US 12,138,103 B1
Heterogeneous breast phantom with carcinoma model
Gameel Saleh, Dammam (SA); Budour Alfares, Dammam (SA); AlJohara Aljabr, Dammam (SA); Maryam Zainalabedin, Dammam (SA); and Munthreen Almozain, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/780,596.
Application 18/780,596 is a continuation of application No. 18/640,409, filed on Apr. 19, 2024, granted, now 12,097,068.
Application 18/640,409 is a continuation of application No. 17/678,567, filed on Feb. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,998,381, issued on Jun. 4, 2024.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/58 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); A61L 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); G01R 33/58 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/583 (2013.01) [A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61L 31/005 (2013.01); A61L 31/028 (2013.01); A61L 31/042 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); G01R 33/58 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heterogeneous breast phantom, comprising:
a skin mimicking segment that comprises polyvinyl alcohol and sugar, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol and the sugar are present in the skin mimicking segment in amounts of 4-6 wt % and 27-35 wt % respectively, each relative to a total weight of the skin mimicking segment;
an adipose tissue mimicking segment that comprises beeswax and agar, wherein beeswax is present in the adipose tissue mimicking segment in an amount of 38-45 wt % relative to a total weight of the adipose tissue mimicking segment;
a fibro-glandular tissue mimicking segment that comprises glycerol, wherein the glycerol is present in the fibro-glandular tissue mimicking segment in an amount of 10-15 wt % relative to a total weight of the fibro-glandular tissue mimicking segment;
a pectoral muscle mimicking segment that comprises sugar and egg whites, wherein the sugar is present in the pectoral muscle mimicking segment in an amount of 22-28 wt %, and wherein the egg whites are present in an amount of 2-8 wt % relative to a total weight of the pectoral muscle mimicking segment, and
a carcinoma mimicking segment that comprises a sugar selected from the group consisting of lactose, sucrose, mannitol, and sorbitol in an amount of 20-25 wt % relative to a total weight of the carcinoma mimicking segment;
wherein each segment is shaped and arranged such that the breast phantom represents a breast tissue.