2017
Joint reconstruction of Ictal/inter‐ictal SPECT data for improved epileptic foci localization
Rakvongthai Y, Fahey F, Borvorntanajanya K, Tepmongkol S, Vutrapongwatana U, Zukotynski K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Joint reconstruction of Ictal/inter‐ictal SPECT data for improved epileptic foci localization. Medical Physics 2017, 44: 1437-1444. PMID: 28211105, PMCID: PMC5462456, DOI: 10.1002/mp.12167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSPECT reconstruction methodDifferential imagingLow-noise datasetConventional subtraction methodLesion contrastSPECT projection dataEpileptic focus localizationHoffman phantomPatient studiesReconstruction methodJoint methodSPECT projectionsHead phantomPhantom locationsSubtraction methodPhantom studyNuclear medicine physiciansAttenuation backgroundPhantomConventional subtraction approachFocus localizationConventional subtractionReceiver operating characteristicLow noiseProjection data
2007
Clinical Myocardial Perfusion PET/CT
Di Carli M, Dorbala S, Meserve J, Fakhri G, Sitek A, Moore S. Clinical Myocardial Perfusion PET/CT. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 48: 783-793. PMID: 17475968, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.032789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansImage EnhancementPositron-Emission TomographySubtraction TechniqueTomography, X-Ray ComputedVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion PETPerfusion PETDiagnosing obstructive CADClinically useful risk stratificationObstructive coronary artery diseaseAnatomic coronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion PET/CTMultivessel coronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular functionEvaluation of patientsQuantify myocardial perfusionVentricular functionIschemic burdenPharmacological stressRisk stratificationCardiac PETArtery diseasePET/CT technologyMyocardial perfusionAttenuation correctionNuclear cardiologyFunctional consequencesSPECTPET