Title :
A study on breast phantom using ultrasound imaging systems
Author :
Foroozandehasl, S.P. ; Jaafar, M. Suhaimi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. Sains Malaysia (USM), Minden, Malaysia
Abstract :
The development and acoustical characterization of a novel agar-based tissue mimicking material for use in training purposes in diagnostic ultrasonography are presented. The phantom described in this study is based on a range of inexpensive, reproducible and non-toxic materials. During the tests, the effect of the physical properties such as temperature and percentage of materials on the sound speed in the fabricated phantom was evaluated. Additionally, the analysis on the results of ultrasound imaging was represented.
Keywords :
biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; gynaecology; phantoms; ultrasonic imaging; ultrasonic velocity; agar-based tissue mimicking material; breast phantom; diagnostic ultrasonography; nontoxic materials; physical properties; sound speed; ultrasound imaging systems; Breast; Imaging phantoms; Materials; Phantoms; Ultrasonography;
Conference_Titel :
Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Penang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-894-5
DOI :
10.1109/IST.2011.5962182
