2016
A novel approach to assess the treatment response using Gaussian random field in PET
Wang M, Guo N, Hu G, El Fakhri G, Zhang H, Li Q. A novel approach to assess the treatment response using Gaussian random field in PET. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 833-842. PMID: 26843244, PMCID: PMC4714995, DOI: 10.1118/1.4939879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy response assessmentStandardized uptake valuePositron emission tomographyEarly treatment responseResponse assessmentPositron emission tomography imagingTreatment responseTherapy responsePrediction of early treatment responseTreatment planningResponse to anticancer therapyTherapy response evaluationTumor-to-background contrastPost-therapy imagingClinical practiceEvaluate therapy responseReceiver operating characteristic curveDevelopment of personalized treatment plansEvaluate therapy effectsPersonalized treatment plansUptake valuePretherapy imagingClinical oncologyPatient managementAnticancer therapy
2007
Comparison of Brain PET and Sequential and Simultaneous Dual-isotope SPECT for Estimation Tasks in Normal and Parkinson Subjects
Trott C, Fakhri G. Comparison of Brain PET and Sequential and Simultaneous Dual-isotope SPECT for Estimation Tasks in Normal and Parkinson Subjects. 2007, 5: 3616-3620. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2007.4436906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDopamine transporterEarly stages of PDDual-isotope SPECTStages of PDSequential SPECTDisease stageSimultaneous dual-isotope studyStriatal sizeBrain functionImprove patient managementEstimation taskDual-isotope studiesBrain PETDopamineClinical symptomsParkinson's diseasePatient managementSPECT imagesSpecific bindingMotor functionSPECTBrainEarly detectionActivity concentrationsIdentical physiological conditions