XCAT-3: 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, Ehsan Abadi, Ehsan Samei, Joseph Y. Lo+, W. Paul Segars+

Center for Virtual Imaging Trials · Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories
Department of Radiology · Duke University School of Medicine · Durham, NC 27708 +Co-Senior Authors

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 VIT. However, current phantom libraries face limitations in sample size and diversity. This study presents a framework for creating realistic computational phantoms using a suite of four deep learning segmentation models, with three forms of automated quality control. The result is a release of over 2,500 computational phantoms with up to 140 structures, available in both voxelized and surface mesh formats. Phantoms may be requested at cvit.duke.edu/resources.

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@article{dahal2025xcat,
  title     = {XCAT 3.0: A comprehensive library of personalized digital twins derived from CT scans},
  author    = {Dahal, Lavsen and Ghojoghnejad, Mobina and Vancoillie, Liesbeth and
               Ghosh, Dhrubajyoti and Bhandari, Yubraj and Kim, David and Ho, Fong Chi and
               Tushar, Fakrul Islam and Luo, Sheng and Lafata, Kyle J and others},
  journal   = {Medical Image Analysis},
  pages     = {103636},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {Elsevier}
}

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