Programme BIOMEP 2013 - teiath.gr of Biomedical Technology Engineering (Medical Instruments...

The BIOMEP 2013 conference has been co-funded by the European Union (European Social Fund) and Greek national resources under the framework of the “ARISTEIA” project MISCIRLU code 1476 of the “Educational & Lifelong Learning” Operational Programme.

Accredited by the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics

June 21-22, 2013TEI of Athens

http://biomep.teiath.gr

Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering (Medical Instruments Technology)

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Greece

Programme BIOMEP 2013

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2nd International Conference

on Bio-Medical Instrumentation and related Engineering

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS, CULTURE & SPORTS

BIOMEP 2013 Programme

Invited Speeches 20 min (17talk+3discussion), Oral Presentations 15 min (13talk+2discussion)

Sessions: Congress Hall, Parallel Sessions: Physics Auditorium

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2nd

International Conference on Bio-Medical Instrumentation

and related Engineering and Physical Sciences

Organized by the

Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering (Medical Instruments Technology),

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Greece

Friday 21 & Saturday 22, June 2013

PROGRAMME

Friday 21 June 2013

9:00 – 13:00 Registration

9:00 – 9:20 Welcome Speeches

• Prof. M. Bratakos, Vice President of TEI of Athens, Greece

• Prof. D. Triantis, Dean, Faculty of Technological Applications, TEI of Athens,

Greece

• Prof. G. Panayiotakis, Presidency of Rectors of Greek Universities, Rector

University of Patras, Greece

9:20 – 9:30 Honorary Award to Prof. C. Nomicos , Chairpersons: Prof. D. Triantis, Dean, Faculty of Technological Applications, TEI of Athens, Greece, Prof. I. Kandarakis, Head of the Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece




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Oral Sessions (9:30 – 17:30)

9:30 – 10:50 Session 1. Scintillators and Phosphors

Session Chairmen: Prof. A. Gektin, NAS Ukraine, Emeritus. Prof. C. Nomicos, TEI of

Athens

9:30 - 9:50 Invited Speech: Last trends in scintillators development; theory and

practice A.V.Gektin

Institute for Scintillation Materials, Kharkov, Ukraine

9:50 – 10:05 Scintillators In X-Ray Imaging: The MISCIRLU Project N. Kalyvas, P. Liaparinos, I. Valais, G. Fountos, C. Michail, S. David and I. Kandarakis.

Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

10:05 – 10.20 Lu2O3:Eu nanophosphor as a candidate for digital medical imaging

applications I. E. Seferis1, N. I. Kalyvas2, I. G. Valais2, C. M. Michail2, P. F. Liaparinos2, G. P. Fountos2, E. Zych3, I. S. Kandarakis2 and G. S. Panayiotakis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland

10:20 – 10:35 Optical Gain of Single-Crystal Scintillators for Nuclear Medicine

Applications N. Kalyvas1, D. Nikolopoulos2, I. Valais1, T. Sevvos2, X. Argyriou2, S. Kottou3, P. Yannakopoulos2 and I. Kandarakis1 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Computer Electronic Engineering, TEI of Piraeus, Greece 3 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece

10:35 – 10:50 Single Index Image Quality Evaluation Of A High Resolution CMOS

Sensor Coupled To Gd2O2S:Eu Phosphor Screens I. E. Seferis1, C. M. Michail2, I. G. Valais2, G. P. Fountos2, N. I. Kalyvas2, F. Stromatia3, G. Oikonomou4, I. S. Kandarakis2 and G. S. Panayiotakis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, “IASO” General Hospital, Greece 4 Department of Medical Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, TEI of

Athens, Athens, Greece




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9:45 – 11:00 Parallel Session 1: Emerging Technologies in Clinical Laboratories as

outlined in Industrial Property Documents Session Chairmen: Prof. Evangelia Patsavoudi, TEI of Athens and Assoc. Prof. M.

