2023
Impact of motion correction on [18F]-MK6240 tau PET imaging
Tiss A, Marin T, Chemli Y, Spangler-Bickell M, Gong K, Lois C, Petibon Y, Landes V, Grogg K, Normandin M, Becker A, Thibault E, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Impact of motion correction on [18F]-MK6240 tau PET imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2023, 68: 105015. PMID: 37116511, PMCID: PMC10278956, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acd161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionPET quantitationImpact of motion correctionList-mode reconstructionMotion correction methodList-mode dataMotion-corrected imagesEffect of motion correctionVoxel displacementsPhantom experimentsOptical tracking dataLong acquisitionBrain PET scansSlow motionImage qualityPET imagingPositron emission tomographyCorrectionMotionCorrection methodRates of tau accumulationHead motionMotion metricsPhantomPositron
2022
Joint spectral quantification of MR spectroscopic imaging using linear tangent space alignment‐based manifold learning
Ma C, Han P, Zhuo Y, Djebra Y, Marin T, Fakhri G. Joint spectral quantification of MR spectroscopic imaging using linear tangent space alignment‐based manifold learning. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2022, 89: 1297-1313. PMID: 36404676, PMCID: PMC9892363, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubspace-based methodsManifold learningIntrinsic low-dimensional structureGlobal coordinationLearning-based methodsNumerical simulation dataSpatial smoothness constraintSparsity constraintSpace alignmentSubspace modelSmoothness constraintSuperior performanceRoot mean square errorLinear transformationMechanical simulationsLow-dimensionalSquare errorSubspaceExperimental dataSpectroscopic imagingQuantum mechanical simulationsCoordinate alignmentMR spectroscopic imagingSpectral quantificationSimulated data
2021
Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T
Han P, Marin T, Djebra Y, Landes V, Zhuo Y, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2021, 87: 1832-1845. PMID: 34812547, PMCID: PMC8810588, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlip-angle estimationCardiac T<sub>1</sub> mappingGradient echo readoutThrough-plane spatial resolutionImaging timePractical imaging timesFree breathingPhantom studyB1 correctionAccelerated imagingIn-planeT)-spaceMyocardial T<sub>1</sub> valuesSubspace-based methodsSpatial resolutionImaging experimentsAcquisition schemeT)-space dataSubject-specific timeCorrectionModified Look-Locker inversion recoveryLook-Locker inversion recoveryTime of data acquisitionAverage imaging timeInversion-recovery sequenceDeep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas
Marin T, Zhuo Y, Lahoud R, Tian F, Ma X, Xing F, Moteabbed M, Liu X, Grogg K, Shusharina N, Woo J, Lim R, Ma C, Chen Y, El Fakhri G. Deep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2021, 167: 269-276. PMID: 34808228, PMCID: PMC8934266, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross tumor volumeRadiation therapy treatment planningGross tumor volume contoursGross tumor volume delineationTherapy treatment planningIntra-observer variabilityConsensus contoursGTV contoursPre-operative CT imagesSoft tissue sarcomasRadiation oncologistsTumor volumeBone sarcomasTreatment planningAccurate contoursCT imagesDelineation procedureSarcomaSoft tissueConfidence levelRadiationPatientsHausdorff distanceMultiple contoursX-ray
2020
Motion correction for PET data using subspace-based real-time MR imaging in simultaneous PET/MR
Marin T, Djebra Y, Han P, Chemli Y, Bloch I, Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Petibon Y, Ma C. Motion correction for PET data using subspace-based real-time MR imaging in simultaneous PET/MR. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2020, 65: 235022. PMID: 33263317, PMCID: PMC7985095, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abb31d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomography reconstructionMotion-corrected PET reconstructionsPET reconstructionMotion-corrected PET imagesIrregular respiratory motionMotion fieldMotion correction methodMotion correction approachIrregular motion patternsUndersampled k-space dataImage quality of positron emission tomographyQuality of positron emission tomographyMotion patternsLow-rank characteristicsRespiratory motionContrast-to-noise ratioEstimated motion fieldSurrogate signalsMotion correctionK-space dataImage qualityReal-time MR imagingSimultaneous PET/MRMotion artifact reductionPET/MR scanners
2013
Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images
Marin T, Kalayeh M, Parages F, Brankov J. Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2013, 33: 38-47. PMID: 23981533, PMCID: PMC4148467, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2013.2279517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBiomimeticsCoronary Artery DiseaseExpert SystemsHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMotionMyocardial Perfusion ImagingObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySupport Vector MachineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsHuman observer performanceRelevance vector machinePredicting human observer performanceDeformable mesh modelHuman observersHuman observer scoresImage-quality assessmentPerfusion-defect detectionMotion estimationModel observerMotion featuresVector machineMedical imagesLinear discriminantDefect detectionDetection taskMesh modelObserver performanceDiagnostic tasksNumerical surrogateTask-based approachApproximate surrogateTaskMotion evaluationPerformance
2010
Deformable left‐ventricle mesh model for motion‐compensated filtering in cardiac gated SPECT
Marin T, Brankov J. Deformable left‐ventricle mesh model for motion‐compensated filtering in cardiac gated SPECT. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 5471-5481. PMID: 21089783, PMCID: PMC2962663, DOI: 10.1118/1.3483098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac gated SPECTMesh modelNoise reductionMotion-compensated filteringCardiac gated SPECT imagingDeformable mesh modelTested clinical dataSignal-to-noise ratioMotion estimationMotion blurring artifactsEstimated motionImage-reconstruction methodsProcessing algorithmsSpatiotemporal filtering methodSpatiotemporal filteringMotion trajectoryFiltering approachMyocardium motionFiltering methodReduce noiseImage qualityTemporal correlationProcessing techniquesNoisePhoton data
2009
A quantitative evaluation study of four-dimensional gated cardiac SPECT reconstruction
Jin M, Yang Y, Niu X, Marin T, Brankov J, Feng B, Pretorius P, King M, Wernick M. A quantitative evaluation study of four-dimensional gated cardiac SPECT reconstruction. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2009, 54: 5643-5659. PMID: 19724094, PMCID: PMC3690946, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/18/019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGated cardiac SPECT imagesNURBS-based cardiac-torso (NCATMotion-compensated temporal regularizationCardiac SPECT imagingBias-variance analysisDistance-dependent blurringGated cardiac SPECTMotion compensation approachReconstructed myocardiumSPECT imagesDetection of perfusion defectsSPECT reconstructionCardiac SPECTIntensity uniformityTemporal smoothnessPatient dataLeft ventricular myocardiumReconstructed imagesReconstruction processSpatial smoothingPerfusion defectsScatteringDegradation factorsTemporal regularityVentricular myocardiumMotion-compensated temporal summation of cardiac gated SPECT images using a deformable mesh model
Marin T, Wernick M, Yang Y, Brankov J. Motion-compensated temporal summation of cardiac gated SPECT images using a deformable mesh model. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2009, 2009: 3657-3660. PMID: 19964313, PMCID: PMC2810283, DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5333693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCardiac-Gated Imaging TechniquesCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyComputer SimulationHeartHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, StatisticalMotionPhantoms, ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsDeformable mesh modelMotion blurring artifactsMesh modelCardiac gated SPECT imagingCardiac gated SPECTEstimating heart motionHeart motionNoisy imagesMotion estimationNoise reduction performanceTime dimensionEstimated motionBlurring artifactsIndividual framesPartial volume effectsNoise reductionQuantitative evaluationReduction performanceImagesNoiseSPECT imagesStatic SPECT imagesArtifactsFrameGate sequences