Molecular imaging in living subjects: seeing fundamental biological processes in a new light

TF Massoud, SS Gambhir - Genes & development, 2003 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Morphological observations have driven the course of biology ever since the first
microscope was built in the late sixteenth century. Molecular imaging is a rapidly emerging …

Medical applications of synchrotron radiation

P Suortti, W Thomlinson - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
The medical imaging and therapeutic technologies that are based on the use of radiation
are reviewed briefly, with special emphasis on the recent developments of synchrotron …

[图书][B] Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 2000 Report, Volume I: Report to …

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of … - 2000 - un-ilibrary.org
This report summarizes the developments in radiation science in the years leading up to the
new millennium, drawn on the main conclusion of the scientific assessments of the United …

Report of the Task Group 186 on model‐based dose calculation methods in brachytherapy beyond the TG‐43 formalism: current status and recommendations for …

L Beaulieu, Å Carlsson Tedgren, JF Carrier… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The charge of Task Group 186 (TG‐186) is to provide guidance for early adopters of model‐
based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) for brachytherapy (BT) dose calculations to …

Gold nanoparticles: a new X-ray contrast agent

JF Hainfeld, DN Slatkin, TM Focella… - The British journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
There have been few fundamental improvements in clinical X-ray contrast agents in more
than 25 years, and the chemical platform of tri-iodobenzene has not changed. Current …

Virtual monochromatic spectral imaging with fast kilovoltage switching: improved image quality as compared with that obtained with conventional 120-kVp CT

K Matsumoto, M Jinzaki, Y Tanami, A Ueno, M Yamada… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare image quality obtained in phantoms with virtual monochromatic
spectral (VMS) imaging with that obtained with conventional 120-kVp computed tomography …

Metal artefact reduction in gemstone spectral imaging dual-energy CT with and without metal artefact reduction software

YH Lee, KK Park, HT Song, S Kim, JS Suh - European radiology, 2012 - Springer
Objective To assess the usefulness of gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) dual-energy CT
(DECT) with/without metal artefact reduction software (MARs). Methods The DECTs were …

New applications of cardiac computed tomography: dual-energy, spectral, and molecular CT imaging

I Danad, ZA Fayad, MJ Willemink, JK Min - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2015 - jacc.org
Computed tomography (CT) has evolved into a powerful diagnostic tool, and it is impossible
to imagine current clinical practice without CT imaging. Because of its widespread …

[图书][B] Tunable laser applications

FJ Duarte - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Tunability has added an important dimension to a variety of laser devices and led to new
systems and applications. From laser spectroscopy to Bose-Einstein condensation, the one …

Virtual monochromatic reconstruction of dual-energy unenhanced head CT at 65–75 keV maximizes image quality compared with conventional polychromatic CT

SR Pomerantz, S Kamalian, D Zhang, R Gupta… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the virtual monochromatic imaging (VMI) energy levels that maximize
brain parenchymal image quality in dual-energy unenhanced head computed tomography …