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New Turn-Table Micro-CT Scanner for Perfusion Imaging

Our new turn-table micro-CT scanner offers high-resolution, low-dose dynamic perfusion imaging in mice. Allphin AJ, Nadkarni R, Clark DP, Gil CJ, Tomov M, Serpooshan V, Badea CT. Turn-table micro-CT scanner for dynamic perfusion imaging in mice: design, implementation, and evaluation. … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Hae Sol Moon!

Congratulations to  runner-up Hae Sol Moon of the Robert F. Wagner All-Conference Best Student Paper Award, sponsored by SPIE and the Medical Imaging Perception Society!   

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Understanding Alzheimer’s, brain aging, & the role of APOE2 allele

In our study, we adopted an integrative approach that combined behavioral assessments, brain imaging, and blood transcriptomics to focus on the transition from middle to old age in APOE2 mice, leading to the identification of critical brain sub-networks and regions … Continue reading

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Leveraging 3D Bioprinting & Photon-Counting Computed Tomography for Regenerative Medicine

An exciting publication on our collaborative research focusing on the innovative applications of 3D Bioprinting and Photon-Counting CT. Gil CJ, Evans CJ, Li L, Allphin AJ, Tomov ML, Jin L, Vargas M, Hwang B, Wang J, Putaturo V, Kabboul G, … Continue reading

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Deep Learning Denoising for Photon-Counting CT

Nadkarni, R.; Clark, D.P.; Allphin, A.J.; Badea, C.T. A Deep Learning Approach for Rapid and Generalizable Denoising of Photon-Counting Micro-CT Images. Tomography 2023, 9, 1286-1302. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040102

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MCR toolkit

Our QIAL developed Multi-Channel CT Reconstruction (MCR) Toolkit addresses unique challenges associated with in vivo preclinical micro-CT and supporting the translation of these advancements to the clinical domain. We have now published a paper in Medical Physics detailing our toolkit’s … Continue reading

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Co-Clinical Imaging

Our group contributed to these new papers from the co-clinical imaging research program (CIRP) : 1.Moore, S.M.; Quirk, J.D.; Lassiter, A.W.; Laforest, R.; Ayers, G.D.; Badea, C.T.; Fedorov, A.Y.; Kinahan, P.E.; Holbrook, M.; Larson, P.E.Z.; Sriram, R.; Chenevert, T.L.; Malyarenko, … Continue reading

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QIAL papers at SPIE Medical Imaging 2023

1)  A Allphin, R Nadkarni, D Clark, C T Badea. Ex vivo high-resolution hybrid micro-CT imaging using photon counting and energy integrating detectors. Proc. of SPIE Vol 12468, 124680V-1, 2023 2) DP Clark, FR Schwartz, A Euler, V Mergen, H … Continue reading

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Spectral CT imaging using GaAs and CdTe photon counting detectors

In this study, we compared the performance of PC micro-CT imaging when using two types of PCDs. We have also demonstrated the ability of PCDs to separate a wide range of K-edge materials. Alex Jeffrey Allphin, Darin P Clark, Thomas … Continue reading

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Group Photo

QIAL members and the Bass Connections team, March 2023 Artist and T-shirts Designer: Nariman (Ali) Mahzarnia  

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