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. 2019 Sep 13;33(2):456–464. doi: 10.1007/s10278-019-00257-5

Table 2.

Method-application chart. This chart summarizes the potential application of each printing style and its application in the production of phantoms

Method-application chart
Ultrasound CT MRI
SLA ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms
FDM ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms
PolyJet ✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms

✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms

✓ Moderate complexity with modified windowing

✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms
Mixed Machine Methods No additional advantage

✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms

✓ Moderate complexity

✓ Simple 1–2 material phantoms

✓ Moderate complexity