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ArticleMedical image analysis2025

XCAT 3.0: A comprehensive library of personalized digital twins derived from CT scans.

Lavsen Dahal, Mobina Ghojoghnejad, Liesbeth Vancoillie, Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, Yubraj Bhandari, David Kim, Fong Chi Ho, Fakrul Islam Tushar, Sheng Luo, Kyle J Lafata and 4 more

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Article in Medical image analysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Lavsen DahalCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. Electronic address: lavsen.dahal@gmail.com.
Mobina GhojoghnejadCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Liesbeth VancoillieCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Dhrubajyoti GhoshCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Yubraj BhandariCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
David KimCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Fong Chi HoCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Fakrul Islam TusharCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Sheng LuoCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Kyle J LafataCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Ehsan AbadiCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Ehsan SameiCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Joseph Y LoCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
W Paul SegarsCenter for Virtual Imaging Trials, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories, Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.

Funding

TR&D Project 3: Virtual ReadersP41EB028744 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Ehsan Samei · 2021 to 2026
$7.8M
Simulation Tools for Dynamic CTR01EB001838 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SAMEI, EHSAN, SEGARS, WILLIAM P · 2005 to 2023
$6.9M
Computer-Aided Triage of Body CT Scans with Deep LearningR01CA261457 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LO, JOSEPH Y, RUBIN, GEOFFREY D · 2023 to 2025
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA261457NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB028744NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB001838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virtual Imaging Trials (VIT) offer a cost-effective and scalable approach for evaluating medical imaging technologies. Computational phantoms, which mimic real patient anatomy and physiology, play a central role in VITs. However, the current libraries of computational phantoms face limitations, particularly in terms of sample size and heterogeneity. Insufficient representation of the population hampers accurate assessment of imaging technologies across different patient groups. Traditionally, the more realistic computational phantoms were created by manual segmentation, which is a laborious and time-consuming task, impeding the expansion of phantom libraries. This study presents a framework for creating realistic computational phantoms using a suite of automatic segmentation models and performing three forms of automated quality control on the segmented organ masks. The result is the release of over 2500 new XCAT 3 generation of computational phantoms. This new formation embodies 140 structures and represents a comprehensive approach to detailed anatomical modeling. The developed computational phantoms are formatted in both voxelized and surface mesh formats. The framework is combined with an in-house CT scanner simulator to produce realistic CT images. The framework has the potential to advance virtual imaging trials, facilitating comprehensive and reliable evaluations of medical imaging technologies. Phantoms may be requested at https://cvit.duke.edu/resources/. Code, model weights, and sample CT images are available at https://xcat-3.github.io/.

Indexed as

Phantoms, ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedAlgorithmsComputer SimulationHumansComputational phantomsComputed tomographyHuman digital twinsNeural networksSegmentationVirtual imaging trials

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PMID40347915
PMCPMC12247289

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