2024
Experimental Evaluation of DE-SPECT: A Hyperspectral SPECT System for Region-Selective 3-D Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Molecular Theragnostics
Jin Y, Zannoni E, Sankar P, Gura D, Wu R, Zhu S, Zhang F, Streicher M, Yang H, He Z, Metzler S, Liu C, Sinusas A, Meng L. Experimental Evaluation of DE-SPECT: A Hyperspectral SPECT System for Region-Selective 3-D Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Molecular Theragnostics. 2024, 00: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10657212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCadmium zinc tellurideCadmium zinc telluride detectorsGamma-ray spectroscopyHigh-sensitivity imagingUniform phantomResolution phantomSPECT systemZinc telluridePhantom studyImage qualityPhantomImaging capabilitiesImaging performanceAperture systemFOVMultiple radiotracersHigh-resolutionCollimatorDual-field-of-viewPeripheral vascular diseaseDetectorState-of-the-art technologiesTellurideClinical systemsEvaluation of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) in Motion Phantom with Real Patient Breathing Patterns
Chen H, Han D, Draeger E, Zhong W, Lee M, Guan F, Hicks D, Park H, Johung K, Young M, Bal G, Carlson D, Chen Z. Evaluation of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) in Motion Phantom with Real Patient Breathing Patterns. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e107. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma passing ratesBiology-guided radiotherapyPatient's breathing patternMotion phantomPass ratePatient-specific quality assuranceBreathing periodPhantom studyGamma passing criteriaTumor motion managementAssess target coverageQuality assurance phantomBreathing patternDosimetric accuracyConformity indexMotion managementActivity concentrationsHomogeneity indexTarget coverageDelivery accuracyTarget volumeSpherical targetCommissioning dataBgRTPassing criteriaTowards cardiac DMI at clinical field strengths
Xiang J, de Graaf R, De Feyter H, Thomas M, Baldassarre L, Kwan J, Coman D, Herman P, Peters D. Towards cardiac DMI at clinical field strengths. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2024 DOI: 10.58530/2024/3052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConstrained alternating minimization for parameter mapping (CAMP)
Elsaid N, Dispenza N, Hu C, Peters D, Constable R, Tagare H, Galiana G. Constrained alternating minimization for parameter mapping (CAMP). Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2024, 110: 176-183. PMID: 38657714, PMCID: PMC11193090, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2024.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternating minimizationAccelerated parameter mappingImage qualityReconstructed image qualityEfficient reconstruction algorithmSacrificing model accuracyParameter mapsPhantom studyK-space samplingAcceleration datasetsK-spaceUndersampling artifactsCartesian acquisitionConsecutive imagesReconstruction algorithmIndividual imagesModel cost functionExponential decayEcho timeReconstruction methodCost functionReduce artifactsPhantomScan timeObjective function
2022
High-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Spread Field Imaging to Differentiate Sub-endocardium and Sub-epicardium in Cardiac SPECT — A Preliminary Phantom Study
Mu Z, Palyo R, Goyal D, Sandoval V, Mu Z, Tao Z, Sinusas A, Miller E, Liu Y. High-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Spread Field Imaging to Differentiate Sub-endocardium and Sub-epicardium in Cardiac SPECT — A Preliminary Phantom Study. 2022, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic44845.2022.10399016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTc-99m solutionHole imagesCardiac SPECTCardiac phantomMyocardial perfusion defectsField imagesParallel hole collimatorResolution of SPECTSub-endocardiumSubset expectation maximizationCZT detectorsSub-epicardiumHole collimatorPerfusion defectsHigh-resolutionOSEM algorithmCollimatorPhantom studyScanner configurationReconstruction technologyPhantomSPECT slicesTransmural perfusion gradientExpectation maximizationOSEM
2021
Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T
