50th AAPM Annual Meeting Program
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Imaging General Poster Discussion
Imaging General Poster Discussion
Sunday 3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM  Room: Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-1
Improving the Utility of In-Room Video Camera Systems for Continuous Surveillance of Patient Motion During Radiation Treatment - C. Kut*, C. Chen, J. Wong, R. Taylor
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-2
Evolution of Adrenal Gland Perfusion with Anti-Angiogenic Therapy: A CT-Based Approach - R. Roberts*, S. Armato, A. Starkey, W. Sensakovic
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-3
Self-Assessment as a Strategy to Improve Performance of Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Breast Ultrasound - K. Drukker*, C. Sennett, M. Giger
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-4
Grid-Computing for Optimization of CAD - A. Jamieson*, M. Giger, M. Wilde, L. Pesce, I. Foster
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-5
Distinguish Pulmonary Nodules by Quantitative Measurement of Dynamic Contrast Enhancement From CT and 18F-FDG Uptake From PET: A Feasibility Study - Y. Wang*, C. Wu, M. Jude, R. Suh, M. Brown, J. Goldin, M. McNitt-Gray
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-6
Characterization of True and False Positive Locations of Spiculated Lesions On Mammography - R. Jahanbin, G. Muralidhar*, M. Sampat , T. Haygood, T. Stephens, G. Whitman, A. Bovik , M. Markey
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-7
Evaluation of Cine-CT for Quantifying Respiratory Displacement of Lung Tumors Without a Respiratory Surrogate - M. Ahmad*, A. Riegel, T. Pan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-8
Impact of Phase Shift Between Respiratory Surrogate and Internal Target On Retrospectively Reconstructed, 4D CT Images - B. Wang*, J. Hinkle, S. Joshi, S. Geneser, M. Szegedi, V. Varchena, B. Salter
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-9
Evaluation of Noise Reduction Methods On Very Low Dose CT Renal Perfusion Imaging - X. Liu*, A. Primak, V. Zavaletta, L. Yu, C. McCollough
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-10
An Evaluation of a Solid State Dosimeter in Direct Measurement of CT Dose - Z. Lu*, J. So, E. Nickoloff, A. Dutta
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-11
Dose and Image Quality Evaluation of a Mobile CT Scanner for Head and Neck Imaging - E. Gingold*, J. Dave
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-12
Effect of Geometric Unsharpness On the Reconstructed Image in Region of Interest (ROI) µCT - W. Wang*, V. Patel, C. Keleshis, D. Bednarek, K. Hoffmann, S. Rudin
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-13
Low-Contrast Detectability for X-Ray Computed Tomography - J. Hsieh*, T. Toth
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-14
A Patient Set-Up Protocol Based On Partially Blocked Cone-Beam CT - L. Zhu*, J. Wang, Y. Xie, J. Starman, R. Fahrig, L. Xing
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-15
An Analytical Approach to Correction for X-Ray Scatter in Heterogeneous Medium - W. Yao*, K. Leszczynski
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-16
A Segmentation Technique to Estimate Breast Density From Cone Beam Breast CT Images - T. Han*, L. Chen, C. Lai, X. Liu, Y. Shen, T. Wang, C. Shaw
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-17
A Technique for Removing Motion Related Image Artifacts in KV Cone-Beam CT From On-Board Imager: 4D-CBCT Implications - I. Ali*, S. Ahmad
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-18
An Image-Domain Based Cone Beam CT Scatter Correction Method - X. Li*, T. Li, Y. Yang, D. Heron, M. Huq
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-19
A New X-Ray Scatter Estimation and Correction Method for Kilo-Voltage Cone Beam CT Assisted by Multislice CT Scans - Y. Rong*, R. Tolakanahalli, W. Tome, B. Paliwal
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-20
Dynamic Volume CT: Technical Aspects and Image Quality of the Aquilion ONE - K. Boedeker*, R. Mather
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-21
Image Reconstruction From Sparse Data in Breast CT - J. Bian*, K. Yang, N. Packard, E. Sidky, J. Boone, X. Pan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-22
