Ahmad Bitarafan-Rajabi
Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - A Survey on the Radiation Protection Status among Radiology Staff
Introduction: Radiation exposure during radiological examination is a health concern, of which radiology professionals should be cognizant. We sought to evaluate the radiation protection knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) amongst radiology staff of hospitals across 10 provinces of Iran. Materials and Methods: For evaluating the level of radiation protection KAP, 553 radiology staff were e...
[ 2 ] - Image-based versus atlas-based patient-specific S-value assessment for Samarium-153 EDTMP cancer palliative care: A short study
Introduction: Use of SPECT/CT data is the most accurate method for patient-specific internal dosimetry when isotopes emit single gamma rays. The manual or semi-automatic segmentation of organs is a major obstacle that slows down and limits the patient-specific dosimetry. Using digital phantoms that mimic patient’s anatomy can bypass the segmentation step and facilitate the dosi...
[ 3 ] - Determination of normal ranges of regional and global phase parameters using gated myocardial perfusion imaging with Cedars-Sinai’s QGS software
Introduction: Myocardial perfusion imaging using gated SPECT and phase analysis is an effective tool in evaluation of mechanical dyssynchrony. The purpose of this study was to determine the normal ranges of global and regional phase parameters. Methods: A total of 100 patients with normal resting and stress electrocardiograms, low pretest likelihood for c...
[ 4 ] - Is correction for metallic artefacts mandatory in cardiac SPECT/CT imaging in the presence of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads?
Introduction: Metallic artifacts due to pacemaker/ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads in CT images can produce artifactual uptake in cardiac SPECT/CT images. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the metallic artifacts due to pacemaker and ICD leads on myocardial SPECT/CT imaging. Methods: The study included 9 patients wh...
[ 5 ] - ارزیابی فانتوم 4D-NCAT در شبیه‌سازی رفتار دینامیکی رادیودارو در قلب
سابقه و هدف: به‌تحقیق، ارزیابی کینتیک بافت، تکنیک تشخیصی مناسبی برای بررسی هم‌زمان اطلاعات فضایی و زمانی عمل‌کرد قلب فراهم می‌کند. شبیه‌سازی این فرایند نیازمند فانتومی است که بتواند تغییرات دینامیکی اکتیویته با گذر زمان را به ناحیه مورد نظر اعمال کند. هدف از این مطالعه، بررسی صحت داده‌های فانتوم دیجیتالی دینامیکی در اعمال اکتیویته‌ی متغیر با زمان، توسط فانتوم 4D-NCAT می‌باشد. مواد و روش‌ها...
[ 6 ] - Knowledge, attitude and practice of nuclear medicine staff towards radiation protection
Introduction: Ionizing radiation in medical imaging is one of the dominant sources of exposure, and correct knowledge of radiation protection, affects staff safety behaviors during procedures. This study aimed to assess the radiation protection Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) amongst nuclear medicine centers' staff in Iran. Methods: To evaluate the...
[ 7 ] - Respiratory motion correction in prostate cancer positron emission tomography: A study on patients and phantom simulation
Introduction: To investigate the effects of breathing cycle and tree diaphragm motions on prostate cancer tumors standard uptake value (SUV) during positron emission tomography (PET) and to correct it. Materials and methods: Respiratory motion traces were simulated on the common patient breathing cycle and tree diaphragm motio...
[ 8 ] - Effect of the radiation field of view and angle in unconventional angiography on patient doses: a Monte Carlo simulation study using a voxelized phantom
Introduction: We aimed to investigate the effect of variation of beam angle and field of view (FOV) on organs’ and effective doses for patients undergoing interventional cardiology examinations by using Monte Carlo simulations and ICRP110 phantom. Materials and Methods: Simulations were done for energies obtained from experimental measurements on the left...
[ 9 ] - The influence of misregistration between CT and SPECT images on the accuracy of CT-based attenuation correction of cardiac SPECT/CT imaging: Phantom and clinical studies
Introduction: Integration of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and computed tomography (CT) scanners into SPECT/CT hybrid systems permit detection of coronary artery disease in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Misregistration between CT and emission data can produce some errors in uptake value of SPECT images. The aim of this study was evaluate the influence...
[ 10 ] - Simulation and patient studies of scatter correction in cardiac SPECT imaging
Introduction: Myocardial perfusion imaging is a nuclear medicine imaging method that is used to detect coronary artery diseases. One of the main sources of error in this imaging method is the detection of Compton scattered photons in the photopeak energy window used for data acquisition. This results in the degradation of the image contrast, and therefore decreases the...
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