Gene Gindi,Phd-Publications

Refereed journal articles and referred conference proceedings:

  • P Khurd, B Liu and G Gindi: “Ideal FROC and AFROC Observers”, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, vol. 29, pp. 375 – 386, 2010.
  • L. Zhou and G Gindi: “Collimator Optimization in SPECT Using Different Tasks Involving Detection and Localization”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NSS/MIC, Orlando, FL, pp.3142 - 3144, Nov., 2010.
  • L. Zhou, B. Liu and G Gindi: “System and Reconstruction Optimization in SPECT Using Model Observers for Different Tasks”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NSS/MIC, Orlando, FL, pp.3581 - 3583, Nov., 2010.
  • L Zhou and G Gindi:  “Collimator Optimization in SPECT Based on a Joint Detection and Localization Task”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 54, pp. 4423 – 4437, 26 June, 2009.
  • A. Lehovitch, P. Bruyant, H. Gifford, P. Schneider, S. Squiers, R. Licho, G Gindi, and M. King: “Impact  on Reader Performance for Lesion-Detection/Localization Tasks of Anatomical Priors in SPECT Reconstruction”, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, vol. 28, pp. 1459 – 1467, Sept. 2009.
  • B Liu, L Zhou, S Kulkarni,  and G Gindi: “The  Efficiency of the Human Observer for Lesion Detection and Localization in Emission Tomography”, Phys. Med. Biol, 54, pp. 2651-2666, April, 2009.
  • L Zhou, S Kulkarni, B Liu and G Gindi: “Strategies to Jointly Optimize SPECT Collimator and Reconstruction Parameters for a Detection Task”, IEEE Intl Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, pp. 394 – 397, Boston, July 2009.
  • S Kulkarni, P Khurd, L Zhou and G Gindi: “Statistical Properties of SPECT MAP Reconstruction Incorporating Window Based Scatter Correction”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 56(1), pp. 97-107, Feb., 2009.
  • L Zhou, P Khurd, S Kulkarni, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “Aperture Optimization in Emission Imaging Using Ideal Observers for Joint Detection and Localization”, Phys. Med. Bio.  , 53(8), pp. 2019-2034, March, 2008.
  • B Liu, L Zhou, S  Kulkarni,  and G  Gindi:  “Human  Observer Efficiency for Signal Detection and Localization in Emission Tomographic Images”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NSS/MIC, Dresden, Germany, pp.4340-4347, Nov., 2008.
  • B Liu, L Zhou, S Kulkarni, and G Gindi: “Effects of Background Complexity on LROC Analysis of SPECT”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NSS/MIC, Dresden, Germany, pp.4413-4417, Nov. 2008.
  • L Zhou, and G Gindi: “Collimator Optimization in SPECT Based on an LROC Ideal Observer”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NSS/MIC, Dresden, Germany, pp.5540-5547, Nov., 2008.
  • S Kulkarni, P Khurd, I Hsiao, L Zhou and G Gindi: “A Channelized Hotelling Observer Study of Lesion Detection in SPECT MAP Reconstruction Using Anatomical Priors”, Phys. Med. Bio. vol.52, pp. 3601–3617, 2007.
  • L Zhou, P Khurd, S Kulkarni, A Rangarajan and G Gindi:  “Optimization of a Pinhole Imaging System Using an Ideal Observer for Detection and Localization”, Proc IEEE Nuclear Science Symp and Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu USA, pp. 3978-3985, Oct 2007.
  • S Kulkarni, P Khurd, L Zhou and G Gindi:  “Rapid Optimization of SPECT Scatter Correction Using a Model LROC Observer”, Proc IEEE  Nuclear Science Symp and Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu USA, pp. 3986-3993, Oct 2007.
  • I Hsiao, P Khurd, A Rangarajan, and G Gindi: “An Overview of Fast Convergent Ordered-Subsets Reconstruction Methods for Emission Tomography Based on the Incremental EM Algorithm”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, vol. 569, pp. 429 – 433, Dec. 2006.
  • P Khurd, L. Zhou, A. Rangarajan, and G Gindi: “Aperture Optimization in Emission Imaging Using Optimal LROC Observers”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, USA, M03-6, pp. 1703 – 1710, Oct. 2006.
  • A Lehovich, P Bruyant,  H Gifford, G  Gindi, P Schneider, S  Squires, M King:  “Human  Ob- server LROC Study of Lesion Detection in Ga-67 SPECT Images Reconstructed Using MAP with Anatomical Priors”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, USA, M03-05, pp. 2150-2154, Oct. 2006.
