A dynamic phantom for radionuclide cardiology.
A flow-based phantom has been developed to verify analysis routines most frequently employed in clinical radionuclide cardiology. Ejection-fraction studies by first-pass or equilibrium techniques are simulated, as well as assessment of shunts and cardiac output. This hydraulic phantom, with its valve-selectable dysfunctions, offers a greater role in training than in quality control, as originally intended.
D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*