Lesion phantom preventing imaging contrast agents or medicine from overflow when lesion phantom cavity is filled

US8958865B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958865-B2
Application numberUS-201213422225-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 16, 2012
Priority dateOct 14, 2011
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A lesion phantom is disclosed, which is a spherical ball having a cavity formed therein for housing contrast agents or medicines, and is enabled for the quantitative evaluation of a medical image in drug development and evaluation. In an embodiment, the cavity of the lesion phantom is coupled to a tapering ring and is configured to be sealed by a silicon plug, in order to ensure that contrast agents or medicines can be fed into the cavity easily and conveniently without causing any problem, such as overflowing, a bubble residue problem, radioactive contamination, etc. Moreover, by the arrangement of a retractable fixing bar, the positioning of the lesion phantom can be adjusted flexibly at will, and additionally by the tapering of the tapering ring, the lesion phantom can be prevented from being damaged by any extreme, sudden, unjust, or improper force exerted, and thus the lifespan of the lesion phantom can be prolonged.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lesion phantom, comprising: a cavity, formed with an opening; a tapering ring, configured with a first ring and a second ring in a manner that the first ring is formed with a diameter larger than that of the second ring while allowing the first ring to be arranged in communication with the opening of the cavity; a screw tube, formed with an external thread at its outer surface, and having an end thereof to be arranged in communication with the second r…

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What does patent US8958865B2 cover?
A lesion phantom is disclosed, which is a spherical ball having a cavity formed therein for housing contrast agents or medicines, and is enabled for the quantitative evaluation of a medical image in drug development and evaluation. In an embodiment, the cavity of the lesion phantom is coupled to a tapering ring and is configured to be sealed by a silicon plug, in order to ensure that contrast a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hsu Shiang-Lin, Ni Yu-Ching, Jan Meei-Ling, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B6/037. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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