2014
Pattern recognition for rapid T2 mapping with stimulated echo compensation
Huang C, Altbach M, Fakhri G. Pattern recognition for rapid T2 mapping with stimulated echo compensation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2014, 32: 969-974. PMID: 24853466, PMCID: PMC4099291, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Monte Carlo modeling of cascade gamma rays in 86Y PET imaging: preliminary results
Zhu X, Fakhri G. Monte Carlo modeling of cascade gamma rays in 86Y PET imaging: preliminary results. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2009, 54: 4181-4193. PMID: 19521011, PMCID: PMC3111055, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/13/014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCascade gamma raysScatter fractionGamma raysPhoton energy distributionLow count ratesHigh-energy photonsMonte Carlo programScatter correction methodGATE simulation packageMonte Carlo modelDevelopment of correction methodsSpatial resolutionGamma photonsEnergy windowCount rateScattering eventsRandom coincidencesEnergy distributionPhantom acquisitionsPersonal dosimetryPET imagingVariance reduction techniquesPhotonsCorrection methodSimSET
2007
Validation of a Standardized Normalization Template for Statistical Parametric Mapping Analysis of 123I-FP-CIT Images
Kas A, Payoux P, Habert M, Malek Z, Cointepas Y, El Fakhri G, Chaumet-Riffaud P, Itti E, Remy P. Validation of a Standardized Normalization Template for Statistical Parametric Mapping Analysis of 123I-FP-CIT Images. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 48: 1459-1467. PMID: 17704252, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical parametric mappingDopamine transporterStatistical parametric mapping analysisIntraclass correlation coefficientStriatal (123)I-FP-CIT uptakeParkinson's diseaseStatistical parametric mapping approachEssential tremorBland-Altman graphical analysisStriatal volumeDopaminergic cell lossDAT imagingLow intraclass correlation coefficientsParametric mappingSpatial normalizationNo significant differencePD patientsCustomized templateIntergroup analysisCell lossSpatial normalization procedureResults of groupSPM normalizationSignificant differenceSPECT