Authors: Tina Ehtiati, Grace Jianan Gang, Limei Ma, Oleg Shekhtman, Visish M. Srinivasan
Affiliation: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Saccular aneurysms are the most common type of intracranial aneurysm and are typically treated by endovascular embolization. The procedure requires approximately orthogonal fluoroscopy images...
Authors: Raneem Atta, Alejandro Bertolet, Mislav BobiΔ, Wesley E. Bolch, Robert Joseph Dawson, Carlos Huesa-Berral, Harald Paganetti, Eric Wehrenberg-Klee
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Florida, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Representations of intra-organ vasculature have a variety of uses in the field of computational dosimetry but generally rely on models derived from population-averaged reference individuals. ...
Authors: Wesley E. Bolch, Carlos G. Colon-Ortiz, Robert Joseph Dawson, Lazaro Fuentes Alfonso, Shreya P. Pathak, Julia D. Withrow
Affiliation: University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop tetrahedral mesh-based tissue models within the breasts of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) adult female mesh-type reference computational phantom (AF...
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: Andrew Huang, Jonathan Huang, Andrew S Kennedy, Ellie Grace Kong, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: New York Proton Center, Centennial Medical Center, Executive Medical Physics Associates, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, Belmont University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is the standard of care for early-stage lung cancer. Respiratory phase gating can be applied to mitigate motion-induced effects. The purpose of t...
Authors: Taylor A Beal, Kari J. Brewer Savannah, Kristy K. Brock, Alejandro Contreras, Natalie W Fowlkes, Megan Kalambo, Gregory P Reece, Erin P Snoddy, Tien T Tang
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Current anatomical and surgical research does not adequately detail the breast fascial systemβs ligaments and connective tissues. Most available information stems from cadaver dissections, wh...
Authors: Meghan Lubner, Krista McClure, Aria M. Salyapongse, Timothy P. Szczykutowicz, Giuseppe Toia, Ming Yan, Zhye Yin, Meghan Yue
Affiliation: GE HealthCare, Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University Wisconsin-Madison, GE Healthcare, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Radiology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate virtual unenhanced (VUE) and true unenhanced (TUE) human subject images on a prototype deep silicon photon-counting detector (PCD) CT with prototype algorithms.
Methods: 5 subj...
Authors: Afrouz Ataei, Victor Moy, Mark P. Supanich
Affiliation: Rush University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of ultra-high resolution (UHR) mode on the visualization of small vessels in coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) using a photon-counting CT scanner....
Authors: Zhaoyang Fan, Eric Nguyen, Dan Ruan, Jiayu Xiao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, University of Southern California
Abstract Preview: Purpose: MR vessel wall imaging (VWI) has been shown to be effective for evaluating intracranial atherosclerosis disease. However, VWI typically also requires an MR angiography (MRA) in the same imagi...
Authors: Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Thomas M Grist, Kevin M. Johnson, Prashant Nagpal, Tarun Naren, Chase Ruff, Oliver Wieben, Jiwei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiotoxicity is a devastating side effect for thoracic radiotherapy (RT). Currently, standard RT imaging is insufficient to decouple cardiorespiratory motion, limiting substructure-specific...
Authors: Jaydev K. Dave, Krzysztof R Gorny, Chunming Gu, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, Gina K. Hesley, Myung-Ho In, Zaiyang Long, Aiming Lu, Christin A. TiegsHeiden
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) enables precise tumor ablation with real-time MR-thermometry guidance. Our practice is exploring the potential use of Feraheme (Ferumoxytol), a superp...
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: Clifford Eskey, Scott Gordon-Wylie, Scott Gordon-Wylie, Dhrubo Jyoti, Daniel Reeves, John B. Weaver
Affiliation: Flow Aluminum, Dartmouth College, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, Dartmouth-Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the preferred treatment for ischemic stroke from large vessel occlusion. The thrombus or clot is extracted from the vessel via a catheter using a stent retriev...
Authors: Daylin Barroso, Chris Beekman, Wesley E. Bolch, Natalia Estefania Carrasco-Rojas, Robert Joseph Dawson, Walter Murfee, Harald Paganetti, Andrew Robert Sforza, Julia D. Withrow
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop methods for quantifying the interaction of radiation with blood in the mouse whole body (MOBY) phantom for dosimetric applications. The most important of these are modeling the dis...
Authors: Michalis Aristophanous, Laura I. Cervino, Maria F. Chan, Puneeth Iyengar, Hsiang-Chi Kuo, Nancy Y Lee, Xiang Li, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Usman Mahmood, Jean M. Moran, Jason Ocana
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine the limits of iodine concentration detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) in dual-energy computed tomography using a 3D printed phantom while considering different background, ...
Authors: Christopher P. Favazza, Andrea Ferrero, Taylor Froelich, Forrest Linch, Scott Thompson
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Photon counting detector (PCD) CT is a promising tool to enhance pre-procedural planning and intra-procedural guidance for prostate artery embolization due to its unsurpassed ultra-high spati...
Authors: Trevor McKeown, Deshan Yang, Zhendong Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate delineation of liver blood vascular structures is crucial for planning and executing therapeutic interventions in liver-related medical procedures. However, current auto-segmentation...