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Lesion detection performance : comparative analysis of low-dose CT data of the chest on two hybrid imaging systems (2015)
Journal Article
Jessop, M., Thompson, J., Coward, J., Sanderud, A., Jorge, J., De Groot, M., …Hogg, P. (2015). Lesion detection performance : comparative analysis of low-dose CT data of the chest on two hybrid imaging systems. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 43(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.114.147447

PURPOSE: Incidental findings, discovered in low-dose CT images obtained during hybrid imaging, are an increasing phenomenon with advancing CT technology. Understanding their diagnostic value along with technical limitations is therefore important... Read More about Lesion detection performance : comparative analysis of low-dose CT data of the chest on two hybrid imaging systems.

The use of digital health technology and social media to support breast screening (2015)
Book Chapter
Robinson, L., Griffiths, M., Wray, J., Ure, C., & Stein-Hodgins, J. (2015). The use of digital health technology and social media to support breast screening. In P. Hogg, & J. Kelly (Eds.), Digital Mammography : A Holistic Approach (105-111). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_13

‘Digital health’ is an overarching concept that currently lacks theoretical definition and common terminology. For instance, this broad and emerging field includes all of the following terms within its lexicon: mHealth, Wireless Health, Health 2.0, e... Read More about The use of digital health technology and social media to support breast screening.

Observer studies in mammography (2015)
Book Chapter
Hogg, P., Millington, S., Manning, D., & Mraity, H. (2015). Observer studies in mammography. In Digital Mammography (291-302). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_36

Mammography is a special imaging technique and is unusual in a number of ways: Some of these are technical because of the type of tissue under investigation and some apply to the distinctive nature of the client group. But in one important aspect mam... Read More about Observer studies in mammography.

A phantom-based JAFROC observer study of two CT reconstruction methods : the search for optimisation of lesion detection and effective dose (2015)
Journal Article
Mello-Thoms, C., Kupinski, M., Thompson, J., Chakraborty, D., Szczepura, K., Vamvakas, I., …Hogg, P. (2015). A phantom-based JAFROC observer study of two CT reconstruction methods : the search for optimisation of lesion detection and effective dose. Proceedings of SPIE, 9416, 94160B. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081632

Purpose: To investigate the dose saving potential of iterative reconstruction (IR) in a computed tomography (CT) examination of the thorax. Materials and Methods: An anthropomorphic chest phantom containing various configurations of simulated lesi... Read More about A phantom-based JAFROC observer study of two CT reconstruction methods : the search for optimisation of lesion detection and effective dose.

OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. (2015)
Book
Hogg, P., Blakeley, C., & Buissink, C. (2015). P. Hogg, C. Blakeley, & C. Buissink (Eds.), OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. Groningen, the Netherlands: University of salford

Following the successful OPTIMAX summer school held in Salford, 2013 and Lisbon, 2014 we organized OPTIMAX2015 summer school in Groningen. Fifty three people participated, comprising PhD, MSc and BSc students as well as tutors from the five Euro... Read More about OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach..

Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography (2014)
Journal Article
Nightingale, J., Murphy, F., Robinson, L., Newton-Hughes, A., & Hogg, P. (2015). Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography. Radiography, 21(4), 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.004

Objective: Breast compression decreases radiation dose and reduces potential for motion and geometric unsharpness, yet there is variability in applied compression force within and between some centres. This article explores the problem solving proces... Read More about Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography.

Extra patient movement during mammographic imaging : an experimental study (2014)
Journal Article
an experimental study. British Journal of Radiology, 87(1044), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20140241

Objectives: To determine if movement external to the patient occurring during mammography may be a source of image blur. Methods: Four mammography machines with seven flexible and nine fixed paddles were evaluated. In the first stage, movement at the... Read More about Extra patient movement during mammographic imaging : an experimental study.

Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images (2014)
Journal Article
Coward, J., Lawson, R., Kane, T., Elias, M., Howes, A., Birchall, J., & Hogg, P. (2014). Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images. British Journal of Radiology, 87(1042), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20130701

Objective: To review new incidental findings detected on low-resolution CT attenuation correction (CTAC) images acquired during single-photon emission CT (SPECT-CT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and to determine whether the CTAC images had d... Read More about Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images.

