Multilayered tissue mimicking skin and vessel phantoms with tunable mechanical, optical, and acoustic properties

Alvin I. Chen, Max L. Balter, Melanie I. Chen, S. Kaisar Alam, Timothy J. Maguire, Martin L. Yarmush

Medical Physics · 2016 · 149 citations · 55 references

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Abstract

The phantoms described in this work simulate the mechanical, optical, and acoustic properties of human skin tissues, vessel tissue, and blood. In this way, the phantoms are uniquely suited to serve as test models for multimodal imaging techniques and image-guided interventions.

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