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Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond.

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Segars, WP; Tsui, BMW; Jing Cai, ; Fang-Fang Yin, ; Fung, GSK; Samei, E
Published in: IEEE Trans Med Imaging
March 2018

The four-dimensional (4-D) eXtended CArdiac-Torso (XCAT) series of phantoms was developed to provide accurate computerized models of the human anatomy and physiology. The XCAT series encompasses a vast population of phantoms of varying ages from newborn to adult, each including parameterized models for the cardiac and respiratory motions. With great flexibility in the XCAT's design, any number of body sizes, different anatomies, cardiac or respiratory motions or patterns, patient positions and orientations, and spatial resolutions can be simulated. As such, the XCAT phantoms are gaining a wide use in biomedical imaging research. There they can provide a virtual patient base from which to quantitatively evaluate and improve imaging instrumentation, data acquisition, techniques, and image reconstruction and processing methods which can lead to improved image quality and more accurate clinical diagnoses. The phantoms have also found great use in radiation dosimetry, radiation therapy, medical device design, and even the security and defense industry. This review paper highlights some specific areas in which the XCAT phantoms have found use within biomedical imaging and other fields. From these examples, we illustrate the increasingly important role that computerized phantoms and computer simulation are playing in the research community.

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Published In

IEEE Trans Med Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1558-254X

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

680 / 692

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiometry
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Computer Simulation
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
 

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Segars, W. P., Tsui, B. M. W., Jing Cai, ., Fang-Fang Yin, ., Fung, G. S. K., & Samei, E. (2018). Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond. IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 37(3), 680–692. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2017.2738448
Segars, W Paul, B. M. W. Tsui, B. M. W. Jing Cai, B. M. W. Fang-Fang Yin, George S. K. Fung, and Ehsan Samei. “Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond.IEEE Trans Med Imaging 37, no. 3 (March 2018): 680–92. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2017.2738448.
Segars WP, Tsui BMW, Jing Cai, Fang-Fang Yin, Fung GSK, Samei E. Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2018 Mar;37(3):680–92.
Segars, W. Paul, et al. “Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond.IEEE Trans Med Imaging, vol. 37, no. 3, Mar. 2018, pp. 680–92. Pubmed, doi:10.1109/TMI.2017.2738448.
Segars WP, Tsui BMW, Jing Cai, Fang-Fang Yin, Fung GSK, Samei E. Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2018 Mar;37(3):680–692.

Published In

IEEE Trans Med Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1558-254X

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

680 / 692

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiometry
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Computer Simulation
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering