The cardiac insert with fillable and solid defect sets is designed to simulate normal and abnormal myocardial uptake within the left ventricular chamber for cardiac ECT studies. Compatible with multiple cylindrical and anthropomorphic phantoms, it allows simulation of transmural and non-transmural cold or hot defects to evaluate acquisition, reconstruction and attenuation and scatter correction methods.
It is a reference tool for advanced quality control, quantitative validation and research applications in nuclear cardiology.
Specifications
- Insert designed for cardiac ECT studies
- Compatible with circular and elliptical cylinders, lung-spine body phantom and anthropomorphic torso phantom
- Simulation of normal and abnormal myocardial uptake
- Solid defects simulating transmural and non-transmural cold abnormalities
- Fillable defects simulating cold or hot abnormalities
- Individually installable defect inserts
- Insert body and components made of clear PMMA
Fillable cardiac regions
- Ventricle length: 71 mm
- Ventricle volume: 62 mL
- Diameter: ~35 mm
- Myocardium thickness: 10.3 mm
- Myocardium volume: 121 mL
Solid defect set
- 60° × 20 mm
- 45° × 15 mm
- 60° × 20 mm with 5 mm wall thickness (non-transmural defect)
Fillable defect set
- 180° × 20 mm: 10.3 mL
- 90° × 20 mm: 5.2 mL
- 45° × 20 mm: 2.6 mL
- 45° × 20 mm with 5 mm chamber: 1.7 mL (non-transmural, outer half fillable only)
Models
- ECT/CAR/I - Cardiac Insert
