2017
Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies
Petibon Y, Rakvongthai Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Direct parametric reconstruction in dynamic PET myocardial perfusion imaging: in vivo studies. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 3539-3565. PMID: 28379843, PMCID: PMC5739089, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET sinogramsSignal-to-noise ratioList-mode PET dataSiemens Biograph mMR scannerList-mode dataMyocardial perfusion imagingNoise realizationsPET myocardial perfusion imagingLow count levelsLeast-squares fitBiograph mMR scannerPET projection dataOriginal list-mode dataMyocardial blood flowCount levelsParametric reconstructionOSEMReconstruction methodIndependent noise realizationsNormal count levelsSinogramDirect reconstructionDynamic sinogramsKinetic modelPoor signal-to-noise ratio
2013
Direct reconstruction of cardiac PET kinetic parametric images using a preconditioned conjugate gradient approach
Rakvongthai Y, Ouyang J, Guerin B, Li Q, Alpert N, Fakhri G. Direct reconstruction of cardiac PET kinetic parametric images using a preconditioned conjugate gradient approach. Medical Physics 2013, 40: 102501. PMID: 24089922, PMCID: PMC3779266, DOI: 10.1118/1.4819821.Peer-Reviewed Original Research