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▼This page is a material entry for the SELF Tissue Database.
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Green olives
Green olives used as hyperechoic nodule targets in ultrasound phantoms.
License: Public domain by Renee Comet

Olives — the olive fruit, green or black — are used in medical simulation to represent palpable nodules and masses within tissue phantoms.

Tissues

Tissue Visual Tactile Simulator Notes
Thyroid Pitted green olives embedded in agar create hyperechoic inclusions for thyroid nodule localisation and FNA training.
Breast Lesions Green olives suspended in a black-ink agar phantom stand in for breast lesions in ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy training; olive material inside the needle confirms a correct biopsy.[1] A pimento olive with a radiotracer-injected pea inside it, embedded in a turkey breast, stands in for an occult breast lesion in radio-guided localisation training.[2]
Lymph node Small pitted olives simulate lymph node targets at varying depths.

References

  1. ↑ Schmidt G, Gerlinger C, Endrikat J, Gabriel L, Müller C, Baus S, Volk T, Findeklee S, Solomayer EF, Hamza A, Ströder R. Teaching breast ultrasound skills including core-needle biopsies on a phantom enhances undergraduate student's knowledge and learning satisfaction. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021;304(1):197-202. DOI: 10.1007/s00404-021-06016-8. PMID: 33728537. PMC: PMC8164585.
  2. ↑ Aydogan F, Mallory MA, Tukenmez M, Sagara Y, Ozturk E, Ince Y, Celik V, Akca T, Golshan M. A low cost training phantom model for radio-guided localization techniques in occult breast lesions. J Surg Oncol 2015;112(4):449-51. DOI: 10.1002/jso.23984. PMID: 26250621. PMC: PMC4583351.
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Created January 30, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
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