Towards a thoracic conductive phantom for EIT
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de Gelidi, S., Seifnaraghi, N., Bardill, A., Wu, Y., Frerichs, I., Demosthenous, A., Tizzard, A. and Bayford, R. 2020. Towards a thoracic conductive phantom for EIT. Medical Engineering and Physics. 77, pp. 88-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.10.008
Type | Article |
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Title | Towards a thoracic conductive phantom for EIT |
Authors | de Gelidi, S., Seifnaraghi, N., Bardill, A., Wu, Y., Frerichs, I., Demosthenous, A., Tizzard, A. and Bayford, R. |
Abstract | Phantom experiments are a crucial step for testing new hardware or imaging algorithms for electrical impedance tomography (EIT) studies. However, constructing an accurate phantom for EIT research remains critical; some studies have attempted to model the skull and breasts, and even fewer, as yet, have considered the thorax. In this study, a critical comparison between the electrical properties (impedance) of three materials is undertaken: a polyurethane foam, a silicone mixture and a thermoplastic polyurethane filament. The latter was identified as the most promising material and adopted for the development of a flexible neonatal torso. The validation is performed by the EIT image reconstruction of the air filled cavities, which mimic the lung regions. The methodology is reproducible for the creation of any phantom that requires a slight flexibility. |
Keywords | 3D printing, conductive, EIT, flexible, phantom |
Research Group | Biophysics and Bioengineering group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Medical Engineering and Physics |
ISSN | 1350-4533 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Jan 2020 |
01 Mar 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 Jan 2020 |
Accepted | 20 Oct 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2020. This author's accepted manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.10.008 |
Language | English |
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