Elliptical Lung-Spine Body

Main Features

Includes spine and fillable lung inserts.

Lung inserts can be filled with Styrofoam® beads and water to simulate lung tissue density

Optional Cardiac Insert! (Model ECT/CAR/I) may be purchased separately.

Simulates anatomical structures and radioactivity distributions in upper torso of human.

Optional body contour rings may be purchased separately. When used with the body contour rings, the upper torso of a small (~ 30 x 22 cm) patient is simulated.

Main Applications

Evaluation of acquisition and reconstruction methods for cardiac and lung ECT studies.

Evaluation of non-uniform attenuation and scatter compensation methods.

Research.