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Algarawi M, Saraswatula JS, Pathare RR, Zhang Y, Shah GA, Eresen A, Gulsen G, Nouizi F. Self-Guided Algorithm for Fast Image Reconstruction in Photo-Magnetic Imaging: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Approach. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:126. [PMID: 38391612 PMCID: PMC10886351 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11020126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Previously, we introduced photomagnetic imaging (PMI) that synergistically utilizes laser light to slightly elevate the tissue temperature and magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT) to measure the induced temperature. The MRT temperature maps are then converted into absorption maps using a dedicated PMI image reconstruction algorithm. In the MRT maps, the presence of abnormalities such as tumors would create a notable high contrast due to their higher hemoglobin levels. In this study, we present a new artificial intelligence-based image reconstruction algorithm that improves the accuracy and spatial resolution of the recovered absorption maps while reducing the recovery time. Technically, a supervised machine learning approach was used to detect and delineate the boundary of tumors directly from the MRT maps based on their temperature contrast to the background. This information was further utilized as a soft functional a priori in the standard PMI algorithm to enhance the absorption recovery. Our new method was evaluated on a tissue-like phantom with two inclusions representing tumors. The reconstructed absorption map showed that the well-trained neural network not only increased the PMI spatial resolution but also improved the accuracy of the recovered absorption to as low as a 2% percentage error, reduced the artifacts by 15%, and accelerated the image reconstruction process approximately 9-fold.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maha Algarawi
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia
- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Nouizi F, Algarawi M, Erkol H, Luk A, Gulsen G. Multiwavelength photo-magnetic imaging algorithm improved for direct chromophore concentration recovery using spectral constraints. APPLIED OPTICS 2021; 60:10855-10861. [PMID: 35200850 DOI: 10.1364/ao.439250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Multiwavelength photo-magnetic imaging (PMI) is a novel combination of diffuse optics and magnetic resonance imaging, to the best of our knowledge, that yields tissue chromophore concentration maps with high resolution and quantitative accuracy. Here, we present the first experimental results, to the best of our knowledge, obtained using a spectrally constrained PMI image reconstruction method, where chromophore concentration maps are directly recovered, unlike the conventional two-step approach that requires an intermediate step of reconstructing wavelength-dependent absorption coefficient maps. The imposition of the prior spectral information into the PMI inverse problem improves the reconstructed image quality and allows recovery of highly quantitative concentration maps, which are crucial for effective cancer detection and characterization. The obtained results demonstrate the higher performance of the direct reconstruction method. Indeed, the reconstructed concentration maps are not only of higher quality but also obtained approximately 2 times faster than the conventional method.
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Algarawi M, Erkol H, Luk A, Ha S, Unlu MB, Gulsen G, Nouizi F. Multi-Wavelength Photo-Magnetic Imaging System for Photothermal Therapy Guidance. Lasers Surg Med 2021; 53:713-721. [PMID: 33169857 PMCID: PMC8107183 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In photothermal therapy, cancerous tissue is treated by the heat generated from absorbed light energy. For effective photothermal therapy, the parameters affecting the induced temperature should be determined before the treatment by modeling the increase in temperature via numerical simulations. However, accurate simulations can only be achieved when utilizing the accurate optical, thermal, and physiological properties of the treated tissue. Here, we propose a multi-wavelength photo-magnetic imaging (PMI) technique that provides quantitative and spatially resolved tissue optical absorption maps at any wavelength within the near-infrared (NIR) window to assist accurate photothermal therapy planning. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted using our recently developed multi-wavelength PMI system, which operates at four laser wavelengths (760, 808, 860, and 980 nm). An agar tissue-simulating phantom containing water, lipid, and ink was illuminated using these wavelengths, and the slight internal laser-induced temperature rise was measured using magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT). The phantom optical absorption was recovered at the used wavelengths using our dedicated PMI image reconstruction algorithm. These absorption maps were then used to resolve the concentration of the tissue chromophores, and thus deduce its optical absorption spectrum in the NIR region based on the Beer-Lambert law. RESULTS The optical absorption of the phantom was successfully recovered at the used four wavelengths with an average error of ~1.9%. The recovered absorption coefficient was then used to simulate temperature variations inside the phantom. A comparison between the modeled temperature maps and the MRT measured ones showed that these maps are in a good agreement with an average pseudo R2 statistic of 0.992. These absorption values were used to successfully recover the concentration of the used chromophores. Finally, these concentrations are used to accurately calculate the total absorption spectrum of the phantom in the NIR spectral window with an average error as low as ~2.3%. CONCLUSIONS Multi-wavelength PMI demonstrated a great ability to assess the distribution of tissue chromophores, thus providing its total absorption at any wavelength within the NIR spectral range. Therefore, applications of photothermal therapy applied at NIR wavelengths can benefit from the absorption spectrum recovered by PMI to determine important parameters such as laser power as well as the laser exposure time needed to attain a specific increase in temperature prior to treatment. Lasers Surg. Med. 00:00-00, 2020. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maha Algarawi
- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Philips Healthcare, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072, USA
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Algarawi M, Erkol H, Luk A, Ha S, Ünlü MB, Gulsen G, Nouizi F. Resolving tissue chromophore concentration at MRI resolution using multi-wavelength photo-magnetic imaging. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:4244-4254. [PMID: 32923039 PMCID: PMC7449711 DOI: 10.1364/boe.397538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photo-magnetic imaging (PMI) is an emerging optical imaging modality that showed great performance on providing absorption maps with high resolution and quantitative accuracy. As a multi-modality technology, PMI warms up the imaged object using a near infrared laser while temperature variation is measured using magnetic resonance imaging. By probing tissue at multiple wavelengths, concentration of the main tissue chromophores such as oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin, lipid, and water are obtained then used to derive functional parameters such as total hemoglobin concentration and relative oxygen saturation. In this paper, we present a multi-wavelength PMI system that was custom-built to host five different laser wavelengths. After recovering the high-resolution absorption maps, a least-squared minimization process was used to resolve the different chromophore concentration. The performance of the system was experimentally tested on a phantom with two different dyes. Their concentrations were successfully assessed with high spatial resolution and average accuracy of nearly 80%.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maha Algarawi
- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Nouizi F, Kwong TC, Ruiz J, Cho J, Chan YW, Ikemura K, Erkol H, Sampathkumaran U, Gulsen G. A thermo-sensitive fluorescent agent based method for excitation light leakage rejection for fluorescence molecular tomography. Phys Med Biol 2019; 64:035007. [PMID: 30561380 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaf96d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) is widely used in preclinical oncology research. FMT is the only imaging technique able to provide 3D distribution of fluorescent probes within thick highly scattering media. However, its integration into clinical medicine has been hampered by its low spatial resolution caused by the undetermined and ill-posed nature of its reconstruction algorithm. Another major factor degrading the quality of FMT images is the large backscattered excitation light component leaking through the rejection filters and coinciding with the weak fluorescent signal arising from a low tissue fluorescence concentration. In this paper, we present a new method based on the use of a novel thermo-sensitive fluorescence probe. In fact, the excitation light leakage is accurately estimated from a set of measurements performed at different temperatures and then is corrected for in the tomographic data. The obtained results show a considerable improvement in both spatial resolution and quantitative accuracy of FMT images due to the proper correction of fluorescent signals.
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- Farouk Nouizi
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, United States of America
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Elkhalil H, Alshare A, Shafirstein G, Bischof J. A three-dimensional transient computational study of 532-nm laser thermal ablation in a geometrical model representing prostate tissue. Int J Hyperthermia 2018; 35:568-577. [PMID: 30303431 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1512162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Laser with 532-nm wavelength (GreenLightTM) is clinically approved to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). However, low rate of tissue ablation and excessive thermal coagulation are shortcomings of this therapy. The goal of this study was to use a mathematical model to identify clinically viable laser settings that have the potential to improve treatment time and outcomes. METHODS A three-dimensional transient computational model was developed, validated against analytical and experimental results, and utilized to investigate the response of tissues subjected to continuous-wave and pulsed lasers emitting 532-nm light (GreenLightTM laser). The impact of laser power (10-125 W), pulse duration (100 ns and 100 µs) and pulse frequency (10 and 100 Hz) on tissue ablation and coagulation rates and sizes was explored. RESULTS Good agreement between the computational model and analytical and experimental results was found. Continuous-wave laser results in 13% less coagulation zone thickness and 10% higher ablation rate than the low frequency pulsed laser. With increasing laser power; ablation rate is expected to increase linearly, while coagulation zone thickness is expected to increase asymptotically. Pulse frequency influence on tissue ablation and coagulation is relevant at high power, but pulse duration is found to have minimal effect at all powers. CONCLUSIONS Laser thermal tissue ablation employing continuous wave mode lasers outperforms that employing pulsed mode lasers. Laser power settings should be carefully selected to maximize the rate of tissue ablation and minimize tissue coagulation.
