2023
Injectable ice slurry for reducing pericardial adipose tissue
Shuhaiber J, Tuchayi S, Bijari F, Guehl N, Wang Y, Farinelli W, Arkun K, Fakhri G, Anderson R, Garibyan L. Injectable ice slurry for reducing pericardial adipose tissue. Lasers In Surgery And Medicine 2023, 55: 674-679. PMID: 37464943, DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardial adipose tissuePericardial adipose tissue volumeChest computed tomographyPAT volumeBaseline chest computed tomographyAnimal modelsSubcutaneous adipose tissue volumesCardiovascular diseaseHigh risk of cardiovascular diseaseAdipose tissueLow patient complianceRisk of cardiovascular diseaseWeight lossPreclinical large animal modelAdipose tissue volumeLarge animal modelBariatric surgeryComputed tomographyPatient complianceHigh riskNovel treatmentTreated groupCT imagesTissue volumeCryolipolysis
2015
Continuous MR bone density measurement using water- and fat-suppressed projection imaging (WASPI) for PET attenuation correction in PET-MR
Huang C, Ouyang J, Reese T, Wu Y, Fakhri G, Ackerman J. Continuous MR bone density measurement using water- and fat-suppressed projection imaging (WASPI) for PET attenuation correction in PET-MR. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2015, 60: n369-n381. PMID: 26405761, PMCID: PMC4607313, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/20/n369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttenuation correctionUltrashort echo timeMR-based attenuation correctionProjection imagesPET attenuation correctionMR attenuation correctionPET-MRPulse sequenceEcho timeDensity variationsPET imagingCorrectionBone density variationWASPIDensity measurementsAttenuation variationsPhantomMR sequencesLack of signalPulseAttenuation