2018
Joint reconstruction of rest/stress myocardial perfusion SPECT
Lai X, Petibon Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Joint reconstruction of rest/stress myocardial perfusion SPECT. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2018, 63: 135019. PMID: 29897044, PMCID: PMC6245543, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aacc2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedModels, TheoreticalMyocardial Perfusion ImagingMyocardiumPhantoms, ImagingSignal-To-Noise RatioTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emission computed tomographyReversible defectsSignal-to-noise ratioRest/stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingConventional subtraction methodDefect detectionJoint methodPhoton emission computed tomographySubtraction methodReverse mappingClinical dose levelsEmission computed tomographyImprove defect detectionLow noiseNon-invasive assessmentClinical dosePerfusion defectsReduced doseImprove radiologists' performanceReconstruction frameworkRest imagesPerfusion imagingDose levels
2017
Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies
Petibon Y, Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3539-3565. PMID: 28379843, PMCID: PMC5739089, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPyridazinesRadiopharmaceuticalsSignal-To-Noise RatioSwineConceptsPET sinogramsSignal-to-noise ratioList-mode PET dataSiemens Biograph mMR scannerList-mode dataMyocardial perfusion imagingNoise realizationsPET myocardial perfusion imagingLow count levelsLeast-squares fitBiograph mMR scannerPET projection dataOriginal list-mode dataMyocardial blood flowCount levelsParametric reconstructionOSEMReconstruction methodIndependent noise realizationsNormal count levelsSinogramDirect reconstructionDynamic sinogramsKinetic modelPoor signal-to-noise ratio
2016
Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR
Petibon Y, Guehl N, Reese T, Ebrahimi B, Normandin M, Shoup T, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2016, 62: 326-343. PMID: 27997375, PMCID: PMC5241952, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMovementMyocardial Perfusion ImagingMyocardiumPositron-Emission TomographySwineConceptsSimultaneous PET-MRPET myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingPoint spread functionPoint-spread function correctionUngated dataMotion correctionPET-MRPartial volume effectsApparent wall thicknessMyocardial blood flowPartial volume effect correctionMR-based motion correctionMotion fieldPET-MR scannersPoint spread function modelPET dataPerfusion imagingImage qualityImpact of motionDynamic myocardial perfusion imagingAttenuation mapNon-rigid registrationAbsolute myocardial blood flowUngated images