Development of an organ‐specific insert phantom generated using a 3D printer for investigations of cardiac computed tomography protocols

摘要

IntroductionAn ideal organ‐specific insert phantom should be able to simulate the anatomical features with appropriate appearances in the resultant computed tomography (CT) images. This study investigated a 3D printing technology to develop a novel and cost‐effective cardiac insert phantom derived from volumetric CT image datasets of anthropomorphic chest phantom.