M.Sc. Ezzat Elmoujarkach

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Universität zu Lübeck
Ratzeburger Allee 160

23562 Lübeck
Gebäude 64, Raum 024

Email: ezzat.elmoujarkach(at)uni-luebeck.de
Phone: +49 451 3101 5473
Fax: +49 451 3101 5404

Roles

Research Assistant


Research

Research Interests

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Emission Tomography
  • Monte-Carlo Simulations
  • 3D Printing 

Curriculum Vitae

EZZAT ELMOUJARKACH was born in Florida, USA, in 1992. He received his MSc. degree in Nuclear Engineering specialized in neutron chemical dosimetry at the Department of Nuclear Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. Since 2017, his research interests include Neutron dosimetry, simulation and modeling, and applying 3D printing technology for radiation shielding applications. Also, he did some research studying the effect of nuclear power plants on the environment and the effect it has on Saudi Arabia's carbon footprint. Since April 2020, he works as a research assistant at the Institute of Medical Engineering in the field of nuclear imaging.


Publications

2024[ to top ]
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Seeger, S., Morgner, L., Schmidt, F., Mannheim, J. G., Schmidt, C. L. and Rafecas, M.: Dedicated 3D Printed Radioactive Phantoms With 18F-FDG for Ultra-High Resolution PET, IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 1–1, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/TRPMS.2024.3483233.
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Schmidt, F. and Rafecas, M.: PETAL-3D: Progressive Elimination of Noise Towards Accurate Ultra Low-Dose PET Images Using 3D U-Net, 3–3, 2024.
  • Weigel, S., Elmoujarkach, E., Rauscher, L., Lan, W., Calderón, E., Linder, P., Rafecas, M., la Fougère, C. and Schmidt, F.: A moveable 3-D printed Phantom Setup for Evaluation of Motion induced Artefacts in a Total-Body PET/CT, 128–129, 2024, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1782396.
  • Seeger, S., Vo, H., Elmoujarkach, E., Schmidt, C. and Rafecas, M.: EP-0704 The MERMAID Project : Pioneering PET Imaging for Small Aquatics Animals, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, EANM’24 Abstract Book Congress Oct 19-23, 2024, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06838-z.
  • Karakatsanis, N., Atkinson, D., Buscaron, C., Cheng, J.-C. K., Coussat, A., Deidda, D., Efthimiou, N., Elmoujarkach, E., Goncharov, F., Han, F., Hansen, M., Jehl, M., Jurjew, N., Kesner, A., Lennie, E., McFarland, A., Nuyts, J., Polson, L., Rahmim, A., Reimers, E., Schramm, G., Singh, I., Soultanidis, G., Spangler-Bickell, M., Stairs, J., Stute, S., Toussaint, M., Twyman, R., Vo, H. P., Wells, R. G. and Thielemans, K.: Usability of PETSIRD, the PET Raw Data open format of the Emission Tomography Standardization Initiative (ETSI): results from ETSIs first hackathon, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 65(supplement 2), 241285–241285, 2024.
  • Seeger, S., Elmoujarkach, E., Schmidt, F., Nachimuthu, G., Schmidt, C., Mannheim, J. and Rafecas, M.: EP-0693 Fabrication of Zirconium-89 solid phantoms for PET using 3D Printing, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06838-z.
  • Elmoujarkach, E. A., Pommranz, C., Cabello, J., Schmidt, F. P. and Rafecas, M.: Impact of Re-framing High-Dose Scans for the Training of Neural Networks for Denoising Low-Dose PET, 1–2, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC/RTSD57108.2024.10657465.
  • Seeger, S., Elmoujarkach, E., Vo, H., Schmidt, C. and Rafecas, M.: Feasibility of Zirconium-89 Imaging with MERMAID, a small-fish PET scanner prototype, 1–2, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC/RTSD57108.2024.10656767.
  • Lan, W., Vo, H. P., Pommranz, C., Elmoujarkach, E., Cabello, J., Birge, N., Schleyer, P., Rafecas, M., Lafougère, C. and Schmidt, F.: A Simulation Framework to Establish Ground Truth for Motion Correction in Total-Body PET: Initial Evaluation for Complex Respiratory Motion, 1–2, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC/RTSD57108.2024.10656116.
2023[ to top ]
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Seeger, S., Schmidt, C., Mannheim, J. G., Schmidt, F. P. and Rafecas, M.: First 3D printed radioactive 89Zr phantoms for Positron Emission Tomography, Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, Vol. 5 No. S1 (2023): Trans. AMMM Supplement, 2023, DOI: 10.18416/AMMM.2023.2309833.
  • Pommranz, C., Elmoujarkach, E., Cabello, J., Lan, W., Rafecas, M., Mannheim, J., Santangelo, A., Fougère, C. L., Pichler, B. and Schmidt, F.: Development and Initial Validation of Two Simulation Workflows Using GATE for a Total-Body PET/CT Scanner, 1–1, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/NSSMICRTSD49126.2023.10338368.
