Tissue Equivalent Ultrasound Prostate Phantom Specifications
Container
Dimensions: 11.5 x 7 x 9.5 cm
Weight: 2 lbs
Front probe opening: 3.2 cm Ø
Rear probe opening: 2.6 cm Ø
Background Gel
Ultrasound appearance: anechoic
CT appearance: dark
MRI appearance: dark (T1 weighted)
Elastography: soft
Urethra
Dimensions: 7 mm Ø
CT appearance: dark, similar to prostate
MRI appearance: dark than prostate (T1 weighted)
Elastography: stiffer than prostate
Prostate
Dimensions: 5 cm x 4.5 cm x 4 cm
Ultrasound appearance: average echo-
genicity
CT appearance: dark, slight contrast with
background
MRI appearance: bright (T1 weighted)
Elastography: soft, slight contrast with
Volume: 53 cc
Seminal Vesicles
Dimensions: 7 mm Ø x 10 cm long
Imaging appearance is similar to prostate
Perineal Membrane
3 mm thick Z-skin™ elastomer
Lesions (053L and 053L-EF)
Qty: 3
Dimensions: Approximately 10 mm Ø
Ultrasound appearance: hypoechoic
CT appearance: bright
Elastography: stiff
Rectal Wall
Dimensions: 6 cm x 11 cm x 0.5 cm
Imaging appearance is similar to urethra
Prostate Training Phantom
Dimensions: 12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm Weight: 2 lbs Probe opening: 12 mm
Material: Z-Skin
Standard Ultrasound background 0dB with respect to liver reference
Dimensions: 0.7 cm Ø Material: Zerdine®, anechoic
Dimensions: 7 mm Ø x 10 cm long Material: Zerdine, hypoechoic with respect to background
Hypoechoic with respect to background 45 cc Digitally Modeled with seminal vesicles and bladder. Embedded lesions