Kallergi, TEI of Athens

9.45 – 10:00 Employing Industrial Property Documents to improve and to innovate

contemporary training in Biomedical Technology. Case study: In vitro Diagnostics

Technology. B. Spyropoulos


10:00 – 10:15 The state-of-the-art and the perspectives of Automatic Immunoassay

Analyzers as reflected on Industrial Property Documents. K. Rota1, G. Tzanoukos1 and B. Spyropoulos2 1 Common post-graduate Program: "Information Technologies in Medicine and Biology" (ITMB),

Univ. of Athens, TEI of Athens, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece

2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

10:15-10:30 An overview of the trends in Next generation Nucleic Acid and Protein

Sequencing. M. Kontogiorgis1, G. Leontidis1 and B. Spyropoulos2 1 Common post-graduate Program: "Information Technologies in Medicine and Biology" (ITMB),



10:30 – 10:45 Following the innovation patent-trail from Flow Cytometry to

Quantum Dots Applications in the in vitro Diagnostics of tomorrow

K. Christou1, S. Lalissidou1, V. Tsimpida1 and B. Spyropoulos2 1 Common post-graduate Program: "Information Technologies in Medicine and Biology" (ITMB),



10:45 – 11:00 Evaluation of hospital personnel: Comparison of public and private

sector. B. Papoutsis and M. Kallergi


11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break




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11:30 – 13:10 Session 2. Medical Imaging I

Session Chairmen: Prof. R. Speller, UCL, UK and Prof. G. Nikiforidis, University of

Patras

(2 invited speeches by Prof. R. Speller and Prof. J. Horrocks)

11:30 – 11:50 Invited Speech1: New techniques in mammography Prof. R. Speller

University College of London, UK

11:50 – 12:10 Invited Speech2: Staff and Patient Radiation doses in Interventional

Radiology Prof. J. Horrocks

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK

12:10 – 12:25 Digital Mammography: From Physical Performance Evaluation To

Image Quality Analysis. A. C. Konstantinidis

Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College of London, UK

12:25 – 12:40 Dual Energy Mammography X-Ray Spectra Optimization for the

Microcalcification Detection. V. Koukou1, G. Fountos2, N. Martini1, P. Sotiropoulou1, C. Michail2, I. Valais2, I. Kandarakis2 and G. Nikiforidis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Medical School University of Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

12:40 – 12:55 X-Ray Spectra Optimization For The Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Ratio

Determination - A New Approach In Osteoporosis Diagnosis N. Martini1, G. Fountos2, V. Koukou1, P. Sotiropoulou1, C. Michail2, A. Bakas3, I. Kandarakis2 and G. Nikiforidis1

1 Department of Medical Physics, Medical School University of Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Medical Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, TEI of Athens, Greece

12:55 – 13:10 Assessment of the Impact of Dark Signal on Image Quality in

Computerized Mammography. A. Valasi1, M. Argyrou1, I. Floros1, A. Siountas2, S. Synefia1, I. Vamvakas3 and M. Lyra1

1 Radiation Physics Unit, 1st Department of Radiology, University of Athens, Greece 2 Medical Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 3 Department of Medical Physics, IASO General Hospital, Greece




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13:10 – 13:25 Dual-Energy Inverse-Mapping Technique to Estimate Calcium-To-

Phosphorous Mass Ratio in Bone Quality Assessment P. Sotiropoulou1, G. Fountos2, N. Martini1, V. Koukou1, C. Michail2, I. Valais2, I. Kandarakis2 and G. Nikiforidis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Medical School University of Patras, 265 00 Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

13:30 - 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 - 16:30 Session 3. Radiation Protection in Radiology

Session Chairpersons: Dr. V. Tsapaki, HAMP President and Assoc. Prof. S. Kottou,

University of Athens

15:00 - 15:15 Radiation Dose in Repeated CT Guided Radiofrequency Ablations.

Where Do We Stop? I.A. Tsalafoutas1, V. Tsapaki2, C. Triantopoulou2, E. Kolliakou2, P. Maniatis2 and J. Papailiou2

1 Medical Physics Dpt, Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece. 2 Medical Physics Unit, Radiology and CT department, Konstantopoulio Hospital, Athens, Greece.

15:15 – 15:30 Radiation Exposure During ERCP Endoscopic Procedures: 5 Years

Experience V. Tsapaki, K.D. Paraskeva, C. Triantopoulou, A. Giannakopoulos, N. Mathou, P. Aggelogiannopoulou and J.A. Karagianis

Konstantopoulio General Hospital of Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece

15:30 - 15:45 Human Beings and Radiation – A Review

S. Kottou1, D. Nikolopoulos2, E. Petraki2, A. Louizi1, X. Argyriou2, T. Sevvos2, P. Yannakopoulos3 1 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Computer Electronic Engineering, TEI of Piraeus, Greece 3 Department of Medical Instruments, TEI of Athens, Greece

