Damon Aaron, Clifton William, Dove Conrad, Stein Rachel, Simon Leslie V
Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Cureus. 2019 Jul 24;11(7):e5220. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5220.
There is significant variability in the realism, cost, and structural integrity of sonographic simulators available for use currently. A common material that is used for the production of sonographic simulators is synthetic ballistic gelatin, which requires a high melting temperature for molding. In this experiment, we investigated the structural integrity of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) when exposed to melted ballistics gel for the assimilation of a sonographic lumbar puncture simulator.
目前可用的超声模拟器在逼真度、成本和结构完整性方面存在显著差异。用于生产超声模拟器的一种常见材料是合成弹道明胶,其成型需要较高的熔化温度。在本实验中,我们研究了高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)在暴露于熔化的弹道凝胶时的结构完整性,以用于模拟超声腰椎穿刺模拟器。