Tissue mimicking materials (TMMs), typically contained within phantoms, have been used
for many decades in both imaging and therapeutic applications. This review investigates the …

Purpose Printing technology, capable of producing three‐dimensional (3D) objects, has
evolved in recent years and provides potential for developing reproducible and …

Non-invasive detection of breast cancer has been regarded as the holy grail of applications
for photoacoustic (optoacoustic) imaging right from the early days of re-discovery of the …

A lack of accepted standards and standardized phantoms suitable for the technical
validation of biophotonic instrumentation hinders the reliability and reproducibility of its …

Ultrasound imaging is widely used to guide minimally invasive procedures, but the
visualization of the invasive medical device and the procedure's target is often challenging …

Tissue-mimicking phantoms are widely used for the calibration, evaluation and
standardisation of medical imaging systems, and for clinical training. For photoacoustic …

Ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE) is one of the preferred green extraction techniques
widely used for the extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials. It has attracted …

Comprehensive characterization of biomedical imaging systems require phantoms that are
easy to fabricate and can mimic human tissue. Additionally, with the arrival of engineered …

Imaging parameters of photoacoustic breast imaging systems such as the spatial resolution
and imaging depth are often characterized with phantoms. These objects usually contain …

Emerging three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the fabrication of optically
realistic and morphologically complex tissue-simulating phantoms for the development and …