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Abstract #1318

A novel 3D printed anthropomorphic phantom for evaluation of MR image characteristics

Shengzhen Tao1, Chen Lin1, Carleigh Eagle1, Xiangzhi Zhou1, and Robert A Pooley1
1Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Phantoms, Phantoms, image quality evaluation

Motivation: The typical MRI phantoms with simple geometric inserts in homogenous background do not allow in-depth evaluation of MR image characteristics necessary for assessing advanced imaging and reconstruction techniques.

Goal(s): To develop phantoms that can produce images with realistic anatomical structure that are more suitable for thorough evaluation of MR image characteristics.

Approach: We developed an approach to construct novel anthropomorphic phantoms using 3D-printing technique and use an example to demonstrate the utilization of this phantom for image quality evaluation.

Results: The phantom created with this approach can produce images resembling original MRI images acquired on human subjects.

Impact: The phantom generated using the proposed approach allows in-depth evaluation of MR image characteristics utilizing images with realistic anatomical structure, which may be especially beneficial for developing and evaluating advanced data acquisition and reconstruction techniques.

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