Publications

1.

Y. Ma, O. Rousset and A.C. Evans. A generalized methodology for partial volume correction in emission tomography. IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Med. Imag. Conf., Toronto, Canada, Nov. 1998.

2.

Y. Ma, O. Rousset and A.C. Evans. Influence of image acquisition and reconstruction parameters on the topology of brain activation patterns with PET. NeuroImage 7: S642, 1998. 4th Int. Conf. Human Brain Mapping, Montreal, Canada, June 1998.

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A. Dagher, C. Bleicher, J. Aston, K.J. Worsley, Y. Ma and A.C. Evans. Measuring neurotransmitter release with PET. NeuroImage 7: S27, 1998. 4th Int. Conf. Human Brain Mapping, Montreal, Canada, June 1998.

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J.A.D. Aston, A. Dagher, K.J. Worsley, Y. Ma and A.C. Evans. Measuring neurotransmitter release with PET: simulation studies. NeuroImage 7: A64, 1998. 2nd Int. Symp. Functional Neuroreceptor Mapping of Living Brain, Ann Arbor, USA, June 1998.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Correction for partial volume effects in PET: principle and validation. J Nucl Med 39: 904-911, 1998.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, D.F. Wong, and A.C. Evans. Pixel verses ROI based partial volume correction in PET. In: Quantification of brain function using PET. R.E. Carson, M.E. Daube-Witherspoon and P. Herscovitch, editors. San Diego: Academic Press; 1998: in press.

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Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Analytical modeling of PET imaging with correlated functional and structural images. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 44: 2439-2444, 1997.

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Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Analytical modeling of PET imaging with correlated functional and structural images. Proc. IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Med. Imag. Conf.: 1817-1821, Anaheim, USA, Nov. 1996.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, D.F. Wong, and A.C. Evans. Pixel verses ROI based partial volume correction in PET. NeuroImage 5: S33, 1997. Brain PET: Bethesda, USA, June 1997.

10.

Y. Ma, and A.C Evans. A 3-D simulation system for objective evaluation of quantitative imaging characteristics in PET scans. J Nucl Med: submitted Sept. 1996.

11.

W. Gu, Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Tracer-independent MR/PET image registration algorithm based on PET transmission data. IEEE Trans Med Imag: submitted Sept. 1996.

12.

Y. Ma, Y. Zhang, K. Murase and A.C. Evans. Iterative reconstruction of PET images using prior tissue classification and biodistribution information. IEEE Trans Med Imag: submitted Sept. 1996.

13.

J. Moreno-Cantu, Y. Ma, C.J. Thompson, R.J. Zatorre, and M. Petrides. An evaluation of localization precision of activation foci by identifying local maxima in subtracted head images. IEEE Trans Med Imag: submitted March 1996.

14.

Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Spatial variability of regional radioactivity quantitation in blood flow and metabolic PET brain scans. J Nucl Med 37: 222P, 1996. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine: Denver, USA, June 1996.

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K. Murase, Y. Zhang, Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Usefulness of a newly developed MRI-constrained PET image reconstruction method. J Nucl Med 37: 223P, 1996. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine: Denver, USA, June 1996.

16.

Y. Ma, and A.C Evans. A scanner specific sinogram model for PET image reconstruction. Proc. 17th Ann. Int. Conf. IEEE-EMBS: 523-524, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 1995.

17.

O. Rousset, Y. Ma, S. Marenco, D.F. Wong, and A.C. Evans. In vivo correction for partial volume effects in PET: accuracy and precision. NeuroImage 2: S33, 1995. Brain PET: Oxford, England, July 1995.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, S. Marenco, D.F. Wong, and A.C. Evans. In vivo correction for partial volume effects in PET: accuracy and precision. In: Quantification of brain function using PET. R. Myers, V. Cunningham, D. Bailey and T. Jones, editors. San Diego: Academic Press; 1996: 158-165.

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D.F. Wong, J. Harris, H. Singer, S. Naidu, F. Yokoi, S. Marenco, A. Evans, O. Rousset, and Y. Ma. Dopamine receptor transporter imaging in neuropsychiatric developmental disorders. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 15: S97, 1995. 17th Int. Symp. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab: Cologne, Germany, July 1995.

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Y. Ma, O. Rousset and A.C Evans. A computationally efficient method to evaluate and optimize reconstruction parameters and data analysis of PET images. Medical Physics 22: 669, 1995. Proceedings COMP Conference: 93-94, Montreal, Canada, June 1995.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, S. Marenco, D.F. Wong, and A.C. Evans. MRI-based correction for partial volume effects in PET: validation using a 3-D brain phantom. Medical Physics 22: 668, 1995. Proceedings COMP Conference: 83-84, Montreal, Canada, June 1995.

