In addition to their clinical duties, our faculty (each of whom specializes in a specific clinical modality) are actively engaged in a multitude of research endeavors.
Computed Tomography (CT)
Nationally-recognized research on patient dosimetry and clinical image quality in CT utilizing post-mortem subjects is being conducted. Subsequent to the initial foundational work, using optically-stimulated luminescent dosimeters (OSLDs) and anthropomorphic phantoms, the development of the post-mortem dosimetry method and the development of a mathematical basis to calculate organ doses was completed.
Other CT highlights include:
- The first-ever evaluation of dose and image quality of the Toshiba AIDR Iterative Reconstruction algorithm
- Research on the impact of table height and positioning on patient doses in CT
- Evaluation of metal artifact reduction algorithms with single- and dual energy CT
- Experimental validation of the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) formalism
- Development of a task-based methodology for observer studies of image quality
- Development of low-dose chest protocols for CT lung screening
- Investigation of dose and image quality of pediatric head CT studies
- Evaluation of Canon’s new iterative reconstruction algorithm, FIRST
- Evaluation of Canon’s new detector PUREVision
Interventional Radiology (IR) and Fluoroscopy
Work in assessment of skin doses from interventional procedures is being completed, including a particularly unique project on direct measurement of skin and lens of the eye dose resulting from interventional neurosurgical procedures.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Novel work in the determination of protein concentrations using MR Imaging is being coordinated.