2022
Identifying the individual metabolic abnormities from a systemic perspective using whole-body PET imaging
Sun T, Wang Z, Wu Y, Gu F, Li X, Bai Y, Shen C, Hu Z, Liang D, Liu X, Zheng H, Yang Y, El Fakhri G, Zhou Y, Wang M. Identifying the individual metabolic abnormities from a systemic perspective using whole-body PET imaging. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2022, 49: 2994-3004. PMID: 35567627, PMCID: PMC9106794, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-05832-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Fluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLung NeoplasmsPositron-Emission TomographyWhole Body ImagingConceptsPET imagingNormal control databaseTotal-body imagingWhole-body PET imagingNon-invasive modalitySUV measurementsGastrointestinal bleedingMetabolic abnormitiesSystem abnormalitiesTotal bodyLung cancerHealthy subjectsMetabolic dysfunctionFocal lesionsCOVID-19 diseaseGlucose metabolismControl databaseSUV imagesPatientsAbnormal networkBiological mechanismsDiseasePETMetabolic connectivity
2021
Total-body dynamic PET/CT of micro-metastatic lymph node in a patient with lung cancer
Fu F, Li X, Wu Y, Xu J, Bai Y, Gao Y, Wang Z, Zhang W, Wei W, El Fakhri G, Shao F, Wang M. Total-body dynamic PET/CT of micro-metastatic lymph node in a patient with lung cancer. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2021, 48: 1678-1679. PMID: 33392715, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-05121-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Impact of Time-of-Flight PET on Whole-Body Oncologic Studies: A Human Observer Lesion Detection and Localization Study
Surti S, Scheuermann J, Fakhri G, Daube-Witherspoon M, Lim R, Abi-Hatem N, Moussallem E, Benard F, Mankoff D, Karp J. Impact of Time-of-Flight PET on Whole-Body Oncologic Studies: A Human Observer Lesion Detection and Localization Study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 712-719. PMID: 21498523, PMCID: PMC3104282, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.086678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocalization receiver operating characteristicsTime-of-flight PETLong scan timesArea under the LROC curveScan timeFunction of scan timePatient sizeTime-of-flight (TOFLROC curveLow-uptake lesionsTOF imagesTOF kernelLesion detection taskTOF-PETWhole-body oncologyLesion detection performanceScanner fieldPhantom studyPatient body mass indexProbability of correct localizationLesion detectionSphere dataBody mass indexLarger patientsReceiver operating characteristic