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SCAR 2006 Scientific Sessions
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Scientific Posters & Demos

The scientific sessions are the heart of the meeting, and each session features moderated peer-reviewed presentations grouped into related categories.  The scientific program also features a poster and demonstration session, a new hot topic session for works in progress, and the Roger A. Bauman award for the best student paper.


Sessions
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Friday, April 28
Session 1 - Reading Room and Image Distribution
8:00 am - 9:30 am

Chair:

Steve G. Langer, PhD
J. Anthony Seibert, PhD

Papers:
1. Comparison of Consumer Grade Displays to Medical Grade Displays for the Primary Interpretation of Radiography

 

David S. Hirschorn, MD, Staten Island University Hospital

K. Dreyer, DO, PhD

2. Comparative Evaluation of LCD Flat-Panel Displays Intended for Use in Radiological Reporting

 

Jonathan E. Turner, MSc, St. George's Hospital

K. Stean • C. Dube • J. Weston, MSc • D. Bhachu, MSc

3. QREADS: 10 Years Learning About Clinician Image Viewing

 

Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester

W. Ryan • D. Gehring • A. Pynadath • I. Rana, MA • D. Owen, MPH

4. Importing DICOM Objects from Portable Media into PACS – the VA Solution

 

Peter M. Kuzmak, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs

R. Dayhoff, MD

5. Multimodality Rapid Prototyping: Towards Bridging the Physical Divide*

 

Luc M. Bidaut, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

J. Madewell, MD • A. Yasko, MD

6. PMDS: A PACS Display Workstation with Teleconsultation Capabilities in Networked Environments

 

Bahman Tahayori, MSc, University of Tehran

H. Soltanian-Zadeh, PhD • R. Zoroofi, PhD

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Friday, April 28
Session 2 -TRIP™ 

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Co-Chairs:

Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD

Papers:
1. Radiologist Use of and Perceived Needs for Patient Data Access in the Interpretation Process*

 

William W. Boonn, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

E. Siegel, MD • C. Langlotz, MD, PhD

2. Value of Image Motion in Detecting Stenoses

 

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, University of Arizona

R. Mancilla • P. Sewell, MD • E. Steiner, MD • D. Widlus, MD

3. Creating and Curating a Terminology for Radiology: Tools for Ontology Modeling and Analysis

 

Daniel L. Rubin, MD, MS, Stanford University

4. Clinical Data Mining to Enhance Radiology Services

Sergio Camorlinga, PhD, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Center

B. Henderson, MD • J. Yakimischak

5. The Brain Tumor Informatics Datawarehouse: A Comprehensive Resource for Clinical Management of Brain Tumor Patients and Research Programs

 

Wyatt M. Tellis, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

S. Cha, MD

6. An Effective Visual Discrimination Model: Research Outcomes on Series of Studies with a Computational, Just-Noticeable Difference Model Predicting Radiologist Perceptions of Image Quality

 

Khan M. Siddiqui, MD, VA Maryland Health Care System

J. Johnson, PhD • E. Siegel, MD • N. Safdar, MD • W. Boonn, MD • P. Vandermeer, MD • B. Reiner, MD

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Friday, April 28
Session 3 - Productivity and Workflow I

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Co-Chairs:

Paul J. Chang, MD
Richard H. Wiggins, III, MD

Papers:

1. What is the Clinical Impact of Adding Voice Recognition to a State-of-the-Art Combined RIS-PACS? An Outcomes Study

Mark J. Halsted, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

C. Froehle, PhD • L. Perry, RN • J. Hardin • N. Johnson, MD

2. Comparing Interpretations of Conventional Mammography Film Examinations with Readings of Soft Copy Images Produced by a Film Digitizer.

Joseph N. Gitlin, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

A. Narayan • C. Mitchell, PhD • A. Akmal • L. Peterson • D. Nie

3. Using MIRC to Access Research Images in a HIPAA World

Lawrence R. Tarbox, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

F. Prior, PhD • S. Moore, MS • J. Perry

4. RadMonitor: Radiology Operations Data-Mining in Real-Time*

Richard S. Chen, Ohio State University College of Medicine

P. Mongkolwat, PhD • D. Channin, MD

5. Improving the Utility of Speech Recognition Through Error Detection*

Kimberly D. Voll, Simon Fraser University

S. Atkins, PhD • B. Forster, MD

6. A Quantitative Evaluation of the Quality of Patient Care Following Digital Conversion of the Radiology Department

Andrea Nitrosi, PhD, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova

G. Borasi, PhD • F. Nicoli, MD • G. Modigliani

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Saturday, April 29
Session 4 - Infrastructure and Image Acquisition
8:00 am - 9:30 am

Co-Chairs:

Paul G. Nagy, PhD
Charles E. Willis, PhD

Papers:
1. The Suitability of Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Signal Difference to Noise Ratio (SDNR) as Reliable MRI Quality Control Parameters: Based on the Standardized Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Over 400 Clinical MRI Scanners

 

Randell L. Kruger, PhD, Marshfield Clinic

N. Bloms, RT • W. Geisler, MS
2. An Automated Web Based Graphical Dashboard for Trend Analysis of QA Issues in Diagnostic Imaging*

 

May Mathew, University of Maryland Medical Center

P. Nagy, PhD • J. Wires • T. Amelung • P. Olivi
3. Patient Exam Data Reconciliation Tool

 

