Authors: Jeremy S. Bredfeldt, Cindy I. Hancox, Arianna Liles, Alex Marques, Usha Tedrow
Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be treated using cardiac radioablation. 4DCT simulation is commonly used, however, contrast injection timing is challenging. This study aimed to develop a pro...
Authors: Peter Balogh, Wesley E. Bolch, Mir Md Nasim Hossain, Nien-Wen Hu, Walter Murfee, Wyatt Smither, Julia D. Withrow
Affiliation: New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop 3D computational, tissue-representative models incorporating physiologically relevant microvascular network patterns for calculating local alpha particle and electron dosimetry eff...
Authors: Rosa Maria Cibrián Ortiz de Anda, Altea C Esteve, Carlos M Galindo-González, Carmen C García, Amparo Gonzalez-Sanchis, Jose C Gordo-Partearroyo, Emilio Soria-Olivas, Javier Vijande
Affiliation: IFIC-UV, Valencia University, Hospital General Universitario
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine how skin microcirculation is affected by the two hypo-fractionated radiotherapy protocols in breast cancer patients using Laser Doppler Imaging, a non-invasive method for assessi...
Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Aroon Pressram
Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Our clinical dual energy CT (DECT) head protocol reconstructs iodine-suppressed virtual non-contrast (VNC) images using the vendor-recommended slope for material discrimination. However, this...
Authors: Henry Szu-Meng Chen, Mu-Lan Jen, Vinodh A. Kumar, Ho-Ling Anthony Liu, Jian Ming Teo
Affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Neuroradiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Resting-state (rs-) fMRI detects functional networks by measuring synchronization of low-frequency oscillations in blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signals between brain regions. Stan...
Authors: Jung Han Nam, Wonmo Sung
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a whole-body blood flow framework based on the ICRP 145 standard vascular phantom to simulate the spatiotemporal trajectories of blood cells in the human vasculatur...
Authors: Tianyuan Dai, Xiaoying Fan, Shuting Wang, Yong Yin
Affiliation: Department of Graduate, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology Physics and Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Decreased lymphocytes increase the risk of infections and other problems. Radiation exposure can cause the development of severe lymphopenia. In this study, we used a dynamic blood flow model...
Authors: Bingqi Guo, Ping Xia
Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) delivers a “GRID” or “lattice” of high and low doses to tumors to increase tumor control, minimize normal tissue damage, and preserve the im...
Authors: Logan M. Bateman, Xu Cao, Jonathan T. Elliott, Lillian A. Fisher, Ida Leah Gitajn, Xinyue Han, Eric R. Henderson, Shudong Jiang, Jessica M. Sin, Yue Tang
Affiliation: Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Adequate tissue perfusion is essential for fracture healing and infection prevention, as it supplies oxygen, nutrients and antibiotics to the injury area. However, current methods of assessin...
Authors: Madhava Aryal, James M. Balter, Yue Cao, Daniel T Chang, Kyle Cuneo, Joseph R. Evans, Theodore Lawrence, John Rice, Randall K. Ten Haken, Lise Wei
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to identify predictors of global liver function change measured by albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in hepatocellular carcin...
Authors: Scott Gordon-Wylie, Scott Gordon-Wylie, Dhrubo Jyoti, John B. Weaver, Terrence Welch
Affiliation: Flow Aluminum, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Identifying vulnerable plaques is critical to preventing stroke and myocardial infarction. There are two components contributing to the risk of rupture: the mechanical integrity of the plaque...
Authors: Mavlonbek Khomidov, Jong-Ha Lee
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Keimyung University, Department of Computer Engineering, Keimyung University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In this research, we aim to estimate blood pressure using remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) signal extracted from facial video. This method provides non-invasive and contactless, continuous ...
Authors: Kevin M Brom, Josep Chorro Bas, RosaAnna Chorro Bas, Andres Climent Rubio, Jaydev K. Dave, Tobias Kummer, Larissa Shiue, Donald J Tradup
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Prehospital Critical Care Training Group
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To design and evaluate the functionality of a vascular flow phantom for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS).
Methods: A microcontroller-generated signal was amplified by a cust...
Authors: Yi Fan, Andrew Friberg, Costas Koumenis, Kevin Teo, Ioannis I Verginadis, Ledi Wang, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Glioblastomas (GBM) are aggressive and lethal malignancies characterized by their highly refractory nature, contributing to a five-year survival rate of approximately 7%. Physically, GBM exhi...
Authors: Tommaso Frigerio, Joshua Genender, John M. Hoffman, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer
Affiliation: UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate bone marrow segmentation is required for bone marrow dosimetry to monitor for dangers in PSMA-Lu177 radioligand therapy. We introduce a hybrid (AI/semantic knowledge) segmentation pi...