Abstracts and Oral Presentations

2016

A. Gmitro, “Multi-Modality Imaging of Window Chamber Mouse Models,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

Z. Liu, “Imaging Studies,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

G. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

H.H. Barrett, “Photon-Processing Detectors and Imaging Systems,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

L. Caucci, “GPU Programming for Biomedical Imaging,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

E. Clarkson, “Observers, Figures of Merit, and Surrogate Figures of Merit for Imaging System Design,” 6^th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

K. Abbey and M.A. Kupinski, chairs, Workshop on Validation of Medical Image-Perception Models, SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, 2016.

C. Barber, B. Gray, S. Liu, K. Pak, J. Woolfenden, and Z. Liu,  “Uptake of TCP-1 peptide labeled with a near-infrared dye in xenografted human colon cancer and tumor-associated vasculature”,  Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2016;57 (Supplement 2):1154, 2016.

X. Li and L.R. Furenlid, “An analysis of side readouts for monolithic scintillation crystals,” Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, San Diego, CA, 2016.

M. Ruiz-Gonzalez, L. Caucci and L.R. Furenlid, “Joint amplitude and timing estimationg for scintallation pulses in GPU”, IEEE MIC, Strasbourg France, 2016

2015

L. Caucci, H. H. Barrett, Z. Liu, H. Han, and L. R. Furenlid, “Towards Continuous-To-Continuous 3D Data Reconstruction,” 13th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Newport, RI, 2015.

Z. Liu, B. D. Gray, C. Barber, L. R. Furenlid, K. Y. Pak, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Imaging of atherosclerotic evolution with 99mTc-labeled duramycin,” Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 2015.

Z. Liu, B. D. Gray, M.D. Bernas, L. R. Furenlid, K. Y. Pak, and J. M. Woolfenden, “A novel molecular imaging probe for differentiating colorectal cancer lesions from inflammatory tissues,” Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging,  2015.

Z. Liu, C. Barber, Li Wan, L. Han, L. R. Furenlid, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Imaging tumor microenvironment with 125I-iodinated hyaluronan,” WMIC, 2015.

H.H. Barrett, “Quantifying and reducing uncertainties in cancer therapy,” Workshop on Uncertainties in the Medical Imaging Chain, SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando, FL, 2015.

2014

Z. Liu, Y. Zhang, D. Pan, C. Barber, L. Wan, L.R. Furenlid, and J.M. Woolfenden, “Assessment of inflammatory response in ischemic-reperfused rat hearts using a 99mTc-labeled peptide targeting neutrophil formyl-peptide receptor,”  61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, St. Louis, MI 2014 and J. Nucl. Med., 55(Supplement 1):1709, 2014.

L. Caucci, J. Ding, and H.H. Barrett, “List-mode Particle Processing,” Gordon Conference, Easton, MA, June, 2014.

X. Li and L. Furenlid, “A SPECT system simulator built on the SolidWorks TM 3D design package,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA, 2014.

L. Han, H.H. Barrett, H.B. Barber, B.W. Miller and L. R. Furenlid, “Thick columnar CsI(Tl) scintillator for iQid detector and FastSPECT III system,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA, 2014.

C. Chaix, M. Kupinski, H.H. Barrett, and L. Furenlid, “Fabrication of the AdaptiSPECT Aperature,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA, 2014.

E. Salcin and L.R. Furenlid, “Fisher information as a Gamma-Ray Detector Design Tool,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA 2014.

D.S. Fastje, H.B. Barber, B.W. Miller, L.R. Furenlid, L.Han, and Z. Liu, “Preclinical planar imager using a fine-pitch multi-bore collimator and an IQUID detector,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA  2014.

A. Konik, M. Kupinski, P.H. Pretorius, M.A. King, and H.H. Barrett, “Comparison of the Scanning Linear Estimator (SLE) and ROI Uptake Estimation for Quantitative 111In-Octreotide SPECT Imaging of Signals Embedded in Random Backgrounds,” IEEE MIC, Seattle WA, 2014.

E. Salcin, H.H. Barrett, H.B. Barber, S. Takeda, S. Watanabe, T. Takahasi, and L. Furenlid, “3D Position Estimation in a Crossed Strip CdTe Detector,” IEEE MIC, Seattle WA, 2014.

H. H. Barrett and K. J. Myers, “Image Science and Image-Quality Research in the Optical Sciences Center,” invited talk, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego 2014.

H. H. Barrett and K. J. Myers, “Information content of a photon in optical imaging, quantum imaging and radiology,” Plenary talk, Optical Engineering Track, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego 2014.

