2014
Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies
Mananga E, Fakhri G, Schaefferkoetter J, Bonab A, Ouyang J. Myocardial Defect Detection Using PET-CT: Phantom Studies. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e88200. PMID: 24505429, PMCID: PMC3914931, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial defect detectionFiltered back projectionChannelized Hotelling observerPhantom studyActivity distributionSubset expectation maximizationDefect detectionCardiac PET studiesMyocardial defectsHotelling observerNoise levelBack-projectionPET-CTPhantomExpectation maximizationOP-OSEMReconstruction schemePET studiesOSEMDefectsNoise
2013
Bias Atlases for Segmentation-Based PET Attenuation Correction Using PET-CT and MR
Ouyang J, Chun Y, Petibon Y, Bonab A, Alpert N, Fakhri G. Bias Atlases for Segmentation-Based PET Attenuation Correction Using PET-CT and MR. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2013, 60: 3373-3382. PMID: 24966415, PMCID: PMC4067048, DOI: 10.1109/tns.2013.2278624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttenuation correctionBias imagesLung density variationsPET attenuation correctionPET-MR scannersAttenuation mapFat identificationOriginal CTPET reconstructionOverall standard deviationPET-MRMR imagingVariation of biasDensity variationsCT-based studyPET accuracyPET-CTStandard deviation of biasCorrectionFat segmentationTissue classesPatientsSoft tissueAttenuationLungState of the Art in Cardiac Hybrid Technology: PET/MR
Nappi C, El Fakhri G. State of the Art in Cardiac Hybrid Technology: PET/MR. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2013, 6: 338-345. PMID: 24073295, PMCID: PMC3780420, DOI: 10.1007/s12410-013-9213-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAbsence of ionizing radiationPositron emission tomography systemLimitations of PET/MRISensitivity of positron emission tomographyRespiratory motionPhotomultiplier tubeClinical cardiac applicationsSoft tissue contrastPET-CTDetection chainPositron emission tomography dataCardiac morphologyCardiac PET/MRIClinical promisePET/MRIEmission tomographySimultaneous PET/MRIImaging modalitiesPET imagingResonance imagingClinical settingDynamic PET imagesTissue contrast
2006
Quantitative Analysis of PET Reconstruction Techniques over a Wide Activity Range with 2D and 3D Acquisition Modes
Wollenweber S, Fakhri G, Moore S. Quantitative Analysis of PET Reconstruction Techniques over a Wide Activity Range with 2D and 3D Acquisition Modes. 2006, 4: 2233-2235. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2006.354358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographicField of viewFiltered backprojectionEstimation of activity concentrationImaging field of viewQuantitative imaging performanceIterative reconstruction methodValues of activity concentrationsActivity concentrationsPET-CT systemFBP imagesScan modeReconstruction methodROI valuesImaging performanceAnalytical reconstructionEmission tomographicRegions-of-interestROI activityPET-CTPhantomOSEMF-18BackprojectionTissue background