2023 UC Davis Radiology Research Symposium
September 18, 2023, 3-7 p.m.
Betty Irene Moore Hall, Room 1000
2570 48th St., Sacramento
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| Number | Title | Presenter | |
| 1 | Characterizing the Spectrum of Spinal Inflammation in Psoriatic Arthritis by in-vivo 18F-FDG Total-Body PET/CT Imaging: Initial Findings |
Yasser Abdelhafez | |
| 2 | Role of MRI in Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance After Trauma and Negative Cervical Spine CT | Nazanin Azizi | |
| 3 | Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)-Related MRI Findings in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors | Nazanin Azizi | |
| 4 | An In-House Image Reconstruction Framework with Accelerated, Serverless Scatter Correction for Total-Body PET | Reimund Bayerlein | |
| 5 | A Guidewire Trajectory Simulation Tool for MRI Electric Fields | Fatima Ben Haj | |
| 6 | Kinetic Modeling of [18F]-PI-2620 Binding to Tau Deposits in the Brain Using an Image-Derived Input Function | Anjan Bhattarai | |
| 7 | Impact of Interpretation Speed, Shift Volume, Trainee Participation, Exam Setting on Neuroradiology Errors | Garrick Biddle | |
| 8 | Call Preparation for July 4th – A Case Series of Fireworks-Related Orbitofacial Trauma | Sean Boyle | |
| 9 | Prevalence of Malignancy among Incidentally Detected Hyperechoic Liver Lesions on Ultrasound in Patients Without Known Malignancy or Liver Disease | Benjamin Carney | |
| 10 | Utility of Combined Gadoxetic Acid and Ferumoxytol-Enhanced Liver MRI for Preoperative Detection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Pilot Study | Benjamin Carney | |
| 11 | A Multi-Reader, Multi-Case Study Comparing Ultra-High-Resolution and Normal-Resolution CT for Lung Nodule Characterization | Anthony Chen | |
| 12 | Intra-Articular Injections of the Foot: An Evaluation of Physician Ordering Practices of Ketorolac and Kenalog | Justin Choi | |
| 13 | Quantifying the Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability of Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracers | Kevin Chung | |
| 14 | Region-Dependent Kappa Opioid Receptor Binding in a Monkey Model of Social Buffering and Separation | Alita D'Almeida | |
| 15 | Quantification of Liver 18F-FDG Delivery Rate Using a Shortened Dynamic PET Scan in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | Xiaoyu Duan | |
| 16 | First-in-Human Study of the Theranostic Pair [68Ga]Ga DOTA-5G and [177Lu]Lu DOTA-ABM-5G in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Cameron Foster | |
| 17 | Simulation of the Electric Transfer Function of Partially Inserted Guidewires | Felipe Godinez | |
| 18 | A Bayesian Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Atypical Lipomatous Tumors from MR Radiomics | Felipe Godinez | |
| 19 | Decreased Size of Diaphragm Hiatus Following Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tubes: An Unintended Benefit? | Shan Hansra | |
| 20 | Comparing the Imaging Performance of Contrast-Enhanced Breast CT and Breast MRI for BI- RADS 4 and 5 Lesions | Andrew Hernandez | |
| 21 | Improved Intensity Based WMH Detection Using a Ventricle Template and 3D Distant Calculation | Sarah Y. E. Hong | |
| 22 | Sensitivity of MRI to Detect Microscopic Fat in Adrenal Adenomas: Comparison of 2D Dual Gradient-Echo and 3D DIXON Techniques | Abdullah Kahn | |
| 23 | Parametric Cerebral Blood Flow and Arterial Transit Time Mapping Using a Three-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network | Donghoon Kim | |
| 24 | Reconstruction-Free 3D Imaging of Positron-Emitting Radiotracers Using Ultrafast Detectors and Artificial Neural Network | Sun Il Kwon | |
| 25 | Total Body versus Conventional PET/CT in Lymph Node Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Ryan Lee | |
| 26 | Optimization of Total-Body PET Imaging of Bone Marrow Using Dual-Energy CT | Siqi Li | |
