A teaching phantom for sonographers.
An anthropomorphic torso section phantom is described that is intended for use during initial stages of ultrasonographer training. The phantom represents a section of the upper abdomen, with simulated ribs, liver, kidney with fat pad, gallbladder, aorta, and bowel gas. Positioned in the liver are ten simulated soft tissue masses, which produce a variety of typical echographic patterns. All simulated soft tissue components are formed of tissue-mimicking materials that match their corresponding tissue counterparts in terms of speed of sound, ultrasonic attenuation, and density. Construction details are presented and examples of images are shown.
Zagzebski
J A
JA
Medical Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
Madsen
E L
EL
Frank
G R
GR
D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014463:Ultrasonography