2020
MR‐based PET attenuation correction using a combined ultrashort echo time/multi‐echo Dixon acquisition
Han P, Horng D, Gong K, Petibon Y, Kim K, Li Q, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Ma C. MR‐based PET attenuation correction using a combined ultrashort echo time/multi‐echo Dixon acquisition. Medical Physics 2020, 47: 3064-3077. PMID: 32279317, PMCID: PMC7375929, DOI: 10.1002/mp.14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinear attenuation coefficientPositron emission tomography attenuation correctionPhysical compartmental modelAttenuation correctionShort T<sub>2</sub> componentPET attenuation correctionRadial k-space trajectoryMagnetic resonance (MR)-based methodK-space trajectoriesRadial trajectoryK-spaceAttenuation coefficientDixon acquisitionsPositron emission tomographyWhole white matterMuting methodImage reconstructionImaging speedMR signalMRAC methodPositron emission tomography imagingCorrectionGray matter regionsPhantomMatter regions
2014
Spectral CT Using Multiple Balanced K-Edge Filters
Rakvongthai Y, Worstell W, Fakhri G, Bian J, Lorsakul A, Ouyang J. Spectral CT Using Multiple Balanced K-Edge Filters. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2014, 34: 740-747. PMID: 25252276, PMCID: PMC4349342, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2014.2358561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-edge filtersReconstructed attenuation coefficientsEnergy binsAttenuation coefficientMultiple energy binsX-ray sourcesX-ray tubeBack-projection reconstructionSpectral CT imagingTransmission matrixModel expectationsSinogram binsBeam hardeningComplex phantomsSpectral computed tomographyK-edgeAttenuation imagesSpectral CTCT scannerX-rayConventional detectorsBack-projectionSinogramPhantomCost-effective system design