2021
Detecting lumbar lesions in 99mTc‐MDP SPECT by deep learning: Comparison with physicians
Petibon Y, Fahey F, Cao X, Levin Z, Sexton‐Stallone B, Falone A, Zukotynski K, Kwatra N, Lim R, Bar‐Sever Z, Chemli Y, Treves S, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Detecting lumbar lesions in 99mTc‐MDP SPECT by deep learning: Comparison with physicians. Medical Physics 2021, 48: 4249-4261. PMID: 34101855, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDeep LearningHumansPhysiciansRetrospective StudiesTechnetium Tc 99m MedronateTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsSingle-photon emission computed tomographyLow back painLumbar lesionsPediatric patientsTc-MDPEvaluate low back painCause of low back painTc-MDP scanLesion-presentEmission computed tomographyConvolutional neural networkClinical likelihoodBack painInterreader variabilityDeep convolutional neural networkLumbar locationLesionsStress lesionsFocal lesionsDeep learningPatientsLumbar stressPhysiciansDL systemsLROC studies
2013
Simultaneous 99mTc‐MDP/123I‐MIBG tumor imaging using SPECT‐CT: Phantom and constructed patient studies
Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Lim R, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Simultaneous 99mTc‐MDP/123I‐MIBG tumor imaging using SPECT‐CT: Phantom and constructed patient studies. Medical Physics 2013, 40: 102506. PMID: 24089927, PMCID: PMC3785531, DOI: 10.1118/1.4820977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-IodobenzylguanidineAlgorithmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMonte Carlo MethodMultimodal ImagingNeoplasmsPhantoms, ImagingTechnetium Tc 99m MedronateTime FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsScatter correctionDual-radionuclideContrast recoveryPhantom studyAnthropomorphic torso phantomPatient studiesTumor uptakeTumor imagingSPECT projectionsTorso phantomMonte-CarloPhantom dataPhantomIterative reconstructionOSEMProjection dataDR dataIncrease patient throughputNoise realizationsSPECT-CTImage reconstructionClinical studiesTumorTumor projectionPoisson noise