Authors: Gary Y. Ge, Charles Mike Weaver, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: University of Kentucky
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The recently introduced CMS regulation on CT dose and image quality mandates the use of global noise as the metric for image quality assessment. The regulation cites two methods for calculati...
Authors: Weigang Hu
Affiliation: Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to introduce a VQVAE-based framework that addresses the limitations of conventional dose prediction methods, which rely on fixed deep learning models that produce...
Authors: Lavsen Dahal, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei, Justin B. Solomon, Liesbeth Vancoillie, Yakun Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Carilion Clinic, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical diagnostic task-based optimization of CT procedures require precise and organ-specific assessments. This study investigates inter-organ noise variability to highlight the limitations...
Authors: Mustafa Bashir, Diana Kadi, Kyle J. Lafata, Jacob A. Macdonald, Mark Martin, Yuqi Wang, Marilyn Yamamoto
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Department of Radiology, Duke Unversity
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a high-throughput, automated-data-interrogation pipeline for integrating imaging and clinical information to identify key determinants of liver volume (LV), enabling population-sca...
Authors: Martin Auerbach, Jeremie Calais, Johannes Czernin, Magnus Dahlbom, Zachary Ells, Adrien Holzgreve, Koichiro Kimura, Karam Masri, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer, David Sennung
Affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, UCLA, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lutetium-177 PSMA SPECT/CT imaging offers the possibility of qualitative image analysis for tumor response assessment and quantitative image analysis for individualized dosimetry. However, th...
Authors: Alexander Alsalihi, Gary Y. Ge, Charles Mike Weaver, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: University of Kentucky
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The upcoming CMS regulation, titled “Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) in Adults”, employs two measures, size-adjusted DLP (SAD) and...
Authors: Gisell Ruiz Boiset, Paulo ROBERTO Costa, Luuk J Oostveen, Elsa Bifano Pimenta, Ioannis Sechopoulos, Alessandra Tomal
Affiliation: Radboud University Medical Center, University of São Paulo (USP), Institute of Physics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The study evaluated the accuracy and precision of lung nodule volume measurements, specifically solid nodules (SNs) and ground-glass opacities (GGOs) in different imaging settings.
Methods...
Authors: Yifei Hao, Chengliang Jin, Wenxuan Li, Bing Luo, Tao Peng, Yulu Wu, Fang-Fang Yin, Yue Yuan, Lei Zhang, Ruojun Zhou
Affiliation: School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Federated learning is a patient privacy-protecting technique that has recently been applied in the medical field. This study aims to evaluate the performance of several deep learning networks...
Authors: Marian Axente, Mandeep Kaur
Affiliation: Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate a low-cost optical imaging system for respiratory monitoring by comparing its accuracy and feasibility against the clinical gold standard in human subjects.
Methods: Following ...
Authors: Cristel Baiu, Zheng Feng Lu, Dufan Wu, Baihui Yu
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose: IEC TS 62791:2022 specified a clinically meaningful and quantitative framework for evaluating diagnostic ultrasound performance by measuring the lesion signal-to-noise ratio (LSNR) using rand...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Yusuf Emre Erdi, Anqi Fu, Johannes Hertrich, Andrew Jackson, Usman Mahmood, Jason Ocana, Trahan Sean, Amita Shukla-Dave
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Automated AI-based quantitative CT tools hold immense promise for advancing clinical decision-making, yet their reproducibility and generalizability remain vulnerable to variability in imagin...
Authors: Rebecca Lamoureux, Zahra (Zara) Razi, Zachary Whipps
Affiliation: University of New Mexico Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Patient mispositioning in CT imaging contributes to inconsistent radiation dose delivery and suboptimal image quality, impacting patient safety and diagnostic outcomes. This study evaluates a...