Tissue mimicking materials (TMMs), typically contained within phantoms, have been used
for many decades in both imaging and therapeutic applications. This review investigates the …

Ultrasound-guided needle interventions are common procedures in medicine, and tissue-
mimicking phantoms are widely used for simulation training to bridge the gap between …

Background Breast imaging technology plays an important role in breast cancer planning
and treatment. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has become a trending …

Background: It has been demonstrated that agar-based gel phantoms can emulate the
acoustic parameters of real tissues and are the most commonly used tissue-mimicking …

Standard clinical ultrasound (US) imaging frequencies are unable to resolve microvascular
structures due to the fundamental diffraction limit of US waves. Recent demonstrations of 2 …

Purpose The mechanical and imaging properties of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can be
adjusted to meet the needs of researchers as a tissue‐mimicking material. For instance, the …

To support the development of clinical applications of high-frequency ultrasound,
appropriate tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) are required whose acoustic properties have …

Flow phantoms are widely used in studies associated with Doppler ultrasound
measurements, acting as an effective experimental validation system in cardiovascular …

Tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) play a key role in the quality assurance of ultrasound
diagnostic equipment and should have acoustic properties similar to human tissues. We …

Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging technique. Although commercially available
photoacoustic imaging systems currently exist, the technology is still in its infancy. Therefore …