sullivan JM, Normandin MD, Christopher LA. Noninvasive visualization of human dopamine dynamics from PET images. NeuroImage 2010, 51: 135-144. PMID: 20056162, PMCID: PMC3725608, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.12.082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Estimating neurotransmitter kinetics with ntPET: A simulation study of temporal precision and effects of biased data
Normandin MD, Morris ED. Estimating neurotransmitter kinetics with ntPET: A simulation study of temporal precision and effects of biased data. NeuroImage 2007, 39: 1162-1179. PMID: 18023364, PMCID: PMC2271120, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.09.046.Peer-Reviewed Original Research