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Deep learning in sex estimation from a peripheral quantitative computed tomography scan of the fourth lumbar vertebra—a proof-of-concept study
Sex estimation is a key element in the analysis of unknown skeletal remains. The vertebrae display clear sex discrepancy and have proven accurate in...
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A quantitative clinical evaluation of simultaneous reconstruction of attenuation and activity in time-of-flight PET
BackgroundThe maximum likelihood activity and attenuation (MLAA) reconstruction algorithm has been proposed to jointly estimate tracer activity and...
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Biological Age Estimation Based on the Spectral Analysis of the Bioelectrical Activity of the Human Brain
AbstractThis research offers a method of estimating human biological age based on the spectral analysis of the bioelectric activity of the brain for...
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90Y SPECT scatter estimation and voxel dosimetry in radioembolization using a unified deep learning framework
Purpose90Y SPECT-based dosimetry following radioembolization (RE) in liver malignancies is challenging due to the inherent scatter and the poor...
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Generating PET Attenuation Maps via Sim2Real Deep Learning–Based Tissue Composition Estimation Combined with MLACF
Deep learning (DL) has recently attracted attention for data processing in positron emission tomography (PET). Attenuation correction (AC) without...
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Quantitative PET-based biomarkers in lymphoma: getting ready for primetime
The use of functional quantitative biomarkers extracted from routine PET–CT scans to characterize clinical responses in patients with lymphoma is...
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3D printed non-uniform anthropomorphic phantoms for quantitative SPECT
BackgroundA 3D printing grid-based method was developed to construct anthropomorphic phantoms with non-uniform activity distributions, to be used for...
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Quantitative SPECT/CT imaging of actinium-225 for targeted alpha therapy of glioblastomas
BackgroundA new, alternative option for patients with recurrent glioblastoma is targeted alpha therapy (TAT), in the form of a local administration...
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Improved myocardial blood flow estimation with residual activity correction and motion correction in 18F-flurpiridaz PET myocardial perfusion imaging
PurposeWe sought to evaluate the diagnostic performance for coronary artery disease (CAD) of myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantification with 18 F-flur...
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A qualitative characterization of meso-activity factors to estimate soil exposure for agricultural workers
BackgroundAgricultural workers’ exposure to soil contaminants is not well characterized. Activity pattern data are a useful exposure assessment tool...
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Clinical quantitative coronary artery stenosis and coronary atherosclerosis imaging: a Consensus Statement from the Quantitative Cardiovascular Imaging Study Group
The detection and characterization of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerosis using imaging tools are key for clinical decision-making in...
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Qualitative and quantitative estimation of Diosgenin in coded ayurvedic formulation and its ingredient Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn. seeds used in diabetics
BackgroundTrigonella foenum-graecum (Methi) is a leguminous plant and botanically known as Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn, belong to the family...
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Quantitative SPECT/CT imaging of lead-212: a phantom study
BackgroundLead-212 ( 212 Pb) is a promising radionuclide for targeted therapy, as it decays to α-particle emitter bismuth-212 ( 212 Bi) via β-particle...
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Luminol and the postmortem interval estimation — influence of taphonomic factors
The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of the key challenges for forensic anthropologists. Although there are several methods...
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Deep-learning-based estimation of attenuation map improves attenuation correction performance over direct attenuation estimation for myocardial perfusion SPECT
BackgroundDeep learning (DL)-based attenuation correction (AC) is promising to improve myocardial perfusion (MP) SPECT. We aimed to optimize and...
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Estimation of postmortem interval using histological and oxidative biomarkers in human bone marrow
In forensic medicine, estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) is of great importance for the timeline and the reconstruction of the events...
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EANM practice guideline for quantitative SPECT-CT
PurposeQuantitative SPECT-CT is a modality of growing importance with initial developments in post radionuclide therapy dosimetry, and more recent...
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Four-dimensional quantitative analysis using FDG-PET in clinical oncology
Positron emission tomography (PET) with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been commonly used in many oncological areas. High-resolution PET permits a...
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Quantitative Iodine-123 single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography for Iodine-131 therapy of an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule
PurposeAutonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTNs) are treated with iodine-131 (I-131) therapy, which increases the risk of permanent...
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Quantitative 177Lu SPECT/CT imaging for personalized dosimetry using a ring-shaped CZT-based camera
BackgroundDosimetry after radiopharmaceutical therapy with 177 Lu ( 177 Lu-RPT) relies on quantitative SPECT/CT imaging, for which suitable...