2020
PET imaging of neurotransmission using direct parametric reconstruction
Petibon Y, Alpert N, Ouyang J, Pizzagalli D, Cusin C, Fava M, Fakhri G, Normandin M. PET imaging of neurotransmission using direct parametric reconstruction. NeuroImage 2020, 221: 117154. PMID: 32679252, PMCID: PMC7800040, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal-to-noise ratioImage reconstructionPositron emission tomography image reconstructionLow signal-to-noise ratioPoisson log-likelihood functionScattered coincidencesDetector sensitivityPET sinogramsStatistical fluctuationsEstimate parametric imagesGradient-based optimizationParametric reconstructionLog-likelihood functionEffects of head movementVoxel scalePositron emission tomographySimplified reference region modelActivity concentration data
2018
MR-based motion correction for cardiac PET parametric imaging: a simulation study
Guo R, Petibon Y, Ma Y, El Fakhri G, Ying K, Ouyang J. MR-based motion correction for cardiac PET parametric imaging: a simulation study. EJNMMI Physics 2018, 5: 3. PMID: 29388075, PMCID: PMC5792384, DOI: 10.1186/s40658-017-0200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-motion-correctedPositron emission tomography-magnetic resonanceMR-based motion correctionRespiratory motionMotion correctionActivity distributionMotion correction methodRespiratory gatingPET sinogramsNoise levelCardiac gatingMRI simulationOne-tissue compartment modelNoise realizationsMC methodPET dataCardiac motionReduce motion blurParametric imagesIncreased noise levelConclusionsThis simulation studyArterial input functionPET imagingGateMyocardial regions
2017
Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies
Petibon Y, Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3539-3565. PMID: 28379843, PMCID: PMC5739089, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET sinogramsSignal-to-noise ratioList-mode PET dataSiemens Biograph mMR scannerList-mode dataMyocardial perfusion imagingNoise realizationsPET myocardial perfusion imagingLow count levelsLeast-squares fitBiograph mMR scannerPET projection dataOriginal list-mode dataMyocardial blood flowCount levelsParametric reconstructionOSEMReconstruction methodIndependent noise realizationsNormal count levelsSinogramDirect reconstructionDynamic sinogramsKinetic modelPoor signal-to-noise ratio