2021
Deep 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
2013
Bias Atlases for Segmentation-Based PET Attenuation Correction Using PET-CT and MR
Ouyang J, Chun Y, Petibon Y, Bonab A, Alpert N, Fakhri G. Bias Atlases for Segmentation-Based PET Attenuation Correction Using PET-CT and MR. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2013, 60: 3373-3382. PMID: 24966415, PMCID: PMC4067048, DOI: 10.1109/tns.2013.2278624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttenuation correctionBias imagesLung density variationsPET attenuation correctionPET-MR scannersAttenuation mapFat identificationOriginal CTPET reconstructionOverall standard deviationPET-MRMR imagingVariation of biasDensity variationsCT-based studyPET accuracyPET-CTStandard deviation of biasCorrectionFat segmentationTissue classesPatientsSoft tissueAttenuationLung
2009
Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry
Zhu X, Reese T, Crowley E, Fakhri G. Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry. Medical Physics 2009, 37: 183-188. PMID: 20175480, PMCID: PMC2801736, DOI: 10.1118/1.3260844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAGIC gelTissue equivalentsGel dosimeterRange verificationNuclear reactionsDosimetry applicationsProton beam therapyPhantom materialTime-activity measurementsDosimetry purposesTransverse relaxation rateRelaxation rateBeam therapyDose-response curveSlopes of dose-response curvesGel formulationMAGICDose responseMelting pointSoft tissueDosimetersPhantomTime-activityProtonGlucose