2023
FedFTN: Personalized federated learning with deep feature transformation network for multi-institutional low-count PET denoising
Zhou B, Xie H, Liu Q, Chen X, Guo X, Feng Z, Hou J, Zhou S, Li B, Rominger A, Shi K, Duncan J, Liu C. FedFTN: Personalized federated learning with deep feature transformation network for multi-institutional low-count PET denoising. Medical Image Analysis 2023, 90: 102993. PMID: 37827110, PMCID: PMC10611438, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2023.102993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedPositron-Emission TomographySignal-To-Noise RatioConceptsFederated learning processFederated learning algorithmFederated learning strategyLarge domain shiftDifferent data distributionsTransformation networkLarge-scale datasetsDeep learningDomain shiftLearning algorithmDownstream tasksNetwork weightsFeature outputFeature transformationSecurity concernsData distributionCollaborative trainingPersonalized modelPET image qualityReconstructed imagesReconstruction methodImage qualityNetworkEfficient wayLocal dataSegmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network
Xie H, Liu Z, Shi L, Greco K, Chen X, Zhou B, Feher A, Stendahl J, Boutagy N, Kyriakides T, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Segmentation-Free PVC for Cardiac SPECT Using a Densely-Connected Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Network. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2023, 42: 1325-1336. PMID: 36459599, PMCID: PMC10204821, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2022.3226604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJoint motion estimation and penalized image reconstruction algorithm with anatomical priors for gated TOF-PET/CT
Tsai Y, Liu C. Joint motion estimation and penalized image reconstruction algorithm with anatomical priors for gated TOF-PET/CT. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2023, 68: 025020. PMID: 36549009, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acae19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
DuDoUFNet: Dual-Domain Under-to-Fully-Complete Progressive Restoration Network for Simultaneous Metal Artifact Reduction and Low-Dose CT Reconstruction
Zhou B, Chen X, Xie H, Zhou S, Duncan JS, Liu C. DuDoUFNet: Dual-Domain Under-to-Fully-Complete Progressive Restoration Network for Simultaneous Metal Artifact Reduction and Low-Dose CT Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2022, 41: 3587-3599. PMID: 35816532, PMCID: PMC9812027, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2022.3189759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET respiratory motion correction: quo vadis?
Lamare F, Bousse A, Thielemans K, Liu C, Merlin T, Fayad H, Visvikis D. PET respiratory motion correction: quo vadis? Physics In Medicine And Biology 2022, 67: 03tr02. PMID: 34915465, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac43fc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory motion correctionPET respiratory motion correctionMotion correctionGeneric motion modelImage reconstruction processRespiratory motion informationMotion estimationMotion informationTerms of synchronizationImage spaceSynchronization stepsReconstruction processMotion modelOverall approachPET/magnetic resonance imagingDevice systemRespiratory motionImaging devicesMRI deviceDevicesSynchronizationNumber of stepsComprehensive coverageDatasetGreat interest
2021
Nuclear Medicine and Artificial Intelligence: Best Practices for Algorithm Development
Bradshaw TJ, Boellaard R, Dutta J, Jha AK, Jacobs P, Li Q, Liu C, Sitek A, Saboury B, Scott PJH, Slomka PJ, Sunderland JJ, Wahl RL, Yousefirizi F, Zuehlsdorff S, Rahmim A, Buvat I. Nuclear Medicine and Artificial Intelligence: Best Practices for Algorithm Development. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2021, 63: 500-510. PMID: 34740952, PMCID: PMC10949110, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuDoDR-Net: Dual-domain data consistent recurrent network for simultaneous sparse view and metal artifact reduction in computed tomography
Zhou B, Chen X, Zhou SK, Duncan JS, Liu C. DuDoDR-Net: Dual-domain data consistent recurrent network for simultaneous sparse view and metal artifact reduction in computed tomography. Medical Image Analysis 2021, 75: 102289. PMID: 34758443, PMCID: PMC8678361, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2021.102289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent networksSevere streak artifactsRecurrent frameworkArtifact reductionSparse viewsImage domainReconstruction qualityCT metal artifact reductionX-ray projectionsMetal artifact reductionArtifact-free imagesMedical diagnosisPrevious methodsProjection dataConsistent layerExperimental resultsMDPET: A Unified Motion Correction and Denoising Adversarial Network for Low-Dose Gated PET