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- Hossam Elkhalil
- a Biomedical Engineering Department , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan
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- b Mechanical Engineering Department , German Jordanian University , Amman , Jordan
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- c Photodynamic Therapy Center , Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo , NY , USA.,d Cell Stress Biology Department , Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- e Biomedical Engineering Department , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota, MN , USA.,f Mechanical Engineering Department , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota, MN , USA
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Luk A, Nouizi F, Erkol H, Unlu MB, Gulsen G. Ex vivo validation of photo-magnetic imaging. OPTICS LETTERS 2017; 42:4171-4174. [PMID: 29028040 PMCID: PMC6855589 DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.004171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We recently introduced a new high-resolution diffuse optical imaging technique termed photo-magnetic imaging (PMI), which utilizes magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT) to monitor the 3D temperature distribution induced in a medium illuminated with a near-infrared light. The spatiotemporal temperature distribution due to light absorption can be accurately estimated using a combined photon propagation and heat diffusion model. High-resolution optical absorption images are then obtained by iteratively minimizing the error between the measured and modeled temperature distributions. We have previously demonstrated the feasibility of PMI with experimental studies using tissue simulating agarose phantoms. In this Letter, we present the preliminary ex vivo PMI results obtained with a chicken breast sample. Similarly to the results obtained on phantoms, the reconstructed images reveal that PMI can quantitatively resolve an inclusion with a 3 mm diameter embedded deep in a biological tissue sample with only 10% error. These encouraging results demonstrate the high performance of PMI in ex vivo biological tissue and its potential for in vivo imaging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alex Luk
- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Corresponding author:
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Nouizi F, Erkol H, Luk A, Marks M, Unlu MB, Gulsen G. An accelerated photo-magnetic imaging reconstruction algorithm based on an analytical forward solution and a fast Jacobian assembly method. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:7448-7465. [PMID: 27694717 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/20/7448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We previously introduced photo-magnetic imaging (PMI), an imaging technique that illuminates the medium under investigation with near-infrared light and measures the induced temperature increase using magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT). Using a multiphysics solver combining photon migration and heat diffusion, PMI models the spatiotemporal distribution of temperature variation and recovers high resolution optical absorption images using these temperature maps. In this paper, we present a new fast non-iterative reconstruction algorithm for PMI. This new algorithm uses analytic methods during the resolution of the forward problem and the assembly of the sensitivity matrix. We validate our new analytic-based algorithm with the first generation finite element method (FEM) based reconstruction algorithm previously developed by our team. The validation is performed using, first synthetic data and afterwards, real MRT measured temperature maps. Our new method accelerates the reconstruction process 30-fold when compared to a single iteration of the FEM-based algorithm.
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- F Nouizi
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Nouizi F, Erkol H, Luk A, Unlu MB, Gulsen G. Real-time photo-magnetic imaging. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 7:3899-3904. [PMID: 27867701 PMCID: PMC5102518 DOI: 10.1364/boe.7.003899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We previously introduced a new high resolution diffuse optical imaging modality termed, photo-magnetic imaging (PMI). PMI irradiates the object under investigation with near-infrared light and monitors the variations of temperature using magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT). In this paper, we present a real-time PMI image reconstruction algorithm that uses analytic methods to solve the forward problem and assemble the Jacobian matrix much faster. The new algorithm is validated using real MRT measured temperature maps. In fact, it accelerates the reconstruction process by more than 250 times compared to a single iteration of the FEM-based algorithm, which opens the possibility for the real-time PMI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farouk Nouizi
- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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