Theme / Area: Diagnostic and interventional radiology – Medical Imaging
Comparison of CT Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Analysis Methods Across Reconstruction Kernels Using Wire Phantom Images
Stephen Dyer, Mary Moore, Seth Morecraft
Manufacturing and validation of part-solid pulmonary nodule phantoms with realistic morphology and multiple densities for CT research using stereolithography-based 3D-printing
Louise D'hondt, Dimitri Buytaert, Pieter-Jan Kellens, Annemiek Snoeckx, Klaus Bacher
A Single Case Study on Incidental Findings: Are Technological Advances in Mammography Aligned with Patient Demographics?
Jin Tang Tay, Mary Moon-Sun Liang, Wai Ling Joanne Kong, Tze Chwan Lim
Survey of Angiography Equipment in South-West Bulgaria: Technical Status, Dosimetry, and Quality Assurance Practices
Gueorgui Gueorguiev, Filip Simeonov, Dimitrana Angelova, Kremena Ivanova, Tzvetelina Todorova, Bojidar Vladimirov
Task-based image quality comparison of the ultra-high-resolution mode of a photon-counting CT and energy-integrating CT scanner for lumbar spine examinations: a phantom study
Lama HADID-BEURRIER, Joël Greffier, Valérie Bousson, Nicolas Villani, Ariane Vallot, Wissem Nabi, Maxime Pastor, Cecile Salvat, Djamel Dabli
Practical TG-233 QC of CT Automatic Tube Current Modulation (ATCM) using standard PMMA CTDI phantoms: validated against the Mercury phantom.
Jose Manuel Álvarez Pérez, Juan Carlos Benito García, Iván Escobar Corominas, Emma Lorenzo Casas, Rodrigo Vicente Bernal, Ana Tartilán Buey, Joane García de Iturrospe Lisazo, Sergio Sánchez Fonseca, Miguel Gallego Benot, Carlos Montes Fuentes, Jorge Hernández Rodríguez
Exposure of the French population to ionising radiation from diagnostic medical imaging procedures in 2022
Célian MICHEL, Julie SAGE, Aurélie ISAMBERT
Photon-Counting CT for Crystal Detection in Crystalline Arthritis: Phantom-Based Comparison with Dual-Energy CT
Mouad Khorsi, Pascal Monnin, Jérôme Damet, Lucia Gallego Manzano, Fabio Becce, Anaïs Viry
Quantitative and functional comparison of Cone-Beam CT phantoms
Seppe Van Bogaert, Gwenny Verfaillie, Liesbeth Eloot, Klaus Bacher
Tin filter use in Photon-Counting CT Thorax exams
Jose Luis Navarro Quirante, Julien Cohen, Roberto Rodriguez, Marta Sans Merce
Positron Emission Tomographic Reconstruction with Three-Photons in Coincidence via GEANT4/GATE Simulations
Stavroula Rousopoulou, Athina Sideri, DIMITRIOS THANASAS, Efstathios Stiliaris
Visual Image Quality Assessment of Novel Intelligence Noise Reduction (INR) Software in Radiography Using an Anthropomorphic Chest Phantom
Ahmed Jibril Abdi, Janni Jensen, Claus Bjørn Outzen, Marie Midtgaard, Anja Rose Rasmussen, Helle Precht
Addressing complexity for estimating diagnostic reference levels in coronary interventions: looking for simplicity
ROBERTO M SANCHEZ CASANUEVA, Pablo Salinas Sanguino, José Miguel Fernández Soto, Eliseo Vañó Carruana, Francisco Javier Rosales Espízua, Xavier Pifarré Martínez, Francisco Carrera Magariño, Manuel Agulla Otero, Jose Manuel Ordiales Solís, Marta Barceló-Pagés, Luis Alejo Luque, Fernando Caudepón Moreno, Francisco Javier Jiménez Albericio
TG-233–based QC of CT automatic tube current modulation using the Mercury phantom: quantitative effects of acquisition parameters and anatomical protocol.
