Characterization of a fat tissue mimicking material for high intensity focused ultrasound applications
Journal
Journal of Ultrasound
Date Issued
June 2023
DOI
10.1007/s40477-022-00746-4
Abstract
Tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) have a prominent role in validating new high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapies. Agar-based TMMs are often developed mimicking the thermal properties of muscle tissue, while TMMs simulating fat tissue properties are rarely developed. Herein, twelve agar-based TMMs were iteratively developed with varied concentrations of agar, water, glycerol and propan-2-ol, and characterized for their suitability in emulating the thermal conductivity of human fat tissue.