15:45 - 16:00 Patient Radiation Protection and Dose Measurements, During C-arm

Fluoroscopy in Orthopaedic Surgery D. I. Papadopoulou, A. A. Chatzis, G. A. Christopoulos, O. Ν. Kasimati, D. Τ. Tosonidou, I. S. Kaskarelis

Department of Radiology, "Asklepieio Voulas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece




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16:00 - 16:15 Effects on Oogenesis and Oxidative Stress Induction on the Standard

Biological System D. Melanogaster: Comparison of Non Ionizing Electromagnetic

Radiation Emitted by a Cellular Phone and a Frequency Generator

A.K. Manta1, N.E. Sagioglou1, A.S. Skouroliakou2, A.F. Fragopoulou1, I.K. Giannarakis1, M.P. Ntzouni1 and L.H. Margaritis1

1 Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Physics and Chemistry, TEI of Athens, Athens, Greece

16:15 - 16:30 Staff Radiation Doses in Interventional Procedures. Is There a Need

for Concern? S. Kottou1 and V. Tsapaki2 1 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece 2 Medical Physics Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

15:15 - 16:15 Parallel Session2: Emergency/ICU/Surgery and Home-Care

Technology

Session Chairmen: Prof. B. Spyropoulos and & Prof. Eric Ventouras, TEI of Athens

15:15 - 15:30 Mechanical Ventilation Soft Computing Decision Support Models for

Home and Institutional Long Term Care A. Tzavaras1, P. R. Weller2 and B. Spyropoulos1 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 City University, London, UK

15:30 - 15:45 A Wireless Monitoring System Supporting Contemporary Home-Care A. Tzavaras and B. Spyropoulos


15:45 - 16:00 Development status of an Anaesthesia Information Management

System D. Zogogianni1, A. Tzavaras2 and B. Spyropoulos2 1 Common post-graduate Program: "Information Technologies in Medicine and Biology" (ITMB),



16:00 - 16:15 The Employment of Low-Cost Portable CCD-based Microscopes to

Support Early-Diagnosis and Bedside-Treatment at Home

B. Spyropoulos





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17:00 - 18:00 Session 4. Round Table: State of the Art in Radiotherapy,

QA & Dosimetry

Organized by HAMP

Round Table Chairperson: Dr. S. Nikoletopoulos, HAMP Treasurer

17:00 - 17:15 Tomotherapy K. Theodorou,

Medical Physics Dept., Medical School, University of Thessaly, Greece

17:15 - 17:30 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Basic Principles and Quality Assurance E. Koutsouveli and P. Sandilos

Department of Medical Physics, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

17:30 - 17:45 CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System: Quality Assurance and

Dosimetry C. Antypas and E. Pantelis

Medical Physics Department, IATROPOLIS Clinic, Athens Greece

17:45 - 18:00 Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy C. Papageorgiou

Medical Physics Department, IASO General Hospital, Athens, Greece




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18:10 – 19:40 Session 5: Quality Assurance and Radiation Dosimetry

Session Chairpersons: Assoc. Prof. M. Kallergi, TEI of Athens and Dr. S.

Chatziioannou, University of Athens, Greece

18:10 – 18:25 Dosimetry Quality Audit in Greek Radiotherapy Centers A. Boziari and C. J. Hourdakis

Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GR)

18:25 – 18:40 Quality Assurance Measurements in Contemporary Radiology A. Papathymiou1, G. Fotiadis1, C. Housein1, G. Manousaridis2 and B. Spyropoulos1 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GR)

18:40 – 18:55 Radiation Exposure of Patients Undergoing PET-CT Examination M. Metaxas

Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece

18:55 – 19:10 Pre-Therapeutic Patient-Specific Dosimetry of Y-90 DOTATOC in

Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors: Preliminary Results M.T. Chalkia, A.P. Stefanoyiannis, S.N. Chatziioannou, A. Prentakis and E.P. Efstathopoulos

Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.

19:10 – 19:25 A patient Medical Imaging Referral Support System Based on

Medical-Managerial and Patient-Safety Criteria V. Mamakou1 and B. Spyropoulos2 1 “Dromokaiteion” Psychiatric Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

19:25 – 19:40 Pinpointing on-Time Ethical Issues Related to Neuroradiology and

CNS Implants by Properly Evaluating Relevant Industrial Property Documents B. Spyropoulos





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Parallel Poster Session (10:30– 17:00)

Treatment Plan Dose Verification of a Cyberknife Prostate Case A. Salvara, E. Pantelis, C. Antypas, L. Sideri and N. Salvaras

CyberKnife Center, Iatropolis-Magnitiki Tomografia, Athens, Greece.

