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Upcoming Forums
June 16, 2023. Human Space Exploration and the increased Radiation Exposure – how we tackle the issue for the NASA Artemis I mission with the MARE Experiment
Thomas Berger gives an overview of radiation levels encountered in space and the MARE experiment within the NASA Artemis I mission and highlights synergies between space radiation research and Earth based cancer therapy applications.
Past Forums
Usage of the XCAT Phantom to Investigate Respiratory Motion and Estimation of Attenuation Maps in Pediatric SPECT DMSA Studies
(June 17, 2022) Justin Pijanowski and Clifford Lindsay from the UMass Chan Medical School discuss their efforts in addressing image degradation in pediatric DMSA SPECT images in two areas, specifically patient motion and attenuation estimation with the use of CT.Beyond Anatomic Imaging: Seeing More with X-rays
(May 20, 2022) Ioannis Sechopoulos from Radboud University presents on methods used to transform CT into a functional imaging modality for which accurate human and image modeling are key.Reverse Engineering the Human (and Machine) Observer: Motivations and Tools
(April 22, 2022) Craig Abbey from the University of California, Santa Barbara describes a psychophysical methodology that has proven useful for understanding how human observers extract basic features related to task performance in noisy images.Virtual imaging perspectives from the FDA
(March 18, 2022) Andreu Badal of the US FDA gives an introduction to FDA evaluation of x-ray imaging systems and image processing software. He also discusses the FDA Medical Device Development Tool program and other mechanisms that the FDA is considering for use of virtual imaging in regulatory submissions.In Silico Trials of Medical Devices – Concepts, Methods, and Experiences from Leeds
(Feb 18, 2022) Alex Frangi from the University of Leeds overviews their work to realize the vision of in silico trials in medical devices in the cardiovascular domain.