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Development of an Anthropomorphic Shoulder Phantom Model That Simulates Bony Anatomy for Sonographic Measurement of the Acromiohumeral Distance
Author(s) -
Adusumilli Pratik,
McCreesh Karen,
Evans Tony
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.33.11.2011
Subject(s) - medicine , scapula , imaging phantom , humerus , 3d printed , orthodontics , biomedical engineering , anatomy , radiology
The purpose of this project was to create a sonographic phantom model of the shoulder that was accurate in bone configuration. Its main purpose was for operator training to measure the acromiohumeral distance. A computerized 3‐dimensional model of the superior half of the humerus and scapula was rendered and 3‐dimensionally printed. The bone model was embedded in a gelatin compound and set in a shoulder‐shaped mold. The materials used had speeds of sound that were well matched to soft tissue and epiphyseal bone. The model was specifically effective in simulating the acromiohumeral distance because of its accurate bone geometry.