2024
The role of 18F-FDG PET in minimizing variability in gross tumor volume delineation of soft tissue sarcomas
Najem E, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Lahoud R, Tian F, Beddok A, Rozenblum L, Xing F, Moteabbed M, Lim R, Liu X, Woo J, Lostetter S, Lamane A, Chen Y, Ma C, El Fakhri G. The role of 18F-FDG PET in minimizing variability in gross tumor volume delineation of soft tissue sarcomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2024, 194: 110186. PMID: 38412906, PMCID: PMC11042980, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGross tumor volume delineationGross tumor volumeDice similarity coefficientF-FDG PET imagingSoft tissue sarcomasInter-reader variabilityGTV delineationRadiation therapy treatment planningF-FDGF-FDG PETTherapy treatment planningPerformance level estimationTumor volume delineationTissue sarcomasPET imagingVolume delineationSimultaneous truthHausdorff distanceDice similarity coefficient scoreAccurate gross tumor volumeImaging modality groupsWilcoxon signed-rank testStatistically significant decreaseSigned-rank testTumor volume
2019
MR-based cardiac and respiratory motion correction of PET: application to static and dynamic cardiac 18F-FDG imaging
Petibon Y, Sun T, Han P, Ma C, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. MR-based cardiac and respiratory motion correction of PET: application to static and dynamic cardiac 18F-FDG imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 195009. PMID: 31394518, PMCID: PMC7007962, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab39c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR-based motion correctionRespiratory motion correctionMotion correctionImproved spatial resolutionReconstructed activity concentrationCardiac PET dataSpatial resolutionCoincidence eventsMR-basedPET imagingContrast-to-noise ratioCardiac PET imagingRespiratory phasesMC dataImprove image qualityMR acquisitionQuantitative accuracyCardiac PETPET dataActivity concentrationsMyocardium wallF-FDG PETDynamics studiesImage qualityMotion artifacts