Marc David Normandin, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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2026
Free‐Running Three‐Dimensional Cardiac Extracellular Volume Mapping in a Single Scan With Mid‐Scan Contrast Injection
Lee W, Han P, Marin T, Mounime I, Chi D, Bijari F, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free‐Running Three‐Dimensional Cardiac Extracellular Volume Mapping in a Single Scan With Mid‐Scan Contrast Injection. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2026, 95: 3360-3368. PMID: 41656589, PMCID: PMC13049254, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.70293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignal modelContrast injectionECV mapsMR signal modelCine imagesThree-dimensionalK-space dataInversion recoveryExtracellular volume mappingSpace alignmentContrast agent injectionCardiac MR imagesEjection fractionIn vivo studiesCardiac cine imagingEstimated ejection fractionHealthy subjectsHematocrit levelsAgent injectionMR imagingBlood samplesHeart motionGradient echo readout
2025
Physics-Informed List-Mode Deep Image Prior Reconstruction with Motion Correction in 3D Brain PET
Chemli Y, Najmaoui Y, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Marin T, Ouyang J. Physics-Informed List-Mode Deep Image Prior Reconstruction with Motion Correction in 3D Brain PET. 2021 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium And Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) 2025, 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57106.2025.11287851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep Image PriorList-modeContrast recoveryMotion correctionList-mode eventsReconstructed activity distributionHoffman brain phantomNoise-resolution trade-offML-EM reconstructionLow-count dataResolution phantomBrain phantomBrain positron emission tomographySuper-resolution effectActivity distributionModel attenuationML-EMBack-projection operationsFine structureDown-sampled dataNegative log-likelihoodImage registrationUnsupervised regularizerBack-projectionImage priorsLR-PET: A Subspace-Based Dynamic PET Imaging via Explicit Non-Negative Low-Rank Factorization
Djebra Y, Najmaoui Y, Chemli Y, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Ma C, Marin T. LR-PET: A Subspace-Based Dynamic PET Imaging via Explicit Non-Negative Low-Rank Factorization. 2025, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57106.2025.11286709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYRT-PET: An Open-Source GPU-Accelerated Image Reconstruction Engine for Positron Emission Tomography
Najmaoui Y, Chemli Y, Toussaint M, Petibon Y, Marty B, Fontaine K, Gallezot J, Razdevsek G, Orehar M, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Dolenec R, Pestotnik R, Johnson K, Ouyang J, Normandin M, Tetrault M, Lecomte R, Fakhri G, Marin T. YRT-PET: An Open-Source GPU-Accelerated Image Reconstruction Engine for Positron Emission Tomography. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2025, 10: 535-546. PMID: 41424471, PMCID: PMC12714321, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2025.3619872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study introduces YRT-PET, an open-source GPU-accelerated software for PET image reconstruction, demonstrating high flexibility, speed, and compatibility with existing tools for dynamic imaging and motion correction.Dopaminergic frontostriatal pathways in major depressive disorder and childhood sexual abuse: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation
Borchers L, Dan R, Belleau E, Kaiser R, Clegg R, Goer F, Pechtel P, Beltzer M, Wooten D, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Pizzagalli D. Dopaminergic frontostriatal pathways in major depressive disorder and childhood sexual abuse: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation. Molecular Psychiatry 2025, 31: 343-351. PMID: 40926089, PMCID: PMC12684067, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03218-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityMajor depressive disorderChildhood sexual abuseDopamine transporter availabilityDepressive disorderPathophysiology of Major Depressive DisorderStriatal dopamine transporter availabilitySexual abuseReward-related regionsSeed-based RSFCVentral tegmental areaDA dysregulationVentral striatumMDD episodeTegmental areaFrontostriatal pathwaysUnmedicated individualsChildhood maltreatmentNeuroimaging investigationsFunctional connectivityTransporter availabilityTreatment targetMRI studiesAbuseCo-occurrenceIn vivo 3D myocardial membrane potential mapping in humans using PET/MRI
