2015
Markerless attenuation correction for carotid MRI surface receiver coils in combined PET/MR imaging
Eldib M, Bini J, Robson PM, Calcagno C, Faul DD, Tsoumpas C, Fayad ZA. Markerless attenuation correction for carotid MRI surface receiver coils in combined PET/MR imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2015, 60: 4705-4717. PMID: 26020273, PMCID: PMC4495953, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/12/4705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtifactsCarotid Artery DiseasesFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePatient PositioningPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsSoftwareTissue DistributionTomography, X-Ray Computed
2014
Attenuation Correction for Flexible Magnetic Resonance Coils in Combined Magnetic Resonance/Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
Eldib M, Bini J, Calcagno C, Robson PM, Mani V, Fayad ZA. Attenuation Correction for Flexible Magnetic Resonance Coils in Combined Magnetic Resonance/Positron Emission Tomography Imaging. Investigative Radiology 2014, 49: 63-69. PMID: 24056110, PMCID: PMC4011564, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e3182a530f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance coilVolume splineResonance coilsMR coilPhantom experimentsSuch coilsUniform cylindrical water phantomMR/PET systemAttenuation propertiesCoilLocal overestimationAttenuation mapFlexible coilCylindrical water phantomPhantom findingsLocal underestimationRegistration methodAccurate measurementField of viewCT-based attenuation mapPhantom scansWater phantomAttenuation correctionSurfaceNovel method