Role of optimal quantification of FDG PET imaging in the clinical practice of radiology

P Ziai, MR Hayeri, A Salei, A Salavati, S Houshmand… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
The combination of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography
(PET) and computed tomography (CT) for dual-modality imaging (PET/CT) plays a key role …

Dual–time point 18F-FDG-PET and PET/CT for differentiating benign from malignant musculoskeletal lesions: opportunities and limitations

RV Parghane, S Basu - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
In this review, we summarize the false-positive and false-negative results of standard 18 F-
FDG-PET/CT in characterizing musculoskeletal lesions and discussed the added value and …

Hybrid PET-MR list-mode kernelized expectation maximization reconstruction

D Deidda, NA Karakatsanis, PM Robson… - Inverse …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The recently introduced kernelized expectation maximization (KEM) method has shown
promise across varied applications. These studies have demonstrated the benefits and …

Dual-time-point imaging and delayed-time-point fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/computed tomography imaging in various clinical settings

S Houshmand, A Salavati, EA Segtnan, P Grupe… - PET clinics, 2016 - pet.theclinics.com
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging enables clinicians to
assess cancer biology and perform staging, restaging, and treatment monitoring of cancers …

An update on novel quantitative techniques in the context of evolving whole-body PET imaging

S Houshmand, A Salavati, S Hess, TJ Werner… - PET clinics, 2015 - pet.theclinics.com
The progress made in PET imaging during the last few decades has tremendously
expanded the applications of this imaging modality in various domains in clinical and …

Application of partial volume effect correction and 4D PET in the quantification of FDG avid lung lesions

A Salavati, S Borofsky, TK Boon-Keng… - Molecular imaging and …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study is to assess a software-based method with semiautomated
correction for partial volume effect (PVE) to quantify the metabolic activity of pulmonary …

[PDF][PDF] UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

A ALAVI - Education, 2015 - medfac-en.tbzmed.ac.ir
1 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Curriculum Vitae ABASS
ALAVI, MD PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY DIRECTOR, RESEARCH EDU Page 1 1 …