Bijari F, Han P, Marin T, Lee W, Chemli Y, Gertsenshteyn I, Mounime I, Djebra Y, Chi D, Normandin M, Ma C, Fakhri G. In vivo 3D myocardial membrane potential mapping in humans using PET/MRI. EJNMMI Research 2025, 15: 93. PMID: 40715686, PMCID: PMC12297085, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-025-01287-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane potentialExtracellular volume fraction measurementsExtracellular volume fraction mappingBolus-plus-infusion protocolT1 mapping sequencesVolume of distributionWritten Informed ConsentCardiac PET/MR imagingRigid image registrationHumans in vivoContrast agent injectionPET motion correctionFree breathingTracer volume of distributionImage registrationBolus injectionCardiac MRMitochondrial membrane potentialCardiac diseaseHealthy subjectsPET/MR imagingImaging studiesTreatment monitoringAgent injectionPET tracersQuantitative Measurement of Tau Burden in a Dual-Time-Window Dynamic PET Imaging Protocol with [18F]MK6240
Xia Y, Dhaynaut M, Chemli Y, Lois C, Hanseeuw B, Thibault E, Groot C, Ossenkoppele R, Johnson K, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Guehl N. Quantitative Measurement of Tau Burden in a Dual-Time-Window Dynamic PET Imaging Protocol with [18F]MK6240. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2025, 66: 1299-1306. PMID: 40533354, PMCID: PMC12320581, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.125.270165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFast 3D cardiac extracellular volume mapping and cine imaging via continuous free-breathing acquisition with mid-scan contrast agent injection
Lee W, Han P, Marin T, Mounime I, Bijari F, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Ma C. Fast 3D cardiac extracellular volume mapping and cine imaging via continuous free-breathing acquisition with mid-scan contrast agent injection. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2025 DOI: 10.58530/2025/0789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContrast agent injectionExtracellular volume mappingCine imagesContrast agent administrationExtracellular volumeFree-breathing scanFree-breathing acquisitionECV mapsAgent injectionAgent administrationTotal scan timeCardiac imaging methodsImage reconstructionScan timeCardiac motionSpace alignmentCineTime efficiencyPET Mapping of Receptor Occupancy Using Joint Direct Parametric Reconstruction
Marin T, Belov V, Chemli Y, Ouyang J, Najmaoui Y, Fakhri G, Duvvuri S, Iredale P, Guehl N, Normandin M, Petibon Y. PET Mapping of Receptor Occupancy Using Joint Direct Parametric Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2025, 72: 1057-1066. PMID: 39446540, PMCID: PMC11875991, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2024.3486191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemReceptor occupancyLow-binding regionsPET scansSimulation resultsPreclinical in vivo experimentsDynamic PET scansPairs of baselineEstimation of receptor occupancyEstimation frameworkPET neuroimagingReconstruction frameworkModulating drugsTime activity curvesParametric reconstructionDevelopment of drugsSelective Mu-Opioid Receptor Imaging Using 18F‑Labeled Carfentanils
Lee S, Pearson T, Dhaynaut M, MacDonagh A, Wey H, Wilks M, Roth B, Hooker J, Normandin M. Selective Mu-Opioid Receptor Imaging Using 18F‑Labeled Carfentanils. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2025, 68: 1632-1644. PMID: 39772615, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMu-opioid receptorsPositron emission tomographyIn vivo PET scansCarbon-11Neurobiological studiesCopper-mediated radiofluorinationMu-opioidReceptor imagingPET scansBrain uptakeFavorable pharmacokineticsImaging evaluationHigh molar activityMass doseEmission tomographyHalf-life of fluorine-18Synthetic opioidsFluorine-18Half-lifeIn vitro binding assaysBinding assaysClinical research useMolar activityCarfentanilResearch use
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