2015
Pulmonary imaging using respiratory motion compensated simultaneous PET/MR
Dutta J, Huang C, Li Q, El Fakhri G. Pulmonary imaging using respiratory motion compensated simultaneous PET/MR. Medical Physics 2015, 42: 4227-4240. PMID: 26133621, PMCID: PMC4474958, DOI: 10.1118/1.4921616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory motionContrast-to-noise ratioClinical patient studiesPulse sequenceHigh-intensity featuresXCAT studyLow proton densityXCAT simulationPatient studiesXCAT phantomAttenuation mapBiograph mMRComplete data acquisitionSimultaneous PET/MRNonrigid registrationPET/MR scannersPET/magnetic resonanceMagnetic susceptibilityProton densityQuantitative accuracyRelaxation timePulmonary imagingLung lesionsBlurring artifactsDeformation field
2011
Nonrigid PET motion compensation in the lower abdomen using simultaneous tagged‐MRI and PET imaging
Guérin B, Cho S, Chun S, Zhu X, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Reese T, Catana C. Nonrigid PET motion compensation in the lower abdomen using simultaneous tagged‐MRI and PET imaging. Medical Physics 2011, 38: 3025-3038. PMID: 21815376, PMCID: PMC3125080, DOI: 10.1118/1.3589136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET-MRI acquisitionsMotion correctionPET motion compensationPET motion correctionRespiratory motion correctionMotion-corrected reconstructionMotion correction strategiesWhole-body PET studiesSignal-to-noise ratioPET reconstruction algorithmDeformable phantomNCAT phantomEffects of motionAttenuation mapDetected coincidencesPET-MRIGated framesBrain scannerSimulations of tumorsSignal-to-noisePhantomSusceptibility artifactsReconstruction algorithmPhase domainsNonrigid deformation
2008
Improved activity estimation with MC‐JOSEM versus TEW‐JOSEM in SPECT
Ouyang J, Fakhri G, Moore S. Improved activity estimation with MC‐JOSEM versus TEW‐JOSEM in SPECT. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 2029-2040. PMID: 18561679, PMCID: PMC2673642, DOI: 10.1118/1.2907561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsEquipment DesignImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIndium RadioisotopesLungModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsScattering, RadiationSoftwareTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMC-JOSEMWater-filled torso phantomMC scatter estimationTriple-energy-windowActivity estimationIterative reconstruction algorithmTorso phantomPhantom studyBackground compartmentScatter estimationActivity distributionAverage relative biasPhantomReconstruction algorithmActivity concentrationsSynthetic projectionsSphere locationScattering