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077 Quantification of periarticlar demineralization in rheumatoid arthritis by digital X–ray radiogrammetry and peripheral quantitative computed tomography
D.M. Renz, Charité - Univ. Medicine Berlin, A. Pfeil, A. Hansch, G. Wolf, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, J. Böttcher, SRH Waldklinikum Gera (D)

078 Respiratory motion prediction by evolving connectionist system (ECOS) framework
M. Kakar, Oslo Univ. Hosp. (N)

079 A framework for real-time target tracking in radiosurgery using three-dimensional ultrasound
A. Schläfer, R. Bruder, F. Ernst, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D)

080 Synthesis of overall dose distribution for multiple radiation therapy by nonlinear registration method
Y. Ando, T. Tanikawa, M. Mukai, T. Kamada, National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, K. Uemura, Kagawa Univ., Kida, N. Tsukamoto, Saitama Medical Univ., Hidaka, T. Masuzawa, K. Ohnuki, M. Osada, Toshiba Medical Systems Co., Ohtawara, M. Seki, Global-for Co., Chiyoda (J)

081 Remote image reviews in multi-center clinical trials - experince in conventional and adaptive trials
M.V. Knopp, J. Zhang, N. Hall, D. Poon, T. Teetor, A. Powell, L. Vandenberg, B. Barnwell, M. Knopp, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (USA)

082 A stereoscopic method for visual validation and assessment of human heart segmentation in 3D CT images
J.H. Terjung, S.O. Lüttmann, T. Wagner, H.-G. Lipinski, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Dortmund (D)

083 CT coronary angiography with 100kV tube voltage and a low noise reconstruction filter in non-obese patients: evaluation of radiation dose and diagnostic quality of 2D and 3D image reconstructions using open source software (OsiriX)
L. Faggioni, L. D'Errico, E. Neri, D. Caramella, C. Bartolozzi, Univ. of Pisa, M. Bianchi, Univ. Hosp. of Pisa, P. Marraccini, CNR National Research Council, Pisa (I)

084 Automated segmentation of blood-flow in large thoracic arteries using 4D PC-MRI measurements
R. van Pelt, H. Nguyen, B.M. ter Haar Romeny, A. Vilanova, Eindhoven Univ. of Technology (NL)

085 Aorta lumens centerlines extraction and possible entry tears location in the case of aortic dissections, based on a 3D image topological analysis
C. Lohou, Inst. Univ. de Technologie du Puy-en-Velay, B. Miguel, Univ. d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand (F)

086 MRI-based hemodynamical diagnostics using automated positioning of blood vessel cross-sections
D. Katic, M. Delles, I. Ek, R. Unterhinninghofen, R. Dillmann, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology, S. Ley, Univ. Hosp. Heidelberg (D)

087 Comparison of chest dual-energy subtraction digital tomosynthesis and dual-energy subtraction radiography for detection of simulated pulmonary nodules with and without calcifications: a phantom study
T. Gomi, T. Umeda, Kitasato Univ., Sagamihara, M. Nakajima, Dokyo Medical Univ., Koshigaya, A. Okawa, Nagoya Univ. (J)

088 Construct and use information-intensive system (radiation/particle therapy database) by using HL7 messages
M. Mukai, T. Tanikawa, Y. Ando, NIRS - National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, M. Seki, Global-for Co., Tokyo, I. Seko, Japan DynaSystems Inc., Nagoya, K. Uemura, Kagawa Univ. (J)

089 A smart card based information system for surgery departments
V. Syrimpeis, E. Panagiotopoulos, General Univ. Hosp. Patras, N. Konstantopoulos, J. Panaretou, Optionsnet, Patras (GR)

090 Publicly available CT kidney segmentation evaluation framework
A. Kronman, L. Joskowicz, The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, J. Sosna, Hadassah Hebrew Univ. Medical Center, Jerusalem (IL), M. Freiman, Children's Hosp., Boston, MA, S.J. Esses, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (USA)

091 Polygonal mesh based ultrasound image simulation
Y. Law, S. Ullrich, T. Knott, T. Kuhlen, RWTH Aachen Univ. (D)

092 Ultrasonic vascularization evaluation in breast cancer with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
Y.-L. Huang, I.-P. Lien, Tunghai Univ., Taichung D.-R. Chen, Changhua Christian Hosp. (RC)

093 Optimum clinical use of ISD-equipped liquid-crystal display monitors with increased radiographic image display quality
S. Yamada, Y. Hirata, R. Ishii, T. Ogawa, Tottori Univ. Hosp., Yonago (J)

095 A Hessian-based filter for enhancement of medial-axis of tubes in noisy images with applications to hepatic CT images
R. Aghaeizadeh Zoroofi, A.H. Foruzan, Univ. of Tehran (IR), M. Hori, Y. Sato, Osaka Univ. Graduate School of Medicine (J)

096 Quadrature Filter Enhanced B-spline registration applied to prostate multimodal images
J. Mitra, F. Meriaudeau, Univ. of Bourgogne, Le Creusot (F), R. Marti, A. Oliver, X. Lladó, S. Ghose, Univ. of Girona, J. Vilanova, Girona Hosp. (E)

