Can CT scan protocols used for radiotherapy treatment planning be adjusted to optimize image quality and patient dose? A systematic review
AT Davis, AL Palmer, A Nisbet - The British journal of radiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This article reviews publications related to the use of CT scans for radiotherapy treatment
planning, specifically the impact of scan protocol changes on CT number and treatment …
planning, specifically the impact of scan protocol changes on CT number and treatment …
Flat-panel conebeam CT in the clinic: history and current state
R Fahrig, DA Jaffray, I Sechopoulos… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Research into conebeam CT concepts began as soon as the first clinical single-slice CT
scanner was conceived. Early implementations of conebeam CT in the 1980s focused on …
scanner was conceived. Early implementations of conebeam CT in the 1980s focused on …
Scatter correction for full‐fan volumetric CT using a stationary beam blocker in a single full scan
T Niu, L Zhu - Medical physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Applications of volumetric CT (VCT) are hampered by shading and streaking
artifacts in the reconstructed images. These artifacts are mainly due to strong x‐ray scatter …
artifacts in the reconstructed images. These artifacts are mainly due to strong x‐ray scatter …
Assessment of the variation in CT scanner performance (image quality and Hounsfield units) with scan parameters, for image optimisation in radiotherapy treatment …
AT Davis, AL Palmer, S Pani, A Nisbet - Physica Medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To define a method and investigate how the adjustment of scan parameters
affected the image quality and Hounsfield units (HUs) on a CT scanner used for …
affected the image quality and Hounsfield units (HUs) on a CT scanner used for …
4D CT lung ventilation images are affected by the 4D CT sorting method
T Yamamoto, S Kabus, C Lorenz, E Johnston… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Four‐dimensional (4D) computed tomography (CT) ventilation imaging is a novel
promising technique for lung functional imaging. The current standard 4D CT technique …
promising technique for lung functional imaging. The current standard 4D CT technique …
Four-dimensional measurement of the displacement of internal fiducial markers during 320-multislice computed tomography scanning of thoracic esophageal cancer
H Yamashita, S Kida, A Sakumi, A Haga, S Ito… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the three-dimensional movement of internal fiducial markers
placed near esophageal cancers using 320-multislice CT. METHODS AND MATERIALS …
placed near esophageal cancers using 320-multislice CT. METHODS AND MATERIALS …
Phantom for contrast imaging calibration
C Coolens, H Keller - US Patent 8,895,912, 2014 - Google Patents
An imaging phantom for contrast imaging calibration. The phantom includes a body defining
at least one cavity having a directional configuration corresponding to at least one pre …
at least one cavity having a directional configuration corresponding to at least one pre …
In vivo X-Ray Computed Tomographic Imaging of Soft Tissue with Native, Intravenous, or Oral Contrast
CA Wathen, N Foje, T van Avermaete, B Miramontes… - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is one of the most commonly utilized anatomical imaging
modalities for both research and clinical purposes. CT combines high-resolution, three …
modalities for both research and clinical purposes. CT combines high-resolution, three …
Development of a dynamic flow imaging phantom for dynamic contrast‐enhanced CT
B Driscoll, H Keller, C Coolens - Medical physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Dynamic contrast enhanced CT (DCE‐CT) studies with modeling of blood flow and
tissue perfusion are becoming more prevalent in the clinic, with advances in wide volume …
tissue perfusion are becoming more prevalent in the clinic, with advances in wide volume …
Method and system for managing imaging data, and associated devices and compounds
Methods, systems, devices and compounds for managing imaging data, such as time series
imaging data. The method may include selecting a set of representative voxels from a …
imaging data. The method may include selecting a set of representative voxels from a …