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<bold>Aim of the study:</bold> At present, there are few scatter particles used in preparing blood-mimicking fluids, such as nylon, sephadex, polystyrene microsphere, and poly(4-methystyrene). In this study, we present cholesterol as a new scatter particle for blood-mimicking fluid preparation. <bold>Materials and methods:</bold> The procedure for the preparation of the proposed blood-mimicking fluid involved the use of propylene glycol, D(+)-Glucose and distilled water to form a ternary mixture fluid, with cholesterol used as scatter particles. Polyethylene glycol was first used as part of the mixture fluid but the acoustic and physical properties were not suitable, leading to its replacement with D(+)-Glucose, which is soluble in water and has a higher density. A common carotid artery wall-less phantom was also produced to assess the flow properties. <bold>Results:</bold> The prepared blood-mimicking fluid with new scatter particles has a density of 1.067 g/cm<sup>3</sup>, viscosity of 4.1 mPa.s, speed of sound 1600 m/s, and attenuation of 0.192 dB/cm at 5 MHz frequency. Peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity and mean velocity measurements were gotten to be 40.2 ± 2.4 cm/s, 9.9 ± 1.4 cm/s, and 24.0 ± 1.8 cm/s, respectively. <bold>Conclusion:</bold> Based on the results obtained, the blood-mimicking fluid was found suitable for ultrasound applications in carotid artery wall-less phantoms because of its good acoustic and physical properties.</p>
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Aim of the study: At present, there are few scatter particles used in preparing blood-mimicking fluids, such as nylon, sephadex, polystyrene microsphere, and poly(4-methystyrene). In this study, we present cholesterol as a new scatter particle for blood-mimicking fluid preparation. Materials and methods: The procedure for the preparation of the proposed blood-mimicking fluid involved the use of propylene glycol, D(+)-Glucose and distilled water to form a ternary mixture fluid, with cholesterol used as scatter particles. Polyethylene glycol was first used as part of the mixture fluid but the acoustic and physical properties were not suitable, leading to its replacement with D(+)-Glucose, which is soluble in water and has a higher density. A common carotid artery wall-less phantom was also produced to assess the flow properties. Results: The prepared blood-mimicking fluid with new scatter particles has a density of 1.067 g/cm3, viscosity of 4.1 mPa.s, speed of sound 1600 m/s, and attenuation of 0.192 dB/cm at 5 MHz frequency. Peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity and mean velocity measurements were gotten to be 40.2 ± 2.4 cm/s, 9.9 ± 1.4 cm/s, and 24.0 ± 1.8 cm/s, respectively. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, the blood-mimicking fluid was found suitable for ultrasound applications in carotid artery wall-less phantoms because of its good acoustic and physical properties.

A blood-mimicking fluid with cholesterol as scatter particles for wall-less carotid artery phantom applications

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Aim of the study: At present, there are few scatter particles used in preparing blood-mimicking fluids, such as nylon, sephadex, polystyrene microsphere, and...

A blood-mimicking fluid with cholesterol as scatter particles for wall-less carotid artery phantom applications

Article Category: research-article

Publicado en línea: 09 sept 2021

Páginas: 219 - 224

Recibido: 12 abr 2021

Aceptado: 01 jun 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0035

Palabras clave
blood-mimicking fluid, cholesterol scatter particles, acoustic properties, Doppler ultrasound

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A blood-mimicking fluid with cholesterol as scatter particles for wall-less carotid artery phantom applications

Article Category: research-article

Publicado en línea: 09 sept 2021

Páginas: 219 - 224

Recibido: 12 abr 2021

Aceptado: 01 jun 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0035

Palabras claveblood-mimicking fluid, cholesterol scatter particles, acoustic properties, Doppler ultrasound

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
blood-mimicking fluid, cholesterol scatter particles, acoustic properties, Doppler ultrasound