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PhD Thesis

An investigation of optimal performance criteria in Electrical Impedance Tomography.

PhD Thesis, University of Southampton, 1997. Abstract

 

Scientific Papers

Electrical Impedance Tomography

1. Meeson S, Killingback ALT, Blott BH. The dependence of EIT images on the assumed initial conductivity distribution : a study of pelvic imaging.Phys. Med. Biol. 1995;40:643-657. Abstract

2. Meeson S, Blott BH, Killingback ALT. EIT data noise evaluation in the clinical environment.Physiol. Meas. 1996;17:A33-A38. Abstract

3. Meeson S, Killingback ALT, Blott BH, Mitchell C, Evans DF, Milla PJ. Optimal filtering of EIT data in spectral expansion analysis.Physiol. Meas. 1996;17:A85-A90. Abstract

4. Blott BH, Daniell GJ, Meeson S. Non-linear reconstruction constrained by image properties in Electrical Impedance Tomography.Phys. Med. Biol. 1998;43:1215-1224. Abstract

5. Blott BH, Daniell GJ, Meeson S. Electrical Impedance Tomography with compensation for electrode positioning variations.Phys. Med. Biol. 1998;43:1731-1739. Abstract

Example clinical images

Mammography

6. Meeson S, Young KC, Ramsdale ML, Wallis MG, Cooke J. Analysis of optical density and contrast in mammograms.Br. J. Radiol. 1999;72:670-677. Abstract

7. Meeson S, Young KC, Cooke J. Skin edge perception in mammograms : a comparison of two film screen combinations.Br. J. Radiol. 2000;73:370-375. Abstract

8. Young KC, King S, Meeson S, Ramsdale ML, Cooke J, Wallis MG. Auditing the image quality of mammograms.Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 2000;90:279-282. Abstract

9. Meeson S, Young KC, Rust A, Wallis MG, Cooke J, Ramsdale ML. Implications of using high contrast mammography X-ray film screen combinations. Br. J. Radiol. 2001;74:825-835. Abstract

10. Meeson S, Young KC, Hollaway PB, Wallis MG. Procedure for quantitatively assessing automatic exposure control in mammography: a study of the GE Senographe 600 TS. Br. J. Radiol. 2001;74:615-620. Abstract

11. Meeson S, Young KC, Wallis MG, Cooke J, Cummin A, Ramsdale ML. Image features of true positive and false negative cancers in screening mammography. Br. J. Radiol. 2003;76:13-21.Abstract

Microwaves

12. Reeves JW, Meeson S, Birch MJ.  Effect of insertion depth on helical antenna performance in a muscle-equivalent phantom. Phys. Med. Biol. 2005;50:2955-2965. Epub 2005 Jun 1.

13. Meeson S, Reeves JW, Birch MJ, Swain CP, Ikeda K,Feakins RM. Preliminary findings from tests of a microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett’s oesophagus. Phys. Med. Biol. 2005;50:4553-4566. Epub 2005 Sep 21.

Ultrasound

14. Meeson S and Srodon PD. Measuring the rate of change of haemodynamic response at the onset of exercise in normal limbs and those with intermittent claudication.Physiol. Meas. 2005;26:903-910. Epub 2005 Sep 23. Abstract

Computed Tomography

15. Meeson S, Alvey CM, Golding SJ. Justifying multidetector CT in abdominal sepsis: time for review? Br. J. Radiol. 2009;82:190-197. Epub 2008 Oct 27. Abstract

16* Meeson S, Alvey CM, Golding SJ. In vivo relationship between cross-sectional area and CT dose index in abdominal multidetector CT with automatic exposure control. submitted

 

 

Br. J. Radiol. is available via BJR on-line

Eur. Radiol. available at www.springerlink.com

Phys. Med. Biol. and Physiol. Meas. are available via IOP electronic journals

 

Published Abstracts

1. Meeson S, Young KC, Ramsdale ML, Wallis MG, Cooke J. Analysis of density and contrast in mammograms. Imaging (Symposium Mammographicum 98). 1998;10:38.

2. Meeson S, Young KC, Wallis MG, Cooke J, Cummin A, Ramsdale ML. Image features of true positive and false negative cancers in screening mammograms. Breast Cancer Res. 2002;4(Suppl I):38.

