2014
Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies
Mananga E, Fakhri G, Schaefferkoetter J, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e88200. PMID: 24505429, PMCID: PMC3914931, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMyocardiumPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyConceptsMyocardial defect detectionFiltered back projectionChannelized Hotelling observerPhantom studyActivity distributionSubset expectation maximizationDefect detectionCardiac PET studiesMyocardial defectsHotelling observerNoise levelBack-projectionPET-CTPhantomExpectation maximizationOP-OSEMReconstruction schemePET studiesOSEMDefectsNoise
2008
Improved activity estimation with MC‐JOSEM versus TEW‐JOSEM in SPECT
Ouyang J, Fakhri G, Moore S. Improved activity estimation with MC‐JOSEM versus TEW‐JOSEM in SPECT. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 2029-2040. PMID: 18561679, PMCID: PMC2673642, DOI: 10.1118/1.2907561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsEquipment DesignImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIndium RadioisotopesLungModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsScattering, RadiationSoftwareTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMC-JOSEMWater-filled torso phantomMC scatter estimationTriple-energy-windowActivity estimationIterative reconstruction algorithmTorso phantomPhantom studyBackground compartmentScatter estimationActivity distributionAverage relative biasPhantomReconstruction algorithmActivity concentrationsSynthetic projectionsSphere locationScattering
2005
Performance of a novel collimator for high‐sensitivity brain SPECT
Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Zimmerman R, Fischman A, Kijewski M. Performance of a novel collimator for high‐sensitivity brain SPECT. Medical Physics 2005, 33: 209-215. PMID: 16485427, DOI: 10.1118/1.2143140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphere activity concentrationNPW-SNRStandard collimatorSphere-to-background activity ratiosAttenuation of countsPhantom centerActivity concentrationsPoint spread functionCentral regionCollimatorPhantom studyStriatal phantomCylindrical backgroundResolution recoveryPhantomSpherical lesionsRamp filterCrystal surfaceSpread functionSignal-to-noise ratioCentral brain structuresFitting imageHealthy volunteersBrain SPECTSphere activity