US 2013/0091966 A1Published application

Lesion phantom

AssigneeInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan

InventorsSHIANG-LIN HSU, Yu-Ching Ni, Meei-Ling Jan

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Abstract

A lesion phantom is disclosed, which is a spherical ball having a cavity formed therein for housing contrast agents or medicines, and is adapted for the quantitative evaluation of a medical image in drug development and evaluation. In an embodiment, the cavity of the lesion phantom is coupled to a tapering ring and is adapted to be sealed by a silicon plug, by that contrast agents or medicines can be fed into the cavity easily and conveniently without causing any problem, such as overflowing, bubble residue problem, radioactive contamination, etc. Moreover, by the arrangement of a retractable fixing bar, the positioning of the lesion phantom can be adjusted flexibly at will, and also by the tapering of the tapering ring, the lesion phantom can be prevented from being damaged by any extreme, sudden, unjust, or improper force exerted, and thus the lifespan of the lesion phantom can be prolonged.

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Dependent claims

A lesion phantom, comprising:

a cavity, formed with an opening;
a tapering ring, configured with a first ring and a second ring in a manner that the first ring is formed with a diameter larger than that of the second ring while allowing the first ring to be arranged in communication with the opening of the cavity;
a screw tube, formed with an external thread at its outer surface, and having an end thereof to be arranged in communication with the second ring of the tapering ring while allowing the screw tube to be formed with an internal diameter larger than the diameter of the second ring;
a silicon plug, removably disposed inside the screw tube while allowing an end of the silicon plug to engage with the second ring of the tapering ring;
a sleeve, configured with a first annular section, a second annular section and a third annular section in a manner that the first annular section is formed with an internal thread on its inner surface so as to removably mate with the external thread of the screw tube by screwing, and the second annular section is arranged for enabling the two ends thereof to connected respectively to the first annular section and the third annular section;
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a fixing bar, configured with a first rod and a second rod in a manner that the first rod is formed with a diameter about equal to the internal diameter of the second annular section of the sleeve, and the second rod is formed with a diameter about equal to the internal diameter of the third annular section of the sleeve, while allowing the first rod to fit into the second annular section of the sleeve and simultaneously allowing an end of the second rod that is disposed neighboring to the first rod to be removably inset and fixed inside the third annular section of the sleeve.

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