COMING SOON: X-ray group Session @ vEMIM, 25 August 2020, 17:30h-19:00h

Programme

Welcome and introduction by Giuliana Tromba (chairs)

Keynote on “Motion Compensation and Other Advanced CT Techniques” by Marc Kachelrieß

COST action application - an update by Christian Dullin

 

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Previous activities

  • Foundation of the Study Group at EMIM2016 in Utrecht, driven by the fact that X-ray imaging was underrepresented within the ESMI, and only considered to provide some anatomical template and attenuation correction for other imaging techniques.
  • Study Group meeting at EMIM2017 in Cologne: Talk about standardization issues comparing different x-ray imaging systems by Felix Gremse, Aachen University, German; Talk about novel synchrotron based x-ray imaging techniques and their potential applications in life science, by Giuliana Tromba, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy and Christian Dullin, Göttingen Univeristy, Germany.
  • Proposal of applying for COST Action
  • Study Group meeting at EMIM2018: Presentation of a refined concept for the COST Action, Proposal of coauthoring a review article; Talk about hot topics on X-ray imaging
  • Study Group meeting at 2019 and Education session on “X-Ray based imaging in Histology and Lung Research” EMIM 2019, Glasgow: Talk about different staining techniques for CT imaging of specimens, Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Label free virtual histology using phase contrast CT imaging, Christian Dullin, Göttingen Univeristy, Germany; Lung imaging at Synchrotron sources, Sam Bayat, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, France; Review of the COST Action; Chair position handed over to Giuliana Tromba, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy and elected new co-chair Monica Abella, Carlos III University, Spain

ESMI Study Group on x-ray based imaging | X-RAY

Importance & Purpose

X-ray based imaging continues to be the most frequently applied diagnostic tool in clinical routine, but it is often considered outdated or of minor interest in preclinical research.

Nevertheless, recent years have seen the appearance of novel and exciting developments that can change the paradigm and revolutionize this modality, such as phase and dark-field contrast methods, energy resolved detectors, sub-micron resolution microCT and high speed 4D imaging to name a few. Many of these new techniques, however, are still in prototype status with limited access.

The limited outcome of novel technological attempts in the past years demonstrate that this is a challenge that cannot be efficiently tackled by a single institute, a small network but requires a combined international effort of interdisciplinary experts in engineering, informatics, physics, chemistry, biology and medicine.

One important issue to be addressed in these new techniques is related to the adverse effect of ionizing radiation. In contrast to human application, no dose limits or guidelines have been defined as yet.