48th AAPM Annual Meeting Program
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Imaging General Poster Discussion
General Poster Discussion - Imaging
Sunday 3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM  Room: Exhibit Hall F
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-1
Determination of Subjective Similarity for Pairs of Lesions On Mammograms: Comparison of Ranking Scores in 2AFC Versus Absolute Ratings for Masses and Microcalcifications - C. Muramatsu*, Q. Li, R. Schmidt, K. Suzuki, J. Shiraishi, G. Newstead, K. Doi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-2
Entrance Exposures During On-Board KV Imaging - A. Kress*, L. Santanam, E. Klein
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-3
Computation-Efficient Cone Beam Image Reconstruction for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Applications Using 3D Weighted Filtered Backprojection (CB-FBP) Algorithm - X. Tang*, J. Hsieh, F. Dong
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-4
A Fast Variable-Intensity Ring Suppression Algorithm - J. Star-Lack*, J. Starman, P. Munro, A. Jeung, J. Richters, H. Mostafavi, J. Pavkovich
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-5
Hounsfield Units Calibration with Adaptive Compensation of Beam Hardening for a Dose Limited Breast CT System - K. Yang*, A. Kwan, G. Burkett, J. Boone
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-6
A Portable Test Platform for Image Acquisition and Calibration for Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and Region of Interest CBCT (ROI-CBCT) On a Commercial X-Ray C-Arm System - H. Rangwala*, R. Chityala, S. Rudin, K. Hoffmann
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-7
Characterization of a Novel Anthropomorphic Plastinated Lung Phantom - S. Yoon*, R. Henry, D. Bouley, R. Fahrig
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-8
Results of An Optical Fiber-Based Dosimetry System for Use in Computed Tomography Characterization - D. Klein*, D. Peakheart, R. Gaza, X. Rong, S. McKeever
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-9
Minimizing Scatter Artifact in Cone-Beam CT Reconstruction Using Both Kilovoltage and Megavoltage Beams - J. Zhang*, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-10
Compensators for Management of Dose and Scatter in Cone-Beam CT - S. Graham*, D. Moseley, J. Siewerdsen, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-11
Site-Specific Image-Gain Calibration for MV CBCT - J. Maltz*, B. Gangadharan, D. Hristov, A. Bani-Hashemi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-12
Validation of Geant4’s Predictions On X-Ray Scatter and Glandular Dose in Pendant-Geometry Cone-Beam Breast CT - I. Sechopoulos*, S. Vedantham, S. Suryanarayanan, A. Karellas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-13
Dose Delivered to Patients for Megavoltage Cone-Beam CT Imaging - O. Morin*, J. Bellerose, M. Descovich, M. Aubin, J. Chen, H. Chen, H. Chen, J. Aubry, J. Pouliot
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-14
Computed Tomography with Separate Primary and Scattered Radiation - F. Ma*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-15
Effects, Detection and Removal of Zingers From Scattered X-Rays in CCD Based Cone Beam CT - Y. Meng*, C. Shaw, X. Liu, C. Lai, S. Tu, M. Altunbas, L. Chen, T. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-16
Volume-Of-Interest (VOI) Cone Beam CTwith Dual Resolution Image Acquisition - L. Chen*, C. Shaw, Y. Meng, M. Altunbas, T. Wang, S. Tu, X. Liu, C. Lai
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-17
Reduction of Set-Up Error Using Cone Beam-CT in Patients Undergoing Partial Breast Irradiation - T. Fatunase*, Z. Wang, S. Yoo, F. Yin, L. Marks
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-18
Quantifying the Geometric Accuracy of the On Board Imager Over a One-Year Period - D. Lovelock*, T. LoSasso, I. Ali, H. Amols, C. Ling, Y. Yamada, H. Pham, P. Munro
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-19
A Study of Megavoltage Beam Tomosynthesis - J. Zhang*, D. Godfrey, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-20
Digital Tomosynthesis Mammography (DTM) : Dependence of Reconstruction Image Quality On Number and Angular Range of Projection Views - H. Chan*, Y. Zhang, M. Roubidoux, M. Helvie, M. Goodsitt, P. Carson, B. Sahiner, L. Hadjiiski, J. Wei
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-21
Two-Dimensional Shift-And-Add (SAA) Algorithm for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Reconstruction - Y. Chen*, J. Lo, J. Baker, J. Dobbins
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-22
Analysis of Residual Geometric Artifacts From 4DCT - J. Wolfgang*, K. Mui, A. Chu, G. Sharp, G. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-23
Comparision of Amplitude-Based and Phased-Based Binning Techniques for Respiratory Correlated CT - P. Klahr*, G. Starkschall, J. Hanley, A. Covitch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-24
