Development of a radiographic chest phantom with disease simulation.
An anthropomorphic chest phantom with realistic disease simulation is described with a review of previously available chest phantoms. The need for subjective image analysis is discussed and compared with the existing physics parameters as a means of evaluating image quality in chest radiology. An introduction to the use of such a radiographically realistic chest phantom with lung parenchymal detail and disease simulation is illustrated.
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008722:Methods; D008961:Models, Structural; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology