Symposium 2022 | Research | UC Davis Department of Radiology

VR total-body PET-CT
Virtual Reality interaction with Total-Body PET/CT data. Thanks to Professor Kwan-Liu Ma from the Department of Computer Science.

August 4, 2022, 3-7 p.m.
Medical Education Building, Room 1222 and Ground Floor

Message from Our Chair

Elizabeth Morris We are very excited to share the exciting work presented as part of our 1st Annual Radiology Research Symposium. Our faculty have a wide array of research interests from basic imaging methodology and pre-clinical to molecular imaging clinical trials and biomedical imaging informatics.

Our department is a pioneer in innovation, applying the latest techniques, technology, and diagnostic methodology to deliver integrated, evidence-based patient-centered care. The development of the EXPLORER PET/CT program has demonstrated that our Physics Division is home to expert leaders in the field who are on the forefront of imaging and patient care. Our Nuclear Medicine Division is innovating in the realm of theranostics with novel methods to combine imaging and therapy for a “smart bomb” for cancer and related diseases. Our Clinical Divisions are involved in translational research in collaboration with numerous other departments and centers.

We are building an Artificial Intelligence Research Group as Radiology will be on the forefront of developing, integrating and adopting machine learning techniques into the patient care continuum. We have faculty interested in detection and risk algorithms as well as natural language processing algorithms. We believe that AI technology will rapidly change the way radiology as well as healthcare in general will be delivered. Radiology touches virtually all patients in the healthcare system and we are always on the forefront of technological development. We are excited to share with you what we are doing currently and how we see the future of healthcare!

Elizabeth A. Morris, MD, FACR, FSBI, FISMRM
Professor and Chair

Program Booklet (PDF)

Agenda (PDF)

Watch Session 1: 2022 Radiology Research Symposium

Watch Session 2: 2022 Radiology Research Symposium

Oral Presentations

Title	Presenter
Looking aHead: Simultaneous PET/MRI for Brain at UC Davis	Audrey Fan	Abstract
Diagnostic and Quality Improvement Insights Enabled by a Comprehensive NLP Pipeline for Radiology and Pathology Reports	Tom Loehfelm	Abstract
“3D PrintViz” Laboratory: UC Davis’s Medical 3D Printing and Visualization Laboratory	Osama Raslan	Abstract
Industry Partnership to Develop Advanced PET Scanners	Simon Cherry	Abstract
Engaging Health Disparities in Biomedical Imaging Research	Felipe Godinez	Abstract
High Resolution CT for Lung Nodule Characterization: A Multi-reader Comparison Against Conventional Normal Resolution CT	Anthony Chen	Abstract
Molecular Imaging of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): A Collaborative Team Effort at UC Davis Health	Guobao Wang	Abstract
Automated Whole Brain Segmentation of T2w MRI Brain Scans of Rats Exposed to Organophosphates Using a U-Net Neural Network	Valerie Porter	Abstract
Effect on Intra-Procedural Metrics of Pre-Procedural CT Angiography Prior to Conventional Angiography in Trauma Patients with Active Extravasation on Initial Portal Venous Phase Imaging	Frank Liou	Abstract
CD8-Targeted Total-Body PET Imaging of T Cells in Patients Recovering from COVID-19	Negar Omidvari	Abstract
Meniscus MRI	Cyrus Bateni	Abstract
High-Grade Pediatric Renal Trauma: Prognostic Value of Ureteral Contrast	Philip Kim	Abstract
Total-Body Perfusion Imaging Using [11C]-Butanol	Elizabeth Li	Abstract
AI-based Automated Lipomatous Tumor Segmentation in MR Images	Quinn Ng	Abstract
First-in-Human Imaging and Dosimetry of Novel Integrin [18F]αvβ6 Binding Peptide in Patients with Metastatic Carcinoma	Cameron Foster	Abstract

