Patent ID: 8309910
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A phantom comprising: a housing enclosing an interior volume and having a plurality of passages formed therein, wherein each passage is fluidly isolated from the interior volume; a first insert configured to be positioned in a first passage of the plurality of passages and comprising a known density of a first material selected from the group consisting of iodine, hydroxyapatite (HAP), tricalcium phosphate (TCP), body fat, fatty plaque, sodium chloride (NaCl), gold (Au), and iron (Fe); a second insert configured to be positioned in a second passage of the plurality of passages and comprising a known density of a second material selected from the group consisting of iodine, hydroxyapatite (HAP), tricalcium phosphate (TCP), body fat, fatty plaque, sodium chloride (NaCl), gold (Au), and iron (Fe); and wherein the known material density of the second material is one of a different material density of a same material as the first material and a known material density of a different material than the first material.