1999
Monte Carlo evaluation of quantitation in simultaneous Tc-99m/I-123 brain SPECT using constrained spectral factor analysis
Fakhri G, Moore S, Kijewski M, Maksud P, Todd-Pokropek A. Monte Carlo evaluation of quantitation in simultaneous Tc-99m/I-123 brain SPECT using constrained spectral factor analysis. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 1999, 3: 1392-1396 vol.3. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.1999.842815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpectral factor analysisTc-99mEnergy window methodDigital brain phantomI-123 imagingUnscattered photonsTc-99m activityBrain phantomFiltered-backprojectionMonte Carlo simulationsPrimary spectraDual-isotope studiesI-123Monte Carlo evaluationPhotonsCarlo simulationsSimultaneous imagingMonteBrain structuresBrain SPECTTc-99PhantomCaudate nucleusSpectraPixel values
1998
Artificial neural network as a tool to compensate for scatter and attenuation in radionuclide imaging.
Maksud P, Fertil B, Rica C, El Fakhri G, Aurengo A. Artificial neural network as a tool to compensate for scatter and attenuation in radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1998, 39: 735-45. PMID: 9544691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy spectrumCompton scatteringRadioactive sourcesImages of radioactive sourcesScatter correctionArtificial neural networkNeural networkNumerical Monte Carlo simulationsMonte Carlo simulationsPelvis scansIncident photonsMultilayer neural networkProjection imagesScatteringComptonCarlo simulationsDiffusion mediaSource distributionSpectrum acquisitionEnergyGeometric sourcesHomogeneous mediumCorrectionSpectraNetwork