Poster Presentations

Title	Presenter
Characterization of Enthesitis Burden in Psoriatic Arthritis using Total-Body PET/CT Imaging with the 18F-FDG Radiotracer	Yasser G. Abdelhafez	Abstract Poster
18F-Fluciclovine PET Uptake in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint: Initial Observations	Yasser G. Abdelhafez	Abstract Poster
Sympathetic Ganglia are More Frequently Visualized on 68Ga-Dotatate Total-Body PET/CT Imaging	Yasser G. Abdelhafez	Abstract Poster
Diversifying the Subject Cohorts in Total-Body PET Research: A Feasibility Study	Ramsey D. Badawi	Abstract Poster
Validation and Optimization of a Scatter Correction Method for Total-Body Positron Emission Tomography	Reimund Bayerlin	Abstract Poster
18F-FDG Gallbladder Uptake: Observation from a Total-Body PET/CT Scanner	Anna Calabro	Abstract Poster
Using Total Body PET to Elucidate Whole-Body Metabolism in the Tissue-Specific Level	Maria Chondronikola	Abstract Poster
Quantitative T2 Mapping as a Biomarker of Neuropathology Resulting from Acute Organophosphate Intoxication in a Rat Model	Alita Jesal D’Almeida	Abstract Poster
A Monte Carlo Analysis of Guidewire Safety Comparing a Body and Local Coil	Felipe Godinez	Abstract Poster
Non-Invasive Quantification and SUVR Validation of [18F]-Florbetaben with Total-Body EXPLORER PET	Emily N. Holy	Abstract Poster
Pediatric Intranodal CT Lymphangiography with Water-Soluble Contrast Media	Zachary B. Jenner	Abstract Poster
The Effect of Co-Axial Incisions on the Traction Removal Force of Mushroom-Retained Gastrostomy Tubes	Abdullah Khan	Abstract Poster
Lesion Detectability in Contrast-Enhanced bCT Using Model Observers	Sunny Lyu	Abstract Poster
Utilization of EOSTM Imaging for Evaluation of Bowel Management and Radiation Dose Reduction	Kriti Gwal	Abstract Poster
Interstitial Space Properties of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	Quyen Tran	Abstract Poster
Management of Incidental Findings at the EXPLORER Molecular Imaging Center	Ofilio Vigil	Abstract Poster
Open Kinetic Modeling Initiatives to Accelerate Quantitative Molecular Imaging Research at UC Davis and in the International Community	Guobao Wang	Abstract Poster
Cross-Validation Log-Likelihood Regularization Strength Optimization in Penalized Likelihood Reconstructions for Total-Body and Conventional PET	Qian Wang	Abstract Poster
Multi-Organ Metabolic Changes in COVID-19 Recovery Measured with Total-Body Dynamic 18F-FDG PET	Yiran Wang	Abstract Poster
Kernel SIME: Simultaneous Estimation of Blood Input Function Using a Kernel Method and its Evaluation with Total-Body PET	Yansong Zhu	Abstract Poster

E-Poster Presentations

Title	Presenter
Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Triglyceride and Free Fatty Acid Clearance Rates are Linked to Brown Adipose Tissue in Women with Overweight/Obesity	Maria Chondronikola	Abstract Poster Email
Serial Transthoracic Echocardiography for Clinical Assessment of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism	Roger E. Goldman	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
A Novel Method to Enhance Positron Emission Tomography Detector Performance	Xuzhi He	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Percutaneous Antegrade Short Cholangioscope-Aided Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy, Cholangioplasty, and Biliary Decompression for Acute Perforated Cholecystitis and Septic Shock Secondary to Choledocholithiasis	Zachary B. Jenner	Abstract Poster Email
Financial Analysis of Outpatient Evaluation and Management Billing: A Comparison of IR to Other Specialties	Cody Key	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Automated Estimation of Tissue T1 Corrected CBF and ATT from Multi-PLD ASL Using a 3D CNN	Donghoon Kim	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis Interventions Outcomes at a High-Volume Renal Transplant Center	Patrick Kim	Abstract Poster Email
Retrospective Review of Patients that had Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube Placement at UC Davis Health with Long-Term Follow-Up	Michael Larson	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Utilization of Peripheral Nerve Blocks by Interventional Radiologists for Medicare Beneficiaries from 2010-2018	Andrew Nelson	Abstract Poster Email
Total-Body PET/CT – First Clinical Experiences and Future Perspectives	Quinn Kwan-Tai Ng	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
A High-Resolution PET Detector for Preclinical Imaging Application	Abdullah Refaey	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Personalized Dosimetry for Treatment of Hepatic Cellular Carcinoma Using Multiphysics Simulations	Carlos A. Ruvalcaba	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Initial MR Compatibility Characterization of a PreClinical PET/MRI Insert	Aaron Selfridge	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Lung Airway Geometry as an Early Predictor of Autism: A Preliminary Machine Learning-Based Study	Rebecca Stein-Wexler	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Morbidity and Mortality Conferences in Interventional Radiology: Current Patterns and Experiences	Harjot Singh Virk	Abstract Poster Presentation Email
Trends in Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy Among Medicare Patients from 2010-2017: Analysis of Procedure Volume, Specialty Involvement and Cost	Samuel Paran Yap	Abstract Poster Email