  • P Khurd and G Gindi: “Decision Strategies that Maximize the Area Under the LROC Curve”, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, 24(12), pp.1626-1636, Dec. 2005.
  • S  Kulkarni, P Khurd,  I Hsiao and G Gindi:  “Effect  on Lesion Detectability  of Proximity  to Anatomical Boundaries in Emission Tomography”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference , Puerto Rico, USA, pp. 2150-2154, 23-29 Oct., 2005., M07-227.
  • I Hsiao, K Lin, H Huang, C Wietholt, C Chen and G Gindi: “The Investigation of Emission Reconstruction with Fewer Projection Views for Brain SPECT Imaging”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Puerto Rico, USA, pp.  2200-2203, 23-29 Oct., 2005., M07-272.
  • P Khurd and G.  Gindi, “Rapid Computation of LROC Figures of Merit Using Numerical Observers (for SPECT/PET Reconstruction)”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 52(3), pp. 618-626, 2005.
  • P Khurd and G Gindi: “Fast LROC Analysis of Bayesian Reconstructed Emission Tomographic Images Using Model Observers”, Phys. Med. Bio., vol. 50, pp. 1519 – 1532, April, 2005. (This was chosen as an ‘‘IOP Select’’ paper, one of a few so designated every issue for its significance and impact.) 
  • P Khurd, S Kulkarni and G Gindi: “Noise Propagation from Scatter Correction in SPECT MAP Reconstruction”, Proc VIIIth Intl Conference on Fully 3D Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, pp. 97 – 100, Salt Lake City , July 2005.
  • P Bruyant, H Gifford, G Gindi and M King: “Human and Numerical Observer Studies of Lesion Detection in Ga-67 Images Obtained with MAP-EM Reconstructions and Anatomical Priors”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, M10-320, Rome, 2004.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan, P Khurd and G Gindi: “A Fast Convergent Ordered Subset Bayesian Reconstruction for Emission Tomography”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, M10-168, Rome, 2004
  • P Khurd, I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “A Globally Convergent Regularized Ordered- Subset Algorithm for List-Mode Reconstruction”, IEEE Trans Nuc Sci, vol. 51, pp.  719 – 725, June 2004
  • J Oldan, S Kulkarni, Y Xing, P Khurd and G Gindi: “Channelized Hotelling and Human Observer Study of Optimal Smoothing in SPECT MAP Reconstruction”, IEEE Trans Nuc Sci, vol. 51, pp. 733 – 741, June 2004.
  • I Hsiao P Khurd A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “A New Fast Relaxation Free, Convergent, Hessian- Based, Ordered Subsets Algorithm for Emission Tomography”, 2004 Intl Symp on Biomedical Imaging, pp. 1408 – 1411, Wash DC, April 2004.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan, P Khurd and G Gindi: “An Accelerated Convergent Ordered Subsets Algorithm for Emission Tomography”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 49, pp. 2145 – 2156, June 2004.
  • P Bruyant, H Gifford, G Gindi, M King: “Numerical Observer Study of MAP-OSEM Regularization Methods with Anatomical Priors for Lesion Detection in Ga-67 Images”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., vol. 51, pp. 193 – 197, Feb 2004.
  • Y Xing, I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Rapid Calculation of Detectability in Bayesian SPECT”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 48, pp. 3755 - 3773, Nov. 2003.
  • I Hsiao, P Khurd, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “An Accelerated Ordered Subset Algorithm for 3D Emission Tomography”, Proc VIIth Intl Conf. on Fully 3D Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Malo FR, AM2-1, July 2003.
  • P Khurd and G Gindi: “Rapid Computation of LROC Figures of Merit Using Numerical Ob- servers (for SPECT/PET Reconstruction)”, vol. 4, pp. 2515 – 2520, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Portland, OR, Oct 2003. 
  • P Khurd and G Gindi: “A Globally Convergent Regularized Ordered-Subset Algorithm for List- Mode Reconstruction”, pp.  3057 – 3061, vol.5, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Portland, OR, Oct 2003. 
  • Y Xing, J Oldan, S Kulkarni, P Khurd and G Gindi: “Effects of Image Quantization and Regularization on Lesion Detectability in SPECT MAP Reconstruction”, pp. 3166 – 3169, vol. 5, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Portland, OR, Oct 2003.