Jose Manuel Álvarez Pérez, Juan Carlos Benito García, Iván Escobar Corominas, Joane García de Iturrospe Lisazo, Ana Tartilán Buey, Rodrigo Vicente Bernal, Emma Lorenzo Casas, Miguel Gallego Benot, Sergio Sánchez Fonseca, Carlos Montes Fuentes, Jorge Hernández Rodríguez
Impact of acquisition parameters on ITV accuracy and robustness in GE Deviceless 4D CT for lung SBRT
Emilio Altozano Ruiz, Alba Gallardo Jiménez, Juan Antonio Cabello Pacheco, Manuel Pamos Ureña
Advanced Quality Control of Flat Panel Detectors using Wavelet Transform and Co-occurrence Matrices Analysis
Ignacio García Agrela, Pablo López Expósito, Andrea Rodríguez Álvarez
From polychromatic (conventional) CT to spectral imaging /virtual monoenergetic imaging
Ivar Steen, Bente Konst
Re‑Evaluating Pregnancy Screening Requirements for CT KUB Using Local Uterine Dose Data: A Risk‑Based Audit in Line with IR(ME)R and RCR Guidance
Nifesii Fatile, Steve Crook
Task-Based Assessment of Interventional CBCT Performance: Detectability Index for Routine Quality Assurance and System Benchmarking.
Tim Howard, Kawal Rhode, Glafkos Havariyoun
A Comparative Multiparametric MRI Evaluation of Morphological Sequences, T2 Mapping, and Diffusion Imaging for the Characterisation of Healthy Knee Cartilage
Valentina Camilleri
Radiation dose assessment in hysterosalpingography procedures - a single center pilot study
Emil Georgiev, Miroslava Petrova, Filip Simeonov, Bozhidar Vladimirov, Raycho Dobrikov, Galin Petkov, Milena Ditsova, Galina Kirova-Nedyalkova
A multi-modality perspective on recurrent imaging and radiation overexposure
Simona Avramova-Cholakova
Continuous AEC monitoring in interventional fluoroscopy using RDMS‑derived patient equivalent thickness (PET)*
José C. Barba, Roberto M. Sánchez, Luis Alejo, Miguel Alarcia, Daniel A. Musson, José M. Fernández-Soto, Fernando Sierra
Establishment of Preliminary Institutional Computed Tomography (CT) Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) for Radiation Safety at Woodlands Hospital(WH)
Jin Tang Tay, Yi Wei, Marcus Tan, Tee Meng Tan
Photon-Counting CT vs Dual-Energy CT: clinical evidence of dose reduction and first local DRLs benchmark
Francesca Maddaloni, Alessandro Loria, Antonio Sarno, Anna Palmisano, Anna Piai, Cristina Lenardi, Antonio Esposito, Antonella del Vecchio
Beyond Dose Monitoring: Expanding the Potential of Radiation Dose Management System (RDMS) in Diagnostic Radiology
Eleonora Paulicelli, Francesca Itta, Claudia Ciraci, Elisabetta Verdolino, Domenico Becci, Antonio Bruno, Angelo Michele Maria Malagnino, Antonio Modoni, Vittorio Semeraro, Carmine Di Stasi, Nicola Burdi, Domenico Mola
Understanding Patient Radiation Doses in Interventional Radiology Procedures -- A Paradigmatic Analysis and Application on over 60000 Patient Studies
Daniel Stefan Haag
Bedside Chest and Abdomen Radiography: Comparison of Portable DR Systems
Margarida Freitas, Andrea Pimenta, Ana Rita Figueira, Rita Albergueiro
Estimating Fetal Dose in CT: Comparison of Dosimetry Software in Clinical Practice
Margarida Freitas, Rita Albergueiro, Andrea Pimenta, Ana Rita Figueira
CT Protocol Optimisation for Depth Electrode Visualisation
Alan Stone, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Michael O Neill, Lauren Reilly
Towards institutional DRLs in hybrid Angio-CT guided TACE procedures
Celina Lourenço, Catarina Dias, João Santos
