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
2018
MR-based motion correction for cardiac PET parametric imaging: a simulation study
Guo R, Petibon Y, Ma Y, El Fakhri G, Ying K, Ouyang J. MR-based motion correction for cardiac PET parametric imaging: a simulation study. EJNMMI Physics 2018, 5: 3. PMID: 29388075, PMCID: PMC5792384, DOI: 10.1186/s40658-017-0200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-motion-correctedPositron emission tomography-magnetic resonanceMR-based motion correctionRespiratory motionMotion correctionActivity distributionMotion correction methodRespiratory gatingPET sinogramsNoise levelCardiac gatingMRI simulationOne-tissue compartment modelNoise realizationsMC methodPET dataCardiac motionReduce motion blurParametric imagesIncreased noise levelConclusionsThis simulation studyArterial input functionPET imagingGateMyocardial regions
2016
Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR
Petibon Y, Guehl N, Reese T, Ebrahimi B, Normandin M, Shoup T, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Impact of motion and partial volume effects correction on PET myocardial perfusion imaging using simultaneous PET-MR. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2016, 62: 326-343. PMID: 27997375, PMCID: PMC5241952, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimultaneous PET-MRPET myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingPoint spread functionPoint-spread function correctionUngated dataMotion correctionPET-MRPartial volume effectsApparent wall thicknessMyocardial blood flowPartial volume effect correctionMR-based motion correctionMotion fieldPET-MR scannersPoint spread function modelPET dataPerfusion imagingImage qualityImpact of motionDynamic myocardial perfusion imagingAttenuation mapNon-rigid registrationAbsolute myocardial blood flowUngated images
2014
MR‐based motion correction for PET imaging using wired active MR microcoils in simultaneous PET‐MR: Phantom study
Huang C, Ackerman J, Petibon Y, Brady T, Fakhri G, Ouyang J. MR‐based motion correction for PET imaging using wired active MR microcoils in simultaneous PET‐MR: Phantom study. Medical Physics 2014, 41: 041910. PMID: 24694141, PMCID: PMC3978416, DOI: 10.1118/1.4868457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion correctionMR-based motion correctionStatic phantom dataPET quantitative accuracyPET-MRPET-MR scannersSimultaneous PET-MRHoffman phantomList-modePositron emission tomography imagingPET reconstructionBrain positron emission tomographyIterative PET reconstructionPhantom dataPhantomQuantitative accuracyIndependent noise realizationsImage contrastNoise realizationsHead motionPET dataPositron emission tomographyStatic referenceBrain PET scansMotion artifacts