Seven Years Total Targeting Accuracy Results of a Cyberknife System E. Pantelis, L. Sideri and C. Antypas

CyberKnife Center, Iatropolis-Magnitiki Tomografia, Athens, Greece.

Qspect: A Versatile SPECT Image Reconstruction Application N. Efthimiou1, P. Papadimitroulas1, G. Panayiotakis1 and G. Loudos2 1 Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

Digital Silicon Photomultiplier (dSiPM) Performance under Low Energy Irradiation M. Georgiou1, G. Borghi2, S. V. Spirou1, G. Loudos1 and D. R. Schaart2 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Delft University of Technology, Radiation Detection and Medical Imaging, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB

Delft, the Netherlands

The Effect of the Scintillating Crystal on PET Imaging G. E. Karpetas1, C. M. Michail2, G. P. Fountos2, N. I. Kalyvas2, I. G. Valais2, I. S. Kandarakis2 and G. S. Panayiotakis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, 265 00 Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

Phosphor Material Activator Type and Image Quality: Trading off Resolution, Noise

and Sensitivity N. Kalyvas, G. Fountos, I. Valais, P. Liaparinos, C. Michail, S. David and I. Kandarakis





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Considering Image Quality Metrics Calculation by Free Software G. Fountos1, N. Kalyvas1, C. Michail1, I. Seferis1,2 I. Valais1, N. Martini1,2, V. Koukou1,2, P. Liaparinos1, S. David1, I. Kandarakis1, G. Nikiforidis2 and G. Panayiotakis2 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras 26500 Patras, Greece

Radiation Doses to Children Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization for the Treatment

Using Pcxmc 2.0 Monte Carlo Code E. N. Yakoumakis1, H. Kostopoulou1, T. Makri2, A. Dimitriadis1, E Georgiou1, E Tsamixa1, and I. A. Tsalafoutas3 1 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, 11527,

Athens, Greece 2 Medical Physics Unit, ‘Agia Sofia’ Hospital, Levadias & Thivon, Goudi, Athens, Greece, 3 Medical Physics Department, Anticancer-Oncology Hospital of Athens ‘Agios Savvas’, 171

Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece. Reconstructing Editable Boundary Representations from 3D Medical Data I. Kyriazis and I. Fudos

Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, GR45110 Ioannina, Greece

Two Methods to Evaluate MLC Positional Accuracy Using the Picket Fence Test M. Argyrou, M. Bella, I.C. Floros, M. Rouchota, S. Synefia, I.Triantopoulou, A. Valassi, C. Antypas, C. Armpilia and M. Lyra

1st Department of Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Anatomy-Based Vs Fluence-Based Treatment Planning Approach for VMAT

Treatment of Prostate Cancer M. Andreou1, S. Kordolaimi1, E. Koutsouveli2, P. Sandilos2, C. Dardoufas2, E. Georgiou1 and P. Karaiskos1,2 1 Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece 2 Medical Physics Department and Department of Radiation Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens,

Greece

IMRT and 3D Conformal Prostate Treatment Plan Verification Using the Delta4

Phantom. The Aretaieion University Hospital Experience C. Armpilia, C. Antypas, I. Floros, M. Argyrou, I. Triantopoulou, M. Rouchota, S. Synefia, A. Valassi,

M. Lyra and P. Sandilos

1st Department of Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece




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Gastric Emptying and Cystic Fibrosis O. N. Karamini and D. V. Tamanidi

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Athens Navy Hospital, Greece

Use and Remote Controlling of a Simple Drug Infusion Pump for Iodinated Contrast

Media Injection, during the Hystero-Salpigography Procedure. A Simple Idea

Leading to Annihilation of Radiation Exposure

G. Roubies

Department of Biomedical & Clinic Engineering ΜIΤΕRΑ Hospital S.Α., Athens, Greece

New Digital Front-End Electronics for Dedicated Nuclear Medicine Imagers E. Fysikopoulos1,2, M. Georgiou2,3, S. David2, G. Loudos2 and G. Matsopoulos1

1 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

The Application of Energy Dispersive X-Ray Diffraction (EDXRD) in the detection of

plaques in the blood vessels of the heart C.S. Abuchi1, T. Fearn2, D. O’Flynn1, G. Royle1 and R.Speller1

