2024
Integration of a continuously varying image-space PSF for a dual-panel ultra-high TOF-PET scanner
Chemli Y, Marin T, Orehar M, Dolenec R, Normandin M, Gascón D, Gola A, Grogg K, Pavón G, Razdevsek G, Pestotnik R, Fakhri G. Integration of a continuously varying image-space PSF for a dual-panel ultra-high TOF-PET scanner. 2024, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10656225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaussian mixture modelGaussian process regressionPoint spread functionAccurate image reconstructionMaximum likelihood estimation maximizationShift-variant convolutionsImage reconstructionMixture modelProcess regressionEstimation maximizationTime-of-flight (TOFPanel architectureSpread functionArchitectureParameter interpolationHigh resolution time-of-flight (TOFTOF-PET scannerBrain phantomFitting processPositron emission tomography scannerSimulated point sourcesConvolutionAlgorithmEffective diagnosisSize benefits
2023
Imaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner
Loignon-Houle F, Toussaint M, Beaudoin J, Gaudreault M, Doyon V, Leroux J, Auger E, Thibaudeau C, Arpin L, Croteau E, Espinosa-Bentancourt E, Samson A, Bouchard J, Espagnet R, Viscogliosi N, Pepin C, Labrecque V, Paulin C, Marin T, Ouyang J, Normandin M, Tétrault M, Michaud J, Fontaine R, Fakhri G, Lecomte R. Imaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain PET scannerUltra-high resolutionPET scannerPeak noise-equivalent count rateUltra Micro Hot Spot PhantomNoise-equivalent count rateAxial field-of-viewHot spot phantomHoffman brain phantomSmall-scale structuresCount rateBrain phantomContrast recoveryReadout schemeField of viewBrain PET imagingPhantomExcellent image qualityImaging performanceSpatial resolutionSmall structuresUltrahigh resolutionImage qualityPET imagingLarger rods
2015
National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner
Grogg K, Toole T, Ouyang J, Zhu X, Normandin M, Li Q, Johnson K, Alpert N, Fakhri G. National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2015, 57: 646-652. PMID: 26697961, PMCID: PMC4818715, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.159723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoise-equivalent count rateCount rateLoose cutsMaximum noise-equivalent counting rateSpatial resolutionDetector ringSilicon photomultipliersBrain phantomContrast recoveryAttenuation correctionPET/CT systemCrystal blockPET/CT scannerImage qualityRadial offsetNational Electrical Manufacturers AssociationActivity distributionUnique mobility capabilitiesAxial extentTransverse resolutionPhantomAxial resolutionActivity concentrationsHuman scansLayer 1 cm