Promoting Collaborations Between Radiologists and Scientists

Third-Generation Cardiovascular Phantom

“…10,11 Unlike optimization of therapeutic techniques for improving patient outcomes, where the pathway to adoption in the clinic must run through in vivo studies, further ethical challenges are faced in x-ray diagnostic imaging when evaluation comes at the cost of ionizing radiation exposure to the patient. 12 Although clinical studies with patients remain the criterion standard, researchers have made use of preclinical evaluation tools to understand underlying physiological principles, as well as advancing clinical understanding and knowledge while avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure to patients. These tools include benchtop engineering test setups, computer modeling software, radiation dose phantoms, animal models, and dynamic flow circulation phantoms.…”

“…Each step forward has unlocked new opportunities for optimization of clinical routine, resulting in new indications and improvement in diagnostic image quality while reducing effective radiation exposure and administered iodinated contrast media (CM) volumes 10,11 . Unlike optimization of therapeutic techniques for improving patient outcomes, where the pathway to adoption in the clinic must run through in vivo studies, further ethical challenges are faced in x-ray diagnostic imaging when evaluation comes at the cost of ionizing radiation exposure to the patient 12 …”