1 Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London, UK 2 Department of Statistical Sciences, University College London, London, UK

Development of Piezo-Electric Sensor Based Non-invasive Low Cost Arterial Pulse

Analyzer P. R. Gatkine1, S. B. Noronha2, S. R. Gatkine3, S. Poojary4 and S. Chaudhary2 1 Department of Mechanical Engg, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2 Department of Chemical Engg, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 3 Dept. of Occupational Therapy, KEM Medical College, Mumbai 4 SINE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

3D SPECT Myocardial Volume Estimation Increases the Reliability of Perfusion

Diagnosis S. Synefia, M. Sotiropoulos, M. Argyrou, M. Bella, I. Floros, A. Valasi and M. Lyra

Radiation Physics Unit, 1st Department of Radiology, University of Athens, Greece




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Saturday 22 June 2013

9:00 – 11:00 Registration

Oral Sessions (9:30 – 13:30)

9:30 – 11:15 Session 1. Biomedical Data Processing

Session Chairmen: Prof. D. Cavouras, TEI of Athens and Assist. Prof. G. Matsopoulos,

NTUA

9:30 – 9:45 Implementation of a Pattern Recognition System for the Discrimination

of Multiple Sclerosis from Ischemic Lesions Based on MRI E. Kotsiliti1, S. Kostopoulos2, E. Lavdas3, G. Sakellaropoulos4, E. Solomou5 and D. Cavouras2 1 Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Greece 2 Medical Image and Signal Processing Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Technology

Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Medical Radiologic Technology, TEI of Athens, Greece 4 Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rio, Greece 5 Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Rio, Greece

9:45 – 10:00 CDMAM_FIT_3: A Graphical User Interface for Mammographic

Contrast-Detail Analysis A. C. Konstantinidis

Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, UK 10:00 – 10:15 Endometrial Cancer Characterization based on Computer-Aided

Microscopy and Pattern Recognition Methods L. Papageorgiou1, S. Kostopoulos2, D. Glotsos2, P. Ravazoula3 and D. Cavouras2 1 Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Greece 2 Medical Image and Signal Processing Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Technology

Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, Rio, Greece




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10:15 – 10:30 Improvement of image quality using BLADE sequences in brain MR

imaging A.Vlahopoulou1, P. Mavroidis2,3, G. Oikonomou1, S. Kostopoulos4, D. Glotsos4, A. Bakas1, N. Papanikolaou2 and E. Lavdas1 1 Department of Medical Radiological Technologists, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio,

San Antonio, TX, USA 3 Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

10:30 – 10:45 Classification of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Based on Nuclei

Texture and Pattern Recognition Methods: Preliminary Results C. Konstandinou1, D. Glotsos2, S. Kostopoulos2, D. Pappa3, E. Lavdas4 and D. Cavouras2 1 Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of

Athens, Greece 2 Medical Image and Signal Processing Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Technology

Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Pathology Laboratory, IASO Thessalias Hospital, Larissa, Greece 4 Department of Medical Radiologic Technology, TEI of Athens, Greece

10:45 – 11:00 Algorithmic Optimization of Automatic EEG Sleep Spindle Detection E. Ventouras1, N.-T. Economou2, H. Tsekou2, T. Paparrigopoulos2 and P.Y. Ktonas2

1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Sleep Research Unit, 1st Psychiatry Clinic, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

11:00 – 11:15 A Portable System for Acquisition and Processing of Bioelectrical

Signals, Utilizing Bera Technology – Application in the Detection of 2,4,6-

Trichloroanisole In Wine A.Moschos1, O. Tsakiridis1, P. Blouchos2, S. Kintzios2 and G. Kaltsas1 1 Department of Electronics, TEI of Athens, Athens, Greece 2 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece




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10:00 – 11:30 Parallel Session Therapeutic-Clinical Applications I

Session Chairmen: Assoc. Prof. G. Oikonomou, TEI of Athens and Dr. E. Kounadi,

Ministry of Health

10:00 – 10:15 The Use of Nanotechnology in Dental and Maxillofacial Applications -

An Overview (invited speech) A. Besinis1, T. De Peralta2 and R. D. Handy1. 1School of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, the University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK. 2Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK

10:15 – 10:30 The Supremacy of DEXA Method in Osteoporosis Diagnosis M. Adamopoulou, P. Sakellariou, E. Kounadi, If. Manousopoulou, A. Tsamadou, M. Rekkas, St. Evangelatos and S. Sampatakakis.