  • P Bruyant, H Gifford, G Gindi and M King:  “Investigation of Observer Performance in MAP- EM Reconstruction with Anatomical Priors and Scatter Correction for Lesion Detection in Ga-67 Images”, pp. 3166 - 3169, vol.5, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Portland, OR, Oct 2003.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “A Convex Edge-Preserving Median Prior with Applications to Tomography”, IEEE Trans Medical Imaging, vol. 22, pp. 580 - 585, May 2003.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “Bayesian Image Reconstruction for Transmission Tomography Using Deterministic Annealing”, J. Electronic Imaging, vol 12, pp. 7-16, Jan 2003.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi:  “Joint-MAP Bayesian Tomographic Reconstruction with a Gamma-Mixture Prior”, IEEE Trans. Image Processing, vol.11, pp.1466 - 1477, Dec 2002.
  • I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Noise Propagation from Attenuation Correction into PET Reconstructions”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., vol 49, pp.90-97, Feb 2002.
  • P Bruyant, H Gifford, G Gindi and M King:  “Numerical Observer Study of MAP-EM Regularization Methods with Anatomical Priors for Lesion Detection in Ga-67 Images”, pp. 1045 – 1048, vol. 2, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Norfolk VA, Oct 2002.
  • P Khurd, Y Xing, I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Fast Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Reconstruction for 2D SPECT”, pp.  741 – 745, vol.2, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Norfolk VA, Oct 2002
  • Y Xing and G Gindi: “Rapid Calculation of Detectability in Bayesian SPECT”, Proc IEEE Intl Symp on Biomedical Imaging, pp. 78-80, Wash DC, July 2002.
  • I Hsiao, A Ranagarajan and G Gindi: “A New Convergent MAP Reconstruction Algorithm for Emission Tomography Using Ordered Subsets and Separable Surrogates”, Proc IEEE Intl Symp on Biomedical Imaging, pp. 409-412, Wash DC, July 2002.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “A  Smoothing Prior with Embedded Positivity  Constraint for Tomographic Reconstruction”, pp. 81-84, Proc. 6th Intl  Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Asilomar CA, Nov, 2001.
  • A Rangarajan, I Hsiao, G Gindi: “A Bayesian Joint Mixture  Framework for the Integration of Anatomical Information in Functional Image Reconstruction”, J.Math. Imaging and Vision, vol. 12, pp.199–218, June, 2000.
  • Y Xing, I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Efficient Calculation of Resolution and Variance in 2D Circular Orbit SPECT”, pp.  1298 - 1302, vol.3, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct 2001.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “A Median Prior for Tomographic Reconstruction”, pp. 1779-1782, vol. 3, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct 2001.
  • I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Noise Propagation from Attenuation Correction into PET Reconstructions”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Lyon, France, pp. 13-108 to 13-112, vol.2, Oct 2000.
  • S Lee, Y Choi, G Gindi: “Validation of New Gibbs Priors for Bayesian Tomographic Reconstruction Using Numerical Studies and Physically Acquired Data”, IEEE Trans.  Nuc. Sci., vol.49, pp. 2154 - 2161, Dec. 1999.
  • I Hsiao, W Wang and G Gindi:  “Performance Comparison of Smoothing and Gamma Priors for Transmission Tomography”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol 2, pp. 860-864, Seattle, Nov. 1999.
  • J You, W Lu, J Li, G Gindi and Z Liang: “Image Matching for Translation Rotation and Uniform Scaling by the Radon Transform”, Proc 1998 Intl Conf on Image Processing ICIP98, IEEE Comp Soc, Los Alamitos CA, vol 1 of 3, pp. 847 – 851, 1998
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “Joint MAP Reconstruction/Segmentation for Transmission Tomography Using Mixture Models as Priors”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. III M4-2, pp. 1689 - 1693, R. Sudharsanan, Ed., Toronto, Nov. 1998.
  • A Rangarajan, I Hsiao, G Gindi:  “Integrating  Anatomical Priors in ECT Reconstruction via Joint Mixtures and Mutual Information”,  Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium  and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. III, pp. 1584 - 1588, R. Sudharsanan, Ed., Toronto, Nov. 1998.
  • D Dougherty, J Nissanov, G Gindi: “Construction  Details of an Autoradiographic-Based Rat- Brain Phantom for Emission Tomography”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium  and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. III, pp. 1250 - 1254, R. Sudharsanan, Ed., Toronto, Nov. 1998.
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Noise and Resolution Properties of the Gamma-Penalized Likelihood Reconstruction”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium  and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. III, pp. 1136 - 1140, R. Sudharsanan,Ed., Toronto, Nov. 1998.
  • S Lee, Y Choi, G Gindi:  “Validation  of New Gibbs Priors for Bayesian Tomographic Reconstruction Using Physically Acquired Data”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium  and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. III, pp. 1589 - 1593, R. Sudharsanan, Ed., Toronto, Nov. 1998.
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Noise Analysis of MAP-EM Algorithms for Emission Tomography”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 2215 – 2232, Nov., 1997.