Measurement and Correction of Sagging Shifts in KV Cone-Beam CT From An On-Board Imaging System - I. Ali*, S. Ahmad
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-23
A Comparison of Adaptive Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Between Planning CT and KVCBCT - R. Juh*, G. Back, S. Ahn, J. Kim, T. Suh
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-24
A Quantitative Assessment of the Effects of a Simple Dead Detector Pixel Correction Method for Megavoltage Cone Beam CT Images - R. Flynn*, H. Shukla, E. Nixon, J. Bayouth
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-25
An Image Quality Comparison Study Between XVI and OBI CBCT Systems - S. Kamath*, W. Song, A. Chvetsov, J. Li, S. Ozawa, C. Liu, J. Palta
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-26
A Simple Technique to Improve Image Quality of CBCT for Brain - J. Palta, S. Huh, R. Malyapa, N. Mendenhall, S. Duvvuri*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-27
Image Artifacts Caused by the Extra-Focal Spot of An X-Ray Tube in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - S. Cho*, E. Pearson, C. Pelizzari, X. Pan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-28
Performance Comparison of Two Different Cone-Beam CT Systems - P. Chan*, S. Li, M. Chan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-29
Comparison of Spatial Resolution Properties for Three Cone-Beam CT Systems Using An Aluminum Wire Phantom - Y. Shen*, X. Liu, L. Chen, C. Lai, T. Han, T. Wang, C. Shaw
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-30
Magnitude of Scattered Radiation and Dose Efficiency in Volume-Of-Interest (VOI) Cone Beam CT - C. Lai*, L. Chen, T. Han, X. Liu, Y. Shen, T. Wang, C. Shaw
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-31
Comparison of Breast-Centered and Volume-Of-Interest (VOI)-Centered VOI Cone Beam CT Techniques – Dose and Scatter Considerations with Monte Carlo Simulation - L. Chen*, C. Lai, T. Han, X. Liu, Y. Shen, T. Wang, C. Shaw
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-32
Optimization of Dose Efficiency in Helical Scan and Image Reconstruction at Dynamically Variable Pitches - X. Tang*, J. Hsieh, F. Dong, P. Licato, T. Toth
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-33
A General Three-Material Quantification Method Using Dual-Energy CT Imaging - X. Liu*, L. Yu, A. Primak, C. McCollough
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-34
Comparison of Radiation Doses for Optimal and Dose Modulation Techniques in Abdominal CT Examinations - R. Livingstone*, P. Dinakaran, R. Cherian
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-35
Geometric Accuracy of High Contrast Region Visualization On 4D X-Ray CT Imaging Using Sinogram Binning - M. Rosu*, E. Weiss, M. Wiesmeyer, A. Brady, J. Williamson
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-36
Measuring CT Incident Flux Using CT Sinogram Data - P. Massoumzadeh*, B. Whiting
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-37
Organ and Effective Dose in Pediatric Patient in 64-Slice Computed Tomography - H. Chen*, M. Lamba, C. Alsip, L. Lemen
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-38
A Study On the Accuracy of MIP for Irregular Target Motion - L. Huang*, K. Park, L. Papiez
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-40
Scatter Profiles for a 16-Slice CT Scanner with Cylindrical and Anthropomorphic Head and Body Phantoms - M. Hatab*, F. Goerner, R. Al-Senan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-41
Accurate Determination of Dynamic Perfusion CT Point Doses in a Rando Phantom: The Importance of the Proper Orientation and Location of the TLD Chips in the Axial Segments - F. Goerner*, R. Al-Senan, D. Giantsoudi, M. Hatab
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-42
An Anthropomorphic Adult Physical Phantom and Fiber Optic Coupled Point Dosimetry System for the Measurement of Effective and Average Organ Doses of CT Patients - D. Hintenlang, W. Moloney, J. Winslow*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-43
Measurement of Radiation, Scatter and CTDIw From the Toshiba 320-Slice CT Scanner with and Without Shielding - P. Patton*, J. Davis, W. Orrison, E. Hanson, J. Cadwalader
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-44
Real-Time Dose Measurements of Automatic Tube Current Modulation in Multislice CT - H. Tsai*, Y. Chang, Y. Tyan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-45