Han P, Marin T, Djebra Y, Landes V, Zhuo Y, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2021, 87: 1832-1845. PMID: 34812547, PMCID: PMC8810588, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlip-angle estimationCardiac T<sub>1</sub> mappingGradient echo readoutThrough-plane spatial resolutionImaging timePractical imaging timesFree breathingPhantom studyB1 correctionAccelerated imagingIn-planeT)-spaceMyocardial T<sub>1</sub> valuesSubspace-based methodsSpatial resolutionImaging experimentsAcquisition schemeT)-space dataSubject-specific timeCorrectionModified Look-Locker inversion recoveryLook-Locker inversion recoveryTime of data acquisitionAverage imaging timeInversion-recovery sequenceDetermining the Minimal Required Ultra-Low-Dose CT Dose Level for Reliable Attenuation Correction of 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Phantom Study
Cheng D, Ghita M, Menard D, Chen MK. Determining the Minimal Required Ultra-Low-Dose CT Dose Level for Reliable Attenuation Correction of 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Phantom Study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Technology 2021, 50: 126-131. PMID: 34750234, DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.121.262943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReliable attenuation correctionUltra-low dose CTPrecise attenuation correctionAttenuation correctionImaging Performance AssessmentRadiation doseSingle bed positionBeam collimationS rotationTube rotation timeCT acquisition techniquesAssociated radiation doseDose CT protocolF-FDG PET-CT studiesCT radiation dosePhantom studyRadiation dose reductionTube voltageCT dosePET imagesTube currentHelical pitchUltra-low doseKVpPET acquisitionDifferentiation of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid intraplaque hemorrhage using 3D high‐resolution diffusion‐weighted stack of stars imaging
Kim S, Parker D, Roberts J, Treiman G, Alexander M, Baradaran H, de Havenon A, McNally J. Differentiation of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid intraplaque hemorrhage using 3D high‐resolution diffusion‐weighted stack of stars imaging. NMR In Biomedicine 2021, 34: e4582. PMID: 34296793, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApparent diffusion coefficientCarotid diseaseApparent diffusion coefficient valuesDiffusion-weighted (DW) imagingApparent diffusion coefficient measurementsSymptomatic plaquesAsymptomatic plaquesInternal carotid artery plaqueWilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U testIntraplaque hemorrhageCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageCarotid artery plaquesElevated stroke riskAssociated with plaque instabilityImprove detectionSymptomatic statusHealthy subjectsQuantitative diffusion measurementsU testCarotid atherosclerosisArtery plaquesPlaque instabilityPhantom studyStroke riskHemorrhage
2020
Dynamic Cardiac SPECT for diagnostic and theranostics applications: latest results
Bläckberg L, Sajedi S, Anderson O, Feng Y, Fakhri G, Furenlid L, Sabet H. Dynamic Cardiac SPECT for diagnostic and theranostics applications: latest results. 2020, 00: 1-3. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic42677.2020.9508002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCsI:Tl crystalsMPPC arraysTl crystalsCsI:Tl scintillatorGamma-ray energiesCardiac SPECTCsI:TlLow energy resolutionCardiac SPECT imagingGamma cameraConventional gamma cameraResolution recovery techniquesSensL SiPMsEnergy resolutionStopping powerTl scintillatorDetector modulesReadout electronicsDynamic cardiac SPECTPinhole collimatorHigh power lasersPhantom studyCollimatorDetectorSiPM
2019
PET Image Deblurring and Super-Resolution With an MR-Based Joint Entropy Prior
Song T, Yang F, Chowdhury S, Kim K, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Li Q, Dutta J. PET Image Deblurring and Super-Resolution With an MR-Based Joint Entropy Prior. IEEE Transactions On Computational Imaging 2019, 5: 530-539. PMID: 31723575, PMCID: PMC6853071, DOI: 10.1109/tci.2019.2913287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContrast-to-noise ratioStructural similarity indexHoffman phantomImage deblurringDigital phantomPhantom studyPeak signal-to-noise ratioSuper-resolution frameworkQuantitative accuracySimilarity indexSignal-to-noise ratioSpatial resolutionPhantomImage quantitationSuper-ResolutionTau imaging studiesImage qualityPET imagingDeblurringHigh-resolution MR imagingRoot mean square errorSimulation studyBrainWebPost-processingPenalty function
