Evaluation of Simulated Lesions as Surrogates to Clinical Lesions for Thoracic CT Volumetry: The Results of an International Challenge

ConclusionHybrid datasets yielded conclusions similar to real computed tomography datasets where phantom QIBA compliant was also compliant for hybrid datasets. Some groups deemed compliant for simulated methods, not for physical lesion measurements. The magnitude of this difference was small (<5.4%). While technical performance is not equivalent, they correlate, such that, volumetrically simulated lesions could potentially serve as practical proxies.
Source: Academic Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research