| 27 | Long-term Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Treatment Course of Patients with Biliary Disease | Katherine Liu | |
| 28 | Total-Body PET Quantitative Biomarkers Reveal Key Differences in Enthesitis Between Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis | Dario Mazza | |
| 29 | Non-Contrast Head CT Protocol Development and Optimization on a High-Resolution CT Platform | Sarah McKenney | |
| 30 | Sonographic Assessment of Acute Versus Chronic Cholecystitis: An Ultrasound Probability Stratification Model | Shannon Navarro | |
| 31 | Dynamic Imaging of 18F-AraG in Healthy Individuals and a Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Undergoing Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy | Negar Omidvari | |
| 32 | Automated Skull Stripping of MRI Brain Scans of Mice Exposed to a Chemical Threat Agent Using 2D U-Net | Valerie Porter | |
| 33 | Important Role of Ultrasound in Assessing Tubulocystic Renal Cell Carcinoma | Ethan Radzinsky | |
| 34 | Practicality of Capturing PET Detector Signals Using TDC Timing Information | Abdullah Refaey | |
| 35 | Characteristics of Catheter Injection for Predictive Particle Transport Modeling in Y-90 Transarterial Radioembolization Procedures | Carlos Ruvalcaba | |
| 36 | Activity Painting Phantom for Positron Emission Tomography | Ekaterina Shanina | |
| 37 | Development of In-house Stringent Protocols and Phantoms for Quality Assurance of a Clinical and Research Total-Body PET Scanner | Ben Spencer | |
| 38 | Deep Multiclass Multiple Instance Learning for DSA Classification | Reza Taghavi | |
| 39 | Total-Body PET Quantification of Metabolism in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Using a Three-Tissue Compartment Model | Quyen Tran | |
| 40 | Spatial Resolution Estimation for UC Davis PET-MR Insert | Qian Wang | |
| 41 | Impact of Dual-Blood Input Function on Kinetic Modeling of Lung Tumors using Total-Body PET | Yiran Wang | |
| 42 | A Dosimetric Comparison of Y-90 Radioembolization, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and HDR Brachytherapy for Treatment of Liver Cancer | Kajetan Wysoczynski | |
| 43 | Generalized Calibrated BOLD fMRI for the Relationship between Cerebral Metabolism and Hypertensive Status | Anqi Zhang | |
| 44 | Super-Resolution Reconstruction of Gamma-Ray CT Images for PET-Enabled Dual-Energy CT Imaging | Yansong Zhu |
Best Abstract Submitted by a High School Student
Fatima Ben Haj
For the abstract “A Guidewire Trajectory Simulation Tool for MRI Electric Fields”
Best Abstract Submitted by a Medical Student
Reza Taghavi
For the abstract “Deep Multiclass Multiple Instance Learning for DSA Classification”
Best Abstract Submitted by a Graduate Student
Ekaterina Shanina
For the abstract “Activity Painting Phantom for Positron Emission Tomography”
Best Abstract Submitted by a Resident
Abdullah Khan, M.D.
For the abstract “Sensitivity of MRI to Detect Microscopic Fat in Adrenal Adenomas: Comparison of 2D Dual Gradient-Echo and 3D DIXON Techniques”
Best Abstract Submitted by a Postdoctoral Fellow
Kevin J. Chung, Ph.D.
For the abstract “Quantifying the Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability of Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracers”
Local Arrangements Team
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| Vanessa Wiseman | Liz Duran | Elizabeth Lincoln | Jennifer Kellogg |
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| Haleigh Miller | Cody Cutts | Lily Yen |
Scientific Review Committee
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| Reza Ghasemiesfe | Emilie Roncali | Andrew Hernandez | Roger Goldman |
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| Ben Carney |
Program Committee
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| Mike Corwin, Chair | Guobao Wang | Ramsey Badawi |