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Radiation Oncology - Atlas & Adaptive Timesavings

• Pirozzi SD, Nelson AS, Piper JW. Atlas-based Segmentation: Comparison of Multiple Segmentation Approaches for Lymph Level Targets and Normal Structures in Head and Neck Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics 1 October 2011 (Vol.81, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S828).
• Landau E, Hu K, Oppenheimer A, Skinner WKJ, Young A, Piper JW, Kalnicki S, Harrison LB. Automatic Contouring of Vital Swallowing Structures Using an Atlas-based Segmentation Method: A Time Saving and Toxicity Assessment. Accepted for Presentation at the ASTRO Annual Meeting 2009.
• Ennis RD, Young AV, Wernick I, Evans AE. Increased Consistency and Time Savings for Delineation of Pelvic Lymph Nodes for Adjuvant Therapy of Endometrial Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. 1 November 2009 (Vol. 75, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S367).
• Harrison AS, Piper JW, Kubicek G, Valicenti RK, Dicker AP, Galvin JM, Xiao Y. Feasibility Study of Atlas-Based IMRT Planning - What is the Accuracy if We Used the Best Matched IMRT Plan that We Apply Directly? IJROBP. 2008; 72(1) Suppl: S555.
• Lin A, Kubicek G, Piper JW, Nelson AS, Dicker AP, Valicenti RK. Atlas-Based Segmentation in Prostate IMRT: Timesavings in the Clinical Workflow. IJROBP. 2008; 72(1) Suppl: S328-329.
• Hu K, Lin A, Young A, Kubicek G, Piper JW, Nelson AS, Dolan J, Masino R, Machtay M. Timesavings for Contour Generation in Head and Neck IMRT: Multi-institutional Experience with an Atlas-based Segmentation Method. IJROBP. 2008; 72(1) Suppl: S391.
• Choe J, Piper JW, Nelson AS, Nelson AD, Kuc N, Kulasekere R, Greskovich J. Comparison of Contour-to-CT Registration Techniques During Adaptive Re-planning of Radiation Therapy for Patients with Bulky Disease. IJROBP. 2007;69(3 Suppl S):S725.
• Fragoso RC, Piper JW, Nelson AS, Harrison AS, Machtay M, Xiao Y. Evaluation of a Deformable Re-Contouring Method for Adaptive Therapy. ACRO Annual Meeting 2008 Poster Presentation.

Radiation Oncology - PET Tools

• Nelson AS, Werner-Wasik M, Choi W, et al. Evaluation of Gradient PET Segmentation for Total Lesion Glycolysis Compared to Thresholds and Manual Contouring. J Nucl Med. 2011; 52 (Supplement 1):2077.
• Nelson AS, Werner-Wasik M, Choi W et al. PET Tumor Segmentation: Multi-disciplinary Validation of a Gradient-based Method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. J Nucl Med. 2010; 51 (Supplement 2):24.
  
  For additional information on Contouring Lung Tumors on PET Scans, see the in-depth manuscript available (with subscription) from the IJROBP or read the abstract summary.
• Nelson D, et al. PET Tumor Segmentation: Multi-observer Validation of a Gradient-based Method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. IJROBP. 2009;75(3)Suppl:S627.
• Fogh S, Karancke J, Nelson AS, McCue P, Axelrod R, Werner-Wasik W. Pathologic Correlation of PET-CT Based Auto-contouring for Radiation Planning in Lung Cancer. Accepted for presentation at the World Conference on Lung Cancer Meeting in 2009.
• Piper J, Shen G, Nelson AD, Nelson AS. Partial Volume Correction in PET Images: a Single Correction Method Applied for Multiple Source to Background Ratios. Med Phys 2009; 36(6):2455.
• Nelson AD, Brockway KD, Nelson AS, Piper JW. PET Tumor Segmentation: Validation of a Gradient-based Method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. J Nucl Med. 2009; 50 (Supplement 2):1659
• Fogh SE, Kubicek GJ, Axelrod R, Keane WM, Piper JW, Xiao Y, Machtay M. Utility of Deformable PET Fusion Gross Tumor Volumes in Head & Neck Malignancies. ASTRO Translational Advances in Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging 2008 Poster Presentation.
• Nelson AD, Mehta L, Faulhaber PF, Devlin AL, O’Donnell JK. Automated Alignment Accuracy of FDG-PET and Simulation CT for Radiation Therapy Planning of Lung Cancer. J Nuc Med 45:5, 373p, 2004.
• Shen G, Nelson D, Adler L. PET Tumor Segmentation: Comparison of Gradient-Based Algorithm to Constant Threshold Algorithm. Medical Physics June 2007; 34(6):2395.

Radiation Oncology - Deformable Registration

• Fogh SE, Kubicek GJ, Axelrod R, Keane WM, Piper JW, Xiao Y, Machtay M. Utility of Deformable PET Fusion Gross Tumor Volumes in Head & Neck Malignancies. ASTRO Translational Advances in Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging 2008 Poster Presentation.
• Piper JW. Evaluation of a CT to Cone-beam CT Deformable Registration Algorithm. IJROBP. 2007;69(3 Suppl S):S418-419.
• Piper JW. Evaluation of An Intensity-Based Free-form Deformable Registration Algorithm. Medical Physics. June 2007;34(6):2353-2354.