Dose Trends in Tube-Current Modulated Multi-Detector CT Imaging - R. Fisher*, D. Hintenlang, J. Winslow, W. Moloney
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-46
An Automatic Region Detection Algorithm for Analyzing Module 1 of the ACR CT Accreditation Phantom - A. Kwan*, E. Mah, J. Boone
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-47
A New Limited-Angle CT Reconstruction Method Based On Total-Variation Minimization - J. Zhang*, L. Ren, S. Zhou, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-48
Performance Evaluation of Three Algorithms for Metal Artifact Reduction in CT Imaging - G. DU*, S. Prevrhal
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-49
Iterative Reconstruction of Slow Rotation CT Data with Projection Object Masks to Decrease Motion Effects - H. Park*, J. Bowsher, J. Colsher, E. Stern, T. Turkington
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-50
Breast Tissue Classification in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Images Using Texture Features - D. Kontos, P. Bakic, A. Maidment*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-51
The Effect of Number of Projections On the Accuracy of Volumetric Data Reconstructed Using Digital Tomosynthesis - V. Sarkar*, C. Shi, N. Papanikolaou
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-52
Conversion of On-Board Digital TomoSynthesis (DTS) to HU Values - S. Yoo*, Q. Wu, D. Godfrey, L. Ren, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-53
The Impact of Scan Angles On the Visibility of Anatomy in On-Board Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) Images for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Single-Observer Study - J. Ma*, Q. Wu, D. Godfrey, H. Yan, L. Ren, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-54
Need for the Liquid Crystal Displays Having the Capability of Rendering Higher Than 8 Bits in Grayscale - T. Hiwasa*, J. Morishita, Y. Higashida, S. Hatanaka
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-55
Comparison of Viewing Angle Performance and Observer Performance of Different Types of Liquid Crystal Displays - S. Hatanaka*, J. Morishita, Y. Higashida, T. Hiwasa
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-56
Internal Dosimetry of Iodine 131 in Patients with Thyroid Carcinoma in the Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia, Bogota-Colombia - s. veloza*, A. De los Reyes
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-57
A Mutlidetector CT Model Using BEAMnrc/DOSXYZnrc Code for Estimating Radiation Doses: Phantom Study - C. Chiang-Hsieh*, H. Tsai, C. Tung, T. Chao
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-58
GafChromic EBT Film for Cone-Beam CT Dose Measurement -Preliminary Study - T. Li*, L. Fountain, E. Duffy
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-59
Computed Radiography Image Exposure Statistics - Z. Yang*, J. Lobick, P. Nagy
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-60
Effective Dose to Patients Undergoing Radiostereometric Analysis of the Lumbar Spine - K. Greene-Donnelly*, K. Ogden, N. Ordway, M. Roskopf, J. Calabrese
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-61
Is It Safe? A Look at Exposures in the Shadow of MDCT Scanner Gantries - A. Jones*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-62
The Relationship Between Half Value Layer and CTDI for Multidetector CT (MDCT) - A. Turner*, C. Cagnon, E. Angel, D. Zhang, J. DeMarco, M. McNitt-Gray
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-63
Calculations of Organ Doses From Cone-Beam CT IGRT Procedures Using a Suite of Patient Phantoms - J. Gu*, X. Xu, S. Jiang
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-64
Photoneutron Intensity Variation with Field Size Around Radiotherapy Linear, H. Al-Ghamdi, Fazal-Ur-Rehman, M. I. Al-Jarallah and N. Maalej - H. Al-ghamdi*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-65
The Effect of Measurement Location On In-Air CTDI Values - K. Ogden*, W. Huda
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-66
Comparison of Use of Cs-137 Versus Scattered X-Ray Beam for Calibration of Diagnostic Survey Meters - R. Merrill*, M. Yester
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-67
Assessment of Gamma Dose Rate in City of Kermanshah - M. Tavakoli Hosseinabad*, E. Kodamoradi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-68
