Finite element-based personalized simulation of duodenal hydrogel spacer: Spacer location dependent duodenal sparing and a decision support system for spacer …

H Hooshangnejad, S Youssefian, A Narang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death, with a very
low 5-year overall survival rate (OS). Radiation therapy (RT) together with dose escalation …

Ultrasound imaging with flexible array transducer for pancreatic cancer radiation therapy

X Huang, H Hooshangnejad, D China, Z Feng, J Lee… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ultrasound (US) imaging has been widely used for tumor tracking in image-
guided radiotherapy. The quality of US images using conventional probes highly depends …

DAART: a deep learning platform for deeply accelerated adaptive radiation therapy for lung cancer

H Hooshangnejad, Q Chen, X Feng, R Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose The study aimed to implement a novel, deeply accelerated adaptive radiation
therapy (DAART) approach for lung cancer radiotherapy (RT). Lung cancer is the most …

Employing hydrogels in tissue engineering approaches to boost conventional cancer-based research and therapies

J Esmaeili, A Barati, J Ai, VT Nooshabadi, Z Mirzaei - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer is a complicated disease that involves the efforts of researchers to introduce and
investigate novel successful treatments. Traditional cancer therapy approaches, especially …

Real-time element position tracking of flexible array transducer for ultrasound beamforming

Z Feng, H Hooshangnejad, D Sforza… - Medical Imaging …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Unlike traditional ultrasound (US) transducers with rigid casing, flexible array transducers
can be deformed to patientspecific geometries, thus potentially removing user dependence …

Advances in hydrogel materials applied to pancreatic-related diseases

Y Zhou, M Pan, R Lin, H Huang - Journal of Pancreatology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The pancreas is a glandular organ that maintains internal homeostasis through its endocrine
and exocrine functions. These functions are vital for overall well-being. However …

FEMOSSA: Patient‐specific finite element simulation of the prostate–rectum spacer placement, a predictive model for prostate cancer radiotherapy

H Hooshangnejad, S Youssefian, JK Guest… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Major advances in delivery systems in recent years have turned radiotherapy (RT)
into a more effective way to manage prostate cancer. Still, adjacency of organs at risk …

Inter-Breath-Hold Geometric and Dosimetric Variations in Organs at Risk during Pancreatic Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Implications for Adaptive Radiation …

H Hooshangnejad, D Miles, C Hill, A Narang, K Ding… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) techniques are widely used for
motion management during CT simulation and treatment delivery, with the underlying …

The use of hyperbaric oxygen to treat actinic rectal fistula after SpaceOAR use and radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a case report

T Kashihara, K Inaba, M Komiyama, H Nakayama… - BMC urology, 2020 - Springer
Background In definitive radiation therapy for prostate cancer, the SpaceOAR® System, a
hydrogel spacer, is widely used to decrease the irradiated dose and toxicity of rectum. On …

Demonstrating the benefits of corrective intraoperative feedback in improving the quality of duodenal hydrogel spacer placement

H Hooshangnejad, S Han‐Oh, EJ Shin… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer‐related death with a 10% 5‐
year overall survival rate (OS). Radiation therapy (RT) in addition to dose escalation …