Title :
P6C-9 An Ultrasound Phantom with Long-Term Stability Using a New Biomimic Soft Gel Material
Author :
Yasukawa, Kazuhiro ; Kunisue, Takafumi ; Tsuta, Kaoru ; Shikinami, Yasuo ; Kondo, Toshio
Author_Institution :
TakironCo. Ltd., Kobe
Abstract :
We developed an ultrasound phantom with long-term stability using a new biomimic soft gel material, which substantially consists of a swollen Segmented Polyurethane Gel (S-SPUG) and conforms to the standard, IEC 61391-1 Ed 1.0 in acoustic properties.
Keywords :
bio-inspired materials; biomedical materials; biomedical ultrasonics; phantoms; polymer gels; IEC 61391-1 Ed 1.0; S-SPUG; biomimic soft gel material; long term ultrasound phantom stability; swollen segmented polyurethane gel; Attenuation; Biological materials; Biomedical materials; IEC standards; Imaging phantoms; Mechanical factors; Morphology; Stability; Standards development; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1384-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1051-0117
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.629