22.

E. Lu, E. Meyer, H. Kuwabara, Y. Ma, M. Shiraishi, and A.C. Evans. Reduction of radiation absorbed dose in F-Dopa PET studies by hydration-induced voiding. J Nucl Med 36: 98P, 1995. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine: Minneapolis, USA, June 1995.

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S. Marenco, O. Rousset, Y. Ma, F. Yokoi, B. Chan, S. Kim, A.C. Evans, A.H. Gjedde, and D.F. Wong. Partial volume correction of kinetic curves in human dopamine transporter PET imaging. J Nucl Med 36: 254P, 1995. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine: Minneapolis, USA, June 1995.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, G. Leger, A.H. Gjedde, and A.C. Evans. Correction for partial volume effects in PET using MRI-based 3-D simulations of human brain metabolism. Ann Nucl Med 7: S31-S32, 1993. Brain PET: Akita, Japan, May 1993.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, G. Leger, A.H. Gjedde, and A.C. Evans. Correction for partial volume effects in PET using MRI-based 3-D simulations of human brain metabolism. In: Quantification of brain function: tracer kinetics and image analysis in brain PET. K. Uemura, N.A. Lassen, T. Jones and I. Kanno, editors. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1993: 113-123.

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Y. Ma, M. Kamber, and A.C. Evans. 3-D simulation of PET brain images using segmented MRI data and positron tomograph characteristics. 3-D Advanced Image Processing in Medicine - 14th Ann. Int. Conf. IEEE-EMBS: 141-145, Rennes, France, Nov. 1992.

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Y. Ma, M. Kamber, and A.C. Evans. 3-D simulation of PET brain images using segmented MRI data and positron tomograph characteristics. Comput Med Imag Graph 17: 365-371, 1993.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, M. Kamber, and A.C. Evans. 3-D simulations of radiotracer uptake in deep gray matter structures of human brain. 3-D Advanced Image Processing in Medicine - 14th Ann. Int. Conf. IEEE-EMBS: 167-171, Rennes, France, Nov. 1992.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, M. Kamber, and A.C. Evans. 3-D simulations of radiotracer uptake in deep gray matter structures of human brain. Comput Med Imag Graph 17: 373-379, 1993.

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P. Neelin, J. Crossman, D.J. Hawkes, Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Validation of an MRI/PET landmark registration method using 3-D simulated PET images and point simulations. 3-D Advanced Image Processing in Medicine - 14th Ann. Int. Conf. IEEE-EMBS: 73-77, Rennes, France, Nov. 1992.

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P. Neelin, J. Crossman, D.J. Hawkes, Y. Ma, and A.C. Evans. Validation of an MRI/PET landmark registration method using 3-D simulated PET images and point simulations. Comput Med Imag Graph 17: 351-356, 1993.

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Y. Zhang, Y. Ma, and A.C Evans. Image reconstruction for PET using anatomical information. Medical Physics 20: 1591, 1993. Proceedings COMP/CMBES Joint Conference: 162-163, Ottawa, Canada, May 1993.

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O. Rousset, Y. Ma, G. Leger, A.H. Gjedde, and A.C. Evans. In vivo correction for resolution effects in PET studies of the human brain. Medical Physics 20: 1592, 1993. Proceedings COMP/CMBES Joint Conference: 164-165, Ottawa, Canada, May 1993.

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Y. Ma, M. Kamber, O. Rousset, and A.C. Evans. A MRI-based 3-D brain phantom for quantitative PET imaging. Medical Physics 19: 844, 1992. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Calgary, Canada, Aug. 1992.

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Y. Ma, R. Fletcher, E. Zaremba, M.D'Iorio, C.T. Foxon, and J.J. Harris. Energy-loss rates of 2-D electrons at a GaAs/Al_xGa_1-xAs interface. Physics Review B 43: 9033-9044, 1991.

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Y. Ma, R. Fletcher, E. Zaremba, M.D'Iorio, C.T. Foxon, and J.J. Harris. Effect of second subband occupancy on energy relaxation of electrons in a 2-D gas at GaAs/Al_xGa_1-xAs heterojunctions at low temperatures. 8th Int. Conf. on 2-D Electronic Systems: Grenoble, France, Sept. 1989. Surface Science 229: 80-82, 1990.

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