2021
Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T
Han P, Marin T, Djebra Y, Landes V, Zhuo Y, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free‐breathing 3D cardiac T1 mapping with transmit B1 correction at 3T. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2021, 87: 1832-1845. PMID: 34812547, PMCID: PMC8810588, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeartHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsConceptsFlip-angle estimationCardiac T<sub>1</sub> mappingGradient echo readoutThrough-plane spatial resolutionImaging timePractical imaging timesFree breathingPhantom studyB1 correctionAccelerated imagingIn-planeT)-spaceMyocardial T<sub>1</sub> valuesSubspace-based methodsSpatial resolutionImaging experimentsAcquisition schemeT)-space dataSubject-specific timeCorrectionModified Look-Locker inversion recoveryLook-Locker inversion recoveryTime of data acquisitionAverage imaging timeInversion-recovery sequence
2013
Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images
Marin T, Kalayeh M, Parages F, Brankov J. Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2013, 33: 38-47. PMID: 23981533, PMCID: PMC4148467, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2013.2279517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBiomimeticsCoronary Artery DiseaseExpert SystemsHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMotionMyocardial Perfusion ImagingObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySupport Vector MachineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsHuman observer performanceRelevance vector machinePredicting human observer performanceDeformable mesh modelHuman observersHuman observer scoresImage-quality assessmentPerfusion-defect detectionMotion estimationModel observerMotion featuresVector machineMedical imagesLinear discriminantDefect detectionDetection taskMesh modelObserver performanceDiagnostic tasksNumerical surrogateTask-based approachApproximate surrogateTaskMotion evaluationPerformance
2009
A quantitative evaluation study of four-dimensional gated cardiac SPECT reconstruction
Jin M, Yang Y, Niu X, Marin T, Brankov J, Feng B, Pretorius P, King M, Wernick M. A quantitative evaluation study of four-dimensional gated cardiac SPECT reconstruction. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2009, 54: 5643-5659. PMID: 19724094, PMCID: PMC3690946, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/18/019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsGated cardiac SPECT imagesNURBS-based cardiac-torso (NCATMotion-compensated temporal regularizationCardiac SPECT imagingBias-variance analysisDistance-dependent blurringGated cardiac SPECTMotion compensation approachReconstructed myocardiumSPECT imagesDetection of perfusion defectsSPECT reconstructionCardiac SPECTIntensity uniformityTemporal smoothnessPatient dataLeft ventricular myocardiumReconstructed imagesReconstruction processSpatial smoothingPerfusion defectsScatteringDegradation factorsTemporal regularityVentricular myocardium