3. Reeves JW, Meeson S, Birch MJ, Collier RJ, Swain CP, Feakins RM, Raaymakers BW. Comparison of simulated and in vivo test data for microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett's oesophagus. Gut 2002;51(Suppl III):A191.

4. Reeves JW, Meeson S, Birch MJ, Swain CP, Feakins RM, Raaymakers BW.Preliminary results from in vivo tests of a microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett's oesophagus. Gastrointest. Endosc. 2003;57:AB138.

5. Meeson S, Reeves JW, Birch MJ, Swain CP, Feakins RM, Raaymakers BW. Spiers’ Prize abstract: In vivo testing of a microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett’s oesophagus. Proc. of the 9th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (Bath) ed Morgan HM, Staritt HC, Duck FA (York: Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine) 2003;53-54.

6. Reeves JW, Meeson S, Birch MJ, Swain CP, Ikeda K, Feakins RM. In vivo testing of a microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett's oesophagus. Gastrointest. Endosc. 2005;61:AB144.

7. Y.L. O, J. Geleijns, C. Alvey, E. Benjamins, K. Chlapoutakis, E. Fraile Moreno, J. Hansen, K.B. Madsen, S. Meeson, A. Meijer, T. Niemann, R. Patel, L. Ruiz Lopez, I. Salmerón Bérliz, N. Theocharopoulos, G. Bongartz, A. Calzado Cantera, J. Damilakis, S. Golding, A. Jurik. Current practices of MSCT: a descriptive analysis. Eur Radiol. 2007; 17(Suppl 1):496 ECR 2007 European Congress of Radiology. 2007 abstract, poster

8. S. Golding, Y.L. O, C. Alvey, E. Benjamins, K. Chlapoutakis, E. Fraile Moreno, J. Hansen, K.B. Madsen, S. Meeson, A. Meijer, T. Niemann, R. Patel, L. Ruiz Lopez, I. Salmerón Bérliz, N. Theocharopoulos, G. Bongartz, A. Calzado Cantera, J. Damilakis, J. Geleijns, A. Jurik. Practice in multi-slice computed tomography: how do we perform? Eur Radiol. 2008; 18(Suppl 1):206 ECR 2008 European Congress of Radiology. 2008 abstract, presentation

9. Meeson S, Alvey CM, Golding SJ. Effect of patient cross-sectional area on dose in CT: a study using the GE LightSpeed 16. Proceedings of UK Radiological Congress 2008. 2008;BJR Congress Series:23-24

10. Meeson S, Alvey CM, Golding SJ. Diagnostic accuracy of detecting causes of abdominal sepsis with multi-slice computed tomography. (e529) Proceedings of UK Radiological Congress 2008. 2008;BJR Congress Series:86. Poster awarded IPEM Poster Prize for best electronic poster exhibition at the UKRC Congress 2008.

11* Meeson S, Alvey CM, Golding SJ. In vivo relationship between cross-sectional area and CTDI in abdominal MDCT with automatic exposure control. Proceedings of UK Radiological Congress 2009. 2009;BJR Congress Series: in press

 

Published Reports

1. Meeson S, Young KC. Quantification of mammographic image quality in the NHSBSP, NHSBSP Publication No. 99/2. Sheffield (UK): NHSBSP, 1999.

2. Meeson S, Young KC. Image features of true positive and false negative cancers in screening mammograms, NHSBSP Publication No. 01/07. Sheffield (UK): NHSBSP, 2001.

3. EC-EURATOM 6 Framework Programme, Project no. FP6/002388: Safety and efficacy of computed tomography (SECT): a broad perspective

  • WP1.D1, Phase I: assessment of practices. Leiden (The Netherlands): EC, 15th August 2006
  • WP1.D2, Phase II: meta analysis. Leiden (The Netherlands): EC, 14th August 2007
  • WP1.D3, Phase III: prospective study. Leiden (The Netherlands): EC, 15th February 2008
  • WP1.D4, Dosimetry and health effects of radiation. Leiden (The Netherlands): EC, 15th February 2008
  • WP1.D5, Recommendations for MSCT referral. Leiden (The Netherlands): EC, 15th February 2008 (pdf)

 
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