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AssigneeImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
InventorsGameel SALEH, Budour ALFARES, AlJohara ALJABR, Maryam ZAINALABEDIN, Munthreen ALMOZAIN
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A heterogeneous patient-based breast phantom that mimics the anatomy and properties of real breast tissues when screened with ionizing and nonionizing imaging modalities is described. The heterogeneous breast phantom includes a skin mimicking segment; an adipose tissue mimicking segment; a fibro-glandular tissue mimicking segment; and a pectoral muscle mimicking segment wherein each segment is shaped and arranged such that the breast phantom represents a breast tissue. Performance of the breast phantom was characterized by mass attenuation coefficient, electron density and effective atomic number. Further, performance of breast phantoms was confirmed CT and breast MRI machines.
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The method of claim 19, wherein each segment further comprises water, a vegetable oil, a surfactant, and agar.
The method of claim 19, wherein the skin mimicking segment, the adipose tissue mimicking segment, the fibro-glandular tissue mimicking segment, and the carcinoma mimicking segment each further comprise at least one type of scattering particles selected from the group consisting of NaCl, KCl, Al2O3, and SiC particles.
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The method of claim 19, wherein the skin mimicking segment has an electron density (ne) of 3.59E+23−3.61E+23 e−/g and an effective atomic number (Zeff) of 7.2-7.3
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A method of producing a heterogeneous breast phantom comprising:
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