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ArticleNeuroinformatics2019

QModeling: a Multiplatform, Easy-to-Use and Open-Source Toolbox for PET Kinetic Analysis.

Francisco J López-González, José Paredes-Pacheco, Karl Thurnhofer-Hemsi, Carlos Rossi, Manuel Enciso, Daniel Toro-Flores, Belén Murcia-Casas, Antonio L Gutiérrez-Cardo, Núria Roé-Vellvé

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Article in Neuroinformatics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors.

Francisco J López-GonzálezMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain. fj.lopez@fguma.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-0344
José Paredes-PachecoMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Karl Thurnhofer-HemsiMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Carlos RossiDepartment of Computer Languages and Computer Science, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Manuel EncisoDepartment of Computer Languages and Computer Science, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Daniel Toro-FloresMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Belén Murcia-CasasInternal Medicine, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
Antonio L Gutiérrez-CardoMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Núria Roé-VellvéMolecular Imaging Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias, Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kinetic modeling is at the basis of most quantification methods for dynamic PET data. Specific software is required for it, and a free and easy-to-use kinetic analysis toolbox can facilitate routine work for clinical research. The relevance of kinetic modeling for neuroimaging encourages its incorporation into image processing pipelines like those of SPM, also providing preprocessing flexibility to match the needs of users. The aim of this work was to develop such a toolbox: QModeling. It implements four widely-used reference-region models: Simplified Reference Tissue Model (SRTM), Simplified Reference Tissue Model 2 (SRTM2), Patlak Reference and Logan Reference. A preliminary validation was also performed: The obtained parameters were compared with the gold standard provided by PMOD, the most commonly-used software in this field. Execution speed was also compared, for time-activity curve (TAC) estimation, model fitting and image generation. QModeling has a simple interface, which guides the user through the analysis: Loading data, obtaining TACs, preprocessing the model for pre-evaluation, generating parametric images and visualizing them. Relative differences between QModeling and PMOD in the parameter values are almost always below 10

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Computer SimulationAlgorithmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKineticsNeuroimagingPositron-Emission TomographyKinetic analysisParametric imagesPatlakPETQModelingSRTM

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