ACTILib: An open-source software for objective assessment of CT image quality
Davide Cester
Mobile versus Fixed Imaging Systems in Simple Interventional Radiology Procedures
Celina Lourenço, Catarina Dias, João Santos
CT-Guided Biopsies: Dose and Acquisition Strategies
Catarina Dias, Celina Lourenço, João Santos
Metal Artifact Reduction in Photon-Counting CT Using Combined Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging (VMI) and iMAR
Lilian Abou Assali, Michèle-Louise Regner, Thomas Stein, Andreas H. Mahnken, Martin Fiebich
Monte Carlo Model of Multi-Energy QA Phantom for Quantitative Material Decomposition and VMI in Spectral CT
Michèle-Louise Regner, Lilian Abou Assali, Thomas Stein, Andreas H. Mahnken, Martin Fiebich
National collaboration between medical physicists to improve optimization and radiation safety in fluoroscopically guided interventions
Christoffer Granberg
Optimization of fluoroscopic imaging in vascular surgery: integrating operator feedback, training, and protocol optimization
Christoffer Granberg
Performance of AEC Systems in Mammography: Impact of Local Density Variations and Breast Implants
Aleksandra Woznica, Wojciech Ciszek, Marek Kijonka, Miroslaw Matkowski, Lukasz Kapek, Joanna Prazmowska, Beata Niewiadomska, Adam Bekman, Bozena Wozniak, Jacek Wendykier, Andrzej Orlef, Maria Sokol
Weekly performance monitoring of a mammography system using advanced image quality metrics with minimal material resources
Nuria Patricia Pastor Pastor, Andrei Cirstian Marin Ciocan, María Amparo Salvador Montaño, Laura Dacosta Villar, Ana Serrano Juárez, Beatriz Chóver Díaz, Cristina Bosó Martínez, Ana Núñez Hernández, José Ramón Chillerón Sánchez, Luis Brualla González
Intraoperative 3D Imaging: A Comparison of Image Quality and Radiation Dose Between C-arm and O-arm CBCT Systems
Juan Miguel Becerro Morgado, Paula García Castañón, Armando Merino Palmero, Alberto José Barranca López, Carlos Prieto Martín
Impact of detector performance on image quality: a comparison between two radiography systems
Armando Merino Palmero, Paula García Castañón, Juan Miguel Becerro Morgado, Pablo Luengo Izquierdo, Carlos Prieto Martín
Preliminary evaluation of Dual-Energy CT (DECT) for the identification of bone marrow oedema in osteoarticular trauma: experience with the Somatom Drive CT scanner
Elena M.L. Vaccara, Lucia Casella, Federico Zaottini, Carlo Martinoli, Laura Ridolfi, Angelo La Marca, Alessandra Pasini, Maurizio Dordolo, Giuseppe Lutri, Nicola Rosso, Fabrizio Levrero
Evaluation of Automatic Exposure Control and Image Quality across Different Vascular Angiography Protocols
Sergio Sanchez Fonseca, Emma Lorenzo Casas, Jorge Hernández Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Benito García, Pablo L. Gómez Llorente, Rodrigo Vicente Bernal, Joane Garcia de Iturrospe Lizaso, Ana Tartilán Buey, Miguel Gallego Benot, Carlos Montes Fuentes, Carlos Martín Rincón
CT densitometry predicts barotrauma in ARDS using a NIfTI–DICOM mask workflow
Alfonso Belardo, Diego Palumbo, Giovanna Pepe, Gabriele Jacopo Ortu, Gabriele Palazzo, Maria Giulia Ubeira Gabellini, Martina Mori, Annalisa Campo, Giovanni Bolognino, Mongardini Edoardo, Giardina Giuseppe, Federico Longhini, Francesco De Cobelli, Claudio Fiorino
Study of geometric distortions in tomosynthesis for the detection of microcalcifications in phantoms.
