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ArticlePhysical and engineering sciences in medicine2025

Fabrication of 3D printed hollow spheres for quality control and feasibility for use with xSPECT bone.

Tuyet Oanh Lam, Andy Young

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Article in Physical and engineering sciences in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Three-Dimensional Printing in Pediatric Orthopaedics: Cost Analysis and Emerging Applications.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tuyet Oanh LamDepartment of Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Gosford Hospital, Building K3, Gosford, NSW, Australia. tia.lam1105@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3636-3981
Andy YoungDepartment of Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Gosford Hospital, Building K3, Gosford, NSW, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantitative accuracy and constancy of Siemens xSPECT Bone quantitative reconstruction algorithm (xBone) can be monitored using activity-filled hollow spheres, which could be 3D printed (3DP) to increase accessibility to phantoms. One concern is that 3D prints can have air gaps in the walls which may pose issues for attenuation correction and xBone tissue zone mapping. This study assessed the feasibility of using 3DP spheres (3DP-S) with materials PLA, PETG and Resin as substitutes for commercial hollow spheres (C-S). Phantom preparation and acquisition parameters were based on the white paper. A Jaszczak phantom was fitted with six

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Bone and BonesPrinting, Three-DimensionalFeasibility StudiesPhantoms, ImagingQuality Control3D printingHollow spheresNuclear medicineQuality assurancexBonexSPECT

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PMID39739190

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