Physics of Medical Imaging

This conference will cover all aspects of image formation in medical imaging, including systems using ionizing radiation (x-rays, gamma rays) or non-ionizing techniques (ultrasound, optical, thermal, magnetic resonance, or magnetic particle imaging). Papers of a theoretical nature, or reporting new experimental results, or describing applications of artificial intelligence techniques are invited. Topics of particular interest include novel methods for image formation, experimental methods and results regarding image performance, algorithms for image reconstruction and correction, detector materials and electronic design, analytical and computer modeling of imaging systems, and physics of contrast media. Work directed toward the imaging of human subjects, small animals, or tissue specimens are welcome. The conference will also cover various specific imaging applications resulting from the above-mentioned general imaging framework, for example cardiovascular or neuroimaging applications.

Original papers are especially requested in the following areas (During submission, select a minimum of two topics and a maximum of three topics, in order of preference. Choose only ONE TOPIC in each CATEGORY):

Category ONE:

• 1.CT - All conventional and multi-energy CT topics (for cone beam use dedicated category)
• 1.CBCT - Cone beam CT
• 1.MAM - Imaging of the breast (any device)
• 1.MULTI – Multi modality imaging
• 1.NUC - Nuclear medical imaging innovations
• 1.RAD - Radiography
• 1.ANGIO - Angiography
• 1.MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• 1.US - Ultrasound
• 1.OPT – Optical and other non-ionizing imaging technologies.

Category TWO:

• 2.PCI - Photon counting imaging
• 2.PHS - Phase contrast imaging
• 2.RECON - Image reconstruction including CT, SPECT, PET, OCT and tomosynthesis
• 2.SMAX - Small animal or microscopic imaging
• 2.SRC - Radiation sources
• 2.XRAY - X-ray acquisition systems (sources, hardware scatter remediation, geometry)
• 2.ALG - Algorithmic developments, simulations, calibration, classification, etc. (for reconstruction and machine learning use dedicated categories)
• 2.DET - Detector technology; scintillators, photoconductors, diodes, TFT
• 2.IGI - Imaging for therapy or interventions
• 2.TSY - Tomosynthesis
• 2.DE - Dual energy
• 2.3DR - 3D recon
• 2.Q – Noise reduction, resolution, scatter reduction
• 2.DOSE - Radiation dose, dosimetry, and dose effects.

Category THREE:

• 3.METR - Measurement methods (MTF, NPS, DQE, eDQE, gDQE, Spectra, ...)
• 3.PER - Observer or perception-based performance evaluations of systems
• 3.PHT - Work involving development of phantoms or anatomical simulation models
• 3.ML – Machine learning applied to imaging physics (reconstruction, corrections, evaluations, etc…)
• 3.VCT - Virtual clinical trial
• 3.SIM - Simulations.