May 7-8, 2009: Atelier educational in imagistica moleculara - cum functioneaza si noutati? Prague, Czechia Termen limita de inscriere: 27.04.2009 Info: www.encite.org

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A 54 Conferinta anuala a Societatii pentru Fizica Sanatatii July 12-16, 2009 Hilton Minneapolis/Convention Center Minneapolis, MN, USA Termen limita de trimitere a abstractelor: February 6, 2009 Trimite on-line la: http://hpschapters.org/2009AM/abstracts/

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SPIE Imagistica medicala Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, USA Expozitie: 9-11 Februarie 2009 Conferinta: 8-12 Februarie 2009 Prezentari axate pe subiectele: • Fizica imagisticii medicale • Procesare de imagini • Diagnostic ajutat de computer • Vizualizare, proceduri ghidate prin imagini si modeling • Aplicatii biomedicale in imagistica moleculara, structurala si functionala • Perceptia imaginii, performanta

Background and Purpose - Development of hemodynamic modifying devices to treat intracranial aneurysms is an active area of research. The asymmetrical vascular stent (AVS), a stent containing a low-porosity patch, is such device. We evaluate AVS efficacy in an in vivo intracranial aneurysm model. Methods — We created 24 elastase rabbit model aneurysms: 13 treated with the AVS, 5 treated with standard coronary stents, and 6 untreated controls. Four

Image guided endovascular treatment of aneurysms, using new flow modifying polyurethane-asymmetric vascular stent (P-AVS), were investigated. Four in-vivo rabbit model aneurysms were treated by partially covering the aneurysm orifice; two distally and two proximally. Blood flow pre- and post-stenting and at four-week follow-up was analyzed using angiography. The treatment results were evaluated using histology and electron microscopy. At follow-up,

X-ray equipment testing using phantoms that mimic the specific human anatomy, is a very important step in the research and system evaluation. We have extended the application of the NEMA XR21-2000 cardiac phantom to evaluate neurovascular x-ray imaging systems. To enable digital subtraction angiography (DSA) testing, a hollow slot was made to allow insertion of angiographic sections with simulated arteries of various thickness and iodine concentrations.