New polymer-based phantom for photoacoustic imaging

Yasushi Kawaguchi; Hideaki Iwazaki; Taiichiro Ida; Taiji Nishi; Yukari Tanikawa; Naotaka Nitta

doi:10.1117/12.2037517

3 March 2014 New polymer-based phantom for photoacoustic imaging

Yasushi Kawaguchi, Hideaki Iwazaki, Taiichiro Ida, Taiji Nishi, Yukari Tanikawa, Naotaka Nitta

Proceedings Volume 8945, Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue VI; 89450A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037517
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We will report newly developed polymer-based phantom for photoacoustic (PA) imaging systems. Phantoms are important for performance evaluation and calibration of new modalities; however, there is no established method for making phantoms with no long-term change. We have developed skin mimicking phantoms simulating both optical and acoustic properties (i.e. optical scattering and absorption coefficients, and sound velocity). Furthermore, the phantoms are able to give accurate simulation of blood vessels by Inkjet-printing. Newly developed phantoms are consisted of castor oil included acrylic block copolymer and we can fabricate 0.8mm or less thick sheets and pile them using their self-adhesiveness.

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Yasushi Kawaguchi, Hideaki Iwazaki, Taiichiro Ida, Taiji Nishi, Yukari Tanikawa, and Naotaka Nitta "New polymer-based phantom for photoacoustic imaging", Proc. SPIE 8945, Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue VI, 89450A (3 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037517

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