Ministry of Health in Greece, SEYYP, Pireos 205, 118 53 Athens Greece

10:30 – 10:45 Safe Handling of Cytostatic Drugs - Standards of Practice and

Appropriate Equipment S. Evaggelatos, I. Manousopoulou, E. Kounadi, M. Adamopoulou, M. Rekka and C. Sabatakaki

Ministry of Health in Greece, S.E.Y.Y.P., Pireos 205 str, 11853, Athens, Greece

10:45 – 11:00 Health Technology Assessment in the Public Sector of Greece S. Tsantis

Laboratory of Ionizing and Non Ionizing Radiation Imaging Systems, Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

11:00 – 11:15 Elimination of Motion and Pulsation Artifacts using BLADE Sequences

in Shoulder MR Imaging E. Zaloni1, P. Mavroidis2,3, S. Kostopoulos4, M. Vlychou5, K. Vasiou5, S. Stathakis2 and E. Lavdas1 1 Department of Medical Radiological Technologists, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio,

San Antonio, TX, USA 3 Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 5 Department of Radiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

11:15 – 11:30 The Development of the Computed Tomography. The Advantages of

the Dual Source Scanners in Thoracic and Abdominal Procedures and in

Angiography G.Koltsidis, E.Zaminoua and E. Lavdas

Department of Medical Radiological Technologists, TEI of Athens, Greece




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12:00 – 13:35 Session 2. Therapeutic and Clinical Applications

Session Chairmen: Prof. C. Kappas and Assoc. Prof. K. Theodorou, University of

Thessaly

(1 invited speech by Prof. E. Patsavoudi)

12:00 – 12:20 Invited Speech: MAb 4C5: A novel HSP90 inhibitor to be potentially

used in cancer therapeutics Prof. E. Patsavoudi


12:20 – 12:35 Comparison of Prostate IMRT and VMAT Treatment Plans using

Physical and Biological Optimization S. Kordolaimi1, M. Andreou1, E. Koutsouveli2, C. Dardoufas2, E. Georgiou1 and P. Karaiskos1,2 1 Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece 2 Department of Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece 12:35 – 12:50 On the Dosimetry of the Brachytherapy Nucletron-MicroSelectron Ir-

192 Classic source following the TG43 Formalism. Use of the GATE Monte Carlo

code. P. Papadimitroulas1, S. Spirou1, G. Loudos1, G. Tsakiris2, G. Zaimis2, R. Hammoud3, N. Al Hammadi3 and E. Pappas2,3

1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Radiology,TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Radiotherapy, NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar 12:50 – 13:05 Value of Individualized Dosimetry in Peptide Receptor Radionuclide

Therapy (PRRT) by Lutetium -177 [177

Lu – DOTA0 ,Tyr

3] octreotate.

I. Baka1, A. Ploussi1, M. Argyrou1, A. Valasi1, G.Limouris2 and M.Lyra1, 2

1 Radiation Physics Unit, 1st Department of Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

2 Nuclear Medicine Section, 1st Department of Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece




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13:05 – 13:20 Comparison between T1-W FLAIR BLADE and T1-W TSE for artifacts

reduction and improvement in image quality in Cervical Spine MR imaging A. Vlahopoulou1, P. Mavroidis2,3, G. Oikonomou1, S. Kostopoulos4, D. Glotsos4, N. Papanikolaou2 and E. Lavdas1 1 Department of Medical Radiological Technologists, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA 3 Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

13:20 – 13:35 A Methodology for Stereotactic Radiosurgery Pre-Treatment Plan

Verification Using EBT2-Films and Polymer Gel Dosimetry R. Hammoud1, T. El Kaissi1, S. Sheim1, N. Al Hammadi1, S. Spirou2, G. Zaimis3, A.Bakas3, E. Pappas3

and T.G. Maris4 1 Department of Radiotherapy, NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Radiology, TEI of Athens, Greece 4 Department of Medical Physics, MRI Unit, University of Crete, Crete, Greece 13:40 - 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 – 16:20 Session 3. Medical Imaging II

Session Chairmen: Prof. E. Zych, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw and

Prof. I. Kandarakis, TEI of Athens

(1 invited speech by Prof. E. Zych)

15:00 – 15:20 Controlling Defects for Energy Management in Lu2O3:Pr,Hf Storage

Phosphors E. Zych

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland

15:20 – 15:35 Quality Assurance Protocols on Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment

