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A new tool for benchmarking cardiovascular fluoroscopes
Author(s) -
Balter Stephen,
Heupler Frederick A.,
Lin PeiJan Paul,
Wondrow Merrill H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200101)52:1<67::aid-ccd1016>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - imaging phantom , medicine , benchmarking , fluoroscopy , medical physics , visibility , radiology , nuclear medicine , optics , physics , marketing , business
This article reports the status of a new cardiovascular fluoroscopy benchmarking phantom. A joint working group of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCA&I) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) developed the phantom. The device was adopted as NEMA standard XR 21‐2000, “Characteristics of and Test Procedures for a Phantom to Benchmark Cardiac Fluoroscopic and Photographic Performance,” in August 2000. The test ensemble includes imaging field geometry, spatial resolution, low‐contrast iodine detectability, working thickness range, visibility of moving targets, and phantom entrance dose. The phantom tests systems under conditions simulating normal clinical use for fluoroscopically guided invasive and interventional procedures. Test procedures rely on trained human observers. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;52:67–72. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.