Cynthia McCollough, PhD, FAAPM, FACR, FAIMBE

A recognized leader in the development and evaluation of new CT technology and dose reduction methods, Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD, is the Brooks-Hollern Professor of Research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she holds the rank of professor in both medical physics and biomedical engineering.

Dr. McCollough’s research revolves around the technology of CT imaging and its many clinical applications. As founder and director of Mayo’s CT Clinical Innovation Center, she leads a multidisciplinary team of physicians, scientists, and trainees to develop and translate into clinical practice new CT technologies and clinical applications. Dr. McCollough has contributed extensively to the fields of cardiac, dual-energy, and photon-counting-detector CT, and quantifies the impact of new CT technologies on diagnostic performance. She has also contributed extensively to the measurement, management, and reduction of CT radiation dose and to the education of health care personnel and the public on the safety of medical imaging.

Dr. McCollough has over 400 peer-reviewed papers related to CT imaging, is the principal investigator for multiple NIH grants, and is active in numerous professional organizations. She is a past president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Radiology, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. McCollough received her BS degree in physics from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and her masters and doctorate degrees in medical physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2021 ISCT Presents Webinar Series

Hot Topics & Hot Products: What to look for in 2021
Improved Spatial Resolution: Just how small can we go?
Friday | January 8th, 2021

AI in CT Image Creation
AI in CT Data Acquisition
Friday | February 5th, 2021

Clinical Impact & Implementation of Dual-Energy CT
Clinical Implementation: Technology Considerations
Friday | May 7th, 2021

AI and CT Interpretation
Image Noise Reduction Using Deep Learning in CT
Friday | September 2nd, 2021

2019 Presentations & Workshops

Acquisition Technologies for Spectral CT
Wednesday | 13:00-13:15
Spectral CT Pre-Symposium Workshop

Spectral CT Image Types & Their Uses
Wednesday | 13:15-13:30
Spectral CT Pre-Symposium Workshop

Photon Counting CT: What Advantages Might it Bring & When?
Thursday | 8:30-8:45
CT Technologies: What’s New?

2018 Presentations

Dual Energy CT: Technology
Saturday | 9:45-10:00
Session: Make Dual Energy Work For Your Practice

Iterative Reconstruction: Does It Really Help?
Saturday | 13:15-13:30
Session: CT Technologies: What's New

SESSION: CT Technologies: What's New
Moderator

2017 Presentations & Workshops 

Photoncounting Detectors
Saturday | 9:05-9:20
Multi-Energy Pre-Symposium Workshop

Automatic Tube Potential Selection
Sunday | 9:15-9:30
Track 2 | CT Academy

Dual-Energy CT Acquisition Approaches
Sunday | 10:15-10:30
Track 2 | CT Academy

Dual-Energy CT Image Types
Sunday | 10:30-10:45
Track 2 | CT Academy

Photon Counting CT: What Is It And What Can It Do?
Monday | 8:30-8:40
Track 1 | Cutting Edge Mini-Symposia

What's An SSDE & Why Do I Care?
Tuesday | 13:30-13:40
Track 1 | Cutting Edge Mini-Symposia

2016 Presentations & Workshops

Session: Technical Developments | Monday June 20th, 2016

• Whole-body Human Imaging with Photon-counting-based CT at Clinically Relevant Doses

Session: Radiation | Monday June 20th, 2016

• Potential Clinical Ramifications of Dose Alert on CT-Guided Interventional Procedures

• Answers to Common Questions About the Use and Safety of CT Scans

• Debate: CT Radiation Dose - The Public Doesn't Care: Against the Proposition

• Debate Rebuttal

• Ultralow Dose Chest CT Using a Tin Filter (100Sn technique) “ Sub-mSv chest CT for Nodule Detection: Use of 100 kV Plus a Tin Filter"

Session: Dual Energy | Tuesday June 21st, 2016

• Quantification of Renal Stone Composition in Mixed Stones Using Dual-Energy CT

• Dual Energy CT Identification of Implant Rupture and Extracapsular Silicone Following Breast Implantation