Authors: Mojtaba Behzadipour, Siyong Kim, Mitchell Polizzi, Richard R. Wargo, Lulin Yuan
Affiliation: VCU Health - Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
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The purpose of this study is to develop a method for generating missing tissue in CT scans of patients with large body sizes, where the field of view (FOV) of the scanner fails to capture ...
Authors: Daniel A. Alexander, Anish Butala, Anthony Austin Kassaee, Neil Malhotra, Ian Messing, Gabrielle W Peters, Ryan M. Scheuermann
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for spinal metastases uses CBCT-based localization and highly conformal treatment delivery to increase the biologically equivalent dose to the targe...
Authors: Hajar Moradmand, Lei Ren
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland
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The Sharp-van der Heijde (SvH) score is essential for assessing joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from radiographic images. However, manual scoring is time-intensive and prone to v...
Authors: Yuanhan Chen, Ziqiang Chen, Qi Cheng, Feng Ding, Rui Fang, Shengwen Guo, Li Hao, Qiang He, Haiquan Huang, Yu Kuang, Xinling Liang, Yuanjiang Liao, Guohui Liu, Chen Lu, Qingquan Luo, Jing Sun, Yanhua Wu, Zhen Xie, Qin Zhang, Lang Zhou
Affiliation: South China University of Technology, Dongguan people's hospital, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangdong Easy Life Information Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Medical Physics Program, University of Nevada, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Chongqing Ninth People's Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global healthcare issue with a rapid onset and severe consequences. Repeated measurement of serum creatinine (SCr) levels, a clinical standard of care, is cruci...
Authors: Sunil Mani, Ilakiya Raghavendiran, Vasanthan Sakthivel, Skanda Kabilan Swamy
Affiliation: Edmond Santa Fe High School, Edmnd Deer Creek High, Cancer Specialists of North Florida, Advanced Medical Physics
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Purpose/Objective(s): To evaluate and validate the dose calculation and delivery accuracy for patients planned using diagnostic CT
Methods: A total of forty-two patients with palliative sp...
Authors: Fatemeh Akbari, Deidre Batchelar, Luc Beaulieu, Nathan E. Becker, Juanita Crook, Dakota Mckeown, Matthew Jonathan Muscat, Rowan M. Thomson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, BC Cancer Agency, UBC, Carleton University, BC Cancer - Kelowna, BC Cancer
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To study the effects of inter-seed attenuation and tissue inhomogeneities on dose-volume metrics of critical structures in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) permanent seed implant brachytherapy...
Authors: Avneesh Chhabra, Zhiyue J. Wang, Qing Yuan
Affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Magnetic susceptibility artifacts from dental arches and hardware often compromise MRI neurography of jaw and facial nerves. This study aims to characterize these artifacts and provide insigh...