Authors: Kota Hirose, Daisuke Kawahara, Jokichi Kawazoe, Yuji Murakami
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Synthesizing medical images can address the lack of or unscanned medical images, reducing scanner time and costs. However, paired image scarcity remains a challenge for image synthesis. We pr...
Authors: Jing-Tzyh Alan Chiang, Andrew Karellas, Thomas C Larsen, Hsin Wu Tseng, Srinivasan Vedantham
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the performance of dedicated breast computed tomography (BCT) for the the tasks of detection of soft tissue lesions and microcalcifications using cascaded systems analysis. The...
Authors: John M. Boone, Andrew M. Hernandez, Paul Schwoebel, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Alejandro Sisniega, Wojciech B. Zbijewski
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, University of California, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, UC Davis Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To significantly improve image quality relative to clinically deployed digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems, which use a 1D acquisition geometry (an arc), with a 2D image acquisition ge...
Authors: Samuel L. Brady, Kevin Chen, Joseph G. Meier
Affiliation: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Med Ctr
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Conebeam-CT (CBCT) acquisition protocols typically do not distinguish between adults and pediatrics. In collaboration with a fluoroscopically-guided interventional (FGI) manufacturer, new, do...
Authors: Naruomi Akino, Kirsten Lee Boedeker, Ilmar Hein, Dylan Mather, Akira Nishikori, Daniel W Shin
Affiliation: Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Canon Medical Research USA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate the performance a deep learning reconstruction (DLR) algorithm in an anatomical background compared to a uniform phantom background.
Methods: An analytic forward projection mod...