2022
DuDoSS: Deep‐learning‐based dual‐domain sinogram synthesis from sparsely sampled projections of cardiac SPECT
Chen X, Zhou B, Xie H, Miao T, Liu H, Holler W, Lin M, Miller EJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. DuDoSS: Deep‐learning‐based dual‐domain sinogram synthesis from sparsely sampled projections of cardiac SPECT. Medical Physics 2022, 50: 89-103. PMID: 36048541, PMCID: PMC9868054, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDeep LearningHeartHominidaeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsLow reconstruction accuracySynthetic projectionsAbsolute percent errorImage predictionSPECT image reconstructionImage domainSinogram synthesisGround truthReconstruction accuracyImage reconstructionSinogram domainProjection angleData acquisitionMean square errorFast data acquisitionImagesReconstruction artifactsSPECT imagesSquare error
2020
Automated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer
Stark S, Wang C, Savic LJ, Letzen B, Schobert I, Miszczuk M, Murali N, Oestmann P, Gebauer B, Lin M, Duncan J, Schlachter T, Chapiro J. Automated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 18026. PMID: 33093524, PMCID: PMC7582153, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75120-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLipiodol depositionTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver cancerPeripheral depositionLipiodol depositsTherapeutic efficacyNecrotic tumor areasBaseline MRITherapy optionsTumor responseTreatment responseTumor volumeLiver lesionsLipiodolH postTumor areaH-CTHounsfield unitsBiomarkersChemoembolizationHigh rateTumorsCancerImproved response
2019
Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Nezami N, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Lin M, Pollak J, Saperstein L, Schlachter T, Savic LJ. Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1066-1072. PMID: 30655331, PMCID: PMC6681698, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiographyBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYttrium RadioisotopesConceptsNon-HCC patientsTransarterial radioembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBaseline imagingTumor responseTumor volumeChild-Pugh class B patientsBaseline imaging featuresClass B patientsNormal liver ratiosTotal tumor volumeSPECT/CTContrast-enhanced MRIQuantitative European AssociationMultiphasic contrast-enhanced MRIInstitutional review boardHigh TNRPreprocedural MRIChild-PughB patientsLiver criteriaTumor burdenClinical parametersHepatic malignanciesRetrospective study
2013
Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits
Tacher V, Bhagat N, Rao P, Lin M, SchÄfer D, Noordhoek N, Eshuis P, Radaelli A, Liapi E, Grass M, Geschwind J. Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 2013, 22: 297-303. PMID: 23837536, PMCID: PMC3859124, DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2013.788028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsImaging, Three-DimensionalLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleMotionRabbitsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsC-arm CTAdult male New Zealand white rabbitsMale New Zealand white rabbitsIntra-arterial therapyNon-target embolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsFuture animal studiesLiver tumorsControl rabbitsNew imaging modalityOncology therapyAnimal studiesWhite rabbitsImaging protocolImaging modalitiesRabbitsSelective deliveryTherapyLesion detectionCTClinical environmentStudy improvementRespiratory motionPreliminary studyCan C-Arm Cone-Beam CT Detect a Micro-Embolic Effect After TheraSphere Radioembolization of Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Liver Metastasis?
Pellerin O, Lin M, Bhagat N, Shao W, Geschwind J. Can C-Arm Cone-Beam CT Detect a Micro-Embolic Effect After TheraSphere Radioembolization of Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Liver Metastasis? Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals 2013, 28: 459-465. PMID: 23484809, PMCID: PMC3715773, DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2012.1390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor enhancementHounsfield unitsArterial phaseCapillary levelCarcinoid liver metastasesYttrium-90 microspheresHigh-dose radiationEarly arterial phaseContrast medium injectionC-arm cone-beam CTTheraSphere radioembolizationLiver metastasesNeuroendocrine tumorsHepatic tumorsDelayed phasesRadioembolizationTumor densityMedium injectionTumor attenuationTumor vesselsTumorsTheraSphereEmbolic effectCone-beam CTSignificant decrease
2012
Applications of Imaging Technology in Radiation Research
Lin M, Jackson E. Applications of Imaging Technology in Radiation Research. Radiation Research 2012, 177: 387-397. PMID: 22401349, PMCID: PMC3355534, DOI: 10.1667/rr2696.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiography, Digital SubtractionAnimalsArtifactsContrast MediaDiagnostic ImagingEmbolization, TherapeuticHumansLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMathematicsModels, BiologicalMotionPerfusion ImagingRadiobiologyRadiography, InterventionalStrokeTomography, Spiral ComputedTomography, X-Ray Computed