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A Low-Cost Density Reference Phantom for Computed Tomography

Published

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, Ming-Dong Li, Anthony P. Reeves, David F. Yankelevitz, Joseph J. Chen, Eliot L. Siegel, Adele P. Peskin, Diana N. Zeiger

Abstract

We have characterized a commercially-available polyurethane foam which is marketed for modeling parts in the aircraft, automotive, and related industries. We find that the foam may be suitable for use as a density reference standard in the range below -700 Hounsfield units. This range is important, as it is co-incident with the density of lung tissue. The foam may be helpful to make the diagnosis of emphysema more systematic.
Citation
Medical Physics
Volume
36

Keywords

Lung cancer , density reference phantom

Citation

Levine, Z. , Li, M. , Reeves, A. , Yankelevitz, D. , Chen, J. , Siegel, E. , Peskin, A. and Zeiger, D. (2009), A Low-Cost Density Reference Phantom for Computed Tomography, Medical Physics (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created January 2, 2009, Updated February 17, 2017