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Special Session on
The emerging Dual-imaging systems (PET/MRI, PET/CT, MR/CT) in healthcare, advantages, challenges, and future application
 - Dual-imaging 2026

2 - 4 March, 2026 - Marbella, Spain

Within the 19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSTEC 2026


CO-CHAIRS

Xiaohong Wang Gao
Computer Science, Middlesex University
United Kingdom
https://cs.mdx.ac.uk/prof-xiaohong-gao/
 
Brief Bio
Prof. Xiaohong (Sharon) Gao obtained her PhD in computer colour vision in Loughborough University in the UK in 1994. Since then, she had been working at St Mary's Hospital at Imperial College working on retinal images and Addenbrooke's Hospital at University of Cambridge working on brain imaging (PET, CT, MR) as a post-doc researcher before becoming an academic at Middlesex University. She has over 20 years of experience in applying AI and machine learning techniques to medical domain, including lung, gastrointestinal tract and brain.
Jyh-Cheng Chen
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Taiwan, Republic of China

 
Brief Bio
Jyh-Cheng Chen received the BS degree in physics from National Central University, Taiwan, in 1983, and the MS degree in physics and PhD degree in optical sciences from the University of Arizona, USA in 1988 and 1995, respectively. In 1995, he joined the Opto-Electronics and System Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, as a research associate working on semiconductor laser packaging. In 1996, he became a member of the faculty of Division of Radiological Science and Technology, Department of Medical Technology, National Yang-Ming University (NYMU), Taiwan. In 1998, he became an associate professor of Institute of Radiological Sciences, NYMU, Taiwan. Since 2005, he has been a professor in the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences (BIRS), NYMU, Taiwan, teaching and pursuing his research in areas of molecular imaging physics and instrumentation. During 2012-2015, He had been the Chairman of the Department of BIRS, NYMU, Taiwan. Since 2017, he has been a distinguished professor of Department of BIRS, NYMU. His research interests include image processing, analysis, reconstruction, radiomics, AI. He is using microPET/SPECT/CT to do image reconstruction, processing, and analysis for animal molecular imaging studies. He has also designed homemade microCT, FMT/CT, XLCT, and PET/CT animal imaging systems. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal papers, a number of book chapters and owns over 10 patents. He received NYMU Teacher’s Academic Excellence Award, and a few other research awards including Taiwan Innovation Award in 2019 & 2023. He is a member of IEEE, SNMMI, and FASMI. He serves on the editorial board of IJBI, guest editors of special issues in CMIG, Electronics, and Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. He is a reviewer for more than 25 SCI journals. He has served in the program committees of several international conferences. He served as the editor-in-chief of ANMMI.

SCOPE

The decent emerging dual-modality imaging systems by combining two diagnostic technologies in a single system have demonstrated potentials to not only enhance clinical decision-making and outcomes but also bring economic benefit with the like of 2-for-1 cost. The examples include combined computed tomography (CT) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), integrated CT with X-ray angiography imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with CT, and more recently positron emission tomography (PET) with MR. This session focus on both pros and cons these dual-systems bring in the healthcare to maximise their potentials.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Challenges in Analysis of Dual-System Image Data
  • Potential Applications
  • Dual-systems in Cancer Treatments
  • Dual-systems in Precision Medicine
  • Radiology Imaging Modality (PET, CT, MR,SPECT)

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 17, 2025
Authors Notification: January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2026

SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Available soon.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support - and submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

BIOSTEC Special Sessions - Dual-imaging 2026
e-mail: bioimaging.secretariat@insticc.org
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