2017
Investigation of Sub-Centimeter Lung Nodule Quantification for Low-Dose PET
Lu Y, Fontaine K, Germino M, Mulnix T, Casey M, Carson R, Liu C. Investigation of Sub-Centimeter Lung Nodule Quantification for Low-Dose PET. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2017, 2: 41-50. DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2017.2778008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotion amplitudeLarge motion amplitudesVoxel sizeRespiratory motion correctionComprehensive simulationsReconstruction voxel sizeSimulationsMotion correctionPhantom studyFlight positron emission tomographyResolution recovery reconstructionMore accurate quantificationReconstruction algorithmAccurate quantificationHigh-resolution timeDifferent upsampling methodsUpsampling methodPositron emission tomographyAmplitudeSizeAdditional reductionJoint reconstruction of Ictal/inter‐ictal SPECT data for improved epileptic foci localization
Rakvongthai Y, Fahey F, Borvorntanajanya K, Tepmongkol S, Vutrapongwatana U, Zukotynski K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Joint reconstruction of Ictal/inter‐ictal SPECT data for improved epileptic foci localization. Medical Physics 2017, 44: 1437-1444. PMID: 28211105, PMCID: PMC5462456, DOI: 10.1002/mp.12167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSPECT reconstruction methodDifferential imagingLow-noise datasetConventional subtraction methodLesion contrastSPECT projection dataEpileptic focus localizationHoffman phantomPatient studiesReconstruction methodJoint methodSPECT projectionsHead phantomPhantom locationsSubtraction methodPhantom studyNuclear medicine physiciansAttenuation backgroundPhantomConventional subtraction approachFocus localizationConventional subtractionReceiver Operating CharacteristicLow noiseProjection dataFeasibility study of using fall‐off gradients of early and late PET scans for proton range verification
Cho J, Grogg K, Min C, Zhu X, Paganetti H, Lee H, Fakhri G. Feasibility study of using fall‐off gradients of early and late PET scans for proton range verification. Medical Physics 2017, 44: 1734-1746. PMID: 28273345, PMCID: PMC5462437, DOI: 10.1002/mp.12191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton range verificationProton rangeMonte Carlo simulationsRange verificationFall-offIn-room positron emission tomographyCarlo simulationsResidual proton rangeDose fall-offPostirradiation delayPositron emission tomography imagingSOBP beamProton beamPositron emission tomographyPositron emission tomography scanPhantom studyIn-roomFunction of depthPhantomProtonOff-setMonteAcquisition timeBeamPositron emission tomography signal
2014
Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies
Mananga E, Fakhri G, Schaefferkoetter J, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e88200. PMID: 24505429, PMCID: PMC3914931, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial defect detectionFiltered back projectionChannelized Hotelling observerPhantom studyActivity distributionSubset expectation maximizationDefect detectionCardiac PET studiesMyocardial defectsHotelling observerNoise levelBack-projectionPET-CTPhantomExpectation maximizationOP-OSEMReconstruction schemePET studiesOSEMDefectsNoiseImproved Image Reconstruction for Subspace-Based Spectroscopic Imaging Using Non-Quadratic Regularization
Wu Z, Lam F, Ma C, Liang Z. Improved Image Reconstruction for Subspace-Based Spectroscopic Imaging Using Non-Quadratic Regularization. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2014, 2014: 2432-2435. PMID: 25570481, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImage reconstructionLow-rank modelNon-quadratic regularizationHigh-resolution metabolic imagingSparsely sampled datasetsCapabilities of SPICESPICE frameworkOptimization problemPrimal-dualNon-quadraticImagesSNRAlgorithmDatasetPhantom studySparsenessSpectroscopic imaging methodReconstructionSpectroscopic imagingOptimizationRegularizationMethodCapability
2013
Simultaneous 99mTc‐MDP/123I‐MIBG tumor imaging using SPECT‐CT: Phantom and constructed patient studies
Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Lim R, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Simultaneous 99mTc‐MDP/123I‐MIBG tumor imaging using SPECT‐CT: Phantom and constructed patient studies. Medical Physics 2013, 40: 102506. PMID: 24089927, PMCID: PMC3785531, DOI: 10.1118/1.4820977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScatter correctionDual-radionuclideContrast recoveryPhantom studyAnthropomorphic torso phantomPatient studiesTumor uptakeTumor imagingSPECT projectionsTorso phantomMonte-CarloPhantom dataPhantomIterative reconstructionOSEMProjection dataDR dataIncrease patient throughputNoise realizationsSPECT-CTImage reconstructionClinical studiesTumorTumor projectionPoisson noise
2011
Monitoring proton radiation therapy with in-room PET imaging
Zhu X, España S, Daartz J, Liebsch N, Ouyang J, Paganetti H, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. Monitoring proton radiation therapy with in-room PET imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2011, 56: 4041-4057. PMID: 21677366, PMCID: PMC3141290, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/13/019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-room positron emission tomographyIn-roomProton therapy treatment roomPositron emission tomography systemProton range verificationSoft tissue-equivalent materialMonte Carlo predictionsTissue-equivalent materialsPositron emission tomography acquisition timesProton radiation therapyPositron emission tomographyBiological washoutRange verificationProton therapyList-modeActivity distribution patternsPhantom studyTreatment roomPET acquisitionSoft tissue regionsIn vivo verificationDeep-siteOff-line modalityPositron emission tomography dataAdenoid cystic carcinomaTH‐E‐BRC‐06: Optimizing KVCBCT Scan Protocol for Individual Patient Undergoing IGRT
Deng J, Zhang Y, Bao S, Nath R. TH‐E‐BRC‐06: Optimizing KVCBCT Scan Protocol for Individual Patient Undergoing IGRT. Medical Physics 2011, 38: 3870-3870. DOI: 10.1118/1.3613574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFull-fan modesNormal tissue sparingTissue sparingKVp settingsHalf-fanCalculated 3D dose distributionsEGS4 Monte Carlo codeAbsorbed doses to various organsMonte Carlo codeDoses to various organsImage qualityDose distributionDose depositionPediatric patientsDose contributionKVCBCTCT anatomyPhantom measurementsAbsorbed doseIndividual patientsPhantom studyImprove radiation safetyKVpOptimal mAsPhantomImpact of Time-of-Flight PET on Whole-Body Oncologic Studies: A Human Observer Lesion Detection and Localization Study
Surti S, Scheuermann J, Fakhri G, Daube-Witherspoon M, Lim R, Abi-Hatem N, Moussallem E, Benard F, Mankoff D, Karp J. Impact of Time-of-Flight PET on Whole-Body Oncologic Studies: A Human Observer Lesion Detection and Localization Study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 712-719. PMID: 21498523, PMCID: PMC3104282, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.086678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocalization receiver operating characteristicsTime-of-flight PETLong scan timesArea under the LROC curveScan timeFunction of scan timePatient sizeTime-of-flight (TOFLROC curveLow-uptake lesionsTOF imagesTOF kernelLesion detection taskTOF-PETWhole-body oncologyLesion detection performanceScanner fieldPhantom studyPatient body mass indexProbability of correct localizationLesion detectionSphere dataBody mass indexLarger patientsReceiver Operating Characteristic
2009
SU‐FF‐J‐129: In‐Room Proton Range Verification Using Mobile NeuroPET ‐ Feasibility Study
Knopf A, Zhu X, Parodi K, Paganetti H, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. SU‐FF‐J‐129: In‐Room Proton Range Verification Using Mobile NeuroPET ‐ Feasibility Study. Medical Physics 2009, 36: 2506-2506. DOI: 10.1118/1.3181421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton range verificationRange verificationPET/CT scannerCommercial PET/CT scannersWater equivalent rangePositron emission tomographyBiological washoutPMMA phantomProton fieldsProton beamActivity depth profilesProton treatmentPhantom studyTreatment roomIn-roomPositron emission tomography scanPositron emission tomography dataPatient repositioningPhantomPositron emission tomography imagingProtonDepth profilesPET/CT imagingRadiation treatmentTotal dose
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