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Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Li, CM; Segars, WP; Tourassi, GD; Boone, JM; Dobbins, JT
Published in: Med Phys
July 2009

The initial process for creating a flexible three-dimensional computer-generated breast phantom based on empirical data is described. Dedicated breast computed-tomography data were processed to suppress noise and scatter artifacts in the reconstructed image set. An automated algorithm was developed to classify the breast into its primary components. A preliminary phantom defined using subdivision surfaces was generated from the segmented data. To demonstrate potential applications of the phantom, simulated mammographic image data were acquired of the phantom using a simplistic compression model and an analytic projection algorithm directly on the surface model. The simulated image was generated using a model for a polyenergetic cone-beam projection of the compressed phantom. The methods used to create the breast phantom generate resulting images that have a high level of tissue structure detail available and appear similar to actual mammograms. Fractal dimension measurements of simulated images of the phantom are comparatively similar to measurements from images of real human subjects. A realistic and geometrically defined breast phantom that can accurately simulate imaging data may have many applications in breast imaging research.

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Med Phys

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ISSN

0094-2405

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

36

Issue

7

Start / End Page

3122 / 3131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Mammography
  • Male
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Computer Simulation
 

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Li, C. M., Segars, W. P., Tourassi, G. D., Boone, J. M., & Dobbins, J. T. (2009). Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data. Med Phys, 36(7), 3122–3131. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3140588
Li, Christina M., W Paul Segars, Georgia D. Tourassi, John M. Boone, and James T. Dobbins. “Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data.Med Phys 36, no. 7 (July 2009): 3122–31. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3140588.
Li CM, Segars WP, Tourassi GD, Boone JM, Dobbins JT. Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data. Med Phys. 2009 Jul;36(7):3122–31.
Li, Christina M., et al. “Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data.Med Phys, vol. 36, no. 7, July 2009, pp. 3122–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1118/1.3140588.
Li CM, Segars WP, Tourassi GD, Boone JM, Dobbins JT. Methodology for generating a 3D computerized breast phantom from empirical data. Med Phys. 2009 Jul;36(7):3122–3131.

Published In

Med Phys

DOI

ISSN

0094-2405

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

36

Issue

7

Start / End Page

3122 / 3131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Mammography
  • Male
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Computer Simulation