C. Chaix, M. Kupinski, H.H. Barrett, and L. Furenlid, “Calibration for Adaptive SPECT,” IEEE MIC, Seattle WA, 2014.

X. Li and L.R. Furenlid, “A SPECT simulation method or the solidworks TM 3D-design package and GPU programming that include penetration scatter and fluorescence,” IEEE MIC, Seattle WA, 2014.

2013

J. Fan, H-W. Tseng, G. Cao, P. Sainath, and M. A. Kupinski, “Study of CT systems low contrast detectability performance using mathematical model observers,” Proc. SPIE, 8673:86731Q, 2013.

C. Chaix, S. Kovalsky, M. Kosmider, H. H. Barrett, and L.R. Furenlid, “Integration of AdaptiSPECT: a small-animal adaptive SPECT imaging system,” Proc. SPIE 8853: 88530A, 2013.

L. Han, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, and L. Furenlid, “The effect of gain variation in micro-channel plates on gamma-ray energy resolution,” Proc. SPIE, 8853:88530E, 2013.

Z. Liu, M. Chordia, Y. Zhang, D. Pan, C. Barber, L. Wan, L.R. Furenlid, and J.M. Woolfenden, “Inflammation imaging using a 99mTc-labeled neutrophil-targeting peptide,” 60th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vancouver, Canada and J Nucl Med. 54(2):1217, 2013.

C. Dumas, A. Bernstein, A. Espinoza, D. Morgan, K. Lewis, M. Nipper, H. H. Barrett, M. A. Kupinski, and L. R. Furenlid, “SmartCAM: an adaptive clinical SPECT camera,” Proc. SPIE  8853:885307, 2013.

V. Bora, H. H. Barrett, and E. Clarkson, “Impact of Fano factor on position and energy estimation in scintillation detectors,” Proc. SPIE, 8854:885405, 2013.

D. Fastje, L. Han, and H. B. Barber, “Penetrating radiation systems and applications XIV,” Proc. SPIE, 8854:88540J, 2013.

R. J. Havelin, B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, J. M. Murphy and M. J. Foley, “A SPECT imager with synthetic collimation,” Proc. SPIE, 8853:885309, 2013.

A. K. Jha, E. Clarkson, M. A. Kupinski, and H. H. Barrett. “A Maximum-Likelihood Expectation-Maximization Approach to Simultaneously Reconstruct the Activity and Attenuation Map in SPECT imaging,” SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, February 9-14, 2013.

A.Konik, M. Kupinski, P.H. Pretorius, M.A. King, and H.H. Barrett. “Fully 3D-68: Comparison of the Scanning Linear Estimator and 3D ROI Operator for Quantitative 111-InOctreotide SPECT Imaging,” 12th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 16-21, 2013.

A.K. Jha, H.H. Barrett, E. Clarkson, L. Caucci, and M.A. Kupinski, “Analytic Methods for List-Mode Reconstruction,” 12th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 16-21, 2013.

2012

S. K. Moore, H. H. Barrett, and L. R. Furenlid, “ModPET – A compact PET system employing modular gamma cameras, maximum-likelihood event-parameter estimation, and list-mode ML-EM reconstruction,” 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Miami, FL, June, 2012.

P. Lawson, R. Frazin, H. H. Barrett, L. Caucci, N. Devaney, S. Gladysz, O. Guyon, L. Furenlid, J. Krist, C. Marois, D. Mawet, D. Mouillet, L. Mugnier, L. Poyneer, L. Pueyo, and R. Soummer, “AS12-AS106-29 On advanced estimation techniques for exoplanet detection and characterization using ground-based coronagraphs,” Adaptive Optics Symposium III, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2012.

Z. Liu, C. Barber, L. Furenlid, Y. Kim, S. Liu, and J. M. Woolfenden, “99mTc-N-MPO, New Perfusion Agent Exhibiting High Myocardial Uptake and Rapid Liver Clearance: Comparison with 99mTc-Sestamibi And 99mTc-15C5-PNP in Rats,” Scientific Sessions of American Heart Association, Orlando, FL, November 12-16, 2011 and Circulation, 13531, 2012.

Z. Liu, B. Barber, L. Wan, L. R. Furenlid, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Assessment of inflammatory response in ischemic rat hearts with various durations of reperfusion using a 99mTc-labeled dual-domain cytokine ligand,” 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Miami, FL, June, 2012.

Z. Liu, L. Chen, C. Barber, S. Liu, A. Rouse, A. Gmitro, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Direct positron and electron imaging of tumor metabolism and angiogenesis in a mouse window chamber model,” 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Miami, FL, June, 2012.

