A review of consensus test methods for established medical imaging modalities and their implications for optical coherence tomography

Joshua Pfefer; Anant Agrawal

doi:10.1117/12.912371

28 February 2012 A review of consensus test methods for established medical imaging modalities and their implications for optical coherence tomography

Joshua Pfefer, Anant Agrawal

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 8215, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies V; 82150D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912371
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In recent years there has been increasing interest in development of consensus, tissue-phantom-based approaches for assessment of biophotonic imaging systems, with the primary goal of facilitating clinical translation of novel optical technologies. Well-characterized test methods based on tissue phantoms can provide useful tools for performance assessment, thus enabling standardization and device inter-comparison during preclinical development as well as quality assurance and re-calibration in the clinical setting. In this review, we study the role of phantom-based test methods as described in consensus documents such as international standards for established imaging modalities including X-ray CT, MRI and ultrasound. Specifically, we focus on three image quality characteristics - spatial resolution, spatial measurement accuracy and image uniformity - and summarize the terminology, metrics, phantom design/construction approaches and measurement/analysis procedures used to assess these characteristics. Phantom approaches described are those in routine clinical use and tend to have simplified morphology and biologically-relevant physical parameters. Finally, we discuss the potential for applying knowledge gained from existing consensus documents in the development of standardized, phantom-based test methods for optical coherence tomography.

Citation Download Citation

Joshua Pfefer and Anant Agrawal "A review of consensus test methods for established medical imaging modalities and their implications for optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 8215, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies V, 82150D (28 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912371

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available