2021
Detecting lumbar lesions in 99mTc‐MDP SPECT by deep learning: Comparison with physicians
Petibon Y, Fahey F, Cao X, Levin Z, Sexton‐Stallone B, Falone A, Zukotynski K, Kwatra N, Lim R, Bar‐Sever Z, Chemli Y, Treves S, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Detecting lumbar lesions in 99mTc‐MDP SPECT by deep learning: Comparison with physicians. Medical Physics 2021, 48: 4249-4261. PMID: 34101855, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-photon emission computed tomographyLow back painLumbar lesionsPediatric patientsTc-MDPEvaluate low back painCause of low back painTc-MDP scanLesion-presentEmission computed tomographyConvolutional neural networkClinical likelihoodBack painInterreader variabilityDeep convolutional neural networkLumbar locationLesionsStress lesionsFocal lesionsDeep learningPatientsLumbar stressPhysiciansDL systemsLROC studies
2018
Joint reconstruction of rest/stress myocardial perfusion SPECT
Lai X, Petibon Y, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Joint reconstruction of rest/stress myocardial perfusion SPECT. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2018, 63: 135019. PMID: 29897044, PMCID: PMC6245543, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aacc2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emission computed tomographyReversible defectsSignal-to-noise ratioRest/stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingConventional subtraction methodDefect detectionJoint methodPhoton emission computed tomographySubtraction methodReverse mappingClinical dose levelsEmission computed tomographyImprove defect detectionLow noiseNon-invasive assessmentClinical dosePerfusion defectsReduced doseImprove radiologists' performanceReconstruction frameworkRest imagesPerfusion imagingDose levels