097 Automatic detection and correction of segmentation leaks: method and preliminary results on kidney CT datasets
A. Kronman, L. Joskowicz, J. Sosna, The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (IL)

098 Semi-automatic plexiform neurofibroma tissue segmentation
L. Weizman, L. Hoch, L. Joskowicz, The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, L. Ben Sira, L.-T. Pratt, S. Constantini, D. Ben Bashat, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)

099 Hierarchical spatial normalization based on multi-organ inter-relation for atlas-based segmentation: application to gallbladder segmentation from abdominal CT data
Y. Yoshida, Y.-W. Chen, Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga, T. Okada, M. Hori, N. Tomiyama, Y. Sato, Osaka Univ. Graduate School of Medicine (J)

100 Extraction and variability of the femur cortical thickness from computer tomography
A. Serrurier, S. Quijano, W. Skalli, Laboratoire de Biomécanique, Paris (F)

101 A minimally supervised segmentation method of liver, portal vein, and hepatic vein on 3D enhanced CT abdomen data
F. Li, T. Peters, Robarts Research Inst., London, Ontario (CDN), L. Gu, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (CHN), M. Audette, Kitware Inc., Carrboro, NC (USA)

102 Different approaches to volume assessment of lymph nodes in CT Scans of HNSCC in comparison with a real gold standard
S. Müller, A. Boehm, G. Wichmann, L. Dornheim, P. Stumpp, A. Dietz, Univ. Hosp. Leipzig, B. Preim, Univ. of Magdeburg (D)

103 Incorporating expert knowledge in fast semi-automated based ActiveContours method in detecting multiple sclerosis lesions
F. Derraz, P. Hautecoeur, A. Taleb-Ahmed, L. Laurent, A. Pinti, G. Forzy, Medical College, Lille (F)

104 An approach for parallelization of GPU based iterative cone beam reconstruction algorithms
C. Winne, M. Käseberg, E. Keeve, Fraunhofer Inst. for Production Systems and Design Technology, F. Stopp, Charité – Univ. Medicine Berlin (D)

105 A conic image recording method for intraoperative 3-D X-ray imaging
C. Winne, M. Käseberg, E. Keeve, Fraunhofer Inst. for Production Systems and Design Technology, Berlin, F. Stopp, Charité – Univ. Medicine Berlin, (D)

106 New method of evaluating edge-preserving adaptive filter on low-contrast detectability in multidetector row CT systems
S. Terakawa, Osaka City General Hosp., K. Ichikawa, Kanazawa Univ., T. Hara, Nakatsugawa Municipal General Hosp., I. Fujimura, Osaka Pref, Senshu Critical Care Medical Center, Y. Miura Hannan City Hosp. (J)

107 Color management needs and techniques 
H. Roehrig, E. Krupinski, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (USA)

108 Automatic cropping of chest X-ray image using adaptive binarization
M. Imura, Y. Kuroda, O. Oshiro, Osaka Univ., Y. Tabata, R. Ishigaki, Kyoto College of Medical Science (J)

109 Real-scan: a revolutionary new tool for digital anatomy
J.-F. Uhl, S. Ordureau, F. Koenig, B. Maison, O. Ami, Univ. of Paris Descartes (F), P. Roche, Real-scan, Montreal, Quebec (CDN)

110 Feasibility of a hands-on pre-intervention planning tool incorporating rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies for vascular/interventional radiologists
J.B. Selby, C.M. Heaton, Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, SC, D.W. Rosen, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical  Eng., Atlanta, GA (USA)

111 First clinical experience with navigated RF ablations in the liver using a closed-bore 1.5T MRI
D. Seider, H. Busse, N. Garnov, G. Thörmer, S. Heinig, T. Kahn, M. Moche, Univ. Hosp. Leipzig (D)

112 Clinical Evaluation of accuracy, diagnostic yield and complications of computer-assisted stereotactic liver biopsy of liver tumors
P. Schullian, G. Widmann, T.B. Lang, R. Bale, Univ. Hosp. Innsbruck (A)

113 2D/3D image fusion of X-ray mammograms with dynamic breast MRI: visualizing contrast Kinetic in Mammograms
T. Hopp, N.V. Ruiter, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology, P.A.T. Baltzer, M. Dietzel, W.A. Kaiser, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena (D)

114 Perfusion imaging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma using 128-slice CT
P. Blanckaert, L. Delrue, P. Duyck, Ghent Univ. Hosp., D. Mertens, Siemens Healthcare NV/SA, Brussels (B)

115 Novel image quality evaluation method using three dimensional data processing for multi detector-row CT images
Y. Miura, Hannan City Hosp., K. Ichikawa, I. Fujimura, S. Terakawa, Kanazawa Univ., T. Hara, S. Niwa, Nakatsugawa Municipal General Hosp. (J)

116 A dynamic method for automated lung nodule morphology characterization
J. Stember, H. Rusinek, J. Ko, New York Univ. School of Medicine (USA)

117 Perfusion CT scanning of MPM: initial experience
W. Sensakovic, Z. Labby, S. Armato, H. Kindler, C. Straus, The Univ. of Chicago (USA)