M. Valdez, E. Yoshimaru, P. Ingram, J. Totenhagen, A. Forbes, S. Stephen Moore, P. Helquist, T. Matsunaga, R. Witte, L. Furenlid, Z. Liu, R. Erickson, and T. Trouard, “Trans-Blood-Brain Barrier Drug Delivery via Ultrasound and Microbubbles for Neurodegenerative Diseases,” 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Melbourne, May 5-12, 2012.

2011

L. R. Furenlid, “Small-Animal Gamma-ray Imaging: Instrumentation and Applications,” at the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece, November 3, 2011.

L. wyffels, J.M. Woolfenden, L.R. Furenlid, and Z. Liu, “Characterization of three 99mTc-labeled cytokine ligands in mouse inflammatory ear model,”  58th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Antonio, TX, June 4-8, 2011 and J. Nucl. Med., 52(1):565, 2011.

K. Haston, H. B. Barber, L. R. Furenlid, E. Salcin, and V. Bora,“Test apparatus to monitor time-domain signals from semiconductor-detector pixel arrays,” International Society for Optics & Photonics, August, San Diego, CA, 2011.

R. Havelin, M. Foley, B. W. Miller, and H. H. Barrett, “Development of a novel synthetic collimator small animal SPECT imaging system,” European Medical Physics and Engineering Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 2011.

A. K. Jha, M. A. Kupinski, and E. Clarkson, “Modeling Light Propagation in Tissue Using the Radiative Transport Equation,” Pan American Advanced Studies Inst. on Frontiers in Imaging Science, Bogota, Colombia, 2011.

D. Kang and M. A. Kupinski, “The study of an ideal observer for phased array systems in diffusive imaging,” IEEE Medical Imaging Conference, Valencia, Spain, 2011.

Z. Liu, L. Wyffels, S. Liu, C. Barber, L. Furenlid, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Tumor targeting properties of a novel 99mTc-labeled cyclic RGD peptide dimer in xenografted human breast and colon cancer,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 52 (Supplement 1), 1590, 2011.

E. Salcin, H. B. Barber, and L R. Furenlid, “Design considerations for the next-generation MAPMT-based monolithic scintillation camera,” International Society for Optics & Photonics, August 20-25, 2011, San Diego, CA, 2011.

S. Young, “Task-based assessment and prototyping for breast tomosynthesis,” NIH National Graduate Student Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, 2011.

2010

A. K. Jha, E. Clarkson, and M. A. Kupinski, “Solutions to the radiative transport equation for non-uniform media,” Proceedings in Biomedical Optics, Optical Society of America, BsuD55, 2010.

C. R. De Silva, J. Vagner, Z. Liu, R. J. Gillies, and V. J. Hruby, “111In-labeled deltorphin-II targeting the d-opioid receptor for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging,” 239th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2010 and Scientific Abstracts for the 239th National Meeting and Exposition, MEDI 489, 2010.

B. W. Miller, S. Moore, R. Van Holen, H. B. Barber, V. Nagarkar, L. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “FastSPECT III: A third-generation high-resolution dynamic SPECT imager,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, June 5-9, 2010.

B. W. Miller, S. K. Moore, H. B. Barber, T. P. Trouard, H. H. Barrett, and L. R. Furenlid, “FastSPECT III: A Third-Generation High-Resolution Dynamic SPECT Imager,” Arizona Alzheimers Research Consortium, May 21, 2010.

S. K. Moore, H. H. Barrett, and L. R. Furenlid, “ModPET: Small-Animal PET/SPECT Prototyping Platform,” Biomedical Engineering Founder’s Day, 2010.

S. K. Moore, H. H. Barrett, and L. R. Furenlid, “Small-Animal PET/SPECT Prototyping,” Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Consortium, 2010.

C. De Silva, Z. Liu, J. Vagner, R. Gillies, V. Hruby, L. Furenlid, and J. Woolfenden, “Targeting of d-opioid receptors in xenografted colon cancer using 111In-labeled deltorphin-II ligand,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, June 4-9, 2010 and Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 51(Supplement 2), 77, 2010.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, C. Barber, L. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. Woolfenden, “Characterization of four 99mTc-labeled cytokine ligands in ischemic-reperfused rat hearts,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, June 4-9, 2010 and Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 51(2):544, 2010.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, C. Barber, L. Chen, G. D. Stevenson, G. L. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Longitudinal imaging study of atheroschlerosis in Apo-E-deficient mice using a 99mTc-labeled dual-domain cytokine ligand,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, June 4-9, 2010 and Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 51(2):545, 2010.

