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Fabrication and Characterization of PVCP Human Breast Tissue-mimicking Phantom for Photoacoustic Imaging
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- Authors
- Eun-ju Jeong, Hyun-Woo Song, Yong-Jae Lee, Su Jun Park, Mi Jung Yim, Su Sung Lee, Bong Kyu Kim
- Issue Date
- 2017-03
- Citation
- BioChip Journal, v.11, no.1, pp.67-75
- ISSN
- 1976-0280
- Publisher
- 한국바이오칩학회
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- Human tissue-mimicking phantoms are important for characterizing and optimizing ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging systems. We demonstrated the applicability of a polyvinyl chloride plastisol (PVCP) phantom to photoacoustic imaging studies. The acoustic properties of the fabricated PVCP phantom were measured to have a sound speed of 1370 m/s, attenuation coefficient of 0.71 dB/cm/MHz, and acoustic impedance of 1.39 Mrayl. Reduced scattering coefficients, absorption coefficient, and refractive index were obtained, as 1.31 mm-1, 0.001 mm-1, and 1.636 at 780 nm by optical measurements, respectively. Therefore, the PVCP phantom was found to be similar enough to human breast tissue in photoacoustic properties.
- KSP Keywords
- 780 nm, Absorption coefficient, Acoustic impedance, Acoustic properties, Breast tissue, Fabrication and characterization, Human tissue, Optical measurements, Poly vinyl chloride(PVC), Polyvinyl chloride plastisol, Sound Speed