  • D Dougherty, I Hsiao, W Wang, G Gindi: “A Computerized Biological Brain Phantom for Evaluation of PET and SPECT Reconstruction”, IEEE Trans Nuc Sci, vol. 45, pp. 1238 – 1243, June 1998.
  • S Lee, I Hsiao, G Gindi: “The Thin Plate as a Regularizer in Bayesian SPECT”, IEEE Trans Nuc Sci, vol. 44, pp. 1381 - 1387, June, 1997.
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Noise Analysis of Regularized EM for SPECT Reconstruction”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol.3, pp.1933 - 1937, A. Del Guerra, Ed., Anaheim CA, 1996. 
  • S Lee I Hsiao and G Gindi: “The Thin Plate as a Regularizer in Bayesian SPECT Reconstruction”, Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol.3, pp.1613 - 1617, A. Del Guerra, Ed., Anaheim CA, 1996.
  • S Lee, A Rangarajan, G Gindi: “Bayesian Reconstruction in SPECT Using Higher-Order Mechanical Models as Priors”, IEEE Trans Medical Imaging, vol 14., pp. 669-680, Dec. 1995. This paper is summarized in Yearbook of Nuclear Medicine 1997,  A  Gottshalk, ed., Mosby, St. Louis, pp.374-375, 1997.
  • S Lee, A Rangarajan, G Zubal, G Gindi: “ Using Ground-Truth Data to Design Priors in Bayesian SPECT Reconstruction”, Computational Vision and Imaging: Information Processing in Medical Imaging, Y. Bizais, C Barillot,  R De Paola (eds.), pp. 27-38, Kluwer, 1995.
  • A Rangarajan, S Lee, G Gindi: “Mechanical Models as Priors in Bayesian Tomographic Reconstruction”,  in Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Analysis, K Hanson and R Silver, eds., pp. 117 -124, Kluwer, 1995.
  • G Gindi, M Lee, A Rangarajan, G Zubal: “Bayesian Reconstruction of Functional Images Using Anatomical Information as Priors”, IEEE Trans Medical Imaging, vol.12, pp.  670 – 680, Dec. 1993.
  • M Lee, A Rangarajan, G Zubal, G Gindi: “A Continuation Method for Emission Tomography”, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, vol. 40, pp. 2049 – 2058, Dec 1993.
  • G Zubal, C Harrell, E Smith, Z Rattner, G Gindi, P Hoffer: “Computerized Three – Dimensional Segmented Human Anatomy”, Medical Physics, vol. 21, pp. 299 – 302, March 1994.
  • G Gindi, A Rangarajan, M Lee and G Zubal: “Bayesian Reconstruction for Emission Tomography via Deterministic Annealing”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Information Processing in Medical Imaging, H. H. Barrett, A.F.Gmitro, eds. pp. 322– 338, Springer-Verlag,  1993.
  • J Utans and G Gindi: “Improving  Convergence in Hierarchical Matching Networks for Object Recognition ”, Advances in Neural Information  Processing Systems V, pp. 401 – 408, C Giles, S Hanson and J Cowan, eds. Morgan Kaufman, San Mateo, 1993.
  • G Gindi and A Rangarajan: “What Can SPECT Learn from Autoradiography?”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. 4, pp.  1715 - 1719, Norfolk VA, 1994.
  • SJ Lee, G Gindi and A Rangarajan: “A Comparative Study of the Effects of Using Higher-Order Mechanical Priors in SPECT Reconstruction ” , Proc.  IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, vol. 4, pp. 1696 - 1700, Norfolk VA, 1994.
  • A Rangarajan, M Lee, G Zubal, and G Gindi: “A Continuation Method for Emission Tomography”, in Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, pp. 1204 –1207, vol. II, Orlando, Oct. 1992.
  • S J Lee, A Rangarajan, and G Gindi: “Weak – Plate Mechanical Models in Bayesian Reconstruction for Emission Tomography”, Proc. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Vol. 3, pp. 1533 – 1537, San Francisco, 1993.
  • G Gindi, C Darken, K O’Brien, M Stetz, and L Deckelbaum: “Neural Network and Conventional Classifiers for Fluorescence - Guided Laser Angioplasty”,   IEEE Trans Biomedical Engineering, vol. 38, pp. 246 – 252, 1991. This paper was selected for inclusion in the  Yearbook of Medical  Informatics 1992
  • A Gmitro, V Tresp, and G  Gindi: “Videographic Tomography - Part I: Parallel Beam Reconstruction”, IEEE Trans Medical Imaging, vol. 9, pp. 366 - 375, 1991.