L. Wyffels, Z. Liu, C. Barber, H. H. Barrett, B. D. Smith, J. A. Mattis, B. Gray, and K. Y. Pak, “Targeting of myocardial necrosis and apoptosis using a novel small molecular probe, Bis(zinc(II)-dipicolylamine) complex (Zn-DPA),” Young Investigator Competition, First Place, World Molecular Imaging Congress, Kyoto, Japan, September 8-11, 2010.

Z. Liu, C. Barber, L. wyffels, L. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “SPECT imaging of atherosclerosis development in Apo-E-deficient mice,” Principal Investigator Meeting, Biomedical Technology Research (P41) Centers, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), Rockville, MD, October 11-13, 2010.

C. R. De Silva, J. Vagner, Z. Liu, R. J. Gillies, and V. J. Hruby, “111In-labeled deltorphin-II targeting the d-opioid receptor for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) Imaging,” Spring 2010 National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2010.

C. R. De Silva, Z. Liu, J. Vagner, R. J. Gillies, V. J. Hruby, L. R. Furenlid, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Targeting of d-opioid receptors in xenografted colon cancer using 111In-labeled deltorphin-II ligand,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, C. Barber, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Characterization of four 99mTc-labeled cytokine ligands in ischemic-reperfused rat hearts,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, C. Barber, L. Chen, G. D. Stevenson, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Longitudinal imaging study of atherosclerosis in Apo-E-deficient mice using a 99mTc-labeled dual-domain cytokine ligand,” 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.

2009

Z. Li, Z. Liu, H.H. Barrett, L.R. Furenlid, J.M. Woolfenden, and M. Zhao, “Focal uptake of 99mTc-dyramycin at atherosclerotic plaques,”  Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 50(5)(2):207p, 56Th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June, 2009.

C. G. Graff, K. L. Weiss, E. W. Clarkson, and M. I. Altbach, “Simultaneous estimation of T2, T2+ and lipid content in bone with a novel iterative algorithm,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 17::1938, 2009.

C. Graff, Z. Li, E. W. Clarkson, C. Huang, A. Bilgin, and M. I. Altbach, “Simultaneous estimation of water T2 and fat fraction using a single breath hold racial GRASE method,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 17, 202, 2009.

E. S. Jimenez, E. Clarkson, M. A. Kupinski and H. H. Barrett, “Simulating organ textures and organ uptake correlations in the MOBY 4D mouse phantom,” SPIE Medical Imaging, 2009.

J. W. Moore, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Adaptive x-ray computed tomography,” University of Arizona Student Showcase, 2009. (2nd Place Award, Health Sciences)

J. W. Moore, L. Caucci, B. W. Miller, J. M. Woolfenden, M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Task-based adaptive imaging,” Biomedical Technology Resource Centers Principal Investigator Meeting, 2009.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Detection of inflammation induced by myocardial ischemia-reperfusion using a dual-domain cytokine radioligand via TNF and IL-1 pathways,” 56Th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, and J. M. Woolfenden, “SPECT imaging of atherosclerotic lesions with a dual-domain cytokine radioligand in Apo E-deficient mice,” 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009.

Y. Zhang, G. D. Stevenson, Z. Liu, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, J. M. Woolfenden, and M. Zhao, “Imaging of neuronal apoptosis with 99mTc-labeled duramycin in a rat focal cerebral ischemia model,” 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009.

Z. Li, Z. Liu, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, J. M. Woolfenden, X. Zhu, and M. Zhao, “High spatial and temporal resolution microSPECT imaging of cardiac cell death using 99mTc-Duramycin,” 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009.

R. Dwyer, J. Ryan, R. Havelin, J. Morris, C. O’Flatharta, G. Duffy, B. Miller, Z. Liu, H. H. Barrett, M. Murphy, F. Barry, T. O’Brien, M. Kerin, “Sodium iodide symporter (NIS) mediated tracking of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) migration to breast tumours in vivo,” European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) Annual Congress, Hannover, Germany, 2009.

 

2008

C. G. Graff, E. W. Clarkson, K. L. Weiss, and M. I. Altbach, Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 16, 1414, 2008.

C. G. Graff, E. W. Clarkson, and E. Outwater, “Computer-generated abdominal phantom for evaluation of MR estimation techniques,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 16, 492, 2008.

