2015
Penalized Direct Estimation of Parametric Images in PET
Kim K, Fakhri G, Li Q. Penalized Direct Estimation of Parametric Images in PET. 2015, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2015.7582182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlternating direction methodDirection methodHigh noise varianceIterative reconstruction processKinetic parameter imagesTV regularizationNoise varianceDirect reconstructionPhysiological kinetic parametersDirection estimationReconstruction processNeighboring voxelsCost functionRidge regressionRaw measurementsConventional direct methodComputer simulationsDynamic imagingSplitting methodKinetic parametersImagesBrain phantomAccurate parametric imagesPoisson likelihoodPotential images
2014
Relative role of motion and PSF compensation in whole‐body oncologic PET‐MR imaging
Petibon Y, Huang C, Ouyang J, Reese T, Li Q, Syrkina A, Chen Y, Fakhri G. Relative role of motion and PSF compensation in whole‐body oncologic PET‐MR imaging. Medical Physics 2014, 41: 042503. PMID: 24694156, PMCID: PMC3971824, DOI: 10.1118/1.4868458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint spread function modelRespiratory motionPoint spread functionPET-MR scannersPencil-beam navigator echoesPET-MRMeasurement of respiratory motionPSF modelRespiratory motion correctionDetector blur effectsModel respiratory motionLung-liver interfacePatient studiesLesion contrastSimultaneous PET-MRSource of image degradationWhole-body PET imagingPET reconstruction algorithmMoving lesionsPhantom experiment resultsPET eventsContrast recoveryNavigator echoesIterative reconstruction processMotion correction