Priscila de Carvalho Melo, Camila Hitomi Murata, Erica Maurício Policarpo, Marcelo Ortiz Ficel, Oswaldo Simões Fontoura, Kellen Adriana Curci Daros
Beyond the Protocol: A Pragmatic and Hospital-Friendly Optimization of the DX26 Clinical Validation Test
Blanca Siles Zubía, José Luis León García, María Gómez Molinero, Javier Lupiani Castellanos
On the inherent difficulties of health technology assessment in the procurement of radiological devices and algorithms
Mikael Brix
Monte Carlo study of scatter and fluorescence spread functions in CdTe photon counting detectors for Computed Tomography applications
Antonio Sarno, Francesca Saveria Maddaloni, Fereshte Saheli, Gianfranco Paternò, Luca Brombal, Ivan Veronese, Paolo Cardarelli
Geometry-first reconstruction of full-field-of-view cardiac CT from limited patient-specific inputs using scout-guided deep learning
Sotiris Raptis, Marios Myronakis, Christos Ilioudis, Marianna Vlychou, Kiki Theodorou
Impact of Reconstruction Parameters on Quantitative Reproducibility of Clinical Biomarkers in 18F-FET PET
Diana Kalaeva, Nina Vikhrova, Igor Pronin
An Image Quality Assessment of Contrast Agents used for Hysterosalpingograms
Dara O'Gallchobhair, Patrick Monnelly, Aidan Meehan, Lauren Reilly, David Costello
Is the Peak Skin Dose always lower than cumulative kerma at the patient entrance reference point? Real-time PSD mapping in cardiac procedures
Joanna Kidoń-Szołtysek, Marcin Dybek, Andrzej Ochała, Paweł Gąsior, Wojciech Wojakowski
Low-contrast detectability in virtual monoenergetic CT images: can model observers calculated in the Fourier domain be trusted?
Gavin Poludniowski, Rebecca Titternes, Daniel Thor
Brachial access versus femoral access in varicocele procedures: a dosimetric comparison
Giovanna Venturi, Simona Farnedi, Valentina Ravaglia, Nicoletta Scrittori, Antonio Vizzuso, Emanuela Giampalma, Maria Teresa Minguzzi
Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Computed Tomography-Guided Lung Biopsy
Kalliopi Mandourari, Ioannia Skouras, Ioanna Karachristou
Validation of statistical method and NPWE human observer model for automated assesment of LCD in digital radiography
Alba Gallardo Jimenez, Julio Almansa López, Emilio Altozano Ruiz, Juan Antonio Cabello Pacheco
Comparative documentary analysis of Medical Physics Quality Control guidelines for digital image receptor systems for projection radiography
Clarissa Attard, Eric Pace, Carmel J. Caruana
Implementation and Validation of a Quality Control Protocol for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Inês Morais, Guilherme Coutinho
CTDI Evaluation in CBCT Imaging: Methodological Adaptation for Wide-Beam Conditions
Arkae Sadia Morán, Ana María Tornero López, Jon Cipitria Herrero, Óscar Estrada Pastor, Tristán Suárez Baraza, Ataman Morales Martín, Antonio Iáñez Ferres, Eugenio Ruiz Egea
Protocol Harmonisation and Dose Optimisation in CT Using Task-Based Metrics
Fátima Leo Martínez, Llorenç Benaches Magraner, Francisco Camba Capitán, David Mateo Navarro, Pablo Saldaña Gutierrez, David Coca Castro, Cristina Picón Olmos
The role of medical physicists in CASSANDRA, a lung cancer screening project
Paula Ariño Rubio, Raquel Castro Moreno, Celia Castán Guerrero, Pedro Ruiz Manzano, Javier Jiménez Albericio, Patricia López-Blanco Díaz, Elena González González, Héctor Gómez Pérez, Beatriz García Costa
Novel CT-Derived Anatomical Design Considerations for Smart Stent Monitoring of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Tejaswini Dhananjay Manavi, Genevieve Wages, Andrew Simpkin, Ian McCabe, Marcin Kraśny, Icaro Soares, Muhammad Farooq, Adnan Elahi, Jiaying Lau, Hannah O'Neill, Muhammad Tubassam, Derek O'Keeffe
