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 ResearchConceptsScatter correctionDual-radionuclideContrast recoveryPhantom studyAnthropomorphic torso phantomPatient studiesTumor uptakeTumor imagingSPECT projectionsTorso phantomMonte-CarloPhantom dataPhantomIterative reconstructionOSEMProjection dataDR dataIncrease patient throughputNoise realizationsSPECT-CTImage reconstructionClinical studiesTumorTumor projectionPoisson noise
2009
Pediatric FDG PET/CT: Physiologic Uptake, Normal Variants, and Benign Conditions1
Shammas A, Lim R, Charron M. Pediatric FDG PET/CT: Physiologic Uptake, Normal Variants, and Benign Conditions1. RadioGraphics 2009, 29: 1467-86. PMID: 19755606, DOI: 10.1148/rg.295085247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyFDG uptakeBenign lesionsPhysiological uptakeIncreased (18)F-FDG uptakeFDG-PET/CT studiesPhysiological variantsHead and neckAssociated with pitfallsUrinary collecting systemPediatric oncology patientsPET/CT studiesFollow-up studyPET/computed tomographicBone marrowImprove patient treatmentOncology patientsNormal variantsPET image interpretationEmission tomographyPatient treatmentAttenuation correctionAdipose tissueBrown adipose tissueGastrointestinal tract