2022
Feasibility study of clinical target volume definition for soft-tissue sarcoma using muscle fiber orientations derived from diffusion tensor imaging
Shusharina N, Liu X, Coll-Font J, Foster A, Fakhri G, Woo J, Bortfeld T, Nguyen C. Feasibility study of clinical target volume definition for soft-tissue sarcoma using muscle fiber orientations derived from diffusion tensor imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2022, 67: 155013. PMID: 35817048, PMCID: PMC9344976, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac8045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDiffusion Tensor ImagingFeasibility StudiesHumansMuscle Fibers, SkeletalSarcomaThighConceptsClinical target volumeSoft tissue sarcomasHealthy volunteersClinical target volume definitionClinical target volume delineationRight thighGross tumor volumeTarget volume definitionEcho-planar acquisitionsTarget volumeAuto-segmentationTumor volumeVolume definitionSarcoma patientsTissue sarcomasCT planeConvolutional neural networkT2-weightedCancer CenterPlanar acquisitionImaging sessionFat suppressionMR imagingSarcomaAnatomical orientation
2020
In vivo quantitative mapping of human mitochondrial cardiac membrane potential: a feasibility study
Pelletier-Galarneau M, Petibon Y, Ma C, Han P, Kim S, Detmer F, Yokell D, Guehl N, Normandin M, El Fakhri G, Alpert N. In vivo quantitative mapping of human mitochondrial cardiac membrane potential: a feasibility study. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2020, 48: 414-420. PMID: 32719915, PMCID: PMC7839097, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04878-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeasibility StudiesHumansMembrane PotentialsMyocardiumPositron-Emission TomographyTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMembrane potentialBolus injectionHealthy subjectsHematocrit levelsSerial venous blood samplesT1 mapping imagesVenous blood samplesExtracellular space fractionMethodsThirteen healthy subjectsDynamic PET acquisitionCellular membrane potentialGadolinium injectionPrognostic informationVentricular arrhythmiasHeart failureMyocardial hypertrophyMitochondrial membrane potentialCardiac diseaseIn vitro assessmentTherapy monitoringBlood concentrationsPET acquisitionImaging protocolBlood samplesPlasma tracer concentration
2017
Feasibility study of using fall‐off gradients of early and late PET scans for proton range verification
Cho J, Grogg K, Min C, Zhu X, Paganetti H, Lee H, Fakhri G. Feasibility study of using fall‐off gradients of early and late PET scans for proton range verification. Medical Physics 2017, 44: 1734-1746. PMID: 28273345, PMCID: PMC5462437, DOI: 10.1002/mp.12191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeasibility StudiesHumansMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyProtonsConceptsProton range verificationProton rangeMonte Carlo simulationsRange verificationFall-offIn-room positron emission tomographyCarlo simulationsResidual proton rangeDose fall-offPostirradiation delayPositron emission tomography imagingSOBP beamProton beamPositron emission tomographyPositron emission tomography scanPhantom studyIn-roomFunction of depthPhantomProtonOff-setMonteAcquisition timeBeamPositron emission tomography signal
2016
Novel laser‐processed CsI:Tl detector for SPECT
Sabet H, Bläckberg L, Uzun-Ozsahin D, El-Fakhri G. Novel laser‐processed CsI:Tl detector for SPECT. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 2630-2638. PMID: 27147372, PMCID: PMC5148208, DOI: 10.1118/1.4947294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical barrierPeak-to-valley (P/VCsI:Tl crystalsCrystal bulkMultipixel photon counterPixel-like patternScintillation lightEnergy resolutionKeV gammasPixelated scintillatorScintillator samplesPhoton counterTL detectorsTl crystalsFabricated detectorScintillationCrystal thicknessSpatial resolutionPixel arrayDetectorBarrier patternsFabricated arraysCSICrystalBulk
2015
Mapping 15O Production Rate for Proton Therapy Verification
Grogg K, Alpert N, Zhu X, Min C, Testa M, Winey B, Normandin M, Shih H, Paganetti H, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. Mapping 15O Production Rate for Proton Therapy Verification. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 92: 453-459. PMID: 25817530, PMCID: PMC4431894, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecay constantProton treatment planningMonte Carlo predictionsProton therapyPhantom materialTreatment deliveryPhantomThigh activityPositron emission tomographyProduction rateDynamic PET measurementsTreatment planningRabbit thigh muscleClearance rateProtonIsotopesChanges due to therapyRadionuclide speciesOxygen-15ConstantDecayImaging targetsMontePositronEffects of perfusion
2013
Determination of elemental tissue composition following proton treatment using positron emission tomography
Cho J, Ibbott G, Gillin M, Gonzalez-Lepera C, Min C, Zhu X, Fakhri G, Paganetti H, Mawlawi O. Determination of elemental tissue composition following proton treatment using positron emission tomography. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2013, 58: 3815-3835. PMID: 23681070, PMCID: PMC3763743, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeasibility StudiesHumansMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyProton TherapyRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedConceptsIn-room PET scannerProton treatmentSOBP beamPET scannerMonte Carlo simulationsTissue elemental compositionComposite decay curvePristine Bragg peakProton treatment planningIn-roomElemental tissue compositionCarlo simulationsDecay curvesRange verificationMonoenergetic beamsBeam rangeProton dosePhantom sectionsEmitted positronsPositron emission tomographyProton therapyBragg peakPhantom compositionDelivered dosePositron emission tomography imaging
2012
Single‐scan rest/stress imaging 18F‐labeled flow tracers
Alpert N, Fang Y, Fakhri G. Single‐scan rest/stress imaging 18F‐labeled flow tracers. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 6609-6620. PMID: 23127055, PMCID: PMC3482258, DOI: 10.1118/1.4754585.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Quantitative simultaneous 99mTc-ECD/123I-FP-CIT SPECT in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy
El Fakhri G, Habert M, Maksud P, Kas A, Malek Z, Kijewski M, Lacomblez L. Quantitative simultaneous 99mTc-ECD/123I-FP-CIT SPECT in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2005, 33: 87-92. PMID: 16180033, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-005-1920-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple system atrophyIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseDopamine transporterDopamine transporter binding potentialNormal controlsVoxel-based statistical parametric mappingAsymmetry indexMultiple system atrophy patientsCompared to normal controlsCaudate nucleusDifferential diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s diseaseDiagnosis of parkinsonian syndromesPatient-specific attenuationDiagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's diseaseBinding potentialIdiopathic Parkinson's disease patientsDual-isotope SPECTVariable collimator responseParkinson's diseaseDifferential diagnosisDecreased perfusionStatistical parametric mappingPurposeThe purposeSystem atrophyParkinsonian syndromesQuantitative dynamic cardiac 82Rb PET using generalized factor and compartment analyses.
El Fakhri G, Sitek A, Guérin B, Kijewski M, Di Carli M, Moore S. Quantitative dynamic cardiac 82Rb PET using generalized factor and compartment analyses. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46: 1264-71. PMID: 16085581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsComputer SimulationCoronary Artery DiseaseFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeartHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRubidium RadioisotopesSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexConceptsMyocardial perfusionAbsolute myocardial perfusionCatheterization resultsMyocardial tissue extractsDipyridamole stressCardiac PETClinical valueMyocardial factorsFactor analysis of dynamic sequencesPatient studiesLVNoninvasive estimationAccurate input functionPatientsCompartment analysisAverage errorPerfusionParametric mappingTissue extractsRV contributionRV