Radiology/Nuclear Medicine

• Nelson AS, Werner-Wasik M, Choi W, et al. Evaluation of Gradient PET Segmentation for Total Lesion Glycolysis Compared to Thresholds and Manual Contouring. J Nucl Med. 2011; 52 (Supplement 1):2077.
• Nelson AS, Werner-Wasik M, Choi W et al. PET Tumor Segmentation: Multi-disciplinary Validation of a Gradient-based Method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. J Nucl Med. 2010; 51 (Supplement 2):24.
• Nelson D, et al. PET Tumor Segmentation: Multi-observer Validation of a Gradient-Based method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. IJROBP. 2009;75(3)Suppl:S627.
• Fogh S, Karancke J, Nelson AS, McCue P, Axelrod R, Werner-Wasik W. Pathologic Correlation of PET-CT Based Auto-contouring for Radiation Planning in Lung Cancer. Accepted for Presentation at the World Conference on Lung Cancer Meeting in 2009.
• Piper J, Shen G, Nelson AD, Nelson AS. Partial Volume Correction in PET Images: a Single Correction Method Applied for Multiple Source to Background Ratios. Med Phys 2009; 36(6):2455.
• Farghaly HR, et al. Cerebral Perfusion SPECT - Comparison of Three Different Interpretation Approaches. Accepted for Presentation at the SNM Annual Meeting 2009.
• Nelson AD, Brockway KD, Nelson AS, Piper JW. PET Tumor Segmentation: Validation of a Gradient-based Method Using a NSCLC PET Phantom. J Nucl Med. 2009; 50 (Supplement 2):1659
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Automated Quantitative Analysis Methods for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease with 11C-PIB PET and 18F-FDG PET. World Molecular Imaging Congress Poster Presentation, 2008.
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas: Part 2, Validation with ADNI Data. J Nucl Med. 2008;49 (Supplement 1):379p.
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas: Part 1, a Surrogate for Manual VOI Definition. J Nucl Med. 2008;49 (Supplement 1):378p.
• Piper JW. Validation of an Artificial Neural Network Computer-aided Diagnosis Scheme for Alzheimer’s Disease Using FDG-PET. Presented orally at the AMI/SMI Joint Molecular Imaging Conference, 2007.
• Piper JW. Quantitative Comparison of Spatial Normalization Algorithms for 3D PET Brain Scans. J Nucl Med. 2007;48 Suppl 2:S403.
• Nelson AS, Piper JW, Friedland RP, Freeman B. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas for Functional Imaging: Comparison to Single Brain Atlases. J Nucl Med. 2007;48 Suppl 2:S403
• Piper JW. Evaluation of a CT to Cone-beam CT Deformable Registration Algorithm. IJROBP. 2007;69(3 Suppl S):S418-419.
• Piper JW. Evaluation of An Intensity-Based Free-form Deformable Registration Algorithm. Medical Physics. June 2007;34(6):2353-2354.
• Mehta L, Nelson AD, Devlin AL, Kraly BM, Faulhaber PF, Sodee DB, O'Donnell JK, Greskovich JP. Manual Fusion Reproducibility with ProstScint/CT Image Volumes. J Nuc Med 44:5, 267p, 2003.
• Nelson AD, Mehta L, Faulhaber PF, Devlin AL, O’Donnell JK. Automated Alignment Accuracy of FDG-PET and Simulation CT for Radiation Therapy Planning of Lung Cancer. J Nuc Med 45:5, 373p, 2004.
• Shen G, Nelson D, Adler L. PET Tumor Segmentation: Comparison of Gradient-Based Algorithm to Constant Threshold Algorithm. Medical Physics June 2007; 34(6):2395.

Neuroimaging

• Farghaly HR, et al. Cerebral Perfusion SPECT - Comparison of Three Different Interpretation Approaches. Accepted for Presentation at the SNM Annual Meeting 2009.
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Automated Quantitative Analysis Methods for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease with 11C-PIB PET and 18F-FDG PET. World Molecular Imaging Congress Poster Presentation, 2008.
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas: Part 2, Validation with ADNI Data. J Nucl Med. 2008;49 (Supplement 1):379p.
• Piper JW, Nelson AS. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas: Part 1, a Surrogate for Manual VOI Definition. J Nucl Med. 2008;49 (Supplement 1):378p.
• Piper JW. Validation of an Artificial Neural Network Computer-Aided Diagnosis Scheme for Alzheimer’s Disease Using FDG-PET. Presented orally at the AMI/SMI Joint Molecular Imaging Conference, 2007.
• Piper JW. Quantitative Comparison of Spatial Normalization Algorithms for 3D PET Brain Scans. J Nucl Med. 2007;48 Suppl 2:S403.
• Nelson AS, Piper JW, Friedland RP, Freeman B. Probabilistic Human Brain Atlas for Functional Imaging: Comparison to Single Brain Atlases. J Nucl Med. 2007;48 Suppl 2:S403