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It documents the tissue applications, practical guidance, and related simulators for this material to support low-cost, reproducible surgical simulator development.
Fresh grapes used as cystic lesion targets in ultrasound phantoms. License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 by Famartin
Grapes are used in medical simulation to represent cystic lesions within tissue phantoms. In a gelatin ultrasound phantom, a grape can be set into the gel as a simulated "cyst", alongside water-filled balloons, examination-glove tips and glycerine suppositories.[1]
References
↑Bude RO, Adler RS. An easily made, low-cost, tissue-like ultrasound phantom material. J Clin Ultrasound 1995;23(4):271–273. doi:10.1002/jcu.1870230413. PMID 7797668. The authors list grapes among earlier-reported cyst targets.
