Semi-anthropomorphic biliary/renal training phantom for medical imaging and lithotripsy training

A semi-anthropomorphic medical imaging and ESWL training phantom, comprising:

• an opaque mass formed of an elastomeric tissue equivalent material;
• a plurality of cavities formed within said mass, said cavities positioned, sized and shaped in such a manner as to simulate the position, size and shape of at least a gallbladder and a human kidney found in the abdominal area of a human body;
• a plurality of channels formed within said mass at predetermined locations, one of said channels leading from said simulated kidney to the exterior of said phantom and the other said channel leading from said simulated gallbladder to the exterior of said phantom,
• whereby a technician can place at least one concrement into at least one of said cavities, locate, destroy and subsequently remove said concrement;
• a fluid-like substance filling said cavities;
• and
• means for sealing said channels, whereby said fluid-like substance is retained within said phantom during imaging and ESWL treatment of the phantom.

A method for locating and fragmenting a concrement found at least one simulated organ, comprising the steps of:

• providing a semi-anthropomorphic phantom comprising an elastomeric mass having at least one simulated organ at a predetermined location on the interior of said mass;
• providing a channel at a predetermined location extending from said simulated organ to the exterior of said phantom;
• placing a concrement into said simulated organ through said channel;
• filling said simulated organ and said channel means with a fluid-like substance;
• sealing said channel with a closing means;
• locating said concrement with a locating apparatus;
• and
• destroying said concrement with a concrement destroying apparatus.