Updated Diagnostic Reference Levels in Interventional Cardiology following the technological renewal of radiological equipment
Patricia López-Blanco Díaz, Javier Jiménez Albericio, María Fumanal Gracia, Elena González González, Celia Castán Guerrero, Raquel Castro Moreno, Hector Gómez Pérez, José Ramón Ruiz Arroyo, Francisco Borja Simó Sánchez, Antonela Lukic Otanovic, José Antonio Linares Vicente, Albert Alonso Tello, Ainhoa Pérez Guerrero, Beatriz García Costa, Pedro Ruiz Manzano
Comparison of Hounsfield Units and Image Noise Between Photon-Counting CT and Energy-Integrating Detector CT in Abdominal Imaging
Andres Herrera Jimenez, Angelika Osanna-Elliott
Optimisation of NHS Lung Cancer Screening CT protocols with task-based detectability
Mubthe Iqbal, Alex Stevenson, Dr. Mitesh Naik, Dr. Farzaneh Hekmatnia, Dr. Pedrum Kamali-Zonouzi
An initial quantitative comparative study of the contrast resolution of different ultrasound imaging transducers
Kelsey Ann Micallef, Mona Lisa Camilleri
New OneShotCT phantom: Comprehensive CT performance characterization with a single scan and a single click
Andrei Cristian Marin Ciocan, Daniel Gómez Remírez, Luis Brualla González
Comprehensive characterization of CT automatic tube current modulation using the novel OneShotCT phantom for dose optimization
Andrei Cristian Marin Ciocan, Daniel Gómez Remírez, Luis Brualla González
Radiation Dose Assessment in Full-Spine Radiography Using Stitching Technique: Impact of Acquisition Parameters and Proposal of Local DRLs
Elena M.L. Vaccara, Lucia Casella, Laura Ridolfi, Angelo La Marca, Barbara Orlando, Maurizio Dordolo, Andrea Ilariucci, Loredana Nelli, Manuela Menin, Luca Dogliotti, Elena Santacroce, Cristina Conforti, Veronica Giasotto, Giuseppe Cittadini, Fabrizio Levrero
Comparison of Quantitative Hounsfield Units Measurements for Different Organs Between an Anthropomorphic Phantom and Patients
Rita Camilla Buono, Veronica Ardu, Massimiliano Porzio, Valentina Ravaglia, Laura Soprani, Fabio Castellano, Mauro Campoleoni
Study of impact of clinical protocol optimization on head CT dose in our centre
Ismael Torres Arroyo, Felipe Arturo Derecho Torres, Laura Garrido Regife, Maria Naranjo Delgado, Florencio JAVIER LUIS SIMON
Performance evaluation of a Neural Networks (NNs) Based system for cardiovascular imaging.
Loris Li Donni, Roberta Raso, Pittera Salvatore, bruno maria itri, giuseppe sceni
Dose and image quality optimization in digital radiography: a detectability index comparison of systems from different manufacturers
Nicolás García Iglesias, Aitor Fernández Iglesias, Santiago Miquelez Alonso, Aitor Gorrochategui Susperregui, Fernando Caudepón Moreno, Nahia Urdangarain Legarreta, Rodrigo Astudillo Olalla, Mario Martín Veganzones, Naiara Fuentemilla Urío, Laura Bragado Álvarez, Fernando Mañeru Cámara, Santiago Pellejero Pellejero
Image quality in Interventional Radiology Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) at different exposure levels, acquisition and reconstruction settings: a preliminary phantom study toward a task
Patrizio Barca, Antonio Dore, Alice Facca, Antonio Claudio Traino, Laura Crocetti
SureStart Bolus Tracking: CTPA Optimisation
Aidan Meehan, Patrick Monnelly, Dara O Gallchobhair, Lauren Reilly
Comparison of effective dose and image quality of CBCT used in operation theater and interventional radiology compared to standard CT, a phantom study.