118 Comparative study between helical and non-helical head computed tomography on image quality and clinical utility
I. Fujimura, Osaka Prefectural Senshu Critical Care Medical Center, K. Ichikawa, Kanazawa Univ., S. Terakawa, Osaka City General Hosp., S. Niwa, Nakatsugawa Municipal General Hosp., Y. Miura, Hannan City Hosp. (J)

119 Software for quality assurance of X-ray equipment in clinical operating conditions
M. Zelikman, S. Kruchinin, A. Taranov, Research and Practical Centre of Medical Radiology, Moscow (RUS)

120 A neonatal brain MR image template of 1 week newborn
A. Hashioka S. Kobashi, K. Kuramoto, Y. Hata, Univ. of Hyogo, Y. Wakata, K. Ando, R. Ishikura, Hyogo College of Medicine, T. Ishikawa, Ishikawa Hosp., Hyogo (J)

121 MR perfusion of pancreatic transplants: time-signal intensity curves
C. Romei, S. Pallocci, D. Caramella, Univ. of Pisa, P. Boraschi, F. Donati, R. Gigoni, S. Salemi, U. Boggi, F. Falaschi, Pisa Univ. Hosp., (I)

122 Intra- and inter- operator reproducibility in the assessment of cardiac and hepatic T2* values using 3T MRI scanners
A. Meloni, V. Positano, A. Pepe, D. De Marchi, P. Keilberg, M.C. Dell'Amico, M.F. Santarelli, M. Lombardi, Fondazione G. Monaterio CNR - Regione Toscana, Pisa (I)

123 Liver dosimetry in radioembolization with colloidal phosphorus-32 using planar and SPECT bremsstrahlung images
M. Teimoori Sichani, M. Hosntalab, Islamic Azad Univ., S. Akhlaghpour, Novin Radiation Medicine Inst., F. Kalantari, Tarbiat Modares Univ., Tehran, M.R. Ay, Tehran Univ. (IR)

124 A thresholding approach for accurate and reproducible assessment of metabolically active tumor volume in 18F-FDG PET/CT
M. Knopp, J. Zhang, O. Nayal, K. Binzel, N. Hall, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (USA)

125 Partial volume effect correction methods in single photon emission computed tomography
G. Hesz, A. Szlávecz, B. Benyó, Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, T. Bükki, Mediso Ltd., B. Kári, Semmelweis Univ., Budapest (H)

126 Improvement of the surgical procedure for penile carcinoma by sentinel lymph node scintigraphy with SPECT and SPECT/CT
C. von Forstner, Univ. Hosp. of Kiel (D)

127 Motion compensation methods in single photon emission computed tomography
A. Szlávecz, Z. Puskas, B. Benyó, Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics (H)

128 A rapid and easy calibration for freehand 3-D ultrasound system
X. Zhang, Univ. of Heidelberg, Mannheim, A. Bongers, mediri GmbH, Heidelberg (D)

129 Ultrasound tomography using a light weight robot
T. Brennecke, T. Beyl, J. Raczkowsky, H. Wörn, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (D)

130 High resolution ultrasonography and MRI diagnosis of  preauricular pilomatricoma
G.G. Polat, A.T. Ilica, C. Altun, Y. Hidir, A. Gunal, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara (TR)

131 CT scanning training simulator for virtual colonography  
F. Dahi, A.H. Dachman, M.W. Vannier, Univ. of Chicago Medical Center (USA)

132 Colon registration method using haustral features of colon from 3D abdominal CT images
T. Kitasaka, Y. Suenaga, Aichi Inst. of Technology, Toyota, E. Fukano, M. Oda, K. Mori, Nagoya Univ., H. Takabatake, Sapporo Minami-sanjo Hosp., M. Mori, Sapporo Kosei Hosp., H. Natori, Keiwakai Nishioka Hosp., Sapporo, S. Nawano, International Univ. of Health and Welfare, Tokyo (J)

133 On the construction of optimal 3D statistical shape models of the human mandible
S.T. Gollmer, T.M. Buzug, Univ. of Lübeck (D)

134 An efficient regular lattice approach for discrete modelling of tumour growth
S. Becker, A. Toma, A. Mang, T.A. Schütz, T.M. Buzug, Univ. of Lübeck (D)

135 Statistical shape models of multiple organs in an upper abdominal CT volume
A. Shimizu, M. Nakada, H. Kobatake, Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, S. Nawano, International Univ. of Health and Welfare, Tokyo (J)

136 Telemedicine for the remote monitoring of patients with chronic diseases: European project renewing health
C. Saccavini, S. Mancin, D. Claudio, G. Centis, Arsenal.IT, Treviso (I)

137 Medical application of virtual network computing to interactive teleconference
K. Ito, Yamashiro Public Hosp., Kizugawa, J. Shimada, K. Terauchi, M. Shimomura, D. Kato, H. Tsunezuka, K. Ichise, Kyoto Prefectural Univ. of Medicine (J)

138 Validating an automated quantitative software for the assessment and follow-up of interstitial lung diseases
H. Roberts, G. Revah, U. Wagnetz, Women’s College Hosp., Toronto (CDN)