2013
Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images
Marin T, Kalayeh M, Parages F, Brankov J. Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2013, 33: 38-47. PMID: 23981533, PMCID: PMC4148467, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2013.2279517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBiomimeticsCoronary Artery DiseaseExpert SystemsHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMotionMyocardial Perfusion ImagingObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySupport Vector MachineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsHuman observer performanceRelevance vector machinePredicting human observer performanceDeformable mesh modelHuman observersHuman observer scoresImage-quality assessmentPerfusion-defect detectionMotion estimationModel observerMotion featuresVector machineMedical imagesLinear discriminantDefect detectionDetection taskMesh modelObserver performanceDiagnostic tasksNumerical surrogateTask-based approachApproximate surrogateTaskMotion evaluationPerformance
2010
Numerical observer for cardiac motion assessment using a linear discriminant
Marin T, Pretorius P, Yang Y, Wernick M, Brankov J. Numerical observer for cardiac motion assessment using a linear discriminant. 2010, 2352-2355. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2010.5874205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeformable mesh modelMesh modelDefect detection taskMotion estimation techniquesImage quality assessmentHuman visual systemHuman detection performanceHuman observersImage qualityMotion defectsHuman observer performanceChannelized Hotelling observerChannel modelMotion informationDetection performanceLinear discriminantDetection taskDiagnostic tasksHuman performanceProposed methodsSingle photon emission computed tomographyHotelling observerVisual systemEvaluate image qualityDiscriminant modelDeformable left‐ventricle mesh model for motion‐compensated filtering in cardiac gated SPECT
Marin T, Brankov J. Deformable left‐ventricle mesh model for motion‐compensated filtering in cardiac gated SPECT. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 5471-5481. PMID: 21089783, PMCID: PMC2962663, DOI: 10.1118/1.3483098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac gated SPECTMesh modelNoise reductionMotion-compensated filteringCardiac gated SPECT imagingDeformable mesh modelTested clinical dataSignal-to-noise ratioMotion estimationMotion blurring artifactsEstimated motionImage-reconstruction methodsProcessing algorithmsSpatiotemporal filtering methodSpatiotemporal filteringMotion trajectoryFiltering approachMyocardium motionFiltering methodReduce noiseImage qualityTemporal correlationProcessing techniquesNoisePhoton dataMOTION-COMPENSATED RECONSTRUCTION OF GATED CARDIAC SPECT IMAGES USING A DEFORMABLE MESH MODEL
Marin T, Wernick M, Yang Y, Brankov J. MOTION-COMPENSATED RECONSTRUCTION OF GATED CARDIAC SPECT IMAGES USING A DEFORMABLE MESH MODEL. 2010, 520-523. DOI: 10.1109/isbi.2010.5490294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeformable mesh modelGated cardiac SPECT imagesMesh modelMotion estimation techniquesMotion trajectoryTemporal smoothness constraintMaximum-likelihood expectation-maximization algorithmExpectation-maximization algorithmEstimated motionMotion-compensated reconstructionMotion compensationLevel of noiseSmoothness constraintPixel gridTemporal constraintsTemporal filteringReconstruction algorithmReconstructed imagesMesh domainCardiac SPECT imagingAlgorithmNoise reductionTemporal correlationNoise effectsIteration
2009
Motion-compensated temporal summation of cardiac gated SPECT images using a deformable mesh model
Marin T, Wernick M, Yang Y, Brankov J. Motion-compensated temporal summation of cardiac gated SPECT images using a deformable mesh model. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2009, 2009: 3657-3660. PMID: 19964313, PMCID: PMC2810283, DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5333693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCardiac-Gated Imaging TechniquesCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyComputer SimulationHeartHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, StatisticalMotionPhantoms, ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsDeformable mesh modelMotion blurring artifactsMesh modelCardiac gated SPECT imagingCardiac gated SPECTEstimating heart motionHeart motionNoisy imagesMotion estimationNoise reduction performanceTime dimensionEstimated motionBlurring artifactsIndividual framesPartial volume effectsNoise reductionQuantitative evaluationReduction performanceImagesNoiseSPECT imagesStatic SPECT imagesArtifactsFrameGate sequences
2008
Motion Compensated Spatio-Temporal Filtering of Cardiac Gated SPECT Images
Marin T, Wernick M, Yang Y, Brankov J. Motion Compensated Spatio-Temporal Filtering of Cardiac Gated SPECT Images. 2008, 3734-3737. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2008.4774211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotion estimationTemporal filteringMotion estimation algorithmCardiac gated SPECT imagingTemporal filtering methodsCardiac gated SPECTDeformable mesh modelSpatio-temporal filteringNoise reduction methodLow photon countsMotion blurHeart wall thickeningProcessing algorithmsEstimation algorithmMesh modelReconstructed imagesMyocardium motionFiltering methodAlgorithmGated SPECTGated SPECT imagingHeart motionFilterReduction methodImages