  • G  Gindi, M. Lee, A. Rangarajan, I. G. Zubal:  Bayesian Reconstruction of Functional Images Using Registered Anatomical Images as Priors”, in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Information Processing in Medical Imaging, A. Colchester, D. Hawkes, eds., pp.  121 – 131, Springer Verlag, 1991.
  • T Garrand, M Stetz, K O’Brien, G Gindi, B E Sumpio, L Deckelbaum: “Design and Evaluation of a Fiberoptic Fluorescence-Guided Laser Recanalization System”, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, vol. 11, pp. 106 – 116, 1991.
  • T Garrand, M Stetz, K O’Brien, G Gindi, L Laifer, L Deckelbaum: “Characterization of the Side Dependency of Normal Canine Arterial Fluorescence”, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, vol.10, pp. 375 – 383, 1990.
  • V Tresp and G Gindi: “Invariant Object Recognition by Inexact Subgraph Matching with Applications in Industrial Part Recognition”, Proc. Intl. Neural Net Conference, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dorrecht/Boston/London pp. 95 – 98, 1990.
  • G Gindi, E Mjolsness, and P Anandan: “Neural Networks for Model Matching and Perceptual Organization”, in Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems I, pp. 618-626, D. Touretzky, ed. Morgan Kaufman, San Mateo, 1989.
  • E Mjolsness, G Gindi, and P Anandan: “Optimization in Model Matching and Perceptual Organization”, Neural Computation (invited paper) vol. 1, pp. 218 – 229, 1989.
  • A Gmitro, P Keller and G Gindi: “Statistical Performance of Outer-Product Associative Memories”, Applied Optics, vol. 28, pp. 1940 – 1948, 1989.
  • K  O’Brien,  A  Gmitro,  G  Gindi, M  Stetz, F Cutruzzola, L Deckelbaum: “Development  and Evaluation of Spectral Classification Algorithms for Fluorescence - Guided Laser Angioplasty”, IEEE Trans Biomedical Engineering, vol. 36, pp. 424 – 431, 1989.
  • L Deckelbaum, M Stetz, K O’Brien, F Cutruzzola, A Gmitro, L Laifer and G Gindi: “Fluorescence Spectroscopy Guidance of Laser Ablation of Atherosclerotic Plaque”, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, vol. 9 pp 205 – 214, 1989.
  • F Cutruzzola, M Stetz, K O’ Brien, G Gindi, L Laifer, T Garrand, and L Deckelbaum: “Change in Laser-Induced Arterial Fluorescence During Ablation of Atherosclerotic Plaque”, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, vol. 9, pp. 109 – 116, 1989.
  • L Laifer, K O’Brien, M Stetz, G Gindi, T Garrand, L Deckelbaum: “The Biochemical Basis for the Difference Between Normal and Atherosclerotic Arterial Fluorescence”, Circulation, vol. 89, pp. 1893 – 1901, 1989.
  • A Gmitro,  V Tresp, Y Chen, R Snell, and G  Gindi:  “Video-Rate Reconstruction of CT and MR Images”, in Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, vol 363, Information Processing in Medical Imaging, pp.  197 – 210, Wiley-Liss, 1989. (This paper was given the annual Francois Erbsmann Award as best paper of the series by a junior investigator, A Gmitro)
  • G Gindi, A Gmitro, and K Parthasarathy: “Hopfield Model Associative Memory with Non-Zero Diagonal Terms in the Memory Matrix”, Applied Optics, vol. 27, pp. 129 – 134, 1988. (This paper was selected for inclusion in the SPIE Milestone Series, an edited volume containing key foundation papers in a given field).
  • E Mjolsness, G Gindi, P Anandan, and T Zador: “Objective Functions in Recognition”, AAAI Spring Symposium on Physical and Biological Approaches to Computational Vision, pp. 105 –107, Stanford CA, 1988.
  • G Gindi and J Duncan: “A Complete Object Recognition System as a Computer Vision Course Project”, IEEE Trans Education, vol. E-30, pp. 142 – 150, 1987.
  • J Duncan, G Gindi, K Narendra: “Low-Level Information Fusion: Multisensor Scene Segmentation Using Learning Automata”, Proc. AAAI Workshop on Spatial Reasoning and Multisensor Fusion, pp 323 – 333, Chicago IL, 1987. 
  • A Gmitro and G Gindi: “Computed Tomographic Videography: An Electro-Optical System for Video-Rate Reconstruction”, Applied Optics, vol.24, pp. 4040 – 4045, 1985.
