The Experts below are selected from a list of 8856 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform
Tina Young Poussaint - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
use of a qualification phantom for pet brain imaging in a multicenter consortium a collaboration between the pediatric brain tumor consortium and the snmmi clinical trials network
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Frederic H Fahey, Katherine Zukotynski, Tina Young Poussaint, Arzu Onarthomas, Paul E Christian, Briana Sextonstallone, Christina Kiss, Bonnie ClarkeAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and quantitative brain PET across a multi-center consortium. Methods: All academic centers and children’s hospitals in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) scanned a phantom developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (SNMMI CTN) for the validation of brain PET studies associated with clinical trials. The phantom comprises 2 separate, fillable Sections: a resolution/uniformity Section and a clinical simulation Section. The resolution/uniformity Section is a cylinder 12.7 cm long, 20 cm diameter; spatial resolution is evaluated subjectively with 2 sets of Rods (“hot” and “cold”) of varying diameter (4.0, 5.0, 6.25, 7.81, 9.67 and 12.2 mm) and spacing (twice the Rod diameter). The clinical simulation Section simulates a transverse Section of midbrain with ventricles, gray and white matter compartments. If properly filled, hot Rods have an 4:1 target-to-background ratio and gray to white matter Sections have a 4:1 ratio. Uniformity and image quality were evaluated using the standardized uptake value (SUV) in a small volume of interest as well as subjectively by 2 independent observers using a 4-point scale. Results: Eleven PBTC sites scanned the phantom on 13 PET scanners. The phantom’s complexity led to suboptimal filling, particularly of the hot Rod Section, in 5 sites. The SUV in the uniformity Section was within 10% of unity on only 5 of 13 scanners, although 12 of 13 were subjectively judged to have very good to excellent uniformity. Four of 6 hot Rods were discernable by all 13 scanners while 3 of 6 cold Rods were discernable by only 5 scanners. Four of 13 scanners had a gray/white matter ratio between 3.0 and 5.0 (4.0 is truth); however, 11 of 13 scanners were subjectively judged to have very good or excellent image quality. Conclusion: Eleven sites were able to image a powerful phantom developed by the SNMMI CTN that evaluated image uniformity, spatial resolution and image quality of brain PET. There was considerable variation in PET data across the PBTC sites possibly resulting from variations in scanning across the sites due to challenges in filling the phantom.
Frederic H Fahey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
use of a qualification phantom for pet brain imaging in a multicenter consortium a collaboration between the pediatric brain tumor consortium and the snmmi clinical trials network
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Frederic H Fahey, Katherine Zukotynski, Tina Young Poussaint, Arzu Onarthomas, Paul E Christian, Briana Sextonstallone, Christina Kiss, Bonnie ClarkeAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and quantitative brain PET across a multi-center consortium. Methods: All academic centers and children’s hospitals in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) scanned a phantom developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (SNMMI CTN) for the validation of brain PET studies associated with clinical trials. The phantom comprises 2 separate, fillable Sections: a resolution/uniformity Section and a clinical simulation Section. The resolution/uniformity Section is a cylinder 12.7 cm long, 20 cm diameter; spatial resolution is evaluated subjectively with 2 sets of Rods (“hot” and “cold”) of varying diameter (4.0, 5.0, 6.25, 7.81, 9.67 and 12.2 mm) and spacing (twice the Rod diameter). The clinical simulation Section simulates a transverse Section of midbrain with ventricles, gray and white matter compartments. If properly filled, hot Rods have an 4:1 target-to-background ratio and gray to white matter Sections have a 4:1 ratio. Uniformity and image quality were evaluated using the standardized uptake value (SUV) in a small volume of interest as well as subjectively by 2 independent observers using a 4-point scale. Results: Eleven PBTC sites scanned the phantom on 13 PET scanners. The phantom’s complexity led to suboptimal filling, particularly of the hot Rod Section, in 5 sites. The SUV in the uniformity Section was within 10% of unity on only 5 of 13 scanners, although 12 of 13 were subjectively judged to have very good to excellent uniformity. Four of 6 hot Rods were discernable by all 13 scanners while 3 of 6 cold Rods were discernable by only 5 scanners. Four of 13 scanners had a gray/white matter ratio between 3.0 and 5.0 (4.0 is truth); however, 11 of 13 scanners were subjectively judged to have very good or excellent image quality. Conclusion: Eleven sites were able to image a powerful phantom developed by the SNMMI CTN that evaluated image uniformity, spatial resolution and image quality of brain PET. There was considerable variation in PET data across the PBTC sites possibly resulting from variations in scanning across the sites due to challenges in filling the phantom.
