Investigation of a Cost-effective and Durable Material for Containing Ballistic Gel in the Construction of Ultrasound Phantoms

There is significant variability in the realism, cost, and structural integrity of sonographic simulators available for use currently. A common material that is used for the production of sonographic simulators is synthetic ballistic gelatin, which requires a high melting temperature for molding. In...

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Autores principales: Damon, Aaron, Clifton, William, Dove, Conrad, Stein, Rachel, Simon, Leslie V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Medical Education
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6758984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31565623
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5220
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author Damon, Aaron
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description There is significant variability in the realism, cost, and structural integrity of sonographic simulators available for use currently. A common material that is used for the production of sonographic simulators is synthetic ballistic gelatin, which requires a high melting temperature for molding. In this experiment, we investigated the structural integrity of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) when exposed to melted ballistics gel for the assimilation of a sonographic lumbar puncture simulator.
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spelling pubmed-67589842019-09-28 Investigation of a Cost-effective and Durable Material for Containing Ballistic Gel in the Construction of Ultrasound Phantoms Damon, Aaron Clifton, William Dove, Conrad Stein, Rachel Simon, Leslie V Cureus Medical Education There is significant variability in the realism, cost, and structural integrity of sonographic simulators available for use currently. A common material that is used for the production of sonographic simulators is synthetic ballistic gelatin, which requires a high melting temperature for molding. In this experiment, we investigated the structural integrity of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) when exposed to melted ballistics gel for the assimilation of a sonographic lumbar puncture simulator. Cureus 2019-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6758984/ /pubmed/31565623 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5220 Text en Copyright © 2019, Damon et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_full_unstemmed Investigation of a Cost-effective and Durable Material for Containing Ballistic Gel in the Construction of Ultrasound Phantoms
title_short Investigation of a Cost-effective and Durable Material for Containing Ballistic Gel in the Construction of Ultrasound Phantoms
title_sort investigation of a cost-effective and durable material for containing ballistic gel in the construction of ultrasound phantoms
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6758984/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5220
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