Dosimetric Study to Voxel Model Applied to Cardiac Procedures in Nuclear Medicine - G. Hoff*, V. Cassola, A. da Silva
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-69
An Attempt to Establish Regional Diagnostic Reference Levels for CT Scanners in India - R. Livingstone*, P. Dinakaran
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-70
Patient Dose Measurements for Establishing Guidance Levels for Medical Exposures in Diagnostic Radiology - I. Duhaini*, Y. Assafiri, L. El-Nachef
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-71
Acceptance and Routine Quality Control in Direct Radiography Systems: Initial Experiences with the Italian Association of Physicist in Medicine Protocol - A. Nitrosi*, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, A. Botti, S. Rivetti
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-72
Characterization and Use of XRCT Radiochromic Film for CT Radiation Profile - H. Ohuchi*, M. Abe
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-73
Investigation of the Relationship Between the Contrast-Detail Figure of Merit IQFinv and Three Characteristic Parameters of the Contrast-Detail Curve - E. Christodoulou*, M. Goodsitt, S. Larson
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-74
New IAEA Document On Acceptance Testing, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for PET and PET/CT Systems - G. El Fakhri, R. Fulton, J. Gray, M. Marengo, B. Zimmerman, M. Dondi, I. McLean, S. Palm*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-75
Discrepancies in Exposure Conditions for the EZ CR-DIN Phantom - C. Willis, R. Marsh*, R. Polman, S. Shepard
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-76
Estimating Image Quality and Radiation Dose Reduction with In-Plane Bismuth Shielding for CT Examinations: Phantom Study - Y. Liao*, H. Tsai, Y. Tyan, K. Cheng
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-77
Quality Assurance Testing for a Clinical Digital Radiography System - A. McUmber, D. Bednarek*, A. Kuhls-Gilcrist, S. Rudin
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-78
How Well Does the CT MAs Predict Patient Dose? - G. Frey*, S. Elojeimy, W. Huda
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-79
Effective Doses to Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients Undergoing Chest CT Examinations - G. Frey*, L. Fordham, W. Huda
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-80
Preliminary Evaluation of the QCkV-1 Phantom and CyberKnife® Digital Flat Panel Detector (FPD) Imager Response - A. Purwar*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-81
Surface Dose of Angular Current-Modulated CT Exams - P. Judy*, R. Nawfel, C. Leidecker, S. Silverman
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-82
Contrast Detail Curves in Head CT Examinations - G. Frey*, S. Elojeimy, W. Huda, K. Ogden
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-83
Temporal Filtering of Noise in Low-Dose X-Ray Fluoroscopy - J. Wang*, L. Zhu, A. Chai, L. Xing
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-84
Operation Logic of Coventional FluoroscopyAutomatic Brightness Control - P. Lin*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-85
Tumor Shape Analysis Using Poisson’s Equation - B. Sintay*, J. Bourland
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-86
Validation of a One-Click Spine Segmentation Approach for Online Planning of Palliative Radiation Treatment - V. Pekar*, D. Letourneau, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-87
Inconsistencies in Discrete Space and Continuous Space Lesion Boundary and Area Definitions - W. Sensakovic, S. Armato*, A. Starkey, R. Roberts
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-88
Spinal Canal Segmentation with Well-Balanced Speed and Accuracy Combination for Radiation Treatment Planning - A. Sawada*, M. Hiraoka
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-90
A Surface Reconstruction and Smoothing-Based Re-Contouring Algorithm for Target Volumes in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning - D. Liu*, I. Chetty
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-91
An Automatic Contouring Method That Combines Rule-Based, Atlas-Based, and Mesh-Based Approaches - D. Gering*, W. Lu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-92