I. Stathopoulos, P. Kortidis, C. Michail, G. Fountos and I. Valais

Laboratory of Preventive Maintenance and Quality Assurance of Medical Equipment, Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, 12210 Egaleo Athens, Greece




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15:35 – 15:50 Icg with PDE Camera and Blue Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in

Early Breast Cancer V. Pitsinis1, A. Nikita1 and J. R. Benson1,2,3

1 Cambridge Breast Clinic, Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, Greece 2 Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK 3 Cambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK

15:50 – 16:05 Is there any Possibility the Susceptibility Artifacts to be Reduced by

increasing the Bandwidth (BW) and Echo Train Length (ETL)? N. Boci1, P. Mavroidis2,3, G. Oikonomou1, M. Vlychou4, K. Vasiou4, S. Stathakis2 and E. Lavdas1 1 Department of Medical Radiological Technologists, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio,

San Antonio, TX, USA 3 Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Radiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

16:05 – 16:20 Elimination of Motion, Truncation and Flow Artifacts Using Blade

Sequences in Cervical Spine MR imaging A.-D. Strikou1, P. Mavroidi2,3, G. Oikonomou1, N. Economopoulos4, S. Kostopoulos5, N. Papanikolaou2 and E. Lavdas1 1 Department of Medical Radiological TechnologistsTEI, Greece 2 Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio,

San Antonio, TX, USA 3 Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 2nd Department of Radiology, General University Hospital ATTIKON, National and Kapodistrian

University of Athens, Greece 5 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece





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17:15 – 18:30 Session 4. The role of Biomedical Instrumentation in Targeted Drug

Delivery Using Nanoparticles

Session Chairmen: Prof. E. Ventouras, TEI of Athens and Assist. Prof. G. Loudos, TEI of

Athens

17:15 - 17:30 Targeted Drug Delivery Using Magnetic Nanoparticles E.Efthimiadou

Sol-Gel Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Materials, Physicochemical processes, Nanotechnology & Microsystems, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece

17:30 - 17:45 Non Invasive Nanoparticles Evaluation Using In Vivo Imaging E. Fragogeorgi


17:45 - 18:00 99m

Tc-Labeled Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as a dual modality imaging

agents and challenges for in vivo hyperthermia I. Tsiapa1, G. Loudos3, A. Varvarigou2, E. Fragogeorgi3, E. Efthimiadou4, L. Palamaris3, S. Xanthopoulos2, D. Mihailidis1, P. Bouziotis2, G. C. Nikiforidis1, G. C. Kagadis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patra, Greece 2Institute for Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Energy, Technology and Safety, National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece 3Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece 4Sol-Gel Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Materials, Physicochemical processes, Nanotechnology & Microsystems, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece

18:00 - 18:15 The Role of PET/MRI in Nanotechnology and Theragnostics G. Loudos


18:15 - 18:30 Radiotherapy Enhancement Using Gold Nanoparticles A. Tsoukalis





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Parallel Poster Session (10:00– 13:30)

Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment an Experimental Approach S. Angelakis1, G. Saatsakis2, D. Prionas2 and I. Valais1

1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 University of Athens, Medical School, Aretaieio University Hospital, Biomedical Engineering

Department, Greece

Comparative Study of the Electrochemical Signal of Neonicotinoids and Tetronic

Acid Amides on Screen Printed Electrodes With and Without the Use Of N2a Cells. S. Mavrikou, E. Flampouri and S. Kintzios

Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Plant Biology, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Morphology, 75 Iera Odos Street, 118 55, Athens, Greece Optical Diffusion Models in X-ray Medical Imaging P. Liaparinos, N. Kalyvas and I. Kandarakis


The Effect of Iterative Image Reconstruction on PET Imaging G. E. Karpetas1, C. M. Michail2, G. P. Fountos2, N. I. Kalyvas2, I. G. Valais2, I. S. Kandarakis2 and G. S. Panayiotakis1 1 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, 265 00 Patras, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece

Study of a Cell-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Fungicide Cytotoxixity

Evaluation on Mammalian Cell Lines E. Flampouri, S. Mavrikou and S. Kintzios

Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Plant Biology, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Morphology, 75 Iera Odos Street, 118 55, Athens, Greece

Design and Evaluation of a Prototype ECG Simulator I. Stathopoulos1, P. Kortidis1, G. Koulouras2 and I. Valais1 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Electronics, TEI of Athens, 12210 Egaleo Athens, Greece

