2020
A Radio-Nano-Platform for T1/T2 Dual-Mode PET-MR Imaging
Gholami Y, Yuan H, Wilks M, Maschmeyer R, Normandin M, Josephson L, Fakhri G, Kuncic Z. A Radio-Nano-Platform for T1/T2 Dual-Mode PET-MR Imaging. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2020, 15: 1253-1266. PMID: 32161456, PMCID: PMC7049573, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s241971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLine spread functionPET-MR imagingSignal-to-noise ratioFull-width half-maximum (FWHMPET-MRHalf-maximum (FWHMSpatial resolutionTransmission electron microscopyImage quality gainSimultaneous positron emission tomographyContrast-enhanced diagnostic imagingAtom adsorptionPhantom imagesPositron emission tomographySpatial resolution of MRHybrid PET-MRRadio-isotopesSpread functionMulti-modal imaging techniquesSensitivity of positron emission tomographyMagnetic resonanceCo-registeredTransmission electron microscopy analysisSuper paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticlesContrast agents
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 ResearchConceptsSimultaneous 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
2014
Motion compensation for brain PET imaging using wireless MR active markers in simultaneous PET–MR: Phantom and non-human primate studies
Huang C, Ackerman J, Petibon Y, Normandin M, Brady T, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Motion compensation for brain PET imaging using wireless MR active markers in simultaneous PET–MR: Phantom and non-human primate studies. NeuroImage 2014, 91: 129-137. PMID: 24418501, PMCID: PMC3965607, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.12.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionWireless markersList-mode reconstructionReconstructed PET imagesMotion correction techniqueObserver signal-to-noise ratioSimultaneous PET-MRMotion artifactsPET phantomPET contrastPET reconstructionBrain PET imagingPET imagingPhantomBrain PETPET-MRIndependent noise realizationsAccurate quantitative valuesHead motionNoise realizationsPET dataSignal-to-noise ratioStatic referenceBrain PET scansActivation markers