  • G Gindi and A Gmitro:  “Optical Feature Extraction via the Radon Transform”, (invited paper), Optical Engineering, vol. 23, pp.  499 – 506, 1984. (This paper was awarded the Kingslake Prize   and Medal in recognition as the  mostnoteworthy  original paper  to  appear in this journal for 1984). 
  • G  Gindi, R Paxman and H Barrett:  “Reconstruction of an Object from its Coded Image and Object Constraints”, Applied Optics, vol. 23, pp. 851 – 856, 1984.
  • G Gindi, A Gmitro:  “Optical Feature Extraction via the Radon Transform”, Seventh Intl. Conference on Pattern Recognition, vol. 2, pp 702 –705, Montreal, 1984.
  • G Gindi, J Arendt, H Barrett, M Chiu, T Ervin, C Giles, M Kujoory, E Miller, and R Simpson: “Imaging with Rotating Slit Apertures and Rotating Collimators”, Medical Physics, vol.9, pp. 324 – 329, 1982.
  • M Kujoory, E Miller, H Barrett, G Gindi, and P Tamura: “Coded-Aperture Imaging of Gamma Ray Sources with an Off-Axis Rotating Slit”, Applied Optics, vol. 91, pp. 4186 – 4195, 1980.
  • M Chiu, H Barrett, R Simpson, C Chou, J Arendt and G  Gindi: “Three-Dimensional Radiographic Imaging with a Restricted View-Angle”, J. Optical Soc. Am., vol.  69, pp. 1323 – 1332, 1979.
  • Books and book chapters:
  •  J Duncan and G Gindi, eds.: Information Processing in Medical Imaging, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, series vol.1230, Springer, 1997.
  • G Gindi, E Mjolsness, P Anandan: “Neural Networks for Model-Based Recognition”, in Neural Networks: Concepts, Applications and Implementations, vol III, P. Antognetti and V. Milutinovic, eds., pp. 144 – 173, Prentice – Hall, 1991.
  • G Gindi, C Darken, K O’Brien, M Stetz and L Deckelbaum: “Neural Network and Conventional Classifiers for Fluorescence Guided Laser Angioplasty ” , pp. 453 – 463, IMIA  Yearbook of Medical Informatics 1992, Advances in Interdisciplinary Science, Intl. Medical Informatics Society, J. van Bemmel, A. T. McCray, eds., Schattauer Pub. Co., Geneva, 1992. (This article originally appeared in IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, vol. 38, pp. 246 – 252 1991.) 
  • G Gindi, A Gmitro, and K Parthasarathy: “Hopfield Model Associative Memory with Non-Zero Diagonal Terms in the Memory Matrix”, The Milestone Series on Optical Neural Networks, S. Jutamulia, ed., Optical Engineering Press, Bellingham, WA ( This paper appeared originally in Applied Optics, vol. 27, pp. 129 – 134, 1988. )
  • Non – Refereed or lightly refereed published proceedings:
  • B. Liu, P. Khurd, and G Gindi: “Rapid Performance Evaluation for Ideal FROC and AFROC Observers”, Proc. SPIE Med. Imaging, vol. 7627, San Diego, USA, Feb, 2010.
  • P Khurd, B Liu and G Gindi:  “On Ideal AFROC and FROC Observers”, Proc SPIE Med. Imaging, Orlando, USA, vol.7263, pp. OS1 - OS12, Feb. 2009
  • L Zhou and G Gindi: “SPECT Image System Optimization Using Ideal Observers for Detection and Localization”, Proc SPIE Med. Imaging, San Diego, USA, vol.6917, pp.  6917D1- 6917D8, Feb. 2008.
  • L Zhou, P Khurd and G Gindi:  “Optimization of Pinhole Emission Imaging Systems for Small Animal Imaging”, Proc 33rd Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp. 94 - 95, Stony Brook NY, March 2007.
  • L Zhou, J Oldan, P Fisher and G Gindi:  “Low Contrast Lesion Detection in Tomosynthetic Breast Imaging Using a Realistic Breast Phantom”, Proc. SPIE Med. Imag.: Medical Physics Vol. 6142, pp. 61425A-1–61425A-12, 2006.
  • P Khurd and G Gindi:  “Decision Strategies Maximizing the Area Under the LROC Curve”, Proc.  SPIE Med. Imag.: Image Perception, Observer Performance and Technology Assessment, Vol. 5749, pp. 150-161, 2005.
  • P Khurd and G Gindi: “LROC Model Observers for Emission Tomographic Reconstruction”, in D. Chakraborty and M. Eckstein Eds., Proc SPIE Med Img Conf:  Image Perception, Observer Performance and Technology Assessment,vol 5372, pp.   509 – 520, Feb.  2004.  (The poster version of this paper  was awarded an Honorable  Mention  Poster  Award.)
