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Asymmetrical High Performance Brain Dedicated PET System: Design Optimization and Performance Evaluation

Authors: Yuemeng Feng, Hamid Sabet

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: We propose a novel brain-dedicated PET system comprising elliptical cylinder with a neck cut-out, supplemented by front and back panels to improve sensitivity and line-of-response sampling. T...

Developing a Physiological Carotid Artery Phantom and Verifying a Bayesian Geometric Calibration Method for Extended Field-of-View Interventional CBCT Artery Imaging

Authors: Mohammed Alzaabi, Owen Thomas Dillon, Julia Johnson, Andrew Kanawati, Tess Reynolds, Ann Yan

Affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Khalifa University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a physiological carotid artery phantom and Bayesian geometric calibration method to examine the feasibility of extended field-of-view interventional CBCT artery imaging using a mul...

Optimizing Vessel Wall Visualization Using a Novel Black-Blood CT Technique on Craniocervical CT Angiography

Authors: Xiaohu Li, Jianjun Shen, Guozhi Zhang, Sihua Zhong, Jingjie Zhou

Affiliation: United Imaging Healthcare

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Visualization of carotid artery vessel wall on computed tomography angiography (CTA) imaging is challenging. This study aims to develop a novel post-processing technique, black-blood compu...

Tumor Dose Escalation for Recurrent Head and Neck SRT Via a Hyperarc-Based Rapidplan Model

Authors: Shane McCarthy, Damodar Pokhrel, William St. Clair, Eddy S Yang

Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Demonstrating the feasibility of dose escalation for stereotactic recurrent head and neck (RHN) cancers through the deployment of a Hyper-Arc Based RapidPlan (HARP) model through an Eclipse S...