X-ray attenuation of bone, soft and adipose tissue in CT from 70 to 140 kV and comparison with 3D printable additive manufacturing materials

X Ma, M Figl, E Unger, M Buschmann, P Homolka - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing are widely used in medical imaging to produce
phantoms for image quality optimization, imaging protocol definition, comparison of image …

Classification of X-ray attenuation properties of additive manufacturing and 3D printing materials using computed tomography from 70 to 140 kVp

X Ma, M Buschmann, E Unger… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing is particularly useful in the production of phantoms
for medical imaging applications including determination and optimization of (diagnostic) …

[HTML][HTML] The interlace deposition method of bone equivalent material extrusion 3D printing for imaging in radiotherapy

R Tino, A Yeo, M Brandt, M Leary, T Kron - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Existing material extrusion 3D printing methods of bone-equivalent phantoms for Computed
Tomography (CT) imaging in Radiotherapy is limited by the geometrical inaccuracies and …

Three‐dimensional printing of patient‐specific lung phantoms for CT imaging: emulating lung tissue with accurate attenuation profiles and textures

K Mei, M Geagan, L Roshkovan, HI Litt… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Phantoms are a basic tool for assessing and verifying performance in CT research
and clinical practice. Patient‐based realistic lung phantoms accurately representing textures …

A customizable anthropomorphic phantom for dosimetric verification of 3D‐printed lung, tissue, and bone density materials

RB Tino, AU Yeo, M Brandt, M Leary, T Kron - Medical Physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To design and manufacture a customized thoracic phantom slab utilizing the 3D
printing process, also known as additive manufacturing, consisting of different tissue density …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed patient-specific thorax phantom with realistic heterogenous bone radiopacity using filament printer technology

S Hatamikia, G Kronreif, A Unger, G Oberoi… - … für Medizinische Physik, 2022 - Elsevier
Current medical imaging phantoms are usually limited by simplified geometry and
radiographic skeletal homogeneity, which confines their usage for image quality …

Development of a patient-specific chest computed tomography imaging phantom with realistic lung lesions using silicone casting and three-dimensional printing

D Hong, S Moon, JB Seo, N Kim - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The validation of the accuracy of the quantification software in computed tomography (CT)
images is very challenging. Therefore, we proposed a CT imaging phantom that accurately …

Methodology for computed tomography characterization of commercially available 3D printing materials for use in radiology/radiation oncology

M Kozee, J Weygand, JM Andreozzi… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D printing in medical physics provides opportunities for creating patient‐specific
treatment devices and in‐house fabrication of imaging/dosimetry phantoms. This study …

Investigation of the effects of spinal surgical implants on radiotherapy dosimetry: A study of 3D printed phantoms

SK Goodall, P Rampant, W Smith… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The use of three‐dimensional (3D) printing to develop custom phantoms for
dosimetric studies in radiotherapy is increasing. The process allows production of phantoms …

A customized anthropomorphic 3D-printed phantom to reproducibility assessment in computed tomography: an oncological case study

C Cavaliere, D Baldi, V Brancato, M Aiello… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Studies on computed tomography (CT) reproducibility at different acquisition
parameters have to take into account radiation dose administered and related ethical issues …