Hospital Waste Incinerators within the Hospital I. Manousopoulou, E. Kounadi, M. Adamopoulou, M. Rekkas, S. Evaggelatos and S. Sabatakakis





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The Techniques of Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (Drs) and Laser Induced

Fluorescence (LIF) Used For Investigations of Skin Lesions E. Drakaki1, G. Mitsou2, N. Merlemis2, I. Vamvakas2, I. Valais3 and I. Sianoudis2

1 Department of Physics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, 15780, Zografou, Athens, Greece

2 Department of Physics, Chemistry and Materials Technology, TEI of Athens, Ag, Spyridon Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece

3 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Ag, Spyridon Egaleo 122 10, Athens Greece

The Contribution of Electroacupuncture on Improving Musculoskeletal Injuries M. Adamopoulou, E. Kounadi, P. Sakellariou, I. Manousopoulou, A. Tsamadou, M. Rekkas, S. Evangelatos and C. Sampatakaki

Ministry of Health in Greece, SEYYP, Pireos 205, 118 53 Athens, Greece

Repeated Failure of Biomaterials in Patient of 50 Years Old (Clinical Case) M. Adamopoulou, E. Kounadi, P. Sakellariou, I. Manousopoulou, A. Tsamadou, M. Rekkas, S. Evangelatos and C. Sampatakaki


The Contribution of MRI in Diagnosis Of Uterine Rupture M. Adamopoulou, A. Tsamadou, E. Kounadi, P. Sakellariou, I. Manousopoulou, M. Rekkas, S. Evangelatos and C. Sampatakakis.


Comparative Evaluation of the Seeded Region Growing, the Hysteresis

Thresholding and Edge Detection Techniques in Vessel Segmentation D. Glotsos1, K. Vassiou3,4, S. Kostopoulos1, E. Lavdas2, I. Kalatzis1, P. Asvestas1, D. L. Arvanitis3, D. Cavouras1 and I. V. Fezoulidis4

1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Medical Radiologic Technology, TEI of Athens, Athens, Greece 3 Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Larissa, Greece 4 Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Viopolis, Larissa, Greece

Bayesian Maximum Entropy Restoration in Microscopy Images for Facilitating

Nuclei Segmentation D. Glotsos1, S. Kostopoulos1, P. Ravazoula2, I. Kalatzis1, P. Asvestas1 and D. Cavouras1 1 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 2 Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, Greece




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Infrared Thermography Imaging: Skin Temperature Variations Caused by Exposure

to Non Ionizing Radiation. A. S. Skouroliakou1, I. Sianoudis1, I. Valais2, I. Seferis2, A. F. Fragopoulou3, G. Mitsou1, C. Michail2 and L.H. Margaritis3

1 Department of Physics and Chemistry, TEI of Athens, Aigaleo 12210, Athens, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens,

Panepistimiopolis 15784, Athens, Greece

GATE Simulation of the Biograph 2 PET/CT Scanner. N. Chatzisavvas1, X. Argyriou1, T. Sevvos1, D. Nikolopoulos1, I. Valais2, N. Kalyvas2, C. Michail2, S. Kottou3, P. Yannakopoulos2, A. Gaitanis4 and I. Kandarakis2. 1 Department of Computer Electronic Engineering, TEI of Piraeus, Greece 2 Department of Biomedical Technology Engineering, TEI of Athens, Greece 3 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece 4 Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA)

Management of Waste Containing Silver from Hospital Radiology Departments –

The Use of Silver Recovery Equipment I. Manousopoulou, E. Kounadi, M. Adamopoulou, M. Rekkas, S. Evaggelatos and S. Sabatakakis


Study of Cell Electromagnetic Field Variations under External Stimulation –

Application in Murine Nerve Cells G. Psarras1, D. Kandris1, G. Moschopoulou2, S. Kintzios2 and G. Kaltsas1 1 Department of Electronics, TEI of Athens, Athens, Greece 2 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Iterative reconstruction techniques in MDCT: Commercially available algorithms and their clinical impact

S. D. Kordolaimi, A. Ploussi, S. Argentos, I. Pantos, E.P. Efstathopoulos

2nd Department of Radiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece

18:30 - 19:00 Scientific Awards

19:00- 19:10 Closing of Conference




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The BIOMEP 2013 workshop has been co-funded by the European Union (European Social Fund) and Greek national resources under the framework of the “ARISTEIA” project MISCIRLU code 1476 of the “Education & Lifelong Learning” Operational Programme.

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