Abstract
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are common techniques in several medical specialties. Phantoms are commonly used when teaching these procedures. Commercial phantoms are expensive, and most previously published “homemade” nerve phantoms have a substantial amount of posterior shadowing, making it difficult to visualize the needle posterior to the simulated nerve. We have constructed a simple and easy-to-make nerve block phantom using a hot dog core embedded in a gelatin–psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid fiber mixture that has little to no posterior shadowing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2203-2207 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- education
- nerve block
- phantom
- simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging