2020
Positron annihilation localization by nanoscale magnetization
Gholami Y, Yuan H, Wilks M, Josephson L, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Kuncic Z. Positron annihilation localization by nanoscale magnetization. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 20262. PMID: 33219274, PMCID: PMC7680104, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76980-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNanoscale magnetsSpatial resolution of PET imagesImproved dose localizationPositron emitting sourcesResolution of PET imagesPositron emission tomography instrumentationSpatial resolutionPositron emission tomographyAnnihilation quantaPhoton pairsPositron rangeDose localizationPositron annihilationCharged particlesOrtho-positroniumAnnihilationSuperparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticlesCancer theranostic strategyPositron emission tomography scanPositronElectronic placesImage blurringPET imagingPET-MRITreatment outcomesA 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
2018
Heat-induced radiolabeling and fluorescence labeling of Feraheme nanoparticles for PET/SPECT imaging and flow cytometry
Yuan H, Wilks M, Normandin M, El Fakhri G, Kaittanis C, Josephson L. Heat-induced radiolabeling and fluorescence labeling of Feraheme nanoparticles for PET/SPECT imaging and flow cytometry. Nature Protocols 2018, 13: 392-412. PMID: 29370158, PMCID: PMC5966297, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.133.Peer-Reviewed Original Research