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View article: Material Decomposition Using Photon-Counting Spectral Computed Tomography
Material Decomposition Using Photon-Counting Spectral Computed Tomography Open
Clinical and preclinical X-ray computed tomography (CT) provides three-dimensional anatomic imaging at high spatial and temporal resolution. However, quantitative molecular imaging is not possible in conventional CT due to similarity in th…
View article: Quantitative Molecular Imaging of Breast Microcalcification Composition using Photon-Counting Spectral Computed Tomography
Quantitative Molecular Imaging of Breast Microcalcification Composition using Photon-Counting Spectral Computed Tomography Open
Mammographic screening for breast cancer is unable to distinguish molecular differences between hydroxyapatite (HA) microcalcifications (μcals) that are associated with malignancy and calcium oxalate (CaOx) μcals that are benign. Therefore…
View article: Quantification of multiple mixed contrast and tissue compositions using photon-counting spectral computed tomography
Quantification of multiple mixed contrast and tissue compositions using photon-counting spectral computed tomography Open
Quantitative material decomposition of multiple mixed, or spatially coincident, contrast agent (gadolinium and iodine) and tissue (calcium and water) compositions is demonstrated using photon-counting spectral computed tomography (CT). Mat…
View article: Exfoliated Graphene Leads to Exceptional Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composite Films
Exfoliated Graphene Leads to Exceptional Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composite Films Open
Polymers with superior mechanical properties are desirable in many applications. In this work, polyethylene (PE) films reinforced with exfoliated thermally reduced graphene oxide (TrGO) fabricated using a roll-to-roll hot-drawing process a…
View article: What's Wrong with Public Service Loan Forgiveness and How to Fix it
What's Wrong with Public Service Loan Forgiveness and How to Fix it Open
View article: Synthesis and Characterization of Tunable, pH-Responsive Nanoparticle–Microgel Composites for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection
Synthesis and Characterization of Tunable, pH-Responsive Nanoparticle–Microgel Composites for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection Open
The synthesis of microgels with pH-tunable swelling leads to adjustable and pH-responsive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active nanoparticles (NPs). Sterically stabilized and cross-linked latexes were synthesized f…
View article: Erratum: “Effects of calibration methods on quantitative material decomposition in photon‐counting spectral computed tomography using a maximum <i>a posteriori</i> estimator” [Med. Phys., 44(10): 5187‐5197 (2017)]
Erratum: “Effects of calibration methods on quantitative material decomposition in photon‐counting spectral computed tomography using a maximum <i>a posteriori</i> estimator” [Med. Phys., 44(10): 5187‐5197 (2017)] Open
[https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.12457] The authors thank Yirong Yang of Tsinghua University for bringing this error to our attention. National Science Foundation (DMR-1309587). Kelly Cares Foundation. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Univer…
View article: Triptycene-containing poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) membranes with enhanced mechanical strength for high-performance gas separation
Triptycene-containing poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) membranes with enhanced mechanical strength for high-performance gas separation Open
View article: Effects of calibration methods on quantitative material decomposition in photon‐counting spectral computed tomography using a maximum <i>a posteriori</i> estimator
Effects of calibration methods on quantitative material decomposition in photon‐counting spectral computed tomography using a maximum <i>a posteriori</i> estimator Open
Purpose Advances in photon‐counting detectors have enabled quantitative material decomposition using multi‐energy or spectral computed tomography ( CT ). Supervised methods for material decomposition utilize an estimated attenuation for ea…
View article: Nanoparticle imaging probes for molecular imaging with computed tomography and application to cancer imaging
Nanoparticle imaging probes for molecular imaging with computed tomography and application to cancer imaging Open
Precision imaging is needed to realize precision medicine in cancer detection and treatment. Molecular imaging offers the ability to target and identify tumors, associated abnormalities, and specific cell populations with overexpressed rec…
View article: Calibration methods influence quantitative material decomposition in photon-counting spectral CT
Calibration methods influence quantitative material decomposition in photon-counting spectral CT Open
Photon-counting detectors and nanoparticle contrast agents can potentially enable molecular imaging and material decomposition in computed tomography (CT). Material decomposition has been investigated using both simulated and acquired data…