Rutao Yao, Ph.D.,ABSNM

Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Dept. of Biophysics
Co-director of Animal PET Lab
School of Medicine and Biological Sciences
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Room 105 Parker Hall,
Buffalo, New York, 14214
 
E-mail: RutaoYao@Buffalo.Edu

 

 

Education

Ph. D., Médecine Nucléaire et Radiobiologie, 1997, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Master of Engineering, Engineering Physics, 1987, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering Physics, 1985, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.

Positions

2013 - present, Professor, 2009-2012, Associate Professor; 2002 – 2008, Assistant Professor; Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
1999 – 2002, Scientist, Digirad Corporation, San Diego, CA.
1997 – 1999 Visiting Fellow, Dept. of PET, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
1990 – 1992, Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
1987 – 1990, Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Research Interests

Dr. Yao's research focuses on developing advanced medical imaging systems, such as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Both SPECT and PET are based on detection of high energy (~80 to 650 keV) photons. His recent research projects are about developing multiple imaging functionalities, for example, SPECT and CT (Computed Tomography), SPECT and PET, on a single scintillation detector system. Sample Projects.

Peer Reviewed Publications

1.    Avinash Srivatsan, Paula Pera, Penny Joshi, Joseph R Missert, Erin C Tracy, Walter Tabacznski, Rutao Yao, Munawwar Sajjad, Heinz Baumann, Ravindra K. Pandey “Effect of chirality on cellular uptake, imaging and photodynamic therapy of photosensitizers derived from chlorophyll-a,” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, in press.

2.    Y. Jian, R. Yao, T Mulnix, X Jin and R E Carson, “Applications of the line-of-response probability density function resolution model in PET list mode reconstruction,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 60, pp. 253-278, 2015.

3.    Anurag Gupta, Shouyan Wang, Aimee Marko, Penny Joshi, Manivannan Ethirajan, Yihui Chen, Rutao Yao, Munawwar Sajjad, Raoul Kopelman, Ravindra K. Pandey "Polyacrylamide-Based Biocompatible Nanoplatform Enhances the Tumor Uptake, PET/fluorescence Imaging and Anticancer Activity of a Chlorophyll Analog," Theranostics, vol. 4, issue 6, pp. 614-628, 2014.

4.    X. Deng, J.-F. Beaudoin, J. Cadorette, C. Naaman, R. Lecomte, and R. Yao, “PET imaging based geometrical calibration for a dual-modality PET/SPECT animal scanner,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 58, pp. 2011-2025, 2013, IOP Featured Article.

5.    R. Yao, X. Deng, J.-F. Beaudoin, T. Ma, J. Cadorette, Z. Cao, and R. Lecomte, “Initial Evaluation of a Lab-PET/SPECT Dual Modality Animal Imaging System,” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 76-81, 2013, pdf.

6.    Y. Xia, R. Yao, X. Deng, Y. Liu, S. Wang, and T. Ma, “A Hybrid Rotation-Translation Scan Scheme for In Vivo Animal SPECT Imaging on a Stationary Scanner”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 58, pp. 965-983, 2013, pdf.

7.    R. Yao, R. M. Ramachandra, N. Mahajan, V. Rathod, N. Gunasekar, A. Panse, T. Ma, Y. Jian, J. Yan, R. E. Carson, “Assessment of a Three-Dimensional Line-of-Response Probability Density Function System Matrix for PET,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 57, pp. 6827-6848, 2012, pdf.

8.    R. Yao, R. Lecomte, and E. S. Crawford, “micro-PET: what is it and why do we need it”, Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, vol. 40, pp. 157-165, September 2012, pdf.

9.    A. Jain, A. Panse, D. R. Bednarek, R. Yao, and S. Rudin, “Evaluation of the Micro-Angiographic Fluoroscope as a High Resolution, Single-Photon Counting and Energy Integrating Imager for Transmission and Emission Imaging”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 1927-1933, 2012, pdf.

10.                  M. Sajjad, U. Riaz, R. Yao, M. M. Abouzeid, D. A. Erb, R. J. Bernacki, N. D. Chaudhary, J. M. Veith, G. Georg and H. A. Nabi, “3’-(3-[123, 124I]iodobenzoyl)-3’-debenzoylpaclitaxel as radio-tracers to study multidrug resistance in vivo”, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 70, pp. 1624–1631, August 2012, pdf.

11.                  X. Deng, T. Ma, R. Lecomte, and R. Yao, “Optimization and calibration of septa-to-crystal position for a SPECT with slit-slat collimator and pixelated crystals”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 2234-2243, Oct. 2011, pdf.

