Search Results - "Baghaei, H."

Modeling the survival of patients with tuberculosis based on the model of artificial neural networks by Kazempour Dizaji, Mehdi, Marjani, Majid, Tabarsi, Payam, Varahram, Mohammad, Zare, Ali, Emamhadi, Mohammad Ali, Roozbahani, Rahim, Abedini, Atefe, h Baghaei Shiva, Parvane, Moniri, Afshin, Madani, Mohammadreza

“…Background & Aims:  The development of treatment methods and increasing the survival of patients with tuberculosis (TB) has led to the complication of…”
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Timing Performance Evaluation of PMT-Quadrant-Sharing LYSO Detectors for Time-of-Flight PET by Shaohui An, Hongdi Li, Shitao Liu, Ramirez, R., Yuxuan Zhang, Chao Wang, Baghaei, H., Wai-Hoi Wong

“…Time-of-flight (TOF) data can improve the imaging quality of positron emission tomography (PET) cameras by estimating the location of the positron…”
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The Engineering and Initial Results of a Transformable Low-cost High-Resolution PET Camera by Hongdi Li, Wai-Hoi Wong, Baghaei, H., Uribe, J., Yu Wang, Yuxuan Zhang, Soonseok Kim, Ramirez, R., Jiguo Liu, Shitao Liu

“…We have developed a high-resolution transformable positron emission tomography (PET) camera that can be configured into either a whole-body mode (83-cm…”
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Monte Carlo Simulation Study on the Time Resolution of a PMT-Quadrant-Sharing LSO Detector Block for Time-of-Flight PET by Shitao Liu, Hongdi Li, Yuxuan Zhang, Ramirez, R.A., Baghaei, H., Shaohui An, Chao Wang, Jiguo Liu, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…We developed a detailed Monte Carlo simulation method to study the time resolution of detectors for time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOF PET). The…”
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A Lower-Cost High-Resolution LYSO Detector Development for Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) by Ramirez, R.A., Yuxuan Zhang, Shitao Liu, Hongdi Li, Baghaei, H., Shaohui An, Chao Wang, Meei-Ling Jan, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…In photomultiplier-quadrant-sharing (PQS) geometry for positron emission tomography applications, each PMT is shared by four blocks and each detector block is…”
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GATE Monte Carlo Simulation of a High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution LSO-Based Small Animal PET Camera by Baghaei, H., Yuxuan Zhang, Hongdi Li, Yu Wang, Soonseok Kim, Ramirez, R.A., Jiguo Liu, Shitao Liu, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…In this paper, we describe a Monte Carlo simulation of the performance of a high-sensitivity and high-resolution small animal positron emission tomography…”
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A pentagon photomultiplier-quadrant-sharing BGO detector for a rodent research PET (RRPET) by Shuping Xie, Ramirez, R., Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Uribe, J., Hongdi Li, Yu Wang, Baghaei, H., Soonseok Kim, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…Using the photomultiplier-quadrant-sharing (PQS) technique, we designed pentagonal detector blocks with high resolution (2.0 mm) and high sensitivity for a…”
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The design of a high-resolution transformable wholebody PET camera by Wai-Hoi Wong, Uribe, J., Hongdi Li, Baghaei, H., Yu Wang, Aykac, M., Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Bilgen, D., Farrell, R.

“…The conceptual design of a high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) camera is presented. This PET has a transformable transaxial and axial fields of…”
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Feasibility of a High-Speed Gamma-Camera Design Using the High-Yield-Pileup-Event-Recovery Method by Wong, Wai-Hoi, Li, Hongdi, Uribe, Jorge, Baghaei, Hossain, Wang, Yu, Yokoyama, Shigeru

“…Higher count-rate gamma cameras than are currently used are needed if the technology is to fulfill its promise in positron coincidence imaging, radionuclide…”
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High resolution GSO block detectors using PMT-quadrant-sharing design for small animal PET by Soonseok Kim, Wai-Hoi Wong, Shuping Xie, Ramirez, R., Yaqiang Liu, Hongdi Li, Tao Xing, Yu Wang, Uribe, J., Baghaei, H., Yuxuan Zhang

