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Ultrasound Phantoms: Designs, Configurations and Applications

Ultrasound Phantoms: Designs, Configurations and Applications. Heather L. Miller CIRS, Inc. Norfolk, VA. What is an ultrasound phantom?.

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Ultrasound Phantoms: Designs, Configurations and Applications

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  1. Ultrasound Phantoms: Designs, Configurations and Applications Heather L. Miller CIRS, Inc. Norfolk, VA ACMP Annual Meeting

  2. What is an ultrasound phantom? Any structure that contains one or more materials that simulate a body of tissue in its interaction with ultrasound and is used to mimic ultrasonic interactions in the human body. ACMP Annual Meeting

  3. Phantom Construction • Tissue Mimicking Material (TMM) • Targets • Housings ACMP Annual Meeting

  4. Tissue Mimicking Materials • Agar • ZerdineTM • Urethanes • Other epoxies liquids natural materials ACMP Annual Meeting

  5. Acoustic Properties • Speed of Sound • Attenuation Coefficient • Backscatter Coefficient/Relative Contrast • Elasticity • Thermal Properties ACMP Annual Meeting

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  7. Wires ACMP Annual Meeting

  8. Various Masses ACMP Annual Meeting

  9. Housings • Serve to protect the TMM • Thin films • Saran • Polyurethane • Rigid Containers • ABS • PVC • Acrylic ACMP Annual Meeting

  10. Phantom Quality • Target Position • CMM machining • Ultrasonic techniques • Acoustic Properties • Acoustic testing on individual batches • Visual Inspection ACMP Annual Meeting

  11. Applications • Training • Demonstration • Quality Assurance • Research & Development ACMP Annual Meeting

  12. Training Phantoms • Biopsy • Cryosurgery • Brachytherapy • HIFU • IVUS • 3D ACMP Annual Meeting

  13. Breast Biopsy ACMP Annual Meeting

  14. Demonstrations • 3D Systems • Mainly fetal ultrasound • Brachytherapy Systems • Demonstrate needle and seed visualization • Other Sales demonstrations ACMP Annual Meeting

  15. 3D U/S Phantom ACMP Annual Meeting

  16. Demonstrations • 3D Systems • Mainly fetal ultrasound • Brachytherapy Systems • Demonstrate needle and seed visualization • Other Sales demonstrations ACMP Annual Meeting

  17. Brachytherapy ACMP Annual Meeting

  18. QA/QC • Equipment Selection • Acceptance Testing • Consistency checks • Accreditation Programs • ACR • AIUM • ICAVL ACMP Annual Meeting

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  20. R& D Uses • Product Development • FDA Approval Process • Basic Scientific Research ACMP Annual Meeting

  21. Manufacturers • ATS Labs, Bridgeport, CT • www.atslabs.com • CIRS, Norfolk VA • www.cirsinc.com • Gammex RMI, Madison WI • www.gammex.com ACMP Annual Meeting

  22. Future Developments • Increased durability • Increased longevity • Keep pace with developments of ultrasound machines • Thin Film phantom targets • Smaller resolution point targets ACMP Annual Meeting

  23. In Summary • Phantoms contain various TMM • Phantoms come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes • Phantoms are utilized for a variety of purposes such as training, QA, and demonstrations • Phantoms are useful tools ACMP Annual Meeting

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