2018
Real‐Time Imaging of Brain Tumor for Image‐Guided Surgery
Hu S, Kang H, Baek Y, Fakhri G, Kuang A, Choi H. Real‐Time Imaging of Brain Tumor for Image‐Guided Surgery. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2018, 7: e1800066. PMID: 29719137, PMCID: PMC6105507, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal tissuesBrain tumorsCompleteness of surgical resectionDifferentiate cancerous lesionsIncomplete tumor resectionReal-time image guidanceRemoval of normal tissueDecrease surgical complicationsOptical fluorescence imagingMalignant brain tumorsBrain tumor treatmentIntraoperative guidance techniquesImage-guided surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingResidual tumorResection marginsSurgical resectionPrognostic factorsTumor resectionOncologic surgeonsSurgical complicationsResection completenessImage guidanceImage-guidedAdjacent normal tissues
2015
Synergistic role of simultaneous PET/MRI-MRS in soft tissue sarcoma metabolism imaging
Zhang X, Chen Y, Lim R, Huang C, Chebib I, Fakhri G. Synergistic role of simultaneous PET/MRI-MRS in soft tissue sarcoma metabolism imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2015, 34: 276-279. PMID: 26523656, PMCID: PMC4761342, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasMagnetic resonance imagingHigh (18)F-FDG uptakeT2 hyperintense massMagnetic resonance spectroscopyNeoadjuvant radiotherapyPathological resultsTumor marginsTissue sarcomasImaging findingsPET/MRI scansPET scansRight thighRadiotherapyNormal tissuesEmission tomographyResonance imagingMetabolite profilesSarcomaPET/MRIChemoRTChemoradiationSynergistic rolePETSurgery