The evaluation of new techniques for 2-D and 3-D intravascular ultrasound (US) imaging (IVUS) often requires the use of a pulsating coronary phantom. This study describes the design, construction and evaluation of a phantom simulating the pulsation of a human coronary artery for IVUS studies. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cryogel was used as a tissue mimic for the coronary vessel, which was incorporated in a custom-built assembly. The phantom was programmed to pulsate under servomotor control, to model the pulsation of a normal coronary artery and 2-D IVUS images were obtained using an IVUS imaging catheter. To evaluate the performance of the phantom, the lumen area variation of the phantom was determined and compared with the programmed pulsation waveforms. Our results showed that phantom pulsation correlated well with the programmed pulsation waveform (r = 0.97). The deviation of the least squares line from the line of identity was calculated to be < 4%.
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