Patent ID: 9655594
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A phantom for medical imaging, comprising: at least one background matrix comprising a first hydrogel with a first predefined proportion of gelatin to water and at least one first additive, such that the properties of the background matrix substantially match at least one optical property of a tissue and at least one acoustic property of the tissue; at least one inclusion object embedded in the background matrix, the at least one inclusion object comprising a second hydrogel with a second predefined proportion of gelatin to water and at least one second additive, such that the properties of at least one inclusion object substantially matches at least one optical property of a tissue inclusion and at least one acoustic property of the tissue inclusion wherein the at least one background matrix comprises a plurality of background matrices disposed in a plurality of layers that simulate a layered tissue, the plurality of background matrices each being formulated to match optical and acoustic properties of components of skin, the components of skin comprising epidermis, dermis, fat and muscle.