2024
Fast Energy-Based Scatter Correction for 3D TOF-PET on NeuroExplorer
Guo L, Fontaine K, Gravel P, Mulnix T, Zhang J, Liu C, Carson R. Fast Energy-Based Scatter Correction for 3D TOF-PET on NeuroExplorer. 2024, 00: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10657901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle scatter simulationScatter estimationEnergy spectrumTOF binsField of viewAxial field-of-viewHigh-energy scatteringLong axial field-of-viewLow-activity regionsList-mode dataEnergy informationTOF-PETContrast phantomUniform phantomScattering phantomCounting statisticsScatter correctionOSEM reconstructionMultiple-scatteringScatteringScattering simulationsPhantomEvent distributionImproved contrastMonte-Carlo
2017
Data-driven event-by-event respiratory motion correction using TOF PET list-mode centroid of distribution
Ren S, Jin X, Chan C, Jian Y, Mulnix T, Liu C, Carson RE. Data-driven event-by-event respiratory motion correction using TOF PET list-mode centroid of distribution. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 4741-4755. PMID: 28520558, PMCID: PMC6048592, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa700c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsData-driven eventsRespiratory motion correctionSignificant image quality improvementMotion correctionEvent respiratory motion correctionExternal motion tracking systemPET list-mode dataRespiratory motionMotion tracking systemImage quality improvementMotion correction techniqueReconstruction frameworkMotion correction methodDistribution algorithmMotion-induced blurList-mode dataTracking systemFurther processingGated reconstructionsImage noiseRespiratory gating techniqueHuman scansRadioactive eventsContrast recoveryAnzai
2012
Direct 4-D PET List Mode Parametric Reconstruction with a Novel EM Algorithm
Yan J, Planeta-Wilson B, Carson RE. Direct 4-D PET List Mode Parametric Reconstruction with a Novel EM Algorithm. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2012, 31: 2213-2223. PMID: 22929383, PMCID: PMC3660152, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2012.2212451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Multiple Acquisition Frame-Based Motion Correction for Awake Monkey PET Imaging
Jin X, Sandiego C, Mulnix T, Carson R. Multiple Acquisition Frame-Based Motion Correction for Awake Monkey PET Imaging. 2010, 2915-2920. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2010.5874329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchList-mode dataMultiple acquisition framesRaw list-mode dataAttenuation correctionMotion correctionMotion correction methodTransmission imagesAnesthetized studySmall animal studiesImage qualityAcquisition frameComparable image qualityRapid motionTime precisionCorrection methodMR templateCorrectionPET brain imagingStandard time frameThresholdQuantitative image qualityAwake non-human primatesOrientationQuantitative resultsMotion
2004
Software Architecture of the MOLAR-HRRT Reconstruction Engine
Johnson C, Thada S, Rodriguez M, Zhao Y, Iano-Fletcher A, Liow J, Barker W, Martino R, Carson R. Software Architecture of the MOLAR-HRRT Reconstruction Engine. 2004, 6: 3956-3960. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2004.1466744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchList-mode algorithmsDistance-based approximationCritical design goalLOR spaceSoftware architectureReconstruction engineComponent architectureEvent packetsList-mode dataRandomized approachDesign goalsImage resolutionPossible LORsPET reconstructionIterative PET reconstructionSensitivity imageComplete systemImage noiseScan framesArchitectureECAT HRRTImagesComplete computationPacketsAlgorithm