Multi-Purpose Multi-Tissue Ultrasound Phantom

Model 040GSE
The Standard for Ultrasound Quality Assurance
  • Test the full range of standard diagnostic ultrasound probes (2 MHz to 18 MHz)
  • Dual attenuation design provides challenging testing environment for high sensitivity probes
  • Acoustic properties comply with IEC Technical Standard 62736
  • Detachable water wells allow for testing curvilinear and endocavity probes
  • Only general purpose QA phantom on market with elasticity targets
  • Ensure over ten years of reliable use through reinspection and repair services

Includes best in industry four-year warranty

The CIRS Model 040GSE Multi-Purpose, Multi-Tissue Ultrasound Phantom is the most complete solution available for performance and quality assurance testing. Its dual frequency design and detachable water wells allow testing of most transducer shapes – including curvilinear and endocavity – and frequencies. It is also the only QA phantom on the market that provides both elasticity targets and all the standard B-mode imaging test objects.

The phantom is made of CIRS’ proprietary Zerdine ® hydrogel polymer, which has been formulated to provide tissue mimicking properties including compatibility with harmonic imaging. To maximize phantom lifetime, this gel is contained in a rugged ABS plastic housing with a Saran-based laminate membrane.

CIRS ultrasound QA phantoms come standard with a robust housing, carry case, 48-month warranty, and user guide.

US Patent #5196343

Key Tests with Model 040GSE
  • Uniformity
  • Depth of Penetration
  • Beam Profile/ Focal Zone/ Lateral Response Width
  • Vertical Distance Measurement
  • Horizontal Distance Measurement
  • Axial and Lateral Resolution
  • Elevational Resolution
  • Contrast Resolution
  • Grayscale Contrast Sensitivity
  • Elasticity Sensitivity
  • Dead Zone Assessment

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Multi-Purpose, Multi-Tissue Ultrasound Phantom: Data Sheet

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Moubark, Asraf Mohamed; Alomari, Zainab; Zaman, Mohd Hairi Mohd; Zulkifley, Mohd Asyraf; Ali, Sawal Hamid Md; Nie, Luzhen; Freear, Steven; 'Optimizing the lateral beamforming step for filtered-delay multiply and sum beamforming to improve active contour segmentation using ultrafast ultrasound imaging'. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2022; 71: 103267. Elsevier. View
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Summary: A new algorithm for estimating the speed of sound, used to improve image quality in ultrasound systems, was tested on a urethane phantom (the CIRS Model 42, which was recently replaced by the ATS539).
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Summary: Measurements of lateral resolution, axial resolution, contrast ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were performed on the 40GSE to comparte the performance of a novel beamforming method, filtered delay optimally-weighted multiply and sum (F-DowMAS), against more convenient techiques such as delay and sum.
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Hewener, Holger; Tretbar, Steffen; 'Ultrafast adaptive coherence beamforming using a fast and simple quad phase estimator'. 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). 2021; 4-Jan. IEEE. View
Vayyeti, Anudeep; Thittai, Arun K; 'A Novel Spatio-Temporal DMAS (ST-DMAS) Beamforming for Sparse Synthetic Aperture Ultrasound Imaging: Initial Results'. 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). 2021; 3-Jan. IEEE. View
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Afrakhteh, Sajjad; Behnam, Hamid; 'Low-complexity adaptive minimum variance ultrasound beam-former based on diagonalization'. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2020; 62: 102110. Elsevier. View
Afrakhteh, Sajjad; Behnam, Hamid; 'A fast and high frame rate adaptive beamforming using DCT‐based RF‐line recovery in line‐by‐line ultrasound imaging'. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology. 2020; 30 (4): 1080-1094. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, USA. View
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Tahvildari AM, Pan L, Kong CS, Desser T. Sonographic-Pathologic Correlation for Punctate Echogenic Reflectors in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: What Are They?. J Ultrasound Med. 2016;35(8):1645-52.
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Summary: The Model 40GSE was used to test a new minimum variance beamformer, in which deep learning techniques were used to enhance the processing speed of the technique so that it can be used in real-time 3D cardiac imaging with a TEE probe.

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