Scholarly Activity
Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Residency Program


2023

Reproducibility of Hounsfield Unit Measurements Across Varying CT Acquisition and Reconstruction Parameters in Postmortem Subjects”; Heshmat A, Leon S, Wymer D; Poster Presentation; Annual Meeting of the AAPM; Houston, TX; July 2023

Comparison of AGD from “Combo Mode” Vs “Synthetic Mode” Mammography As a Function of Image-Specific Parameters“; Heshmat A, Akerele M, Fabri D, Leon S; Poster Presentation; Annual Meeting of the AAPM; Houston, TX; July 2023

Contrast Agent for Urological Fluoroscopy: A Comparative Phantom Study”; Heshmat A, Krishingner A, Canales B, Arreola M; Poster Presentation; Annual Meeting of the AAPM; Houston, TX; July 2023.

Contrast Agent for Urological Fluoroscopy: A Comparative Phantom Study”; Heshmat A, Krishingner A, Canales B, Arreola M; Journal of Urology; April 3, 2023.

Dual Imaging Agent for Magnetic Particle Imaging and Computed Tomography”; Liu S, Heshmat A, Andrew J, Barreto I, Rinaldi-Ramos CM; Nanoscale-Advances; May 1, 2023.

Flash Nanoprecipitation of Hafnia Nanoparticle Computed Tomography Contrast Agent”; Liu S, Heshmat A, Andrew J, Barreto I, Rinaldi-Ramos CM; Journal of Nanoparticle Research; Jun 5, 2023.

Assessment of a New CT Detector and Filtration Technology: Beam Characterization, Dosimetry, and Image Quality in Phantoms, Cadavers, and Patients“; Barreto, I, Correa N, Stoddard GJ, Heshmat A, Pressram A, Tuna I, Massini T, Moser P, Rill LN, Arreola MM; Oral Presentation; Annual Meeting of the AAPM; Houston, TX; July 2023

Contrast Thresholds for Detection of Various Iodine Concentrations in Subtraction CT and Dual Energy CT Systems“; Heshmat A.Barreto I, Rill L, Liu S, Patel R, Arreola M; J Appl Clin Med Phys 2023; 24(1):e13834

Feasibility of Helical CTDIvol Measurement for Accurate Dose Estimation“; M Akerele; Oral Presentation; AAPM Clinical Meeting (Early-Career Investigator Symposium); Orlando, FL; April 2023


2022

Local Diagnostic Reference Levels in Digital Radiography Examinations Based on Patient Thickness and Age”; M Akerele, B Schwarz, L Rill; Oral presentation; AAPM Annual Meeting; Washington, DC; July 2022.

3D Mammography”; J Brown, M Radicke, T Patel, R Iordache; Oral presentation. AAPM Annual Meeting; Washington, DC; July 2022.

Monte Carlo simulations and phantom validation of low-dose radiotherapy to the lungs using an interventional radiology C-arm“; D Roa, S Leon, O Paucar, A Gonzales, B Schwarz, E Olguin, V Moskvin, M Alva-Sanchez, M Glassell, N Correa, H Moyses, A Shankar, B Hamrick, G R Sarria, B Li, T Tajima, A Necas, C Guzman, R Challco, M Montoya, Z Meza, M Zapata, A Gonzales, F Marquez, R Neira, W Vilca, J Mendez, J Hernandez; Physica Medica; February 2022; Volume 94, Pages 24-34


2020

Evaluation of the Modulation Transfer Function From a Model-Based and a Statistical-Based Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm Using Single-Energy and Dual-Energy CT”; Olguin, Edmond; Oral presentation. AAPM Annual Meeting. July 2020.