Program Information
Metal Artifact Reduction
Participating Vendor Presenters: N Mistry - Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Cary, NC / P Maniawski - Philips, Cleveland/Akron, OH / E Angel -Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc, Tustin, CA
Presentations
MO-DE-PinS Room/Hall C-0 (Monday, July 31, 2017) 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Room: PinS Room|Hall C
Session Overview:
Norman Lee Brown, Gulport, MS
Partners in Solutions Program Director
Computed Tomography (CT) is widely used in both diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy. However, the presence of metal in medical implants such as dental fillings, prosthetics, and fiducial makers poses a challenge to CT imaging. Metallic implants can generate artifacts in the CT image set that interfere with visualization of the underlying and adjacent anatomy. The artifacts can degrade image quality, reduce diagnostic confidence, and affect treatment outcomes in many clinical applications.
Over the years, several approaches have been proposed to reduce the impact of metal implants on the images, both within and surrounding the implants. The purpose of this session is to allow vendors to present their approaches to metal artifact reduction, and provide overviews of their current software.
Handouts
- 127-38297-428554-133250-332354408.pdf (P Maniawski)
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