Three-dimensional printing of phantoms for medical imaging
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorsBernhard Geiger, Shaohua Kevin Zhou
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Abstract
A medical imaging phantom (18) is three-dimensionally printed (36). In one specific approach, three-dimensional printing (36) allows for any number of variations in phantoms (18). A library of different phantoms (18), different inserts, different textures, different densities, different organs, different pathologies, different sizes, different shapes, and/or other differences allows for defining a specific phantom (18) as needed. The defined phantom (18) is then printed (36) for calibration or other use in medical imaging.
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A method for three-dimensional printing of a medical imaging phantom, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a database, a selection of an organ phantom from a library of organ phantoms;
- three-dimensionally printing, with a three-dimensional printer, the selected organ phantom;
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- calibrating a medical imaging system with the three-dimensionally printed organ phantom.
A method for three-dimensional printing of a medical imaging phantom, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a database, a selection of an organ phantom from a library of organ phantoms;
- three-dimensionally printing, with a three-dimensional printer, the selected organ phantom;
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- calibrating a medical imaging system with the three-dimensionally printed organ phantom, wherein calibrating comprises determining a resolution using the printed organ phantom, identifying a characteristic of an imaging artifact using the printed organ phantom, configuring the medical imaging system for quantitative measurements using the printed organ phantom, or combinations thereof.
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