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G  Gindi: ‘A Provably Convergent OS-EM Like Reconstruction Algorithm for Emission Tomography” in M Sonka and K Hanson, Eds., Proc. SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging - Image Processing , vol4684, pp. 10-19, Feb 2002.
  • I Hsiao, A Rangarajan and G Gindi: “Bayesian Image Reconstruction for Transmission Tomography Using Mixture Model Priors and Deterministic Annealing Algorithms” in M Sonka and K Hanson, Eds., Proc.  SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging - Image Processing, vol 4322, pp. 899-908, Feb 2001.(The poster version of this paper was awarded an Honorable  Mention Poster Award.)
  • A Rangarajan, I Hsiao and G Gindi: “A Smoothed I-Divergence Prior for Tomographic Reconstruction”, PP0, Proc SIAM Conference on Imaging Science, Boston, March 2002.
  • S Faris, D Wilson, H Barrett, D Dougherty, G Gindi, and I Hsiao: “Using a Digital Anatomical Phantom to Optimize an Imaging System”, in JM  Boone and JT  Dobbins, Eds., Proc SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging- Physics of Medical Imaging, v. 3659, pp.98 – 106, San Diego CA, Feb 1999.
  • S Chelikani, G Gindi, J Gore, I Zubal: “The MIRD Monte Carlo Algorithm Updated for Imaging Simulations: Employing a Voxel-Based Phantom and Variance Reduction”, in Proc. of 1998 ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding, Division Topical Conf., pp.  133 - 140, Nashville TN, April. 1998.
  • S Lee, I Hsiao and G Gindi: “Quantitative Effects of Using Thin-Plate Models Priors in Bayesian SPECT Reconstruction”, Proc. SPIE Symposium on Optical Science and Engineering - Image Reconstruction and Restoration II, v. 3170. San Diego, July, 1997.
  • D Dougherty, I Hsiao, W Wang, G Gindi: “A Computerized Biological Brain Phantom for Evaluation of PET and SPECT Reconstruction”, M10-02, Proc IEEE Nuc Sci Symp and Med Imaging Conf, 1997.
  • G Gindi, D Dougherty, I Hsiao and A Rangarajan: “Autoradiographic Based Phantoms for Emission Tomography”, pp. 403-414, Proc. SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging - Image Processing, K Hanson, ed., Newport Beach CA, 1997.
  • C. Chang, A. Rangarajan, G Gindi: “Segmentation Using Atlas–Guided Deformable Contours”, SPIE Proc. on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIII, Boston, October, 1994.
  • C. Chang, W. Wang, A. Rangarajan, G. Zubal, G Gindi: “ Automated Segmentation of Magnetic Resonance Brain Scans Using Atlas–Guided Deformable Contours”, Proc. AAAI  Symposium on Applications of Computer Vision in Medicine, Stanford, pp. 122 – 125, March, 1994.
  • G Gindi, A Rangarajan and G Zubal: “Atlas-Guided Segmentation of Brain Images via Optimizing Neural Networks”, Proc. SPIE Biomedical Image Processing IV- Biomedical Image Processing and Biomedical Visualization, vol. 1905, pp 566-575, R.S. Acharya and D. Goldgof, eds., San Jose, February 1993.
  • G Gindi, A Rangarajan and G Zubal : “Neural Network for Model Based Segmentation  of MR Brain Images”, pp. 90 – 93, Proc.12th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, New Orleans, April,  1993.
  • G  Gindi, and J Utans :  “A  Neural Network Approach to Object Recognition and Image Partitioning  Within  a Resolution Hierarchy”, Proc. SPIE Intelligent Information Systems, Orlando, April  1992.
  • M Lee, G Gindi, A Rangarajan, and G Zubal:  “Locations of Discontinuities as Priors for Improved Bayesian Reconstructions from Projections”, Proc. 1991 IEEE 17th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp. 99 – 100, Hartford CT, 1991.
  • H Tagare, G Gindi, J Duncan, C Jaffe: “A Geometric Indexing Scheme for an Image Library”, Proc. Intl.  Symposium on Computer Assisted Radiology, pp. 513 – 517, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1991.
  • G Zubal, G Gindi, M Lee, C Harrell, E Smith: “High Resolution Anthropomorphic Phantom for Monte Carlo Analysis of Internal Radiation Sources”, Proc. Third  Annual IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, pp. 540 – 547, Chapel Hill NC, June 1990.
  • A. Gmitro, V Tresp, Y Chen, and G Gindi:, “Optical Computers for the Video-Rate Reconstruction of Medical Images”, Proc. SPIE , vol. 1090, pp. 95 –106, Newport Beach CA, 1989.