Comparison of effective dose and lifetime risk of cancer Incidence of CT attenuation correction acquisitions and radiopharmaceutical administration for myocardial perfusion imaging (2014)
Journal Article
Tootell, A., Szczepura, K., & Hogg, P. (2014). Comparison of effective dose and lifetime risk of cancer Incidence of CT attenuation correction acquisitions and radiopharmaceutical administration for myocardial perfusion imaging. British Journal of Radiology, 87(1041), 20140110. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20140110

Objective: To measure the organ dose and calculate effective dose from CT attenuation correction (CTAC) acquisitions from four commonly used gamma camera single photon emission CT/CT systems. Methods: CTAC dosimetry data was collected using therm... Read More about Comparison of effective dose and lifetime risk of cancer Incidence of CT attenuation correction acquisitions and radiopharmaceutical administration for myocardial perfusion imaging.

A 6 year study of mammographic compression force : practitioner variability within and between screening sites (2014)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Szczepura, K., Kelly, J., Millington, S., Denton, D., Borgen, R., …Hogg, P. (2015). A 6 year study of mammographic compression force : practitioner variability within and between screening sites. Radiography, 21(1), 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.07.004

Background The application of compression force in mammography is more heavily influenced by the practitioner rather than the client. This can affect client experience, radiation dose and image quality. This research investigates practitioner comp... Read More about A 6 year study of mammographic compression force : practitioner variability within and between screening sites.

The influence of experience and training in a group of novice observers : A jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis (2014)
Journal Article
observers : A jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis. Radiography, 20(4), 300-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.016

Purpose: The study evaluates the pre- and post-training lesion localisation ability of a group of novice observers. Parallels are drawn with the performance of inexperienced radiographers taking part in preliminary clinical evaluation (PCE) and ‘re... Read More about The influence of experience and training in a group of novice observers : A jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis.

An evaluation of the student and tutor experience of a residential summer school event (OPTIMAX) (2014)
Journal Article
Higgins, R., Robinson, L., & Hogg, P. (2014). An evaluation of the student and tutor experience of a residential summer school event (OPTIMAX). Radiography, 20(4), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.015

Aim: To explore the experiences of students and tutors who participated in a residential multi-cultural and multi-professional 3 week summer school event (OPTIMAX). Method: A grounded theory approach was adopted. Two semi-structured focus group in... Read More about An evaluation of the student and tutor experience of a residential summer school event (OPTIMAX).

An observational study of cross-cultural communication in short-term, diverse professional learning groups (2014)
Journal Article
Robinson, L., Hogg, P., & Higgins, R. (2014). An observational study of cross-cultural communication in short-term, diverse professional learning groups. Radiography, 20(4), 356-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.007

Abstract This paper reports the evaluation of a European funded 3-week summer school which took place in 2013 involving 60 staff and students from five universities. The evaluation looked at one group in detail using a qualitative approach to consi... Read More about An observational study of cross-cultural communication in short-term, diverse professional learning groups.

A mammography image set for research purposes using BI-RADS density classification (2014)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Kelly, J., Borgan, R., Millington, S., Hilton, B., …Wheelan, P. (2014). A mammography image set for research purposes using BI-RADS density classification. Radiologic technology, 85(6), 609-613

Purpose Breast density categorization consistency is important when performing research, and minimization of interoperator and intraoperator variability is essential. This research aimed to validate a set of mammography images for visual breast den... Read More about A mammography image set for research purposes using BI-RADS density classification.

A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Hogg, P., Kelly, J., & Millington, S. (2015). A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement. Radiography, 21(1), 36-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.004

Background Compression paddles can move during mammography exposures. Speculation suggests that this movement can cause image blurring. No research has been published to demonstrate whether such movement could cause image blurring. Aim Devel... Read More about A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement.

Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality (2014)
Journal Article
Tugwell, E., Everton, C., Kingma, A., & Hogg, P. (2014). Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality. Radiography, 20(4), 351-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.05.012

Aim: A quantative primary study to determine whether increasing source to image distance (SID), with and without the use of automatic exposure control (AEC) for antero-posterior (AP) pelvis imaging, reduces dose whilst still producing an image of d... Read More about Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality.

Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: Comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’ (2014)
Journal Article
Reis, C., Gonçalves, J., Klompmaker, C., Bárbara, A., Bloor, C., Hegarty, R., …Hogg, P. (2014). Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: Comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’. Radiography, 20(4), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.001

Purpose To compare the image quality and effective dose applying the 10 kVp rule with manual mode acquisition and AEC mode in PA chest X-ray. Method 68 images (with and without lesions) were acquired using an anthropomorphic chest phantom us... Read More about Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: Comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’.