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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Vahid Tavakoli, Louisville, KY (US);
Amir A. Amini, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/28 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/58 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/583 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 8/587 (2013.01); G01R 33/58 (2013.01); A61B 5/0044 (2013.01); A61B 5/7285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multimodal cardiac phantom has a body structure with a shape and properties that mimic the elasticity, ultrasound, and magnetic properties of cardiac tissue. The multimodal cardiac phantom is advantageously produced from a polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol. The polyvinyl alcohol may include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers and ultrasound markers. The multimodal cardiac phantom can be used to evaluate and to configure apparatuses for imagining cardiac tissue.