  • Pommranz, C., Elmoujarkach, E., Cabello, J., Rafecas, M., Mannheim, J., Santangelo, A., la Fougère, C., Pichler, B. and Schmidt, F.: Simulation Studies and Experimental Model Validation of the Biograph Vision Quadra, Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine, 62(02), V8-, 2023, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1766212.
  • Pommranz, C., Elmoujarkach, E., Cabello, J., Lan, W., Rafecas, M., Mannheim, J., P.Linder, Santangelo, A., Fougère, C., Pichler, B. and Schmidt, F.: Development and Validation of a Monte Carlo Simulation Workflow for a Total-Body PET Scanner, 690–691, 2023, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06333-x.
2022[ to top ]
  • Seeger, S., Elmoujarkach, E., Möller, N., Schmidt, C. and Rafecas, M.: 3D printed radioactive phantoms for Positron Emission Tomography, ID 640, 2022, DOI: 10.18416/AMMM.2022.2209640.
  • Taha, E. M., Elmoujarkach, E. A., Balamesh, A., Alzaidi, S. A. and Alhawsawi, A. M.: Utilization of an energy-resolving detection system for mammography applications: A preliminary study, Nukleonika, 67(2), 35–40, 2022, DOI: doi:10.2478/nuka-2022-0003.
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Seeger, S., Schareck, C., De Graaf, L., Barkhausen, J. and Rafecas, M.: Characterization of Using Infused PLA for 3DPrinted Radiation Shielding, Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(2), 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1147.
  • Mohammed, M. S. H., Alhawsawi, A., Aljohani, M. S., Damoom, M. M., Banoqitah, E. M. and Elmoujarkach, E.: Prompt gamma-ray methods for industrial process evaluation: A simulation study, Nukleonika, 67(1), 11–18, 2022, DOI: 10.2478/nuka-2022-0001.
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Seeger, S., Möller, N., Schmidt, C. and Rafecas, M.: Development and Characterization of 3D Printed Radioactive Phantoms for High Resolution PET, 1–2, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC44845.2022.10399242.
2021[ to top ]
  • Mohammed, M. S. H., Banoqitah, E. M., Elmoujarkach, E., Alhawsawi, A. M. and Djouider, F.: A virtual laboratory for radiotracer and sealed-source applications in industry, Nukleonika, 66(1), 21–27, 2021, DOI: 10.2478/nuka-2021-0003.
  • Elmoujarkach, E., AlNadwi, F., Banoqitah, E. and Alhawsawi, A.: Nanoparticle-infused ABS filament for 3D-printed materials and uses for neutron detection and discrimination, European/American Patent, 03/09/2021, US 10,941,274 B1.
  • Banoqitah, E., Elmoujarkach, E., Alnadwi, F., Alhawsawi, A. M. and Alawi, M.: A Simulation Analysis for Thermal Neutron Applications of ABS 3D Printing Filament Doped with Nanoparticles, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05482-1.
  • Abolaban, F., Alawi, M., Taha, E., Elmoujarkach, E., Banoqitah, E., Alhawsawi, A., Maio, P. D., Lopopolo, G., Tolomeo, A., Dimiccoli, V. and Nisbet, A.: ESTIMATION OF THERMAL & EPITHERMAL NEUTRON FLUX AND GAMMA DOSE DISTRIBUTION IN A MEDICAL CYCLOTRON FACILITY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION PURPOSES USING GOLD FOILS AND GATE 9, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Volume 193(Issue 3-4), Pages 176–184, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncab034.
2020[ to top ]
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Djouider, F. and AlJohani, M.: Slow neutron chemical dosimeter using Cr(VI)—Gd mixture, European/American Patent, 12/29/2020, US 10,877,166 B1.
2019[ to top ]
  • Elmoujarkach, E., Alzahrani, Y., Siddig, M. and Alhawsawi, A.: The Impact of Adding Two Nuclear Reactors to Saudi Arabia National Grid in Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2019.
2018[ to top ]
  • Banoqitah, E., Taha, E., Elmoujarkach, E., Alsebaie, S., Subahi, A. and Alsharif, S.: A Monte Carlo study of arms effect in myocardial perfusion of normal and abnormal cases utilizing STL heart shape, Results in Physics, 10, 323–331, 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2018.06.028.
2016[ to top ]
  • Elmoujarkach, E. A. and Banoqitah, E. M.: GAMOS based simulation using gamma back- scattered photons count method for mine detection, 1–6, 2016, DOI: 10.1109/RST.2016.7869860.

Theses

Ezzat Elmoujarkach, Design and Development of a Portable Tomosynthesis Imaging System Using Gamma Radiography, Bachelor thesis, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2015.

Ezzat Elmoujarkach, Development of a Chemical Dosimeter for Fast and Slow Neutrons, Master thesis, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2019.