Title: NIST to Develop Advanced Photonics Standards for Medical Imaging
Summary:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to develop advanced photonics standards for medical imaging to address current challenges in the field. The lack of standardized measurement protocols has led to issues such as reduced image quality, difficulty in comparing results across different imaging systems and time periods, increased false positives, and concerns about patient radiation exposure.
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report emphasized the importance of using phantoms for calibration and performance measurement in medical imaging. Phantoms enable quantitative and comparable imaging, allowing practitioners to select the most appropriate measurement protocol that achieves the required contrast while minimizing procedure costs and radiation exposure.
The National Photonics Initiative has highlighted the need for collaboration between NIST, industry, and academia to address these challenges. NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory will undertake specific goals to develop advanced photonics standards for medical imaging, aiming to improve image quality, comparability, and patient safety.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/pml/pml-priority-photonics/pml-priority-advanced-photonics-health-care
Keywords: Metrology, Calibration, NIST, Phantom, Imaging