L. Caucci, M. A. Kupinski, M. Freed, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, and H. H. Barrett, “Adaptive SPECT for tumor necrosis detection,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

T. E. Peterson, B. S. McDonald, S. Shokouhi, and D. W. Wilson, ”A low-energy SPECT system based on silicon strip detectors,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

J. W. Moore, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Instrumentation design for adaptive SPECT/CT,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

L. Chen, N. Kirkpatrick, R. A. Gatenby, N. G. Knowles, L. S. Gobar, and H. H. Barrett, “Integration a high-resolution charged-particle imaging system with a fluorescence imaging modality for in vivo applications,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

P. Lichtenthal, T. Brainerd, and Z. Liu, “Cardioprotection of anesthetics evaluated by ^99mTc-glucarate SPECT imaging in rat hearts with ischemia-reperfusion injury,” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando, Florida, October 18-22, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, Z. Liu, L. R. Furenlid, J. M. Woolfenden, M. Murphy, C. Coleman, and F. Barry, “Tracking of mesenchymal stem cells via three transplantation routes in rats with myocardial infarction,” 49, Supplement 1, 182P, 55^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 14-18, 2008.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, G. D. Stevenson, and H. H. Barrett, “Imaging of colon cancer xenografts using a radioligand targeting IL-1 and IL-18,” 49, Supplement 1, 104P, 55^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 14-18, 2008.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, J. M. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “A bispecific radioligand for inflammation imaging via TNF and IL-1 pathways,” 49, Supplement 1, 45P, 55^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 14-18, 2008.

B. S. McDonald, S. Shokouhi, D. W. Wilson, and T. E. Peterson, “Characterization of thick silicon detectors for low-energy, small-animal SPECT,” 3^rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

J. W. Moore, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “FaCT: FastSPECT II and CT,” 3^rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

Z. Liu, “Imaging of inflammation with ^99mTc-labeled cytokine ligands,” 3^rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

L. Chen, “Direct imaging of high-energy electrons and positrons,” 3^rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

B. Miller, “BazookaSPECT,” 3^rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

2007

M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and J. Y. Hesterman, “Bias in Hotelling observer performance computed from finite data,” SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, 2007.

L. Chen, L. S. Gobar, N. G. Knowles, G. D. Stevenson, A. F. Gmitro, and H. H. Barrett, “In vivo and dynamic imaging of charged particles from radionuclides at high resolution,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27 – November 3, 2007.

A. Breme, M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “The adaptive Hotelling observer as a model for human observers,” Medical Image Perception Society’s Conference XII, Iowa City, Iowa, October, 2007.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, L. R. Furenlid, C. Barber, S. A. Lewis, J. M. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “SPECT imaging of inflammation induced by myocardial ischemia-reperfusion with a novel ^99mTc-labeled bispecific interleukin ligand,” Abstract Book of Joint Molecular Imaging 2007 Conference, No. 0737:263, Joint Molecular Imaging Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, September, 2007.

L. R. Furenlid, “Recent developments in laboratory SPECT,” Research seminar presentation, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, September 2007.

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, and H. B. Barber, “Real-time data acquisition and maximum-likelihood estimation for a new generation of high-resolution gamma-ray detectors,” 9^th International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors (IWORID), Erlangen, Germany, July, 2007.

J. W. Moore, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “FaCT: a helical-scan cone-beam CT integrated with a stationary multidetector SPECT system,” 9^th Biennial Fully 3D Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Conference, Lindau, Germany, July, 2007.

L. S. Gobar, L. Chen, and H. H. Barrett, “Evaluation of a digital autoradiography system based on ultra-thin phosphors and a CCD camera,” 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, and D. W. Wilson, “Gamma-ray microscopy using micro-coded apertures and BazookaSPECT, a low-cost, high-resolution image intensifying gamma camera,” 334366:158, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

L. Chen, L. S. Gobar, G. D. Stevenson, A. F. Gmitro, and H. H. Barrett, “Electron imaging system using ultra-thin phosphor film and CCD camera for in vivo imaging,” 334370:160, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

M. Zhao, Z. Liu, X. Zhu, L. Furenlid, Y. Chen, and H. H. Barrett, “In vivo dynamic imaging of myocardial cell death using ^99mTc-labeled C2A domain of synaptotagmin I in a rat model of ischemia and reperfusion,” Biophysics, 334052:563, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

Z. Liu, M. Hui, L. Furenlid, S. Lewis, J. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “A novel ^99mTc-labeled recombinant bispecific ligand targeting interleukin-1 and interleukin-18 for inflammation imaging,” 328100:611, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, and D. W. Wilson, “Gamma-ray microscopy using microcoded apertures and BazookaSPECT, a low-cost, high-resolution image intensifiying gamma camera,” 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007. Received 3^rd place award for the Young Professionals Committee Best Basic Science; received 3^rd place for the Computer and Instrumentation Young Investigator Award, 2007.

