In this talk, Prof. Pan will discuss the possibility of obtaining accurately multi basis material images only from data collected in standard DECT. The work has implications also for photo-counting CT imaging. There is a renewed, increased level of interest in the development and application of advanced imaging technologies for acquisition of multi material images within a subject scanned, as such images can be exploited for differentiation of normal and cancerous tissues of low contrast difference and for quantification of material concentrations such as iodine concentration within the subject. While standard dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) can yield two basis material images, it remains of a high degree of theoretical interest and practical significance in obtaining multi (>=2) basis material images in DECT.

Speaker:

Professor PAN Xiaochuan

Departments of Radiology and Radiation & Cellular Oncology

Committee on Medical Physics

University of Chicago

Date: Friday, 20 Dec 2024

Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Venue: Room 1410 (near lift 25/26), HKUST

Biography:

Xiaochuan Pan is a Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Radiation & Cellular Oncology, the Committee on Medical Physics, and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Chicago. His research centers on physics, algorithms, and engineering underpinning tomographic imaging and its biomedical and clinical applications.