The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $546,874 Project Grant (R01EB036987) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to Mayo Clinic. The grant supports the development and validation of an AI-assisted quantitative photon-counting-detector CT (PCD-CT) imaging protocol for cytogenetic risk stratification and treatment response assessment in multiple myeloma patients. The project...
This Project Grant award of $536,954 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program, supports the development of an ultra-high-spatial resolution photon-counting computed tomography (CT) system with multiple focal spots. The key objectives are to: 1) Develop advanced system models and reconstruction approaches to process...
This Project Grant award of $1,344,298 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) aims to optimize the image quality of mobile photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanners for use in the neuro intensive care unit (ICU). The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of deep learning-based image reconstruction algorithms to reduce noise...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $502,841 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to The Regents of the University of California, operating as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The funding will support research and development of a novel detector readout concept for monolithic scintillation detectors that enables direct digitization...
The University of California, Davis received a $2,867,165 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The award aims to develop and demonstrate a novel medical imaging system using an array of multiple X-ray sources (MXA) to improve image quality and reduce artifacts in computed tomography (CT) scanners. Key project...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), awarded a $255,187 Project Grant to The Johns Hopkins University. The grant, effective July 15, 2024 through June 30, 2026, supports research and development of pixelated scintillators for ultra-high resolution cone-beam computed tomography (CT) imaging. The project aims to advance indirect-detection X-ray...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $811,503 to develop an innovative radiation imaging tool. The goal is to create a quantitative, real-time isotopic spectroscopy imaging device that can visualize the spatial distribution and decay of targeted alpha therapy molecules used in cancer treatments....
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $477,129 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, supports the development and characterization of dextran-coated cerium oxide nanoparticles (DEX-CENP) as a novel computed tomography (CT) contrast...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will support the acquisition of a new Siemens NAEOTOM Alpha photon-counting CT scanner at the University of Iowa. The new scanner will significantly enhance the university's ability to conduct quantitative CT imaging research to better sub-phenotype lung diseases. Key benefits include eliminating beam hardening artifacts, reducing electronic noise, improving spatial...
This $1.2 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), supports the development of novel model-based iterative reconstruction algorithms for high-resolution computed tomography imaging from low-dose X-ray data. The University of Florida will leverage techniques from approximation theory and performance optimization tools to address computational...