Z. Liu, Y. Kim, S. Liu, L. R. Furenlid, C. Barber, G. Stevenson, J. M. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “Rapid myocardial perfusion imaging in rat hearts with a novel cationic ^99mTc(I)-tricarbonyl complex ^99mTc-15C5PNP characterized by low liver uptake,” J. Nucl. Med., 48(6) Supplement 2, No. 15:5, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

M. Zhao, Z. Liu, X. Zhu, L. R. Furenlid, Y. Chen, and H. H. Barrett, “In vivo dynamic imaging of myocardial cell death using ^99mTc-labeled C2A domain of synaptotagmin I in a rat model of ischemia and reperfusion,” J. Nucl. Med., 48(6) Supplement 2, No. 563:166, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

Z. Liu, M. M. Hui, L. R. Furenlid, S. Lewis, J. M. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “A novel ^99mTc-labeled recombinant bispecific ligand targeting interleukin-1 and interleukin-18 for inflammation imaging,” J. Nucl. Med., 48(6) Supplement 2, No. 611:180, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

L. S. Gobar, L. Chen, and H. H. Barrett, “Evaluation of a digital autoradiography system based on ultra-thin phosphors and a CCD camera,” 334183:1797, 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, DC, June, 2007.

L. R. Furenlid, “Imaging physics,” Research seminar presentation, University of Arizona and University of New Mexico Cancer Center Retreat, Tempe, Arizona, May 2007.

E. Clarkson, “Estimation ROC curves and their corresponding ideal observers,” SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, February, 2007.

L. Chen, L. Foo, K. P. Thompson, R. L. Cortesi, and H. H. Barrett, “Task-based evaluation of practical lens designs for lens-coupled digital mammography,” SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, February 17-22, 2007.

C. Graff, E. W. Clarkson, Z. Li, and M. I. Altbach, “An algorithm for lipid-water separation in the presence of T2* decay,” Proc. Intl. Soc. Magn. Reson. Med., 15, 2007.

2006

M.B. Abbott, Y. A. DeClerk, Y-C. Chen, L. Furenlid, D. Wilson, G. Stevenson, M. Whitaker, J. Woolfenden, R. A. Moats, and H. H. Barrett,  “100-micron resolution SPECT imaging of a neuroblastoma tumor model,”  Molecular Imaging, 5, p. 214, 2006.

C. G. Graff, Z. Li, A. F. Gmitro, M. I. Altbach, A. Bilgin, and E. W. Clarkson, “Iterative T2 estimation from highly under-samples radial fast spin-echo data,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 14, 925, 2006.

M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “Image Quality Assesment in Molecular Imaging,” Society of Molecular Imaging Meeting, Kona, HI, 2006.

B. W. Miller, H. B. Barber, H. H. Barrett, D. W. Wilson, and L. Chen, “A low-cost approach to high-resolution, single-photon imaging using columnar scintillators and image intensifiers,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 4, 2006.

A. Burvall, H. H. Barrett, K. J. Myers, and J. C. Dainty, “Singular value decomposition of axial systems,” ICO Topical Meeting on Optoinformatics/Information Photonics, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 4-7, 2006.

Z. Liu, G. Stevenson, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “In vivo imaging study of insulin and fructose effects on technetium-^99m-glucarate uptake in human lung cancer xenografts,” Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Imaging, Big Island, Hawaii, August 30-Spetember 2, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, “Optics requirements for small-animal SPECT,” SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, San Diego, California, August 13-17, 2006.

Z. Liu, L. R. Furenlid, Y. Chen, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Evaluating cardioprotective effect of melatonin in ischemic-reperfused rat hearts by Tc-^99m-tetrofosmin SPECT imaging,” 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine , San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, M. Freed, J. Y. Hesterman, M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “Adaptive imaging techniques for nuclear medicine,” 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

M. B. Abbott, L. R. Furenlid, G. D. Stevenson, J. M. Woolfenden, and H. H. Barrett, “An implantable synthetic SPECT lesion: a bridge from phantom to small animal imaging,” 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

Z. Liu, Y. Chen, G. D. Stevenson, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Dynamic tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging with list-mode acquisition in mice using a novel small-animal SPECT system,” 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

