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Table 2 Materials used in anthropomorphic phantoms categorised by the tissues they have been used to represent

From: Multimodal phantoms for clinical PET/MRI

Tissue type

Materials used

Brain

Agarose gel, PE, saline soaked cotton, water

Bone

Gypsum plaster, dipotassium phosphate, cadaver, petroleum jelly

Soft tissue

Agarose gel, methyl-cellulose gel, gelatin, gel (unspecified), saline, water

Adipose

Peanut oil, silicone

Tumour/lesion

Wax, agarose gel, gel (unspecified), gelatin, plastic or glass spheres

Heart

Silicone, gel (unspecified), water

Lung

Rubber balloon, cadaver, silicone

Other tissue

Rubber balloon, hosepipe, silicone, agarose gel

Other materials

PMMA, VeroClear, Agilus 30 clear, PU, PU/PVA mix