Christina Kiss - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
use of a qualification phantom for pet brain imaging in a multicenter consortium a collaboration between the pediatric brain tumor consortium and the snmmi clinical trials network
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Frederic H Fahey, Katherine Zukotynski, Tina Young Poussaint, Arzu Onarthomas, Paul E Christian, Briana Sextonstallone, Christina Kiss, Bonnie ClarkeAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and quantitative brain PET across a multi-center consortium. Methods: All academic centers and children’s hospitals in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) scanned a phantom developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (SNMMI CTN) for the validation of brain PET studies associated with clinical trials. The phantom comprises 2 separate, fillable Sections: a resolution/uniformity Section and a clinical simulation Section. The resolution/uniformity Section is a cylinder 12.7 cm long, 20 cm diameter; spatial resolution is evaluated subjectively with 2 sets of Rods (“hot” and “cold”) of varying diameter (4.0, 5.0, 6.25, 7.81, 9.67 and 12.2 mm) and spacing (twice the Rod diameter). The clinical simulation Section simulates a transverse Section of midbrain with ventricles, gray and white matter compartments. If properly filled, hot Rods have an 4:1 target-to-background ratio and gray to white matter Sections have a 4:1 ratio. Uniformity and image quality were evaluated using the standardized uptake value (SUV) in a small volume of interest as well as subjectively by 2 independent observers using a 4-point scale. Results: Eleven PBTC sites scanned the phantom on 13 PET scanners. The phantom’s complexity led to suboptimal filling, particularly of the hot Rod Section, in 5 sites. The SUV in the uniformity Section was within 10% of unity on only 5 of 13 scanners, although 12 of 13 were subjectively judged to have very good to excellent uniformity. Four of 6 hot Rods were discernable by all 13 scanners while 3 of 6 cold Rods were discernable by only 5 scanners. Four of 13 scanners had a gray/white matter ratio between 3.0 and 5.0 (4.0 is truth); however, 11 of 13 scanners were subjectively judged to have very good or excellent image quality. Conclusion: Eleven sites were able to image a powerful phantom developed by the SNMMI CTN that evaluated image uniformity, spatial resolution and image quality of brain PET. There was considerable variation in PET data across the PBTC sites possibly resulting from variations in scanning across the sites due to challenges in filling the phantom.
Katherine Zukotynski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
use of a qualification phantom for pet brain imaging in a multicenter consortium a collaboration between the pediatric brain tumor consortium and the snmmi clinical trials network
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Frederic H Fahey, Katherine Zukotynski, Tina Young Poussaint, Arzu Onarthomas, Paul E Christian, Briana Sextonstallone, Christina Kiss, Bonnie ClarkeAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and quantitative brain PET across a multi-center consortium. Methods: All academic centers and children’s hospitals in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) scanned a phantom developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (SNMMI CTN) for the validation of brain PET studies associated with clinical trials. The phantom comprises 2 separate, fillable Sections: a resolution/uniformity Section and a clinical simulation Section. The resolution/uniformity Section is a cylinder 12.7 cm long, 20 cm diameter; spatial resolution is evaluated subjectively with 2 sets of Rods (“hot” and “cold”) of varying diameter (4.0, 5.0, 6.25, 7.81, 9.67 and 12.2 mm) and spacing (twice the Rod diameter). The clinical simulation Section simulates a transverse Section of midbrain with ventricles, gray and white matter compartments. If properly filled, hot Rods have an 4:1 target-to-background ratio and gray to white matter Sections have a 4:1 ratio. Uniformity and image quality were evaluated using the standardized uptake value (SUV) in a small volume of interest as well as subjectively by 2 independent observers using a 4-point scale. Results: Eleven PBTC sites scanned the phantom on 13 PET scanners. The phantom’s complexity led to suboptimal filling, particularly of the hot Rod Section, in 5 sites. The SUV in the uniformity Section was within 10% of unity on only 5 of 13 scanners, although 12 of 13 were subjectively judged to have very good to excellent uniformity. Four of 6 hot Rods were discernable by all 13 scanners while 3 of 6 cold Rods were discernable by only 5 scanners. Four of 13 scanners had a gray/white matter ratio between 3.0 and 5.0 (4.0 is truth); however, 11 of 13 scanners were subjectively judged to have very good or excellent image quality. Conclusion: Eleven sites were able to image a powerful phantom developed by the SNMMI CTN that evaluated image uniformity, spatial resolution and image quality of brain PET. There was considerable variation in PET data across the PBTC sites possibly resulting from variations in scanning across the sites due to challenges in filling the phantom.
Bonnie Clarke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
use of a qualification phantom for pet brain imaging in a multicenter consortium a collaboration between the pediatric brain tumor consortium and the snmmi clinical trials network
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019Co-Authors: Frederic H Fahey, Katherine Zukotynski, Tina Young Poussaint, Arzu Onarthomas, Paul E Christian, Briana Sextonstallone, Christina Kiss, Bonnie ClarkeAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and quantitative brain PET across a multi-center consortium. Methods: All academic centers and children’s hospitals in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) scanned a phantom developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (SNMMI CTN) for the validation of brain PET studies associated with clinical trials. The phantom comprises 2 separate, fillable Sections: a resolution/uniformity Section and a clinical simulation Section. The resolution/uniformity Section is a cylinder 12.7 cm long, 20 cm diameter; spatial resolution is evaluated subjectively with 2 sets of Rods (“hot” and “cold”) of varying diameter (4.0, 5.0, 6.25, 7.81, 9.67 and 12.2 mm) and spacing (twice the Rod diameter). The clinical simulation Section simulates a transverse Section of midbrain with ventricles, gray and white matter compartments. If properly filled, hot Rods have an 4:1 target-to-background ratio and gray to white matter Sections have a 4:1 ratio. Uniformity and image quality were evaluated using the standardized uptake value (SUV) in a small volume of interest as well as subjectively by 2 independent observers using a 4-point scale. Results: Eleven PBTC sites scanned the phantom on 13 PET scanners. The phantom’s complexity led to suboptimal filling, particularly of the hot Rod Section, in 5 sites. The SUV in the uniformity Section was within 10% of unity on only 5 of 13 scanners, although 12 of 13 were subjectively judged to have very good to excellent uniformity. Four of 6 hot Rods were discernable by all 13 scanners while 3 of 6 cold Rods were discernable by only 5 scanners. Four of 13 scanners had a gray/white matter ratio between 3.0 and 5.0 (4.0 is truth); however, 11 of 13 scanners were subjectively judged to have very good or excellent image quality. Conclusion: Eleven sites were able to image a powerful phantom developed by the SNMMI CTN that evaluated image uniformity, spatial resolution and image quality of brain PET. There was considerable variation in PET data across the PBTC sites possibly resulting from variations in scanning across the sites due to challenges in filling the phantom.