ingunn Løvik, Jostein Brunvær Steffensen
Framework for Estimating Patient Dose Reduction Using Optimized X-Ray Beam Collimation
Fatma Fakhri, Ulf Mäder, Ralph Schmidt, Andreas Mahnken, Martin Fiebich
MaDAME: a 3D-Printed phantom incorporating realistic lesions to assess AI CAD softwares
LAURA SOPRANI, Valentina Ravaglia, Vincenzo D'Errico, Simona Farnedi, Giovanna Venturi, Lidia Angelini, Fabrizio Busca, Nicoletta Scrittori
Impact of CT Scan Parameters on Pulmonary Nodule Characteristics and Image Quality: Preliminary Findings from a PH-1 Lungman Phantom Study
Vilius Milašius, Nikolajus Medvedevas, Marius Gedvilas, Aurimas Krauleidis, Vytenis Punys, Diana Adlienė
Task-Based physical characterization of deep learning CT reconstruction across dose levels: implications for dose optimization in head protocol
Silvia Trivisonne, Alessandra Ricci, Andrea D'Alessio, Walter Ricci, Maria Cristina D'Errico, Stefania Mattioli, Mariano Ortenzi, Leonardo Chiatti
Low-Cost Prototype for High-Contrast Spatial Resolution Quality Control in Digital Radiography Using Steel Meshes
Kayky Victor Ferreira de Souza, Cassio Miri Oliveira, Oswaldo Simões Fontoura, SUSANA DE SOUZA LALIC, Kellen Adriana Curci Daros
CTDIvol Levels in CT Protocols at an Oncology Hospital: Comparison with Diagnostic Reference Level
Enrique Daniel Pérez, María Gracia Ochoa, Clara Solla Bartual, Alberto Angulo Santos, Víctor González Pérez, Eugenio Sánchez Aparisi, Víctor González González, Mireia Hernández Trujillo, Víctor De Los Dolores Alemany, Carmen Guardino de la Flor, Vicente Crispín Contreras
A reproducible and automated framework for liver-based CT noise quantification using deep learning segmentation
Mary Karla Pérez Sánchez, Yusely Ruiz González, Adlin López Díaz, Mauro Namías
Evaluation of pediatric head CT protocols and dose metrics across two CT scanners
Elena Zambrano Salas, Jesús Javier Rivas Morales, Eduardo Ruiz Garcia, Maria Mora Mora
Evaluation of a commercial Virtual Grid system for photon scatter correction in plain X-ray imaging using detectability index.
Vincent Piccio, Glafkos Havariyoun
Cardiovascular intervention center with interventional magnetic resonance imaging
Eric Schrauben, Chiel den Harder, Jules Nelisssen, Rob Peters, Aart Nederveen
Cumulative Effective Dose from CT Imaging: Characterisation of High‑Exposure Patients Over a Four‑Year Period
Ana Rita Figueira, Margarida Freitas, Andrea Pimenta, Jorge Pereira, Rita Albergueiro, Gabriel Farinha, Teresa Reis, Mónica Sousa, Ana Luísa Carvalho, Ana Catarina Silva
A quantitative comparative study of quality control software tools for the objective assessment of image quality related performance metrics of digital radiography detectors
Isaac Scicluna, Keith Schembri, Eric Pace, Nolan Vella, Carmel J Caruana
Performance evaluation of flat-panel detectors in digital radiography under the SEFM protocol
Noelia Solís Preciado, Aitor Fernandez Iglesias, Santiago Miquelez Alonso, José Ángel Merino Gestoso, Aitor Gorrochategui Susperregui, María Luisa Chapel Gómez
COMPARISON OF CTDIair DOSE MEASUREMENTS IN WIDE-BEAM COLLIMATION
Fernando Caudepón Moreno, Aitor Fernández Iglesias, Nicolás García Iglesias, Aitor Gorrochategui Susperregui, Santiago Miquelez Alonso, Nahia Urdangarain Legarreta, Mario Martín Veganzones, Laura Bragado Alvarez, Naiara Fuentemilla Urio, Rodrigo Astudillo Olalla, Fernando Mañeru Cámara, Santiago Pellejero Pellejero
Impact of a QA intervention on mammographic practice: from force-based compression limitations to pressure distribution and image quality
Lucía Mariel Arana Peña
Coronary CT angiography using photon-counting detector CT: assessment of reconstruction matrix size on image quality in phantom and clinical datasets
Anna Wang, Jamie Dormand, Md Imran Hossain, Jonathan Weir-McCall
Technical Quality Control (TQC) for tomosynthesis in the Austrian Breast Cancer Screening Program (BKFP)
Horst Schödl, Ana Adensamer, Susanne Menhart
Design and Practical Implementation of a Low-Cost Customizable Quality Control Phantom for Iodine Quantification in Spectral CT
Juan Carlos Ruiz Rodríguez, Albert Sánchez Paños, Sergio Romero García, Vicente Carmona Meseguer, Jorge Vilar Palop, José Gimeno Olmos, Francisco Celada Álvarez, Françoise Lliso Valverde, José Pérez-Calatayud