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Instructions for Paper/E-poster Submission

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Abstracts are to be submitted by 5 March 2008

The Secretariat will inform authors of their status of submissions by 31 March 2008. Alternatively authors should contact the Secretariat for verification if they do not receive any notice by 31 March 2008.

All accepted abstracts will submit their presentations in electronic poster format (using Microsoft Power Point) by 24 April 2008.

Download the Abstract Submission form: AbstForm.pdf

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACTS:

  1. Language: English
  2. Font: Arial
  3. The Abstract should not be more than 300 words
  4. Format of Abstract: Title (Capitalised and Bold), Name(s) of Author(s) with the presenter’s name in bold print; the surname of each author precedes the initials eg Abdullah BJJ
  5. Institution(s) of the author(s): Authors from different institutions will be identified by matching superscripts eg Kumar G1, Ong KT2
    Departments of Radiology1 and Surgery2
  6. Body of Abstract – Purpose of Study; Materials and Method, Results, Conclusion (Each subheader in bold print)
  7. Please include your abstract separately with the form of submission
  8. Abstracts not sent in the format stated above may be rejected.
  9. 40 best E-Posters would be selected for Oral Presentation. 4 best papers/young investigator awards would be awarded
  10. ALL ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARIAT BY 5 MARCH 2008
     

Please email your abstract with the abstract submission form (by 5 March 2008) and subsequently e-poster (by email or in a CD) to:

Email: secretariat@apccvir2008.org

Congress Secretariat – 8th APCCVIR
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9A, 1st Flr, Jalan BK 5A/2, Bandar Kinrara, 47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel: (+603) 8076 6086 Fax: (+603) 8070 8226


Important Points to Note:

  1. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted
  2. Submission of a paper does not constitute registration for the meeting unless it is accompanied by the registration form and payment.
  3. Submitting authors are reminded that the scientific/organising committee reserves the right to select papers for the e-poster. 40 best e-poster submissions will be selected for oral presentation. Oral Presentations are to be in Power Point format.
  4. The Secretariat will inform authors of their status of submission by 31 March 2008. Alternatively authors may also contact the Secretariat for verification.
  5. Selected e-posters will be featured in the Final Programme CD.
  6. Winning presentations may be published in the BIIJ (Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal) subject to acceptance by its editors.
  7. Selected e-posters for oral presentation will be as per schedule of the MEETING/Scientific Programme.

 

EXAMPLE OF ABSTRACT and TITLE

EVALUATION OF IMAGE QUALITY OF SCREEN-FILM, COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY AND DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS

Masduki SM1, Ng KH1, Ranganathan S1, Aminah M1, Jamal N2, Saharuddin S1, Tan LK1, Taharim NK1, Kamarul Zaman Z1 and Azlan CA1

Department of Biomedical Imaging1, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Medical Technology Division2, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT), Kajang, Malaysia

Purpose of study
To evaluate image quality (in terms of imaging performance and contrast-detail) of screen-film (SF), computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) mammography systems.

Materials and method
The ACR mammography accreditation phantom was used to study the imaging performance, while the CDMDM version 3.4 phantom was used for the contrast-detail measurement. Phantoms were exposed at the same clinical settings: 28 kVp, Mo/Mo target/filter combination, large focal spot and with anti-scatter grid using SF, CR and DR mammography systems. SF images were viewed on a dedicated mammography viewing box. Digital images were viewed on a MagicView 1000 primary diagnostic monitor. Six observers (AM, SS, LKT, TNK, KZZ, ACA) took part in this study. All images were viewed in the same reporting room to simulate a typical clinical environment.

Results
The average total scores in imaging the ACR mammography accreditation phantom were 12.1, 12.1 and 12.0 for SF, CR and DR mammography systems respectively. DR contrast-detail curves indicate threshold contrast characteristics that are lower (better) than those of CR and SF at 28 kVp.

Conclusion
The performance of the three mammography systems evaluated using the ACR mammography accreditation phantom is comparable. However, digital (CR and DR) contrast-detail curves indicate that the threshold contrast characteristics are better than that of SF mammography.