Evaluation of Time Sampling and Its Interpolation Effect Based On Deconvolution Technique for Quantification of Cerebral Perfusion by Dynamic Contrast Enhanced CT - S. Lee*, J. Kim, K. Kim, S. Park, B. Choi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-25
Optimizing Dose and Image Quality in Pediatric Computed Tomography - A. Jones*, A. Huston, P. Falkenstien, J. Williams, R. Staton, D. Hintenlang, M. Arreola
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-26
Tissue Equivalent Phantoms for the Evaluation of Tube Current Modulated CT Dose and Image Quality - R. Fisher*, D. Hintenlang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-27
CT Urography Radiation Dose Using Automatic Exposure Control - R. Nawfel*, P. Judy, K. Klokeid, S. Silverman
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-28
A Critical Look at the Numerical Coefficients in CTDIVOL - D. Bakalyar*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-29
Investigation of the Perspecta Display for 4D Visualization - M. Rivard*, C. Melhus, J. Napoli, X. Gong, J. Chu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-30
Dose Indices of Radiation to Skin in Invasive Cardiology Procedures - R. Chu*, E. Schechter, N. Chu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-31
Diagnostic Utility Evaluation of a ASi:H/CsI(Tl) Flat-Panel Based Digital Radiography System - S. Kim*, H. Lee, D. Kim, J. Yoon, T. Suh, B. Choe
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-32
Performance and Stability of the Varian Cone-Beam CT System - G. Kim*, T. Pawlicki, G. Luxton
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-33
A Graphical and Quantitative Procedure for Amplitude-Gated Treatment Planned Using Phase-Based 4DCT Using the Varian RPM System - J. Hubenschmidt*, L. Santanam, S. Goddu, P. Parikh, S. Mutic, D. Low
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-34
How Well Do Ctdi Data Obtained in a Body Phantom Predict Patient and Embryo Doses in Abdominal Ct? - W. Huda, K. Ogden*, J. Boone, E. Nickoloff
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-35
Do Lead Aprons Reduce Patient CT Doses? - G. Groat, W. Huda, R. Lavallee, K. Ogden*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-36
Use of Tissue Air Ratios to Obtain Organ Doses in CT - W. Huda, K. Ogden*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-37
A Comparison of Full-Field Digital and Screen-Film Mammography Dose - B. Schueler*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-38
Calibration of An ASi Electronic Portal Imaging Device for Dosimetric Evaluation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - T. Peace, H. Godson, P. Ravindran*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-39
Estimating Conversion Coefficient of KERMA Free in Air to Glandular Dose in Mammography: A Comparison Between BR12 Model and a Realistic Voxel Model - G. Hoff*, C. de Almeida, G. Drexler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-40
Evaluation of Different Ways to Describe An X-Ray Spectrum and the Implications in the Absorbed Energy in a Head Voxel Model - V. Cassola, G. Hoff*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-41
A Series of 4D Pediatric Hybrid Phantoms Developed From the UF Series B Tomographic Phantoms - C. Lee*, C. Lee, D. Lodwick, W. Bolch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-42
The Influence of Bowtie Filter Selection, Patient Size and Patient Centering On CT Dose and Image Noise - T. Toth*, Z. Ge, M. Daly
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-43
Air-Kerma Length Calibration of CT Ionization Chambers - A. Jensen*, L. DeWerd, J. Micka, S. Davis, W. Culberson
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-44
Management of Patient Radiation Dose in Interventional Fluoroscopy - S. Balter*, M. Egan, I. Gonzalez, M. Hawkey, J. Moses
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-45
Labview Graphical User Interface for Micro Angio-Fluoroscopic High Resolution Detector - C. Keleshis*, C. Ionita, S. Rudin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-46
Acceptance Testing and Verification of Automatic Brightness Control Logic of A Fluoroscopic System - P. Lin*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-47
A Method of the Pixelized Detectors Coordinate Resolution and MTF Estimation - V. Grabski*, M. Brandan, Y. Villaseñor
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-48
Assessment of Detective Quantum Efficiency: Inter-Comparison of IEC 62220-1 with Representative Prior Methods - N. Ranger*, E. Samei, J. Dobbins, Y. Chen, C. Ravin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-49
Normalized Absolute Average Deviation: A New Method for Computing MR Image Uniformity - M. Steckner*, D. Schaefer, S. Profusz
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-50
A Mechanical Alignment Method for Removing Moiré Pattern in Digital Radiography with a Carbon-Interspaced Grid - J. Yoon*, D. Kim, S. Kim, B. Choe, T. Suh, Y. Park, J. Lee, N. Chung, H. Lee
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-51
