2024
PET motion correction using subspace-based real-time MR imaging in simultaneous PET/MR
Mounime I, Marin T, Han P, Ouyang J, Gori P, Angelini E, Fakhri G, Ma C. PET motion correction using subspace-based real-time MR imaging in simultaneous PET/MR. 2024, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10657647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrdered-subset expectation maximizationMotion correctionGated reconstructionsMotion-corrected PET reconstructionsPET eventsCardiac motion phasesMotion correction methodCardiac motionMotion phaseReconstructed dynamic imagesPET reconstructionReal-time MR imagingSimultaneous PET/MRPatient motionSoft tissue contrastDynamic MR image reconstructionReference phaseMitigate artifactsLow-rank propertyMR image reconstructionPositron emission tomographyManifold learning frameworkSpatial resolutionBlurring artifactsImage reconstruction
2023
Super-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system
Chemli Y, Tétrault M, Marin T, Normandin M, Bloch I, El Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Petibon Y. Super-resolution in brain positron emission tomography using a real-time motion capture system. NeuroImage 2023, 272: 120056. PMID: 36977452, PMCID: PMC10122782, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain positron emission tomographySuper-resolutionEvent-by-event basisReal-time motion capture systemSR reconstruction methodTracking cameraVisualization of small structuresPET reconstruction algorithmMoving phantomMeasure target motionLine profilesPET/CT scannerMeasured shiftsImprove image resolutionMotion capture systemMotion tracking devicePositron emission tomographyReconstruction algorithmSpatial resolutionMeasured linesPhantomReal-timeEstimation frameworkIncreased spatial resolutionReconstruction method
2019
MR-based cardiac and respiratory motion correction of PET: application to static and dynamic cardiac 18F-FDG imaging
Petibon Y, Sun T, Han P, Ma C, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. MR-based cardiac and respiratory motion correction of PET: application to static and dynamic cardiac 18F-FDG imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 195009. PMID: 31394518, PMCID: PMC7007962, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab39c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR-based motion correctionRespiratory motion correctionMotion correctionImproved spatial resolutionReconstructed activity concentrationCardiac PET dataSpatial resolutionCoincidence eventsMR-basedPET imagingContrast-to-noise ratioCardiac PET imagingRespiratory phasesMC dataImprove image qualityMR acquisitionQuantitative accuracyCardiac PETPET dataActivity concentrationsMyocardium wallF-FDG PETDynamics studiesImage qualityMotion artifacts
2015
National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner
Grogg K, Toole T, Ouyang J, Zhu X, Normandin M, Li Q, Johnson K, Alpert N, Fakhri G. National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2015, 57: 646-652. PMID: 26697961, PMCID: PMC4818715, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.159723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoise-equivalent count rateCount rateLoose cutsMaximum noise-equivalent counting rateSpatial resolutionDetector ringSilicon photomultipliersBrain phantomContrast recoveryAttenuation correctionPET/CT systemCrystal blockPET/CT scannerImage qualityRadial offsetNational Electrical Manufacturers AssociationActivity distributionUnique mobility capabilitiesAxial extentTransverse resolutionPhantomAxial resolutionActivity concentrationsHuman scansLayer 1 cm
2013
Magnetic Resonance-Based Motion Correction for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
Ouyang J, Li Q, Fakhri G. Magnetic Resonance-Based Motion Correction for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging. Seminars In Nuclear Medicine 2013, 43: 60-67. PMID: 23178089, PMCID: PMC3508789, DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2012.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionClinical whole-body PET scannersMotion-corrected PET imagesWhole-body PET scannerPET motion correctionNonrigid image registration algorithmAcquired MR imagesRespiratory motionImage registration algorithmPET scannerSimultaneous PET/magnetic resonancePET reconstructionSimultaneous PET/MRPatient motionImage qualityIterative PET reconstructionPET/MR studiesPET/magnetic resonanceAttenuating mediaImage artifactsRegistration algorithmSpatial resolutionReconstruction algorithmPositron emission tomographyMR imaging techniques
2006
The Design and Manufacture of an Annular Variable-Focusing Collimator for Highsensitivity Brain SPECT
Ouyang J, Fakhir G, Xia W, Kijewski M, Genna S. The Design and Manufacture of an Annular Variable-Focusing Collimator for Highsensitivity Brain SPECT. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2006, 53: 2613-2618. DOI: 10.1109/tns.2006.877151.Peer-Reviewed Original Research