Zhou B, Tsai YJ, Chen X, Duncan JS, Liu C. MDPET: A Unified Motion Correction and Denoising Adversarial Network for Low-Dose Gated PET. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2021, 40: 3154-3164. PMID: 33909561, PMCID: PMC8588635, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3076191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion estimationPyramid networkAdversarial networkAccurate motion estimationMotion correctionLow-noise reconstructionGated positron emission tomographyMotion correction methodMotion estimation networkGated PET dataEstimation networkRecurrent layersDenoising NetworkRespiratory motion blurringExperimental resultsLow-noise imagesMotion blurringNoise levelCorrection methodNetworkPET reconstructionPrevious methodsImage qualityImagesEstimationGeneration of parametric Ki images for FDG PET using two 5‐min scans
Wu J, Liu H, Ye Q, Gallezot J, Naganawa M, Miao T, Lu Y, Chen M, Esserman DA, Kyriakides TC, Carson RE, Liu C. Generation of parametric Ki images for FDG PET using two 5‐min scans. Medical Physics 2021, 48: 5219-5231. PMID: 34287939, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based input functionDynamic FDG-PET scansFDG-PET scansFDG-PETSUV changesPET scansClinical practiceSolid lung nodulesClinical usefulnessLate scansBone marrowRegion of interestLung nodulesInput functionScansPatlak analysisKi imagesMin/T-testCorrelation coefficientTumorsSubjectsNodulesDynamic imagingPETLimited View Tomographic Reconstruction Using a Cascaded Residual Dense Spatial-Channel Attention Network With Projection Data Fidelity Layer
Zhou B, Zhou S, Duncan JS, Liu C. Limited View Tomographic Reconstruction Using a Cascaded Residual Dense Spatial-Channel Attention Network With Projection Data Fidelity Layer. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2021, 40: 1792-1804. PMID: 33729929, PMCID: PMC8325575, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3066318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention networkView reconstructionGrand challenge datasetLimited angle reconstructionHigh-quality reconstructionNeural network methodSparse-view reconstructionExperimental resultsLimited angle acquisitionArchitecture issuesSparse viewsChallenge datasetLimited view dataView dataNeural architectureQuality reconstructionNetwork methodTomographic reconstructionReconstructed imagesProjection viewsPrevious methodsAngle reconstructionDatasetNetworkAngle acquisition
2019
An investigation of quantitative accuracy for deep learning based denoising in oncological PET
Lu W, Onofrey JA, Lu Y, Shi L, Ma T, Liu Y, Liu C. An investigation of quantitative accuracy for deep learning based denoising in oncological PET. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 165019. PMID: 31307019, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab3242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT
Shi L, Lu Y, Wu J, Gallezot JD, Boutagy N, Thorn S, Sinusas AJ, Carson RE, Liu C. Direct List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2019, 39: 119-128. PMID: 31180845, PMCID: PMC7030971, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2019.2921969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate kinetic modelConventional indirect methodImage reconstruction algorithmKinetic modelHigh noise levelsLow count levelsVivo canine studyIndirect methodImage noiseNoise levelParametric reconstructionNoiseReconstruction algorithmFrame imagePatient radiation dose reductionMethodDirect methodLower image noiseData-driven voluntary body motion detection and non-rigid event-by-event correction for static and dynamic PET
Lu Y, Gallezot JD, Naganawa M, Ren S, Fontaine K, Wu J, Onofrey JA, Toyonaga T, Boutagy N, Mulnix T, Panin VY, Casey ME, Carson RE, Liu C. Data-driven voluntary body motion detection and non-rigid event-by-event correction for static and dynamic PET. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 065002. PMID: 30695768, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab02c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent advances in cardiac SPECT instrumentation and imaging methods
Wu J, Liu C. Recent advances in cardiac SPECT instrumentation and imaging methods. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 06tr01. PMID: 30726779, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab04de.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Improved discrimination between benign and malignant LDCT screening-detected lung nodules with dynamic over static 18F-FDG PET as a function of injected dose
