Bake your phantom—low-cost recipes for dough-based, tissue-mimicking CT phantoms - Takeaways - MDSpire

Bake your phantom—low-cost recipes for dough-based, tissue-mimicking CT phantoms

  • By

  • Sonja Wichelmann

  • Florian Weiler

  • Thomas Friedrich

  • Joerg Barkhausen

  • Roman Kloeckner

  • Franz Wegner

  • Malte Maria Sieren

  • August 4, 2025

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    Dough-based CT phantoms can be fabricated using common ingredients like flour, salt, fat, and water, offering a low-cost alternative to commercial options.

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    The study demonstrates that varying ingredient ratios can produce doughs with different radiodensity values, suitable for mimicking human tissue.

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    A liver phantom was successfully created using a 3D-printed mold, showcasing the feasibility of this method for anatomical representation.

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    Preservation methods, including the addition of citric acid, were evaluated to enhance the longevity of dough-based phantoms.

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    CT imaging confirmed that the dough phantoms achieved Hounsfield Unit values comparable to healthy liver tissue, validating their effectiveness.

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Bake your phantom—low-cost recipes for dough-based, tissue-mimicking CT phantoms

  • by Sonja Wichelmann, Florian Weiler, Thomas Friedrich, Joerg Barkhausen, Roman Kloeckner, Franz Wegner, Malte Maria Sieren

  • August 4, 2025

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