Gloria H. Lobo-Stratton, RT(R), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

T. Mercer • R. Polman

4. A Tool for Analyzing the Load Capacities of PACS Networks

 

Jonas M. Yakimischak, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre

S. Camorlinga, PhD • B. Henderson, MD

5. Developing a Multi-Institutional PACS Archive and Designing Processes to Manage the Shift from a Film to a Digital-Based Archive

Nicole K. Laprise, Quality Assurance Review Center

R. Hanusik • T. FitzGerald, MD • N. Rosen, MD • K. White, MD

6. Utilization of an Enterprise Patient Index to Enable a Regional Consolidated Imaging Record

Robert M. Coleman, Maine Medical Center

M. Ralston, MD • A. Szafran • T. Perkins • R. Warren

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Saturday, April 29
Session 5 - Image Processing
10:15 am - 11:45 am

Co-Chairs:

Steven C. Horii, MD
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD

Papers:
1. The Principle of a Sensitive and Accurate De-Convolution Technique for the Detection and Enhancement of Image-Edge Profiles

 

Kui M. Chui, PhD, Image Enhancement Technology Ltd

S. Chui • B . Stanfield

2. Reducing False Positives for Automatic Computerized Detection of Pulmonary Embolism

Jianming Liang, PhD, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Z. Xue, MS • M. Wolf, PhD • M. Salganicoff, PhD

3. CADMRM – A Prototype Software for Automatic Computer Aided Detection and Classification of Lesions in Contrast-Enhanced MR-Mammography

 

Toni Werner Vomweg, MD, Johannes Gutenberg-University

D. Mayer • H. Faber • M. Buscema • C. Dueber
4. Computational and Visualization Techniques for Understanding the Shape Variations of the Bicipital Groove of the Proximal Humerus*

 

Aaron D. Ward, MSc, Simon Fraser University

M. Schweitzer, MD • G. Hamarneh, PhD

5. Relative Approach to Optical Density Image Analysis for Quantitative Fracture Healing Assessment

 

Wojciech M. Glinkowski, MD, PhD, Medical University of Warsaw

M. Kornacki, MS

6. Leaking-free Seeded Region Growing Using Branch Cut for Vessel Segmentation in Lower Extremity CT Images

 

Dongsung Kim, PhD, Soongsil University

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Saturday, April 29
Session 6 - Miscellaneous
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Co-Chairs:

David E. Avrin, MD, PhD
J. Raymond Geis, MD

Papers:
1. Trends in Imaging Informatics in the Medical Literature

 

Nancy Knight, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

K. Siddiqui, MD • P. Nagy, PhD • N. Safdar, MD • B. Reiner, MD • E. Siegel, MD
2. Creating the caBIG In Vivo Imaging Workspace

 

Eliot L. Siegel, MD, University of Maryland; Baltimore VAMHCS

N. Knight, PhD • P. Schad, PhD

3. Migrating Radiology Results During RIS Implementation: One Organization's Experience

 

Kevin C. Ehlers, MSEE, Medical College of Wisconsin

C. Gratton • L. Roeglin • C. Kahn, Jr., MD, MS

4. Use of an Auxiliary PACS Server and Enterprise-wide Desktop Software for 3D Interactive Imaging and Storage of Very Large Volume Thin-Section CT Data Sets

 

Christopher D. Meenan, MS, University of Maryland Medical Center

B. Daly, MD • C. Toland • M. Mathew • P. Nagy, PhD

5. 3D/4D DICOM Image Format Standardization: A Vectorized Intermediate Format Based on XML and DICOMDIR

Diego G. Gicovate, PhD, Hadassah University Hospitals

E. Siegel, MD • K. Siddiqui, MD
6. Assistive Surgical Robot System for Image-Guided Spine Procedures*

 

Sungmin Kim, MS, Hanyang University

G. Chung, PhD • B. Yi, PhD • Y. Kim, MD, PhD
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Saturday, April 29
Session 7 - Productivity and Workflow II
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Chair:

Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
Eliot L. Siegel, MD

Papers:

1. Traffic Analysis of CR Image Acquisition at Texas Children's Hospital

Yinlin Ma, MS, Texas Children's Hospital

E. Johnston • M. Blado • A. Scott

2. Proximity Badges Enhance Security and Reduce Physician PC Time

Bryant Mascarenhas, MIS MAM, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

P. Nagy, PhD • T. Olson

3. Does Training Have a Negative Impact on Clinical Practice Efficiency?

Adam E. Flanders, MD , Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

W. Boonn, MD • C. Lockard • P. Natale, MS • L. Massanova • C. Merritt, MD

4. Automated Radiologist Worklist Generation with Patient Status and Schedule Prioritization

Kevin W. McEnery, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

J. Patel, MS • C. Suitor, MS

5. Impact of Workflow on Utilization of Advance Image Visualization in Multidetector CT

Khan M. Siddiqui, MD, VA Maryland Health Care System

B. Reiner, MD • P. Nagy, PhD • D. Weiss, MD • J Scopelliti • C. Toland • P. Vandermeer, MD • W. Boonn, MD
6. Anatomy Based Linking for CT Studies

 

Vijaykalyan Yeluri, MS, GE Healthcare

R. Herfkens, MD • D. Lau, MS

If first author is not presenter, underline indicates presenter.
*Student papers eligible for the Roger A. Bauman Best Student Paper Award

 

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