12.                  T. Ma, Y. Miao, R. Yao, T. Dai and X. Deng, “Quantitative Accuracy Assessment and Optimization of SPECT Geometrical Calibration”, Tsinghua Science and Technology, Vol. 15, pp. 96-101, 2010, pdf.

  1. T. Ma, R. Yao, Y. Shao, R. Zhou, “A method to assess the uniqueness and accuracy of SPECT geometrical calibration”,  IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 28, No. 12, pp.1929-1939, Dec. 2009, pdf.
  2. R. Yao, T. Ma and Y. Shao, “Derivation of system matrix from simulation data for an animal SPECT with slit-slat collimator”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 56, no.5, pp. 2651-2658, Oct. 2009, pdf.
  3. S. K. Pandey, M. Sajjad, Y. Chen, X. Zheng, R. Yao, J. R. Missert, C. Batt, H. A. Nabi, A. R. Oseroff and R. K. Pandey, “Comparative PET Imaging and Phototherapeutic Potential of 124I- Labeled Methyl- 3-(1’-m-iodobenzyloxyethyl) pyropheophorbide-a  vs. the Corresponding Glucose- and Galactose-Conjugates”, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 52, no.2, pp. 445-455, Jan. 2009, pdf.
  4. S. K. Pandey, M. Sajjad, Y. Chen, R. Yao, J. R. Missert, C. Batt, H. A. Nabi, A. R. Oseroff and R. K. Pandey, “124I-Labeled Purpurinimides: Impact of the Isomers in PET Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy  (PDT)”. Bioconjugate Chemistry, vol. 20, no.2, pp. 274–282, Feb. 2009, pdf.
  5. R. Yao, T. Ma and Y. Shao, “Lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) intrinsic activity correction and minimal detectable target activity study for SPECT imaging with a LSO-based animal PET scanner”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 53, pp. 4399-4415, 2008, pdf.
  6. Y. Shao, R. Yao and T. Ma, “A novel method to calibrate the DOI function of a PET detector with a dual-scintillator-ends readout”, Medical Physics, vol. 35, pp. 5829-5840, December 2008, pdf.
  7. M. D. Jones, R. Yao, C. P. Bhole, "Parallel OSEM Reconstruction Speed with MPI, OpenMP, and hybrid MPI-OpenMP Programming Models", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 53, pp. 2752-2758, 2006, pdf.
  8. R. Yao, J. Seidel, J.-S. Liow and M. V. Green, “Attenuation Correction for the NIH ATLAS Small Animal PET Scanner”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 52, No. 3, pp.664-668, June 2005, pdf.
  9. R. Yao, J. Seidel, C.A. Johnson, M.E. Daube-Witherspoon, M.V. Green and R.E. Carson “Factors affecting the performance of the 3D OSEM algorithm in the reconstruction of small animal PET images”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Volume: 19 Issue: 8, pp. 798 –804, Aug. 2000, pdf.
  10. R. Yao, M. Bentourkia and R. Lecomte, "Study of multispectral frame-by-frame convolution scatter correction in high resolution PET", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 44, pp. 2489-2493, 1997.
  11. R. Yao, P. Msaki and R. Lecomte, "Pre-processing variance reducing techniques in multispectral positron emission tomography", Physics in Medicine &  Biology, vol. 42, pp.2233-2253, 1997.
  12. R. Yao, P. Msaki, M. Bentourkia and R. Lecomte, "Effects of energy space smoothing and projection space normalization on multispectral PET image quality", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 43, pp.1988-1994, 1996.
  13. R. Lecomte, J. Cadorette, S. Rodrigue, D. Rouleau, M. Bentourkia, R. Yao and P. Msaki, "Initial results from the Sherbrooke avalanche photodiode PET scanner", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 43, pp.1952-1957, 1996.

Honors & Fellowships

Visitor Fellowship of National Institutes of Health, United States of America, 1997-1999.
Prix d’Excellence, d’Innovation et d’Implication du Regroupement des Étudiants et Étudiantes Chercheurs en Médecine de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, 1997.

Journal Reviewer of

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Sciences, Medical Physics, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.

Courses Taught at University at Buffalo

Nuclear Medicine Imaging, BPH 571, Fall.
Basic Radiation Science, NMD421/BIO461, Fall.
Introduction to Molecular Imaging: PET, NMD525/PHM525, Fall.

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Physics, NMD424, Spring.

Advanced Subjects in Nuclear Emission Imaging, BPH 572, Spring.

Radiopharmacy, NMD451B/PHM487, Spring.

 

 

 

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