New Combined High-Resolution Region-Of-Interest Microangiographic Detector and Large Field of View Image Intensifier System: A Contrast-To-Noise Comparison - A. Kuhls*, V. Patel, D. Bednarek, K. Hoffmann, S. Rudin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-52
Evaluation of the Contrast-Detail Response of Digital Radiographic Systems Using the CDRAD Contrast-Detail Phantom with the CDRAD Analyser Software - E. Christodoulou*, M. Goodsitt, J. Kim, B. Bailey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-53
Mega-Voltage CT Image: An Attempt to Enhance Image Quality - C. Overbeck*, S. Hui
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-54
A Monte Carlo Model of the Discovery ST PET Scanner - C. Schmidtlein*, A. Turner, S. Nehmeh, O. Mawlawi, Y. Erdi, J. Humm, H. Amols, A. Kirov
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-55
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Methodology Development Using Predicting Transmembrane Proteins by Synergy of Computational and Molecule Biophysics Approaches as An Example - J. Yang*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-56
Image Quality Testing Using An Oil-Filled ACR MRI Phantom at 3 T - H. Wey*, J. Huang, Y. Hsu, K. Lim, W. Kuan, C. Chen, H. Liu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-57
MR Image Quality Testing of K-Space- and Image-Based Parallel Imaging Techniques Using the ACR Phantom - C. Chen*, Y. Wai, H. Liu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-58
Demonstration of the Use of A Capillary Phantom to Monitor DTI Image Processing: Dyadic Sorting of Tensor Eigenvalues - N. Yanasak*, J. Allison
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-59
Relative SNR Benefits of Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling at 3T as Determined by Simulation and Comparison with Imaging at 1.5T - N. Maleki*, J. Stainsby, T. Roberts
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-60
3D Wavelet Packet Denoising of Arterial Spin Labeled MR Perfusion Images - N. Maleki*, T. Roberts
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-61
A New Gel Phantom for MRI - D. Pfeiffer*, M. Zerhouni
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-62
Hemodynamic Response Without Large Vein Signals: BOLD Imaging Using Diffusion-Weighted Spin-Echo EPI - W. Kuan*, H. Liu, T. Chu, Y. Wan, Y. Wai, J. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-63
Evaluation of the Turn Variation of Spiral RF Surface Coils for MR Microscopic Imaging and Spectroscopy - D. Woo*, B. Choe, S. Ha
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-64
Modification of Multidirectional Distortion for DTI and Tractography - S. Yoon*, G. Jahng, H. Khang, Y. Kim, B. Choe
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-65
Assessment of Advanced Algorithm in Non-Linear Curve Fitting for DSC in Human Brain - S. Yoon*, G. Jahng, H. Khang, Y. Kim, B. Choe
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-66
MRI Relaxometry BMD Measurements Using Conventional Phase Symmetrized Rapid Increased Flip Spin Echo and Standard Gradient Echo and Its Correlation with DXA - M. Bakhtiary*, N. Riyahi-Alami, M. Oghabian, A. Ghasemzadeh, H. Ghanaati, S. Sarkar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-67
Magnetization Transfer After Bee Venom Acupuncture Treatment to Osteoarthritis - M. Yoon*, B. Choe, H. Chang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-68
False Positive Analysis of Functional MRI During Simulated Deep Brain Stimulation - H. Liu*, C. Huang, S. Lim, W. Kuan, H. Chen, T. Wu, Y. Hsu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-69
The Impact of Sparse Data Sets On the Quality of MR Images - W. Sobol*, J. Bankston
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-70
Asymmetric Spin Echo in FMRI at 3T: A Quantitative Evaluation of BOLD Response and Signal Drop Off - P. Hou*, J. Steinberg, D. Chen, f. moeller, P. Narayana
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-71
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis Using Mapping Analysis in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy - R. Juh*, M. Su, C. Lee, T. Suh, O. Nalcioglu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-72
Evaluation of Dual-Energy Subtraction of Digital Mammography Images Under Conditions Found in a Commercial Unit - M. Brandan*, R. Veronica
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-73
Comparison of the Effects of Viewing Conditions and Viewing Angle On Object Dectectability for Different AMLCD Displays - J. Thomas*, K. Chakrabarti, R. Kaczmarek, C. Mitchell, A. Romanyukha, S. Nemmers, M. Loscocco
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-74
Comparison of Image Quality in Contact and Magnification Modes in Digital Mammography - B. Liu*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-75
Geometric Magnification in Digital Mammography - S. Tipnis*, B. Schueler, K. Fetterly
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-76
Observed Inter-Camera Variability of Clinically Relevant Performance Characteristics for SIEMENS Symbia® Gamma Cameras - S. Kappadath*, W. Erwin, R. Wendt