“…GSO position-sensitive block detectors have been developed using the PMT-Quadrant -Sharing (PQS) technology for animal PET imaging. Two prototype block…”
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An instantaneous photomultiplier tube gain-tuning method for PET or gamma camera detectors using an LED network by Hongdi Li, Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Yu Wang, Uribe, J., Baghaei, H., Shuping Xie, Soonseok Kim, Ramirez, R., Wai-Hoi Wong

“…A photomultiplier tube (PMT) gain can change with many environmental factors, such as room temperature, patient load, short-term or long-term radiation…”
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New 9 \,\times\,9 and 10 \,\times\,10 BGO Block Detector for Human PET Using PMT Quadrant Sharing Design by Shitao Liu, Jiguo Liu, Yuxuan Zhang, Soonseok Kim, Hongdi Li, Ramirez, R., Yu Wang, Baghaei, H., Wai-Hoi Wong

“…Our objectives were to develop two 9times9 and 10times10 array high resolution position sensitive block detectors using low cost…”
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A Simulation Study on Optically Decoding Reflecting Windows for PMT Quadrant Sharing Scintillation Detector Block by Hongdi Li, Wai-Hoi Wong, Soonseok Kim, Shitao Liu, Ramirez, R., Shuping Xie, Yu Wang, Tao Xing, Uribe, J., Baghaei, H., Yuxuan Zhang, Jiguo Liu

“…A large number of decodable crystals per photomultiplier tube (PMT) can be achieved by using the PMT-quadrant-sharing (PQS) technique with proper optically…”
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An efficient detector production method for position-sensitive scintillation detector arrays with 98% detector packing fraction by Uribe, J., Wai-Hoi Wong, Baghaei, H., Farrell, R., Hongdi Li, Aykac, M., Bilgen, D., Yaqiang Liu, Yu Wang, Tao Xing

“…Position-sensitive scintillation-detector arrays (PSSDAs) are used in nuclear-imaging methods such as PET. The kind of technique selected in producing the…”
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A new pileup-prevention front-end electronic design for high-resolution PET and gamma cameras by Hongdi Li, Wai-Hoi Wong, Uribe, J., Baghaei, H., Yaqiang Liu, Yu Wang, Tao Xing, Aykac, M.

“…A new method for processing signals from Anger position-sensitive detectors used in gamma cameras and positron emission tomography (PET) is proposed for very…”
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Signal characteristics of individual crystals in high resolution BGO detector designs using PMT-quadrant sharing by Uribe, J., Hongdi Li, Tao Xing, Yaqiang Liu, Baghaei, H., Yu Wang, Aykac, M., Ramirez, R., Wai-Hoi Wong

“…The PMT-quadrant sharing (PQS) detector design allows very high resolution detectors to be built with 70% fewer PMTs and lower cost. A common concern for the…”
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A simple respiration gating technique and its application in high-resolution PET camera by Yu Wang, Baghaei, H., Hongdi Li, Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Uribe, J., Ramirez, R., Shuping Xie, Soonseok Kim, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…We have developed a simple technique to gate positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in synchronization with respiratory motion to reduce image blurring…”
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A modular low dead-time coincidence system for high-resolution PET cameras by Yu Wang, Hongdi Li, Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Uribe, J., Baghaei, H., Farrell, R., Wai-Hoi Wong

“…A high-resolution oncologic transformable positron emission tomography (HOTPET) is currently under development. The detector ring of the camera consists of 12…”
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Gantry design with accurate crystal positioning for a high-resolution transformable PET camera by Uribe, J., Shuping Xie, Hongdi Li, Baghaei, H., Yu Wang, Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing, Ramirez, R., Bushman, M., Soonseok Kim, Wai-Hoi Wong

“…A positron emission tomography (PET) camera capable of transforming its geometric configuration is being developed. This high-resolution oncologic…”
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Evaluation of the effect of filter apodization for volume PET imaging using the 3-D RP algorithm by Baghaei, H., Wai-Hoi Wong, Hongdi Li, Uribe, J., Yu Wang, Aykac, M., Yaqiang Liu, Tao Xing

“…We investigated the influence of filter apodization and cutoff frequency on the image quality of volume positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using the…”
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