Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT
Computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic imaging process that uses ionising radiation to obtain information about the interior anatomic structure of the human body. Considering that the medical use of ionising radiation implies exposing patients to radiation that may lead to unwanted stochastic effe...
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| author | Merim Jusufbegović Adi Pandžić Mustafa Busuladžić Lejla M. Čiva Azra Gazibegović-Busuladžić Adnan Šehić Sandra Vegar-Zubović Rahima Jašić Adnan Beganović |
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| description | Computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic imaging process that uses ionising radiation to obtain information about the interior anatomic structure of the human body. Considering that the medical use of ionising radiation implies exposing patients to radiation that may lead to unwanted stochastic effects and that those effects are less probable at lower doses, optimising imaging protocols is of great importance. In this paper, we used an assembled 3D-printed infant head phantom and matched its image quality parameters with those obtained for a commercially available adult head phantom using the imaging protocol dedicated for adult patients. In accordance with the results, an optimised scanning protocol was designed which resulted in dose reductions for paediatric patients while keeping image quality at an adequate level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a16a8926aab6494ca8f9a37a102054ed2023-11-30T21:53:57ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182023-01-0113232810.3390/diagnostics13020328Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CTMerim Jusufbegović0Adi Pandžić1Mustafa Busuladžić2Lejla M. Čiva3Azra Gazibegović-Busuladžić4Adnan Šehić5Sandra Vegar-Zubović6Rahima Jašić7Adnan Beganović8Radiology Clinic, Sarajevo University Clinical Center, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment of Mechanical Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Medical School, University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, 71210 Ilidža, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment of Radiological Technologies, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaRadiology Clinic, Sarajevo University Clinical Center, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment of Radiation Protection and Medical Physics, Sarajevo University Clinical Center, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaComputed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic imaging process that uses ionising radiation to obtain information about the interior anatomic structure of the human body. Considering that the medical use of ionising radiation implies exposing patients to radiation that may lead to unwanted stochastic effects and that those effects are less probable at lower doses, optimising imaging protocols is of great importance. In this paper, we used an assembled 3D-printed infant head phantom and matched its image quality parameters with those obtained for a commercially available adult head phantom using the imaging protocol dedicated for adult patients. In accordance with the results, an optimised scanning protocol was designed which resulted in dose reductions for paediatric patients while keeping image quality at an adequate level.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/2/328computed tomography3D printingradiationdoseCTDIadditive manufacturing |
| spellingShingle | Merim Jusufbegović Adi Pandžić Mustafa Busuladžić Lejla M. Čiva Azra Gazibegović-Busuladžić Adnan Šehić Sandra Vegar-Zubović Rahima Jašić Adnan Beganović Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT Diagnostics computed tomography 3D printing radiation dose CTDI additive manufacturing |
| title | Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT |
| title_full | Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT |
| title_fullStr | Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT |
| title_short | Utilisation of 3D Printing in the Manufacturing of an Anthropomorphic Paediatric Head Phantom for the Optimisation of Scanning Parameters in CT |
| title_sort | utilisation of 3d printing in the manufacturing of an anthropomorphic paediatric head phantom for the optimisation of scanning parameters in ct |
| topic | computed tomography 3D printing radiation dose CTDI additive manufacturing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/2/328 |
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