2017
Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies
Petibon Y, Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3539-3565. PMID: 28379843, PMCID: PMC5739089, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET sinogramsSignal-to-noise ratioList-mode PET dataSiemens Biograph mMR scannerList-mode dataMyocardial perfusion imagingNoise realizationsPET myocardial perfusion imagingLow count levelsLeast-squares fitBiograph mMR scannerPET projection dataOriginal list-mode dataMyocardial blood flowCount levelsParametric reconstructionOSEMReconstruction methodIndependent noise realizationsNormal count levelsSinogramDirect reconstructionDynamic sinogramsKinetic modelPoor signal-to-noise ratio
2016
Validation of Bayesian analysis of compartmental kinetic models in medical imaging
Sitek A, Li Q, Fakhri G, Alpert N. Validation of Bayesian analysis of compartmental kinetic models in medical imaging. Physica Medica 2016, 32: 1252-1258. PMID: 27692754, PMCID: PMC5720163, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccurate estimation of uncertaintyComputer simulationsMedical imagesPosterior distributionDistributed noiseTime series of imagesClosed-formSeries of imagesData setsKinetic parametersMarkov chain Monte Carlo methodsPosterior distributions of kinetic parametersNon-linear least squares methodAccurate estimationComputerLeast-squares methodKinetic modelEstimation of kinetic parametersF18-fluorodeoxyglucoseBayesian estimationImagesStatistical inferenceMonte Carlo methodEstimates of uncertaintyInformationA Bayesian spatial temporal mixtures approach to kinetic parametric images in dynamic positron emission tomography
Zhu W, Ouyang J, Rakvongthai Y, Guehl N, Wooten D, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Fan Y. A Bayesian spatial temporal mixtures approach to kinetic parametric images in dynamic positron emission tomography. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 1222-1234. PMID: 26936707, PMCID: PMC5025019, DOI: 10.1118/1.4941010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySpatial mixture modelNearby voxelsMixture modelEmission tomographyDynamic positron emission tomographyK-means methodKinetic modelKinetic parametric imagesOne-compartment kinetic modelNovel algorithmTemporal informationClassification purposesMeasurement of local perfusionLocal perfusionTime activity curvesNormal ROIsTemporal modelBayesian algorithmCardiac studiesMarkov chain Monte CarloParameter estimationNoise regionSimulation experimentsSimulated data sets
2012
Single‐scan rest/stress imaging 18F‐labeled flow tracers
Alpert N, Fang Y, Fakhri G. Single‐scan rest/stress imaging 18F‐labeled flow tracers. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 6609-6620. PMID: 23127055, PMCID: PMC3482258, DOI: 10.1118/1.4754585.Peer-Reviewed Original Research