News

Date News
11/2024 Canon Launches Research Collaboration with Penn Medicine / LACTI for Application of Photon-Counting CT
06/2024 Penn Medicine News highlights our collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra on CT imaging of world-class double basses.
05/2024 New Publication: Im JY. Patient-derived PixelPrint phantoms for evaluating clinical imaging performance of a deep learning CT reconstruction algorithm. Physics in Medicine and Biology.
05/2024

New Publication: Liu LP. In Regards to Baubeta et al. JACMP 25 (4), e14324. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.

05/2024 New Publication: Salazar E. Impact of scatter radiation on spectral quantification performance of first‐and second‐generation dual‐layer spectral computed tomography. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
04/2024 Dr. Peter B. Noël gives an invited presentation on “Advancements and Future Trends in Computed Tomography” at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Radiological Society.
04/2024 New Publication: Liu LP. Spectral performance evaluation of a second‐generation spectral detector CT. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
03/2024 Read more about our work on hybrid spectral CT systems.
03/2024 LACTI received a NIH R01 award to advance PixelPrint technology.
02/2024 Olvia F. Sandvold wins Physics of Medical Imaging – Student Paper Award and runner-up for the Robert F. Wagner Award at the at the SPIE Medical Imaging conference for her work “Hybrid spectral CT system with clinical rapid kVp-switching x-ray tube and dual-layer detector for improved iodine quantification”.
02/2024 New Publication: Liu LP. Reproducible spectral CT thermometry with liver-mimicking phantoms for image-guided thermal ablation. Physics in Medicine and Biology.
10/2023 New Publication: Mei K. Design and fabrication of 3D-printed patient-specific soft tissue and bone phantoms for CT imaging. Scientific Reports.
09/2023 New Publication: Liu LP. Consistency of spectral results in cardiac dual-source photon-counting CT. Scientific Reports.
06/2023 Olvia F. Sandvold wins Magna Cum Laude Award at Pendergrass Symposium for her work “Combining spectral CT technologies to improve iodine quantification in pediatric imaging”.
05/2023 New Publication: Li AT. Automatic bolus tracking in abdominal CT scans with convolutional neural networks. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery.
04/2023 New Publication: Liu LP. Non-invasive mass and temperature quantifications with spectral CT. Scientific Reports.
03/2023 New Publication: Shapira N. Three-dimensional printing of patient-specific computed tomography lung phantoms: a reader study. PNAS nexus.
02/2023 LACTI received a NIH R01 award to develop advanced speckle-based darkfield imaging concepts.
02/2023 Dr. Kai Mei wins Honorable Mention Poster Award at the SPIE Medical Imaging conference for his work “PixelPrint: a collection of three-dimensional printed CT phantoms of different respiratory diseases”.
02/2023 New Publication: Meyer S. Phantom-based quantification of the spectral accuracy in dual-layer spectral CT for pediatric imaging at 100 kVp. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery.
12/2022 New Publication: Liu LP. First-generation clinical dual-source photon-counting CT: ultra-low-dose quantitative spectral imaging. European Radiology.
07/2022 Dr. Peter B. Noël gives an invited presentation during educational session on Photon-Counting CT: Image Quality Optimization, Novel Algorithms, and Emerging Clinical Applications at AAPM Annual Meeting.
06/2022 Dr. Nadav Shapira wins Best Paper Award at the at the 7th International Conference on Image Formation in X-ray Computed Tomography for his work “Non-invasive real-time thermometry via spectral CT physical density quantifications”.
06/2022 Dr. Peter B. Noël gives invited lecture on Photon-Counting CT at the 7th International Conference on Image Formation in X-ray Computed Tomography.
06/2022 Dr. Kai Mei wins Magna Cum Laude Award at Pendergrass Symposium for his work “PixelPrint: Three-dimensional printing of patient-specific soft tissue and bone phantoms for CT”.
03/2022 Leening P. Liu wins Best Abstract Award at annual retreat of the Abramson Cancer Center for her work “Real-time spectral CT thermometry via physical density for image-guided tumor ablation”.
02/2022 PixelPrint is featured as editorial pick on the cover of Medical Physics.
02/2022 New Publication: Mei K. Three‐dimensional printing of patient‐specific lung phantoms for CT imaging: emulating lung tissue with accurate attenuation profiles and textures. Medical Physics.
01/2022 New Publication: Cao W. Hepatic dual-contrast CT imaging: slow triple kVp switching CT with CNN-based sinogram completion and material decomposition. Journal of Medical Imaging.
10/2021 PixelPrint homepage is online! We are looking forward to sharing our technology with the CT community.
10/2021

New Publication: Stayman JW. Spectral CT using a fine grid structure and varying x‐ray incidence angle. Medical Physics.

09/2021 LACTI received a NIH R01 award to develop advanced spectral CT concepts.
08/2021 Photon-Counting CT technology has arrived at Penn Medicine to enhance patient care.
08/2021 New Publication: Meyer S. Quantitative analysis of speckle-based X-ray dark-field imaging using numerical wave-optics simulations. Scientific Reports.
01/2021 New Publication: Shapira N. Spectral CT quantification stability and accuracy for pediatric patients. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
01/2021 New Publication: Shapira N. Quantitative positron emission tomography imaging in the presence of iodinated contrast media using electron density quantifications from dual‐energy computed tomography. Medical Physics.