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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
William Vogt, Washington, DC (US);
Thomas Joshua Pfefer, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Congxian Jia, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Keith Wear, Rockville, MD (US);
Brian Garra, Adelphi, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/30 (2006.01); G09B 23/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/11 (2006.01); C08K 5/12 (2006.01); C08L 27/06 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C08K 7/20 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 7/20 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 5/11 (2013.01); C08K 5/12 (2013.01); G09B 23/30 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/587 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2241 (2013.01); C08K 2201/003 (2013.01); C08L 2203/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel phantoms are provided herein that can accurately mimic the optical and/or acoustic properties of living tissue. The disclosed phantoms are constructed of one or more polyvinyl chloride plastisol (PVCP) gels comprising a PVC and a binary plasticizer. The phantoms can be used, for example, to calibrate or test an optical and/or acoustic detection system, such as a photoacoustic imaging system or an ultrasound imaging system.