Semi-Automatic Structure Delineation Using Deformable Image Registration - D. Michalski*, M. Huq, D. Heron
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-93
A Fast and Simple Software-Based Method for X-Ray Scatter Reduction in Portable X-Ray Systems - I. Sechopoulos*, A. Schmitz, J. Eberhard
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-94
Analysis of Breathing Pattern for Radiotherapy by Studying Diaphragm Trajectory - X. Dou*, X. Wu, L. Xing, J. Bayouth
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-95
Simpler and Faster Watershed Medical Image Segmentation Algorithm - O. Kum*, H. Lee, J. Kim, T. Song, K. Park, Y. Han
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-96
Improvements for Fully Automatic Lung Segmentation From RT Planning Scans - A. Anane, T. Boettger*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-97
Automated Extraction of White Matter Regions in Multiple Sclerosis Based On High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging - T. Magome*, H. Arimura, S. Kakeda, D. Yamamoto, Y. Kawata, M. Ohki, F. Toyofuku, Y. Higashida, Y. Korogi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-98
Hermitian Curve Interpolation for CT-Data Re-Sampling - W. Volken, D. Frei, P. Manser, R. Mini, E. Born, M. Fix*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-99
Validation and Comparison of 3D Image Registration Approaches for Adaptive IMRT in Head-And-Neck Cancer - H. Li*, W. Thorstad, J. Zhu, B. Wu, D. Yang, D. Low, W. Lu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-100
A Mesh-Based Anatomical Deformation Method for Creating Size-Adjustable Whole-Body Patient Models - Y. Na*, J. Zhang, X. Xu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-101
A Parallel Implementation for Fast Deformable Image Registration of Large Data Sets - L. Zhang*, Y. Zhang, R. Mohan, L. Dong
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-102
Evaluation of Nine Similarity Metrics for Intensity-Based CT-To-CBCT Prostate Registrations - J. Kim*, R. Hammoud, I. Chetty, D. Pradhan, B. Movsas
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-103
Patients Registration Accuracy in Prostate Cancer with OBI Guidance Including and Excluding Gold Fiducials - G. Mardirossian*, Y. Zheng, I. Fitian
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-104
A Data Structure for B-Spline Registration - G. Sharp*, Z. Wu, N. Kandasamy
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-105
A Process to Determine Optimal Oblique Contouring Planes - C. Abraham*, D. Low, L. Liu, P. Parikh, S. Mutic, W. Thorstad, D. Khullar, A. Apte, J. Deasy, T. Ju
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-106
Evaluation of Free-Form B-Spline Deformable Registrations for Noisy CBCT/SimCT Images - J. Kim*, I. Chetty
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-107
Positron Emission Tomography Phantom Studies for Radiation Therapy Target Delineation - M. Lawrence*, J. Bourland
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-108
Applications of High Definition Volume Rendering in Radiotherapy: Investigation of Radiotherapy Treatment Using Accurate Three and Four Dimensional Volume Rendering - J. Wolfgang*, J. Lee, Y. Chen, G. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-109
Using EGSnrc Within GATE to Improve the Efficiency Of positron Emission Tomography Simulations - I. Kawrakow*, K. Mitev, G. Gerganov, J. Madzhunkov, A. Kirov
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-110
Study of the Use of Protons and Carbon Ions for Patient Imaging - J. Seco*, S. Safai, H. Paganetti, G. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-111
Activity Concentration Degradation in Positron Emission Tomography of Objects in Motion - A. Riegel*, O. Mawlawi, T. Pan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-112
PET Imaging of Heterogeneous Tumors: An Investigation of the Influence of Motion On Recovered Activity - K. McCall*, D. Barbee, M. Kissick, R. Jeraj
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-113
A Phantom for Functional CT/CBCT Breast Cancer Imaging - R. Clarkson*, I. Yeung
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-114
Detector Characterization of a New Flat-Panel Imager: Prospects for Image Quality Improvement in Fluoroscopy and Cone-Beam CT - N. Mail*, D. Moseley, J. Siewerdsen, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-115
