2022
Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning method
Liu J, Ren S, Wang R, Mirian N, Tsai Y, Kulon M, Pucar D, Chen M, Liu C. Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning method. Medical Physics 2022, 49: 5830-5840. PMID: 35880541, PMCID: PMC9474624, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural similarity indexImage quality evaluationDeep learning-based methodsDeep learning methodsImage qualityLearning-based methodsPET datasetsStatic datasetsDL methodsNet networkImage generationPET imagesNetwork inputsImage counterpartsLearning methodsNetwork outputTraining datasetPeak signalPositron emission tomography (PET) imagesQuality evaluationDatasetCross-validation resultsMean square errorHigh-count imagesImagesUtility of Depth Correction Calculator for Split Renal Function Studies Utilizing Prior CT or MRI
Aishwariya Vegunta, MD; Rasha Ismail, MD ; Jennifer Wu, MD; Edison Tsui MD; Joseph Moulton MD; Darko Pucar, MD, PhD; Michal Kulon, MD, SNMMI Abstract 2022Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
PET Image Denoising Using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients
Liu H, Yousefi H, Mirian N, Lin M, Menard D, Gregory M, Aboian M, Boustani A, Chen M, Saperstein L, Pucar D, Kulon M, Liu C. PET Image Denoising Using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2021, 6: 766-770. PMID: 37284026, PMCID: PMC10241407, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2021.3131999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine With Ipsilateral Axillary Lymph Node Reactivity on Imaging
Adin ME, Isufi E, Kulon M, Pucar D. Association of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine With Ipsilateral Axillary Lymph Node Reactivity on Imaging. JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 1241-1242. PMID: 34110378, PMCID: PMC8193545, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1794.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy.
Young CR, Kulon ME, Boustani AM, Pucar D. Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2020, 46: e179-e180. PMID: 33086270, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET/CTAltered biodistributionMediastinal T-cell lymphoblastic lymphomaPosttreatment FDG PET/CTFDG PET/CTT-cell lymphoblastic lymphomaSubcutaneous white adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueTreatment response assessmentSubcutaneous white fatAsparaginase chemotherapyLymphoblastic lymphomaAsparaginase resistanceFDG biodistributionResponse assessmentWhite fatGlucose metabolismAdipose tissueTreatment cyclesLeukemic cellsVisceral activityCTBiodistributionChemotherapyDiffuse activityInferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer
Makusha L, Kulon M, Pucar D, Young C. Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. World Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 19: 324-326. PMID: 33354201, PMCID: PMC7745851, DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_53_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior vena cava syndromeVena cava syndromeSkeletal scintigraphyIVC syndromeRetroperitoneal adenopathyExtrinsic compressionProstate cancerComputed tomographyMetastatic prostate cancerSoft tissue uptakeLower hemibodyRare presentationIntraluminal occlusionUnusual caseTissue uptakeAnatomic imagingScintigraphySyndromeChest levelCharacteristic appearanceInfrequent occurrenceAdenopathyCancerHemibodyMetastasisLipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Miszczuk MA, Chapiro J, Geschwind JH, Thakur V, Nezami N, Laage-Gaupp F, Kulon M, van Breugel JMM, Fereydooni A, Lin M, Savic LJ, Tegel B, Wahlin T, Funai E, Schlachter T. Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer. Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100742. PMID: 32092672, PMCID: PMC7036424, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer
Makusha LP, Kulon M, Pucar D, Young CR. Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. World J Nucl Med 2020;19:324-6Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET-CT Image Denoising using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients
PET-CT Image Denoising using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients. Hui Liu, Hamed Yousefi, Niloufar Mirian, MingDe Lin, David Menard, Matthew Gregory, Annemarie Boustani, Ming-Kai Chen, Michal Kulon, Lawrence Saperstein, Darko Pucar, Chi Liu, pending publicationPeer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
2016
Blend+Proximity, A Novel Algorithm Achieves High Suppression of Metallic Streak Artifacts And Maximal Preservation Of Contrast Between Soft Tissues And Iodinated Contrast Material On Dual-Energy CT Scans
Michal Kulon MD, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Presentation 2016Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLost to Follow-Up: Automated Detection of Patients Who Missed Follow-Ups Which Were Recommended on Radiology Reports
Michal Kulon MD, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Presentation 2016Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Blend+Proximity, a novel algorithm for reduction of metallic streak artifacts and maximal preservation of contrast between soft tissues and iodinated contrast material on dual-energy CT scans
Michal Kulon MD, Peter Komlosi MD PhD, ASNR Abstract - April 2015Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic and Pulmonary Artery Diameter Percentile Calculator
Michal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/ascending-aorta-diameter/calculator.phpPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Kidney Size Percentile Calculator
Michal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/pediatric-kidney-sizes/calculator.phpPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Spleen Size Percentile Calculator
Michal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/pediatric-spleen-sizes/calculator.phpPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesticular Volume Percentile Calculator
Michal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/testicular-volume/calculator.phpPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Nuclear Medicine Bone Scans
Michal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/atlas-normal/Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
New Software Improves Feedback to Residents by Highlighting Differences Between Final and Preliminary Versions of Radiology Reports
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Poster Presentation 2014Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
CT Pulmonary Angiography: Increasingly Diagnosing Less Severe Pulmonary Emboli
Schissler AJ, Rozenshtein A, Kulon ME, Pearson GD, Green RA, Stetson PD, Brenner DJ, D'Souza B, Tsai WY, Schluger NW, Einstein AJ. CT Pulmonary Angiography: Increasingly Diagnosing Less Severe Pulmonary Emboli. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65669. PMID: 23776522, PMCID: PMC3680477, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary emboliAcute pulmonary emboliMyocardial injuryDiagnostic yieldPeak serum troponin levelsUrban academic medical centerStudy periodLarge urban academic medical centerTransthoracic echocardiography findingsPresence of PERight ventricular abnormalitiesChronic pulmonary emboliSerum troponin levelsMultivariate logistic regressionAcademic medical centerEchocardiography findingsTroponin levelsAdult patientsVentricular abnormalitiesEmergency departmentDisease spectrumRV abnormalitiesMedical CenterSevere spectrumDisease severity
2011
Variations in SUV Values with Reconstruction Algorithms
Bing Bai, Michal E. Kulon, Peter D. Esser - SNM 2011 poster and abstract.Peer-Reviewed Original Research