Z. Liu, Y. Chen, G. Stevenson, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Dynamic tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging with list-mode acquisition in mice using a novel small-animal SPECT system,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 47(5) (Supplement 1), No. 1068:253, 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

Z. Liu, L. R. Furenlid, Y. Chen, G. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Evaluating cardio-protective effect of melatonin in ischemic-reperfused rat hearts by ^99mTc-tetrofosmin SPECT imaging,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 47(5) (Supplement 1), No. 194:68, 53^rdAnnual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, M. Freed, J. Y. Hesterman, M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “Adaptive-imaging techniques for nuclear medicine,” 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

K. Gross and M. A. Kupinski, “SPECT image-quality assessment and system parameter optimization for detection tasks,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

M. Freed, M. A. Kupinski, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Design of an adaptive SPECT imager,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

J. Y. Hesterman, M. A. Kupinski, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, and H. H. Barrett, “Design and evaluation of a novel, high-resolution small-animal SPECT system,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

Z. Liu, G. Stevenson, Y. Chen, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Characterization of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rat hearts by ^99mTc-sestamibi imaging,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

Z. Liu, G. Stevenson, Y. Chen, L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Characterization of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rat hearts by ^99mTc-sestamibi imaging,” Molecular Imaging and Biology, 8:92, Annual Conference of the Academy of Molecular Imaging, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

M. Freed, M. A. Kupinski, L. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Design of an adaptive SPECT imager,” Annual Conference of the Academy of Molecular Imaging, Orlando, Florida, March 25-29, 2006.

2005

M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “A Probabilistic Approach to MRMC Analysis,” Medical Image Perception Conference, Windermere, England, 2005.

M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “Validation of the Probabilistic MRMC Paradigm,” Medical Image Perception Conference, Windermere, England, 2005.

M. A. Kupinski, “The Center for Gamma-Ray Imaging,” NIH sponsored P41 Meeting, Bethesda, MD, 2005.

L. Chen and H. H. Barrett, “Non-Gaussian noise in ionizing radiation detectors,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 23-29, 2005.

L. R. Furenlid, H. Kim, and H. H. Barrett, “Data acquisition and control systems for SemiSPECT,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 23-29, 2005.

T. E. Peterson, L. R. Furenlid, and D. W. Wilson, “Multi-pinhole SPECT imaging with silicon strip detectors,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 23-29, 2005.

F. Shen and E. W. Clarkson, “Using Fisher information to approximate ideal-observer performance on detection tasks,” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 23-29, 2005.

K. Gross and M. Kupinski, “SPECT image quality assessment and system parameter optimization for detection tasks,” Optical Society of America Annual Meeting: Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science, Tucson, Arizona, October 16-20, 2005.

Z. Liu, J. M. Woolfenden, L. R. Furenlid, Y. Chen, G. D. Stevenson, and H. H. Barrett, “Application of FastSPECT II, a new version of FastSPECT, in detecting myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats,” Molecular Imaging, 4(3) 259, Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Imaging, Cologne, Germany, September 7-10, 2005.

Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, J. M. Woolfenden, and K. Y. Pak, “Kinetic study of ^99mTc-sestamibi imaging in xenografted human lung and breast cancer,” Molecular Imaging, 4(3) 243, Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society of Molecular Imaging, Cologne, Germany, September 7-10, 2005.

Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, J. M. Woolfenden, and K. Y. Pak, “Targeting of human lung cancer xenografts with technetium-^99m-glucarate,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46(5) (Supplement 2), 574, 199, Society of Nuclear Medicine 52^nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 18-22, 2005.

L. R. Furenlid, H. Kim, D. W. Wilson, Y-C. Chen, Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. B. Barber, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Preliminary comparison of small-animal SPECT systems based on scintillators and pixellated cadmium zinc telluride arrays,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46(5) (Supplement 2), 490, 170, Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 52^nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 18-22, 2005.

H. Kim, L. R. Furenlid, M J. Crawford, D. W. Wilson, H. B. Barber, W. C. J. Hunter, and H. H. Barrett, “SemiSPECT: A small-animal SPECT imager based on eight CdZnTe detector arrays,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 18-23, 2005.

W. C. J. Hunter, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, and D. W. Wilson, “High-resolution scintillation cameras with maximum-likelihood position estimation and monolithic crystals: An attractive alternative to scintillator segmentation,” Academy of Molecular Imaging Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, March 18-23, 2005.

H. H. Barrett, E. Clarkson, and M. A. Kupinski, “Probabilistic foundations of the MRMC method,” SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, February 12-17, 2005.