Characterization of Clinical CBCT and MVCT Systems Based On Fundamental MTF, NPS and DQE Measurements Using a Conventional CatPhan Phantom - A. Gopal*, S. Samant
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-116
Modulation Transfer Function Above Nyquist Frequency: A Robust Algorithm for the Edge Image Method - M. Manciu*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-117
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Image Registration - R. Juh*, T. Suh
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-118
A Novel Method of MRI Correlate with Electron Density Information for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning - C. Tsai*, C. Chuang, K. Chi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-119
A Novel Tensor Decomposition Algorithm for Assessment of Glioma White Matter Infiltration During Radiotherapy Treatment Planning - R. Jena*, S. Price, J. Gillard
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-120
Improved BOLD Signal Detectability of Short Breath Holding Duration at 3T: A Comparison with 1.5T - W. Kuan*, Y. Hsu, K. Lim, H. Liu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-121
Facing a Horrifying Reality: An Anatomy of MR Magnet Explosion - W. Sobol*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-122
ACR MRI Accreditation Equipment Performance Evaluation for Various Scanner Settings - Y. Liu*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-123
When Things Go Kaboom! Handling the Safety of An MRI Facility During a Nearby Building Implosion - W. Sobol*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-124
A Universal Analysis On Temporal Uncertainty of FMRI Methods with Different Biophysical Mechanisms - H. Liu*, Y. Hong, Y. Wai
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-125
Treatment Responses Monitored by Estimated Returning-To-Origin Probability for Clinical High Diffusion Image - A. Chu*, J. Knisely, R. Fulbright, R. Constable, R. Nath
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-126
Method for Determining Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Values for Cerebral Lesions From Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMRI) Examinations - T. McDaniels*, L. Ewell
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-127
Multiple Stepped Magnetic Field Technique Applied to Enhance the Resolution of Electron Spin Echo Oxygen Imaging (ESEOI) at 250MHz - P. Seifi*, B. Epel, S. Sundramoorthy, C. Mailer, H. Halpern
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-128
Biophysical Studies of Tendon to Elucidate Magic Angle MRI - A. Lanctot*, A. Rahal, I. Cameron, G. Fullerton
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-129
Temporal Variations of Hemodynamic Responses of BOLD FMRI at 3T: Spin Echo Vs. Gradient Echo - M. Yeh*, Y. Wei, P. Wei, W. Kuan, H. Liu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-130
An Evaluation of Image Quality and Dose for a Hologic Selenia Digital Mammography System with a Tungsten Anode X-Ray Tube - B. Schueler*, K. Fetterly
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-131
Non-Primary to Primary Ratio Measurements in a Digital Breast Tomosynthesis System - S. Shen*, J. Mainprize, G. Mawdsley, M. Yaffe
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-132
A Scatter Removal Method for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis - B. Liu*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-133
Low Dose Dual Energy Breast Imaging with An Energy Resolving Photon Counting Detector - J. Ducote*, M. Klopfer, S. Molloi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-134
Applications of the Levenberg-Marquardt Nonlinear Least Square Fitting to Obtain the Optimum Arterial Input Function for DSC-MRI - S. Yoon*, G. Jahng, H. Khang, Y. Kim, J. Kim, B. Choe
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-135
Average CT in Colorectal Cancer PET Studies - E. Tonkopi*, P. Chi, O. Mawlawi, A. Riegel, E. Rohren, H. Macapinlac, T. Pan
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-136
Improving SNR by Using Super-Resolution (SR) Incorporated Image Reconstruction in PET Imaging - G. Chang*, T. Pan, T. Chang, J. Clark, O. Mawlawi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-137
Effects of Background Activity On Partial Volume Correction (PVC) in PET Imaging - T. Chang*, T. Pan, G. Chang, J. Clark, O. Mawlawi