  • G Gindi and D Delorie: “Shape Presentation in a Mainpart-Subpart Hierarchy”, Proc. Topical Meeting on Machine Vision, Optical Soc. Am., pp 117–120, Lake Tahoe NV, 1987.
  • G Gindi, A Gmitro, and D Delorie: “Velocity  Flow-Field Analysis of Cardiac Dynamics”, Proc. 13th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp 170 –173, Philadelphia PA, 1987. 
  • G  Gindi, A Gmitro,  K Parthasarathy:  “Winner-Take-All  Networks and Associative Memory”, Proc. IEEE Intl.  Conference on Neural Nets, pp. 607 – 615, San Diego CA, 1987.
  • A Gmitro and G Gindi: “Optical Neurocomputer for Implementation of the Marr-Poggio Stereo Algorithm”, Proc. IEEE Intl.  Conference on Neural Nets, pp. 509 – 606, San Diego CA, 1987.
  • J Duncan and G Gindi: “Multisensor Scene Segmentation Using Learning Automata”, Proc 5th Yale Workshop on Applications of Adaptive Systems Theory”, pp. 119 –125, New Haven CT, 1987.
  • V Tresp, D Gerogiannis, G Gindi, A Gmitro:  “CT Videography”, Proc. 12th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp 75 –79, New Haven CT, 1986.
  • G Gindi, and D Delorie: “Indexing Shapes for Recognition”, Proc. SPIE, vol. 729, pp 28 – 35, October 1986.
  • G  Gindi, A Gmitro:  “A Rapid Feature Extractor Based Upon Optically Gathered Projection Data”, Proc. SPIE, vol. 449, pp 265 –272, Cambridge MA, 1983.
  • A Gmitro, G Gindi, H Barrett and R Easton: “Two-Dimensional Image Processing by One- Dimensional Filtering of Projection Data”, Proc. SPIE, vol. 388, pp. 132 – 139, 1983.
  • Technical reports:
  • B Liu and G Gindi: “Efficiency of the Human Observer in LROC Studies”, Stony Brook University, Dept. Radiology, Medical Image Processing Laboratory, Technical Report, TR MIPL-08-01, May 2008.
  • J Oldan and G Gindi: “2AFC Test Manual”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Laboratory, TR MIPL-04-1, June 2004
  • A  Rangarajan, P Khurd, I Hsiao and G Gindi; “Convergence Proofs for the COSEM-MAP and COSEM-ML Algorithms”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Laboratory, TR MIPL-03-1, Dec 2003
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Emission and Transmission Tomography Reconstruction Software Package: Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Methods”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Lab, TR MIPL-98-1, 1998.
  • S Lee and G Gindi: “Medical Image Processing Lab.  Simulation Package (MIPLSim)”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Lab, TR MIPL-96-2, 1996.
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Noise Analysis of Regularized EM Algorithms for SPECT”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Lab, TR MIPL-96-1, 1996.
  • W Wang and G Gindi: “Noise Analysis of Regularized EM Algorithms for SPECT: Validation and Task Performance Application to Quantitation”, SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiology, Medical Image Processing Lab, TR MIPL-96-3, 1996.
  • J Utans, G Gindi, E Mjolsness and P Anandan: “Neural Networks for Object Recognition within Compositional Hierarchies: Initial Experiments” Yale University Dept Electrical Engineering, Center for Systems Science, TR 8903, February 1989.
  • G Shumaker, G Gindi, E Mjolsness and P Anandan: “STICKVILLE: A Neural Net for Object Recognition via Graph Matching”, Yale University Dept Electrical Engineering, Center for Systems Science, TR 8908, April 1989.
  • E Mjolsness, G Gindi, P Anandan: “Optimization in Model Matching and Perceptual Organization: A first Look”, Yale University Computer Science Dept, TR YALEU/DCS/RR–634, 1988.
  • J Ong and G Gindi: “Description and Indexing of 2-D Curved Visual Objects”, Yale University, Division of Imaging Sciences, TR 8608, May 1986.
  • G Gindi: “Squares World:  Initial Results of a Connectionist Implementation for Object Recognition”, Yale University, Division of Imaging Sciences, TR 8602, April 1986.
  • G Gindi and D Delorie: “Optical Flow Calculations from Noisy Moving Contours”, Yale University, Division of Imaging Sciences, TR 8612, June 1986.
  • D Delorie and G Gindi: “SQUARESVILLE:  An Interactive Neural Net Simulator”, Yale University, Division of Imaging Sciences, TR 8611, July 1986