L. R. Furenlid, H. Kim, D. W. Wilson, Y-C. Chen, Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. B. Barber, H. H. Barrett, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Preliminary comparison of small-animal SPECT systems based on scintillators and pixellated cadmium zinc telluride arrays,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46, 170P, 2005.

E. Clarkson, M. A. Kupinski, and H. H. Barrett, “A probabilistic development of the MRMC method,” Medical Image Perception Conference XI, Bowness on Windermere, England, 2005.

Z. Li, E. W. Clarkson, A. Bilgin, A. F. Gmitro, and M. I. Altbach, “A variable flip angle radial steady-state free precession technique with slice profile correction,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 13, 2383, 2005.

2004

Z. Liu, H. H. Barrett, and K. Y. Pak, “Evaluation of myocardial preconditioning and adenosine effects in cardioprotection in rat hearts with ischemia-reperfusion injury using ^99mTc-glucarate imaging,” 8^th Asia and Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Beijing, China, October 9-13, 2004.

Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, J. M. Woolfenden, and K. Y. Pak, “Technetium-^99m-glucarate imaging of human lung cancer xenografts in SCID mice,” Molecular Imaging, 3(3):262, Third Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Imaging, St. Louis, Missouri, September 9-12, 2004.

Z. Liu, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, and J. M. Woolfenden, “Imaging recognition of inhibition of multidrug resistance in human breast cancer xenografts using ^99mTc-labeled monocationic agents,” Molecular Imaging, 3(3):263, Third Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Imaging, St. Louis, Missouri, September 9-12, 2004.

Z. Liu, H. H. Barrett, G. D. Stevenson, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, J. M. Woolfenden, and K. Y. Pak, “Sequential imaging in rat hearts with^99mTc-teboroxime and ^99mTc-glucarate,” Symposium on Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Bethesda, Maryland, May 3-4, 2004.

Z. Li, S. W. Squire, A. F. Gmitro, E. W. Clarkson, and M. I. Altbach, “A variable flip angle radial steady-state free precession technique,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 12, 2084, 2004.

2003

L. Davis, E. Clarkson, and J. P. Rolland, “Predicting accuracy in pose estimation for marker-based tracking,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 28-35, 2003.

M. I. Altbach, A. Bilgin, Z. Li, E. W. Clarkson, and A. F. Gmitro, “A post-processing method for obtaining accurate T2 estimates from a singel radial fast-spin echo K-space data set,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 11, 1070, 2003.

A. F. Gmitro, M. I. Altbach, Z. Li, E. W. Clarkson, and T. P. Trouard, “Multiple contrast and parametric imaging with RAD-GRASE,” Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 11, 553, 2003.

M. A. Kupinski, E. Clarkson, K. Gross, and J. W. Hoppin, “Optimizing imaging hardware for estimation tasks,” SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, 2003.

M. A. Kupinski, “Optimizing Three-Dimensional Imaging Systems using the Ideal Observer,” Fully 3D Meeting, St. Malo, France, 2003.

2002

M. A. Kupinski, “Hardware Optimization with Statistical Object Models,” Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Meeting, 2002.

2001

M. A. Kupinski, J. Hoppin, E. Clarkson, and H. H. Barrett, “Evaluating Estimation Tasks Without the Use of a Gold Standard,” Medical Image Perception Society Conference, Arlie Center, VA, 2001.

1999

M. A. Kupinski, A. E. Baehr, and M. L. Giger, “Computerized Detection of Mass Lesions in Digital Mammography Using Radial Gradient Index Filtering,” Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1999

M. A. Kupinski, D. C. Edwards, M. L. Giger, and A. E. Baehr, “Bayesian Artificial Neural Networks in the Computerized Detection of Mass Lesions,” American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Nashville, TN, 1999.

M. A. Kupinski, D. C. Edwards, and M. L. Giger, “Ideal Observer Estimation with Bayesian Classification Neural Networks,” Eighth Far West Image Perception Conference, Alberta, Canada.

1998

M. A. Kupinski and M. L. Giger, “Feature Selection with Limited Datasets,” Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1998

M. A. Kupinski and M. L. Giger, “Probabilistic Lesion Segmentation in Digital Mammography,” American Association of Physicists in Medicine, San Antonio, TX, 1998.

1997

M. A. Kupinski and M. L. Giger, “Neural Network Model Selection in the Computerized Detection of Mass Lesions in Digital Mammograms,” American Assocation of Physicists in Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 1997.

1996

M. A. Kupinski and M. L. Giger, “Use of Genetic Algorithms in the Computerized Detection of Masses in Digital Mammograms,” American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Philadephia, PA, 1996