2015
Simultaneous carotid PET/MR: feasibility and improvement of magnetic resonance-based attenuation correction
Bini J, Eldib M, Robson PM, Calcagno C, Fayad ZA. Simultaneous carotid PET/MR: feasibility and improvement of magnetic resonance-based attenuation correction. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2015, 32: 61-71. PMID: 25898892, PMCID: PMC4618272, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-015-0661-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner
Bini J, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Mateo J, Machac J, Narula J, Fuster V, Fayad ZA. Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner. Investigative Radiology 2013, 48: 313-322. PMID: 23296082, PMCID: PMC3638002, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e31827a49ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET scannerPositron emission tomography (PET) systemsEmpirical attenuation coefficientsEmission tomography systemAttenuation correctionPET attenuation correctionCTAC methodsTomography systemPhoton attenuationAnimal bedAttenuation coefficientProton densityDirect informationMR/PET imagesCT attenuation correctionLarge bone structuresSUV maximumCoregistered CT imagesAttenuation mapPET imagesQuantitative PETCorrectionScannerMagnetic resonanceTomographic images