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Image Fusion - Registration - Scanning Techniques - Biopsy
Features
Demonstrate CT, ultrasound and MRI scan techniques
Assess image fusion algorithms
Test new equipment
Optimize imaging protocols
Improve performance of freehand abdominal biopsies
Abdominal imaging is useful for diagnosing disease and monitoring treatments. The Model 057 Triple Modality 3D Abdominal
Phantom provides a representation of a small adult abdomen and can be imaged under CT, MR and ultrasound. This feature
makes the phantom a useful tool for a variety of applications such as image fusion studies, developing imaging
protocols, training of different scan techniques and system testing, validation and demonstration.
The Model 057 simulates the abdomen from approximately the thorax vertebrae (T9/T10) to the lumbar vertebrae (L2/L3)
using simplified anthropomorphic geometry. The materials provide contrast between the structures under CT, MRI and
ultrasound.
Internal structures include: liver with lesions and portal vein, two partial kidneys each with a lesion, partial lung
surrounding the liver, abdominal aorta, vena cava, simulated spine and 6 ribs. A muscle layer and outside fat layer
surround these structures and plastic end caps make the phantom durable enough for extended scanning.
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