Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel phantoms for use in ultrasound and MR imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5529-5546

  Surry, K J M ^a,b   Austin, H J B ^a   Fenster, A ^a,b   Peters, T M ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BIOPSY; BRAIN; FREEZING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SOLIDIFICATION; THAWING; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; WATER;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC BRAIN PHANTOMS; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; CRYOGELS; FREEZE-THAW PROCESS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN REGION; BREAST BIOPSY; CALCULATION; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FREEZING; GEL; IMAGE QUALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SOLID STATE; SOUND DETECTION; THAWING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHICKENS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 12744271954     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/24/009     Document Type: Article

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