Quantitative characterization of viscoelastic behavior in tissue-mimicking phantoms and ex vivo animal tissues. [PDF]
, 2018 Viscoelasticity of soft tissue is often related to pathology, and therefore, has become an important diagnostic indicator in the clinical assessment of suspect tissue.
Bajwa, Neha +7 more
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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 +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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Passive element enriched photoacoustic computed tomography (PER PACT) for simultaneous imaging of acoustic propagation properties and light absorption\ud [PDF]
, 2011 We present a ‘hybrid’ imaging approach which can image both light absorption properties and acoustic transmission properties of an object in a two-dimensional slice using a computed tomography (CT) photoacoustic imager.
Hespen, J.C.G. van +8 more
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Gels, 2023 Synthetic phantoms that recreate the characteristics of biological tissues are valuable tools for systematically studying and comprehending physiologies, pathologies, and biological processes related to tissues. The reproduction of mechanical and optical
Efraín Albor-Ramírez +4 more
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MPI Phantom Study with A High-Performing Multicore Tracer Made by Coprecipitation [PDF]
, 2019 Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a new imaging technique that detects the spatial distribution of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) with the option of high temporal resolution.
Eberbeck, Dietmar +8 more
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Quantifying Cross-scatter Contamination in Biplane Fluoroscopy Motion Analysis Systems [PDF]
, 2015 Biplane fluoroscopy is used for dynamic in vivo three-dimensional motion analysis of various joints of the body. Cross-scatter between the two fluoroscopy systems may limit tracking accuracy. This study measured the magnitude and effects of cross-scatter
Cross, Janelle A. +2 more
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Assessment of image quality and dose calculation accuracy on kV CBCT, MV CBCT, and MV CT images for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments. [PDF]
, 2016 A clinical workflow was developed for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments that integrates patient simulation, planning, quality assurance, and treatment in one 30-minute session.
Barani, Igor +9 more
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A review of carotid artery phantoms for doppler ultrasound applications
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2021 Ultrasound imaging systems need tissue-mimicking phantoms with a good range of acoustic properties. Many studies on carotid artery phantoms have been carried out using ultrasound; hence this study presents a review of the different forms of carotid ...
Kyermang Kyense Dakok +4 more
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Influence of wall thickness and diameter on arterial shear wave elastography: a phantom and finite element study [PDF]
, 2017 Quantitative, non-invasive and local measurements of arterial mechanical properties could be highly beneficial for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and follow up of treatment.
Bini, Fabiano +6 more
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