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2025/9/24-25
Visited the Catholic University of Pusan and Dong-Eui Institute of Technology as an exercise subject "Team Medical Activity".
2025/9/21
The English version of my website has been launched.
2025/8/23
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Helical X-ray Tube Trajectory Estimation via Image Noise Analysis for Enhanced CT Dosimetry", Maeda et al.
2025/8/22
Paper accepted: "Applicability of effective atomic number (Zeff) image analysis of coronary plaques measured with photon counting computed tomography", Asahara et al.
2025/8/13
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Bone-enhanced high contrast X-ray images derived from attenuation estimation related to ultra-low energy X-rays – An application of an energy-resolving photon-counting detector (ERPCD) –", Nishigami et al.
2025/8/10
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Counting-loss correction procedure of X-ray imaging detectors with consideration for the effective atomic number of biological objects", Kimoto et al.
2025/7/28
Selected for the Research Grant of JGC-Saneyoshi Scholarship Foundation: "Development of quantitative chest imaging diagnostic methods using photon-counting CT"
2025/7/28
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Impact of pre-reconstruction filtering with butterworth filter on 111In-pentetreotide SPECT image quality and quantitative accuracy: A phantom study", Hasegawa et al.
2025/6/10
Presentation at the 21st International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry (Mexico City):
"X-ray dose determination of medical staff during fluoroscopic examination: A novel wearable dosimeter system that can analyze incident direction of radiation", Asahara et al.
2025/5/30
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Impact of different X-ray tube positions on actual dose measurements during CT examinations -An effect of patient physique-", Hayashi et al.
2025/4/24
Certificate of Merit Award at The 4th ICRPT:
"Effective Atomic Number Score in Calcified Plaque Evaluation: Approach Using Photon-Counting CT", Asahara et al.
2025/4/19
Received the Department of Radiology Award, Okayama University Hospital.
2025/4/10-13
Presentations at JRC2025 and The 4th ICRPT:
"Clinical Trial to Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Artery Plaque Using Hydroxyapatite Images Generated with Photon Counting Detector CT", Ikegami et al.
"Effective Atomic Number Score in Calcified Plaque Evaluation: Approach Using Photon-Counting CT", Asahara et al.
2025/4/8
Paper accepted:
"Effectiveness of radiation protectors to reduce occupational radiation dose of medical staff when performing radioligand therapy with 177Lu", Inoue et al.
2025/3/3
Received a Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (KAKENHI):
"Translational Development of Photon-Counting CT-Based Material Decomposition for Cardiovascular Medicine"
2025/2/26-3/2
Presentation at ECR2025 (European Congress of Radiology 2025):
"Dental forensic application of effective atomic number images generated using photon-counting CT"
2025/1/18
Co-authored paper accepted:
"A novel analytic procedure for accurate patient surface dose measurement during computed tomography examination: systematic uncertainty correction related to incident X-ray direction", Goto et al.
2024/12/27
Co-authored paper published:
"Computed tomography findings of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease subtypes", Iguchi et al.
2024/12/23
Selected for the 2024 Hitachi Global Foundation, 56th Kurata Research Grant: "Application of Composition Analysis Technology Using Photon-Counting CT in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine"
2024/12/19
Selected for the Cardiovascular Research Fund: "Evaluation for coronary artery plaques using quantitative images generated by photon-counting CT"
2024/12/3
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Optimization of energy windows to calculate quantitative X-ray images using an energy-resolving photon-counting detector: A simulation study", Nishigami et al.
2024/12/1-5
Presentation at RSNA2024 (110th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America):
"How can we use effective atomic number information generated by photon-counting computed tomography? – A proposal for application to dental forensics –"
2024/10/31-11/3
Presentation at All Japan Radiological Technology / The 52nd Autumn Scientific Congress:
"Examination of reconstruction of auditory ossicle images with Photon Counting Detector CT", Nishii et al.
2024/10/23
Paper accepted:
"Helpfulness of effective atomic number image in forensic dental identification: photon-counting computed tomography is suitable", Asahara et al.
2024/10/20
Student Excellent Presentation Award at CSFRT2024 (20th Chugoku-Shikoku Forum for Radiological Technology):
"Simulation study on the shielding ability of lead for protecting the eye lens of the eye of medical staff during Lu-177 radionuclide therapy", Saya Inoue.
"Evaluation of the conversion accuracy between CT values and electron density for dose calculation using photon-counting detector CT", Moe Tsujimura
2024/10/19-20
Presentations at CSFRT2024:
"Proposal of a coronary plaque analysis method using photon-counting detector CT", Ikegami et al.
"Simulation study on the shielding ability of lead for protecting the eye lens of the eye of medical staff during Lu-177 radionuclide therapy", Inoue et al.
"Evaluation of the conversion accuracy between CT values and electron density for dose calculation using photon-counting detector CT", Tsujimura et al.
2024/10/1
Research introduction webpage published on the Hulinks website: "Expanding research possibilities with Mathematica"
2024/9/10
Selected for the Research Grant of the Okayama Association of Radiological Technologists: "Applied research on photon-counting CT for forensic odontology using effective atomic number imaging"
2024/9/4
Invited lecture at the Chugoku SOMATOM Users Meeting:
"Special session on photon-counting CT, technical edition: Understanding PCD-CT through detector innovations"
2024/8/27
Selected for the Research Grant of the Teraoka Scholarship Foundation: "Development of a novel method for coronary plaque calcification analysis using state-of-the-art CT scanners"
2024/8/24
Co-authored book chapter published:
"Impact of Blurring Correction Method in Quantitative Image Analysis Using Energy-Resolving Photon Counting Detector (ERPCD)", Hayashi et al.
2024/7/31
Selected for the KAKENHI (Research Activity Start-up) Grant: "Study on forensic odontology applications of photon-counting CT enabling quantitative analysis of X-ray"
2024/7/31
Co-authored paper accepted:
"Effectiveness of an X-ray shielding sheet with lower shielding ability to enable both bone mineral density determination and morphological diagnosis", Maeda et al.
2024/6/3
Awarded the Excellence Prize at the Cyber DECT Conference DE-1 Grand Prix:
"Identification of non-metallic dental materials using effective atomic number imaging with photon-counting CT", Asahara et al.
2024/5/29
Co-authored paper accepted:
“A suitable procedure of dose reduction factor measurements of X-ray shields during computed tomography examination - the importance of considering positional changes of an X-ray tube - “, Hayashi et al.
2024/5/3
Paper accepted:
“Evaluation of lower detection limit and performance analyses related to the incident angle of X-rays and absolute dose using a triple-type dosimeter”, Asahara et al.
2024/4/11-14
Presentations at The 3rd ICRPT (JRC2024):
“Discrimination of non-metal dental material using photon counting CT toward identifying human remains”, Asahara et al.
2024/4/1
Appointed as Assistant Professor, Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Japan