Simulation is a powerful tool for characterizing, evaluating, and optimizing medical imaging
systems. An important aspect of simulation is to have a realistic phantom or model of the …

Recent work in the development of computerized phantoms has focused on the creation of
ideal ldquohybridrdquo models that seek to combine the realism of a patient-based …

This manuscript documents the alteration of the heart model of the three‐dimensional (3D)
mathematical cardiac torso (MCAT) phantom to represent cardiac motion. The objective of …

The four-dimensional (4-D) NURBS-based cardiac-torso (NCAT) phantom, which provides a
realistic model of the normal human anatomy and cardiac and respiratory motions, is used in …

We previously developed a realistic phantom for the cardiac motion for use in medical
imaging research. The phantom was based upon a gated magnetic resonance imaging …

In addition to the field of radiation dosimetry, computerized phantoms are also used in
simulation studies to evaluate and improve medical imaging devices and techniques …

We present a new paradigm which incorporates multiple sets of tagged MRI data (MRI-
SPAMM) acquired in a cascaded fashion in order to estimate the full 3-D motion of the left …

Clinical utility of computational models is crucial in the applications of medical data
visualization. Previously we have developed a new class of volumetric models whose …

Quantitative description of cardiac motion is desirable to assist in detecting myocardial
abnormalities from gated myocardial perfusion (GMP) emission computed tomography …

We investigate the effect of heart rate on the quality and artifact generation in coronary artery
images obtained using multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) with the purpose of finding …