Adult Human Skull Phantom is an ideal tool for medical imaging research and treatment planning for non-invasive HIFU brain surgeries. True Phantom Solutions is a pioneer in developing these phantoms and holds the strength to customize them.Â
For MRI applications, the phantom’s tissues exhibit realistic T2 relaxation time values, making it an excellent fit for T2-weighted MRI imaging techniques. Proton Density imaging methods also yield high-quality outcomes. While T1-weighted techniques are viable, T1 values are less accurate, falling within the approximate range of 100 ms.
The design of this phantom is based on the actual CT scan of a human male head. The Skull is cast out of our realistic patented epoxy-based bone material that is suitable for Ultrasound, MRI, and X-Ray/CT applications (any other part of the skull can be fabricated based on the customer’s order).
The phantom has a realistic three-layered structure with an inner porosity (diploe) that can be adjusted according to the project’s requirements. The phantom realistically mimics the thickness of a real human skull. This skull phantom includes the four paranasal sinuses.Â
- Â Complete Human Skull
- Removable Calvaria
- Jaw Bone
- Â 4 Paranasal Sinuses:
  – Maxillary
  – Ethmoid
  – Sphenoid
  – Frontal
The skull phantom in the images above serves as an example of a customized phantom that was built for one of our clients. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
Custom Skull without Removable Calvaria (Optional):
Custom Skull with Pins in Removable Calvaria (Optional):
The skull phantom in the images above includes pins to attach the removable calvaria to the base of the skull. These pins are NOT water-sealable. If you require the skull to be water-sealable, we have another option for this seal available upon request. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.Â
*/ These X-RAY scans were obtained from a CUSTOM order of our Adult Head (Dynamic) for X-Ray CT, US, MRI SKU: HD-A02. They serve as only an example of our imaging quality. Actual product images may vary. If you have any questions related to these, please write us at [email protected] /*
 For more imaging quality references, please see our Radiographs page.
Technical Properties:
| Type of Tissue | Sound Velocity [m/s] | Density [g/cm³] | Hardness [Shore 00] | T2 [ms] | Speckles | Attenuation Measured at 2.25 MHz [dB/cm] |
| Cortical Bone | 3000 ± 30 | 2.31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.4 ± 0.3 |
| Trabecular Bone | 2800 ± 50 | 2.03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 ± 2 |
| Thermal Properties of Bone-Mimicking Tissue | |||||
| Thermal Conductivity | Volumetric Specific Heat Capacity | Thermal Diffusivity | Thermal Resistivity | Specific Heat | Speed of Sound |
| 0.776 W/ m K | 1.040 MJ/ m^3 K | 0.746 mm^2/ s | 1.289 m K/ W | 0.978 J/ g Deg Celsius | 3070 m/s |
| HU Values of the Tissue Mimicking Materials | ||
| S.No. | Tissue Type | HU Value (average) |
| 1 | Trabecular Bone | 800 |
| 2 | Cortical Bone | 1300 |
View our technical properties, thermal properties of bone-mimicking tissue, and HU values of the tissue-mimicking material in the tables accessible through the button below.
 Adult Skull Phantom
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Phantom:
- Size: 6 x 8 x 9 Inches,
- Weight: 4 Lbs (approx.).
Shipment:
- Size: 16 x 12 x 10 Inches,
- Weight: 15 Lbs (approx.)
- Synthetic bones: Patented ceramic-reinforced epoxy-based composite material