Ye Q, Wu J, Lu Y, Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Ma T, Liu Y, Tanoue L, Detterbeck F, Blasberg J, Chen MK, Casey M, Carson RE, Liu C. Improved discrimination between benign and malignant LDCT screening-detected lung nodules with dynamic over static 18F-FDG PET as a function of injected dose. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2018, 63: 175015. PMID: 30095083, PMCID: PMC6158045, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aad97f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based input functionStandardized uptake valueImage-derived input functionLung nodulesClinical trialsTime-activity curvesLow-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screeningLung cancer mortality ratesIndeterminate lung nodulesComputed Tomography ScreeningF-FDG PETCancer mortality ratesStatic PET acquisitionVirtual clinical trialsScan durationTomography screeningFDG injectionPET scansMortality rateUptake valueAccurate diagnosisMalignant lung nodulesROC analysisPatient dataMalignant nodules
2017
Non-Rigid Event-by-Event Continuous Respiratory Motion Compensated List-Mode Reconstruction for PET
Chan C, Onofrey J, Jian Y, Germino M, Papademetris X, Carson RE, Liu C. Non-Rigid Event-by-Event Continuous Respiratory Motion Compensated List-Mode Reconstruction for PET. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2017, 37: 504-515. PMID: 29028189, PMCID: PMC7304524, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2017.2761756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion-compensated image reconstructionMotion fieldImage reconstructionReconstruction algorithmRespiratory motionNon-rigid motionNon-rigid motion correctionSignificant image blurringSystem matrixMotion correctionSystem matrix calculationMotionImage blurringSuperior image qualityTracer concentrationRigid motionReference locationMatrix calculationList-mode reconstruction algorithmMotion correlationDynamics studyImage qualityFully automatic multi-atlas segmentation of CTA for partial volume correction in cardiac SPECT/CT
Liu Q, Mohy-ud-Din H, Boutagy N, Jiang M, Ren S, Stendahl J, Sinusas A, Liu C. Fully automatic multi-atlas segmentation of CTA for partial volume correction in cardiac SPECT/CT. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3944-3957. PMID: 28266929, PMCID: PMC5568763, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-atlas segmentation methodLabel fusion methodMulti-atlas segmentationSegmentation methodConventional label fusion methodsFusion methodManual segmentationMultiple organ segmentationLabel fusion algorithmImage qualityCardiac SPECT imagesDice similarity coefficientOrgan segmentationSegmentation accuracyAutomatic segmentationCTA segmentationFusion algorithmComputed tomography angiography dataSegmentationOne-out approachCT datasetsTomography angiography dataSimilarity coefficientAngiography dataConsistent image quality
2016
Noise suppressed partial volume correction for cardiac SPECT/CT
Chan C, Liu H, Grobshtein Y, Stacy MR, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Noise suppressed partial volume correction for cardiac SPECT/CT. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 5225-5239. PMID: 27587054, PMCID: PMC5001975, DOI: 10.1118/1.4961391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method
Wu J, Lin SF, Gallezot JD, Chan C, Prasad R, Thorn S, Stacy MR, Huang Y, Zonouz TH, Liu YH, Lampert RJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1226-1232. PMID: 27081169, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.171710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3-IodobenzylguanidineAdultAgedAlgorithmsArtifactsComputer SimulationFemaleHeartHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularModels, StatisticalMyocardiumRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
2011
Respiratory motion correction for quantitative PET/CT using all detected events with internal—external motion correlation
Liu C, Alessio AM, Kinahan PE. Respiratory motion correction for quantitative PET/CT using all detected events with internal—external motion correlation. Medical Physics 2011, 38: 2715-2723. PMID: 21776808, PMCID: PMC3107832, DOI: 10.1118/1.3582692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsArtifactsHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMotionMovementNeoplasmsPositron-Emission TomographyReproducibility of ResultsRespiratory MechanicsRespiratory-Gated Imaging TechniquesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicSubtraction TechniqueTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPET listmode dataInternal motionsExternal motion signalExternal respiratory signalListmode dataTumor motion informationRespiratory-gated PET imagesCT attenuation mapsMotion correlationPhantom experimentsRespiratory motion signalMotion degradationMotion correctionTumor motionSUVmax increaseAttenuation mapResidual motionAttenuation correctionSinogramRespiratory motion correctionQuantitative PET/CTMotionReference frameRespiratory motionPET images