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ArticleFrontiers in neuroinformatics2025

Generation of synthetic TSPO PET maps from structural MRI images.

Matteo Ferrante, Marianna Inglese, Ludovica Brusaferri, Nicola Toschi, Marco L Loggia

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Article in Frontiers in neuroinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Matteo FerranteDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Marianna IngleseDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Ludovica BrusaferriDepartment of Computer Science and Informatics, School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom.
Nicola Toschi *Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Marco L Loggia *Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Funding

Evaluation of Cannabidiol for Reduction of Brain NeuroinflammationR01DA053316 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GILMAN, JODI, LOGGIA, MARCO LUCIANO · 2021 to 2025
$3.9M
In-vivo imaging of spinal and brain glial activation in low back pain patientsR01NS095937 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LOGGIA, MARCO LUCIANO · 2016 to 2020
$3.5M
The Role of Brain Glial Activation in knee OstoarthritisR01NS094306 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LOGGIA, MARCO LUCIANO · 2016 to 2020
$3.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA053316NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094306NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095937
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Abstract

Introduction: Neuroinflammation, a pathophysiological process involved in numerous disorders, is typically imaged using [ Methods: A total of 204 scans, from participants with knee osteoarthritis ( Results: The model achieved a low voxel-wise mean squared error (0.0033 ± 0.0010) across all folds and a median contrast-to-noise ratio of 0.0640 ± 0.2500 when comparing true to reconstructed PET images. The synthesized PET images accurately replicated the spatial patterns observed in the original PET data. Additionally, the reconstruction accuracy was maintained even after spatial normalization. Discussion: This study demonstrates that deep learning can accurately synthesize TSPO PET images from conventional, T1-weighted MRI. This approach could enable low-cost, noninvasive neuroinflammation imaging, expanding the clinical applicability of this imaging method.

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neuroinflammationseparable convolutionssynthetic PETTSPOU-Net

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PMID40988654
PMCPMC12450709

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