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-77
Photon and Electron Specific Absorbed Fractions From the UF Pediatric Tomographic Phantoms - C. Lee*, C. Lee, W. Bolch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-78
Estimate Standard Uptake Value (SUV) in F18 FDG PET Tumor Imaging - J. Luo*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-79
Java-Based Plugin for Tomographic Reconstruction for SPECT Data - M. Andrade, M. Costa, A. Marques da Silva*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-80
Monte Carlo Simulations of GSF Family Voxel Phantoms for Quantification of Renal Planar Scintigraphy - C. Brambilla, G. Burkhardt, J. Borges, A. Marques da Silva*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-81
Gamma Camera Guided Permanent Breast 103Pd Seed Implantation - A. Ravi*, C. Caldwell, B. Keller, J. Pignol
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-82
Variability and Accuracy of Standardized Uptake Values in FDG PET Scans - J. Halama*, R. Sadjak, R. Wagner
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-83
Derivation of Diagnostic X-Ray Spectra Using An Interpolation Program with Calculated and Measured Input Parameters - R. Waggener*, J. Terry, M. Manciu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-84
Comparison of LINACs Either Equipped with On-Board Imaging/cone-Beam CT Or CT-On-Rails for IGRT - A. Shiu*, C. Wang, E. Chang, H. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-85
Optimization of Image Quality and Minimization of Radiation Dose for Chest Computed Radiography - X. KONG, H. Liu, X. Rong*, C. Sweet, Z. Yang, S. Edwards, T. Thai, J. Thomas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-86
Commissioning and Evaluation of An Amorphous Silicon Flat-Panel Digital Imaging System (XRD 1640, Perkin Elmer) for Its Application in Proton Beam Therapy - P. Nookala*, J. Cho, A. Ghebremedhin, B. Patyal
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-87
High Frequency Ultrasound To Monitor Murine Orthotopic Bladder Cancer Model : An Alternative To Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A. Shetty*, R. Stafford, E. Esparza-Coss, R. Andtbacka, G. Brown, P. Black, A. Metwalli, D. McConkey, C. Dinney, J. Hazle
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-88
The Small Animal Radiation Research Platform: Benchtop Cone-Beam CT - E. Ford*, C. Kennedy, T. McNutt, E. Armour, I. Iordachita, P. Kazanzides, J. Wong
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-89
Performance Evaluation of a Unique Transrectal Ultrasound System - R. Wood*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-90
Brain Phantom for Validation of Low Frequency Ultrasound Heating Divices - J. Martinez*, B. Jarosz
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-91
Computational Representation of In-Vivo Acquired Stenotic Renal Artery Geometries Using Turbulence Modeling - G. Kagadis*, E. Skouras, G. Bourantas, K. Katsanos, A. Diamantopoulos, D. Karnabatidis, C. Paraskeva, D. Mihailidis, E. Liatsikos, D. Siablis, G. Nikiforidis
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-92
A Computerized Automated Segmentation Methodology for the Recognition of Vessels From in Vivo Acquired DSA Images - G. Kagadis*, P. Spyridonos, D. Mihailidis, A. Daskalakis, K. Katsanos, A. Diamantopoulos, D. Karnabatidis, D. Siablis, D. Cavouras, G. Nikiforidis
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-93
Comparison of Seven Similarity Measures for Intensity-Based 3D/3D Image Registrations On CBCT - J. Kim*, R. Hammoud, S. Li, B. Lord, S. Patel, D. Pradhan, B. Movsas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-94
Intensity-Based 3D/3D Image Registration for Prostate Localization On CBCT Images - J. Kim*, R. Hammoud, S. Li, B. Lord, S. Patel, D. Pradhan, B. Movsas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-95
The Use of Deformable Registration Model to Improve Visibility of the Lesion in Gated PET Images - A. Pevsner, Y. Erdi, S. Nemeh, B. Davis, S. Joshi, E. Yorke, K. Rosenzweig, J. Humm, S. Larson, C. Ling, G. Mageras*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-96
Automatic Registration of EPI and DRR Images for Treatment Planning and Delivery Verification - J. Liu*, R. Drzymala, J. Bradley
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-97
Fuzzy Segmentation of Brain Tissue and Optimum Number of Clusters: Application to Quantitative Assessment of Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Maps - N. Maleki*, T. Roberts
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-98
Segmentation of CT Image Using Fast-Marching and Active-Contour - Q. Chen*, W. Lu, K. Ruchala, G. Olivera
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-99
Implementation and Evaluation of Automatic Contour Propagation in 4DCT of Lung - V. Boldea*, G. Sharp, S. Jiang, N. Choi, C. Ginestet, C. Carrie, D. Sarrut
3:00 PM
SU-FF-I-100
Investigate Between the Voxel Based Morphometry and Region of Interest Study in Alzheimer’s Disease - R. Juh*, M. Su, C. Lee, T. Suh, O. Nalcioglu