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Dual Attenuation

Phantom

GAMMEX 406 LE

 

 

The Gammex 406 LE Dual Attenuation Phantom gives you the benefit of having two phantoms in one with background

attenuations of 0.5 and 0.7 dB/cm/MHz in a side-by-side configuration. Quality control tests over a wide range of 

frequencies can be performed quickly and easily, providing a comprehensive profile of the scanner’s overall image quality –

all with a single phantom. 

 

The 406 LE phantom is a highly effective instrument for demonstrating superior image quality while challenging high

performance ultrasound systems. The phantom incorporates our Tissue Mimicking gel which provides a smoother

background texture, and a composite film scanning surface that has improved transmission properties so more of the

ultrasonic beam can be transmitted and received.  

 

With extended target depths to 16 cm, this phantom provides greater scanner and transducer performance tests of 

resolution, depth of penetration and electronic caliper measurements.  Extra pin targets are ideal for testing high frequency

transducers which are designed to image the first few centimeters of human tissue. Resolution patterns and all vertical and

horizontal targets are constructed of 0.1 mm nylon fiber. Three sets of axial resolution targets at 3, 8 and 14 cm, and spaced

at 2.0, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 mm, make this phantom extremely effective for demonstrating high resolution detail and challenge

the ultrasound system’s resolution capability. Scatter-free cylinders of 2, 4 and 6 mm diameter are embedded in the

phantom representing blood vessels in human tissue.  

 

Optional accessories for the Gammex line of Ultrasound phantoms include Soft Foam-Lined Carrying Case, Rigid Case, or

the Precision Ultrasound Transducer Guide.

 

This ultrasound image demonstrates the 0.5 (left)

and the 0.7 (right) dB/cm/MHz attenuation phantoms

contained in the Gammex 406 LE Dual Attenuation phantom.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

High Resolution Tissue Mimicking Gel

Speed of sound . . 1540 ±10 m/s at 22°C

Attenuation . . . . 0.5 and 0.7 ±0.05 dB/cm/MHz

Targets Anechoic Cysts

Diameters . . . . . 2, 4 and 6 mm

Speed of sound . . 1540 ±10 m/s at 22°C

Attenuation . . . . 0.05 ±0.01 dB/cm/MHz

Pin Targets

Diameter of nylon lines . . . . . 0.1 mm (0.004 in)

Vertical spacing. . 10 mm at 2 to 4 cm deep; 20 mm at 4 to 16 cm deep

Horizontal spacing . . . . . . . 30 mm at 2 and 12 cm deep; additional pins spaced at

                                               20 mm in 2 cm set

Axial resolution . . 3, 3 and 14 cm

Construction

Scanning surface . . . . . . . Composite Film

Walls . . . . . . . . . Extruded ABS

Dimensions . . . . . 23.2x8.25x18.5 cm (9.25x3.25 7.25 in)

Weight. . . . . . . . 2.8 kg (6 lbs 5 oz)

All acoustic measurements at 4.5 MHz, 22°C