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-138
Registration and Fusion of MRI and Interventional X-Ray Images Based On External Markers in a XMR Suite - D. Simard*, G. Beaudoin, S. Deschenes
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-139
Improving the Efficacy of a Radionuclide Targeting Agent by Simulating Its Pharmacokinetics - J. Grudzinski*, J. Weichert, R. Jeraj
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-140
Gamma Camera Imaging of Indium-111 for Yttrium-90 Dosimetry - J. Luo*, S. Jang
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-141
Automatic Segmentation of Static and Moving Target Volumes Using Respiratory Ungated (3D) and Gated (4D) PET/CT Images - S. Park*, . Ionascu, J. Killoran, M. Mamede, V. Gerbaudo, L. Chin, R. Berbeco
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-142
A Small Field-Of-View, Mobile PET/SPECT System for Bedside Environments: A Dynamic Cardiac Phantom Study Using 99mTc and 18F-FDG - M. Studenski*, D. Gilland, J. Parker
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-143
Correction of Respiration-Induced Cardiac Motion in SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - J. Parker*, B. Mair, D. Gilland
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-144
Validation of a Monte Carlo Model of the PET Component of the Gemini GXL PET/CT - G. Lavoie*, C. Martel, P. Després, F. Lacroix, Y. Chen, J. Carrier
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-145
Quantifying the Increase in Radiation Exposure Associated with SPECT/CT Compared to SPECT Alone for Routine Nuclear Medicine Examinations - A. Larkin*, M. Mahesh, S. Wagner, M. Noz, R. Wahl, K. Friedman
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-146
Improved Target Volume Delineation and Early Assessment of Radiotherapy for Skull Base Meningioma Using 68Ga DOTA-Octreotide PET-CT - V. Estall*, R. Jena, N. Early, W. Waddington
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-147
Lung Scan Doses for Young and Pregnant Women with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism - J. Blechinger*, B. Harkness, D. Peck, A. Jackson
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-148
Novel Use of Polymer Gels for Internal Radionulide Dosimetry of Tc-99m - K. Braun, D. Bailey, C. Baldock*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-149
Preliminary Study of the Accuracy of An Automated Segmentation Algorithm for Sonographic Breast Lesions Across Different Patient Populations - N. Gruszauskas*, K. Drukker, M. Giger, R. Chang, W. Moon
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-150
Osteolytic Metastases Quantification From Digitized Radiographs - A. Baltasar Sánchez, A. González-Sistal*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-151
Background Subtraction From X-Ray Projection Images Using Prior Information: A Phantom Study - J. Zhang*, G. Lasio, B. Yi, C. Yu
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-152
Structure and Composition Kidney-Stone Analyses Using Coherent-Scatter Computed Tomography: Early Results with a Novel Laboratory Method - I. Cunningham*, S. Beath, G. Wignall, J. Denstedt
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-153
Experimental Evaluation of a New Anti-Scatter Grid for Digital Radiographic Systems - B. Schueler, K. Fetterly*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-154
Automated US QC with Phantoms - A Comparison with Electronic Transducer Testing - E. Boote*
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-155
A QA Program for US Preclinical Tumor Drug Response Testing - Y. Lee*, P. Zheng, C. Baiu, L. Rutz, M. Lescrenier, G. Fullerton
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-156
Potential Sources of Variation in Quantitative Ultrasound Quality Control Measurements - R. Marsh*, R. Stafford, D. Reeve
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-157
Quantification of Radiographic Image Contrast Enhancement Using Gold Nanoparticles - P. Jackson*, W. Rahman, C. Wong, T. Ackerly, M. Geso
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-158
The Relationship Between Cerebral Perfusion CT Dose and MDCT Collimation Using TLD Chips in An Anthropomorphic Head Phantom - R. Al-Senan*, F. Goerner, D. Giantsoudi, M. Hatab
3:00 PM
SU-GG-I-159
Implementation and Evaluation of Fully Automatic Segmentation of Pelvic Structures for RT Planning - T. Boettger*, X. Zhou