Thursday, May 15, 2008

8th Annual Research & Development Symposium
10:15 am – 11:15 am                                                             Ballroom 6A

Presented by the SIIM Research and                                  Development Committee

Session Chair:                                                                               Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD
University of Arizona

SIIM TRIP™ Compression Study: Update & Progress

 

SIIM 2007 Grant Recipient Research Findings:

• John Kornak, PhD, University of California, San Francisco: “Improved Statistical Reconstruction of Low-Resolution Physiological and Molecular MRI Modalities”

The results of the simulation study show strong potential for K-Bayes to significantly improve the resolution, accuracy, and precision of traditionally low-resolution MRI modalities. In this SIIM 2008 R&D presentation, the author will present application to real perfusion and MRSI data, quantifying the levels of improvement afforded by K-Bayes over standard DFT reconstruction. An important aspect of this validation is to test the robustness of the method to registration and misclassification errors. If these translate to real low-resolution MRI datasets, then K-Bayes could have a major impact on research and clinical MRI.

• Chris L. Sistrom, MD, MPH, University of Florida Health Center: “Systematic Nomenclature for Imaging Procedures (SNIP)” 

The reasons for creating a shared naming convention for imaging procedures are myriad, diverse, and critically important. Ordering, scheduling, protocoling, performing, reporting, and billing of radiology examinations are matters of practical necessity. The SNIP project seeks to collaboratively create and distribute an open source ‘universal radiology charge master’ that is freely available to all interested organizations or individuals. In addition to the very practical functions involved in actually providing imaging services to patients, there are matters of accreditation, credentialing, quality assessment, utilization management, and research to consider. The grant from SIIM supported the development of a web-based resource for creating, storing, and distributing SNIP that would be open source, community powered, and perpetually renewed.