Evaluation of a BGO-Based PET System for Single-Cell Tracking Performance by Simulation and Phantom Studies by Yu Ouyang PhD, Tae Jin Kim PhD, Guillem Pratx PhD

“…Tracking with the Genisys4 was then validated using a physical phantom of helically moving [ 18 F] fluorodeoxyglucose-in-oil droplets (< 0.24 mm diameter, 139-296 Bq), yielding < 1 mm localization error under the tested conditions, with good agreement between simulated sensitivity and measured activity (Pearson correlation R = .64, P << .05 in a representative example). …”
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Snapshot Imaging of Stokes Vector Polarization Speckle in Turbid Optical Phantoms and <i>In Vivo</i> Tissues by Daniel C. Louie, Carla Kulcsar, Héctor A. Contreras-Sánchez, W. Jeffrey Zabel, Tim K. Lee, Alex Vitkin

“…System design and calibration methods are presented, and representative images from measurements on liquid phantoms (microsphere suspensions) and <i>in vivo</i> healthy and tumor murine models are demonstrated and discussed. …”
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Optimization of Dual-energy Spectral Lower-extremity Computed Tomography Venography Scanning Protocol: Phantom Study by Shigeng WANG, Renwang PU, Yijun LIU, Xin FANG, Wei WEI, Beibei LI

“…Objective: To optimize a scanning protocol for dual-energy spectral lower-extremity computed tomography venography (CTV) based on a phantom study. Methods: Test plugs were placed in the cavities of an energy CT quality-control phantom to simulate clinical scenarios. …”
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A novel multimodality anthropomorphic phantom enhances compliance with quality assurance guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging in radiotherapy by Meshal Alzahrani, David A Broadbent, Irvin Teh, Bashar Al-Qaisieh, Emily Johnstone, Richard Speight

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A modular, human body-mimicking phantom with active thermoregulation capabilities for validation and verification of convective hyperthermia devices by L. Van den Bossche, W. Vertessen, J. Van den Bossche, O. Rudenko, J. Bogers, L. Brancato

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Microwave Imaging Using CMOS Integrated Circuits with Rotating 4 × 4 Antenna Array on a Breast Phantom by Hang Song, Afreen Azhari, Xia Xiao, Eiji Suematsu, Hiromasa Watanabe, Takamaro Kikkawa

“…A 1 cm3 bacon block as a cancer phantom target in a rubber substrate as a breast fat phantom can be detected with reduced artifacts.…”
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The SwiftScan step-and-shoot continuous mode improves SPECT scanning efficiency: a preliminary phantom and clinical test by Jicheng Li, Kai Zhang, Xingru Pang, Lele Huang, Xiaoxue Tian, Jiangyan Liu

“…Methods This study was composed of a phantom study and two clinical tests. The differences in visual image quality scores, coefficient of variance (COV) of the background, image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and recovery coefficient (RC) of the sphere were compared between SSC mode and traditional Step-and-Shoot (SS) mode in the phantom study. …”
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Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix Uniformity Correction Algorithm in Positron Emission Tomographic Image: A Phantom Study by Kyuseok Kim, Youngjin Lee

“…CAIPIRINHA Dixon-VIBE was used as an MR image acquisition pulse sequence for the fast and accurate attenuation correction of PET images, and the phantom was constructed by injecting NaCl and NaCl + NiSO₄ solutions. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Voxel Size and Postfiltering on Quantitative Analysis of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography: A Phantom Study by Ahmed Abdel Mohymen, Hamed Ibrahim Farag, Sameh M. Reda, Ahmed Soltan Monem, Said A. Ali

“…Materials and Methods: National Electrical Manufacturers Association phantom with the spheres of different sizes were utilized to simulate the lesions. …”
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A Novel Ultrasound Thermometry Method Based on Thermal Strain and Short and Constant Acoustic Bursts: Preliminary Study in Phantoms by Omar Gachouch, Bruno Giammarinaro, Teymour Kangot, Caterina Monini, Rémi Souchon

“…Finally, experimental measurements on phantom samples were performed over the same temperature range. …”
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An Optical Wireless Communication System for Physiological Data Transmission in Small Animals by Ana R. Domingues, Diogo Pereira, Manuel F. Silva, Sara Pimenta, José H. Correia

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Mapping neutron biological effectiveness for DNA damage induction as a function of incident energy and depth in a human sized phantom by Alice Mentana, Virgilio Quaresima, Pavel Kundrát, Isabella Guardamagna, Leonardo Lonati, Ombretta Iaria, Andrea Previtali, Giorgia Santi Amantini, Luca Lunati, Virginia Boretti, Livio Narici, Luca Di Fino, Luca Bocchini, Claudio Cipriani, Giorgio Baiocco

“…RBE is evaluated as a function of the incident neutron energy and of the depth inside a human-sized reference spherical phantom. The adopted mechanistic approach traces neutron RBE back to its origin, i.e. neutron physical interactions with biological tissues. …”
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Optimization of Image Quality and Organ Absorbed Dose for Pediatric Chest X-Ray Examination: In-House Developed Chest Phantom Study by Thanyawee Pengpan, Natch Rattanarungruangchai, Juthathip Dechjaithat, Phawinee Panthim, Puntarika Siricharuwong, Ausanai Prapan

“…After that, the phantom was used to assess image quality parameters, including SNR and CNR. …”
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Respiratory Motion Compensation Using Diaphragm Tracking for Cone-Beam C-Arm CT: A Simulation and a Phantom Study by Marco Bögel, Hannes G. Hofmann, Joachim Hornegger, Rebecca Fahrig, Stefan Britzen, Andreas Maier

“…We observed an improvement of about 14% using the structural similarity index. In a real phantom study, using the artiCHEST phantom, we investigated the visibility of bronchial tubes in a porcine lung. …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

Subjects: “…anthropomorphic head phantom…”
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Effects of collagen and chondroitin sulfate on relaxation at multiple magnetic field strengths by Olli-Pekka Aro, Victor Casula, Nina E. Hänninen, Jouni Karjalainen, Mikko J. Nissi, Miika T. Nieminen, Henning Henschel

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Development of a 3D-Printed Chest Phantom with Simulation of Lung Nodules for Studying Ultra-Low-Dose Computed Tomography Protocols by Jenna Silberstein, Steven Tran, Yin How Wong, Chai Hong Yeong, Zhonghua Sun

“…This study aimed to 3D print a patient-specific chest phantom simulating multiple lung nodules to optimise low-dose Computed Tomography (CT) protocols for lung cancer screening. …”
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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…To compare the detection rate of simulated lung nodules in a chest phantom using different computed tomography protocols, low dose (LD), ultralow dose (ULD), and conventional (CCT), and to quantify their respective amount of radiation. …”
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Phantom-based investigation of block sequential regularised expectation maximisation (BSREM) reconstruction for zirconium-89 PET-CT for varied count levels by Lara M. Bonney, Matthew D. Walker, Daniel R. McGowan

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Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii) in Ukraine: analysis of records and evidence of expansion by Igor Polischuk, Igor Zagorodniuk

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