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Classification of phantoms for medical imaging

Procedia CIRP, 2023
Phantoms are physical models that mimic biological tissue and its properties in medical imaging. They play an important role in medical quality assurance, research, education, and training, since they can offer an adequate test environment. As the use of
Krause, Dieter, Wegner, Marie, Gargioni, Elisabetta   +2 more
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Reference phantoms for microwave imaging

2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2017
International audienceMicrowave imaging offers an alternative modality for breast cancer screening and for the diagnosis of cerebrovascular accidents.
B. Duchene, N. Joachimowicz, Meyer, Olivier, Duchêne, Bernard, Joachimowicz, Nadine, Conessa, Christophe, C. Conessa, O. Meyer   +7 more
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Tutorial on phantoms for photoacoustic imaging applications [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Optics
Significance: Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging technology that holds high promise in a wide range of clinical applications, but standardized methods for system testing are lacking, impeding objective device performance evaluation, calibration ...
Manohar, Srirang, ?, ?, Ivory, Aoife M., Joseph, James, Bohndiek, Sarah E, Bohndiek, Sarah E., Joseph, James; id_orcid, Hacker, Lina, Lilaj, Ledia, Tao, Ran, Ivory, Aoife M   +10 more
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Review of imaging test phantoms

Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2023
Photoacoustic tomography has emerged as a prominent medical imaging technique that leverages its hybrid nature to provide deep penetration, high resolution, and exceptional optical contrast with notable applications in early cancer detection, functional brain imaging, drug delivery monitoring, and guiding interventional procedures.
Christie, Liam B., Zheng, Wenhan, Johnson, William, Marecki, Eric K., Heidrich, James, Xia, Jun, Oh, Kwang W.   +6 more
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Multimodal phantoms for clinical PET/MRI

EJNMMI Physics, 2021
Phantoms are commonly used throughout medical imaging and medical physics for a multitude of applications, the designs of which vary between modalities and clinical or research requirements. Within positron emission tomography (PET) and nuclear medicine,
Eve Lennie, Charalampos Tsoumpas, Steven Sourbron   +2 more
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Polyacrylamide hydrogel phantoms for performance evaluation of multispectral photoacoustic imaging systems

Photoacoustics, 2021
As photoacoustic imaging (PAI) begins to mature and undergo clinical translation, there is a need for well-validated, standardized performance test methods to support device development, quality control, and regulatory evaluation. Despite recent progress,
Ali Hariri, Jorge Palma-Chavez, Keith A. Wear, T. Joshua Pfefer, Jesse V. Jokerst, William C. Vogt   +5 more
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Computed Tomography Attenuation of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing Materials—Depository to Aid in Constructing 3D-Printed Phantoms

Micromachines, 2023
Three-dimensionally printed phantoms are increasingly used in medical imaging and research due to their cost-effectiveness and customizability, offering valuable alternatives to commercial phantoms.
Yuktesh Kalidindi, Aravinda Krishna Ganapathy, Yash Nayak, Anusha Elumalai, David Z. Chen, Grace Bishop, Adrian Sanchez, Brian Albers, Anup S. Shetty, David H. Ballard   +9 more
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Evaluation of MLC Thickness and Composite Effects on Collimation Parameters using EGSnrc and IAEA Phase Space Data [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2020
Background: Recently, multileaf collimators (MLC) have become an important part of any LINAC collimation system because they reduce the treatment planning time and improve the conformity.
K Hadad, H Alipour
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iPads in Breast Imaging – A Phantom Study [PDF]

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2014
Introduction: Modern tablet PCs as the iPad are becoming more and more integrated into medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the display quality of iPads regarding digital mammography. Materials and Methods: Three experienced readers compared the display quality of the iPad 2 and 3 with a dedicated 10 megapixel (MP) mammography liquid crystal
M, Hammon, P M, Schlechtweg, R, Schulz-Wendtland, M, Uder, S A, Schwab   +4 more
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Microwave Radar-Based Breast Cancer Detection:Imaging in Inhomogeneous Breast Phantoms [PDF]

, 2009
This letter presents, for the first time, experimental work on microwave breast cancer imaging using inhomogeneous breast phantoms. A recently designed 31-antenna array is used in imaging experiments. The imaging system operates in the full ultrawideband
A. Preece, Klemm, M, Gibbins, DR, Preece, AW, M. Klemm, I. J. Craddock, Benjamin, R, J. A. Leendertz, D. Gibbins, R. Benjamin, Leendertz, JA, Craddock, IJ   +11 more
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