Ultrasound phantom
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsYasushi Hibi, Tsutomu Urakawa, Teruaki Sugata
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Abstract
A base member formed of rubber or the like, which transmits ultrasound waves, includes a storage portion with a small width connected with a storage portion with a great width, wherein internal organ models, formed of animal internal organs or the like, such as an esophagus model, stomach model, and the like, are stored in these storage portions. A jelly-like member, which transmits ultrasound waves, is filled in around the internal organ models. An ultrasonic endoscope or the like can be inserted through an inserting hole so as to obtain ultrasonic images generally the same as with a case of inserting the ultrasonic endoscope or the like into a human body, thereby providing a training device which can be easily used.
Claims17
An ultrasound phantom comprising:
- a base member which is formed of a material for transmitting ultrasound waves so as to imitate a part of a human body, said base member includes a storage portion;
- one or more internal organ models, positioned in the storage portion for imitating human internal organs, at least one of said one or more internal organ models being adapted to be detachable;
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- a soft member for transmitting ultrasound waves, disposed so as to be filled in around the internal organ models.
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