Prostate phantom, system for planning a focal therapy of a prostate cancer comprising such prostate phantom and method for planning a focal therapy of a prostate cancer implementing such system

US8992231B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE) · FR

Inventors

• Nacim Betrouni · Lille, FR
• Bertrand Leroux · Breuillet, FR
• Pierre Colin · Torrance, US
• Pierre Nevoux · Auch, FR
• Serge Mordon · Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 31, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B23/32
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Prostate phantom comprising an artificial prostate (1) and an artificial lesion arranged within the artificial prostate (1), wherein the artificial prostate (1) comprises: a first part (1a) mimicking a peripheral zone of a zonal anatomy of the prostate, the first part (1a) being made of a first artificial tissue and comprising a closed outer surface, at least a second part (1b) separate from the first part (1a) and mimicking at least a second zone of the zonal anatomy of the prostate, the second part (1b) being made of a second artificial tissue and comprising a closed outer surface, the first (1a) and second (1b) parts contacting each other along an interface mimicking a boundary between the peripheral zone and the second zone.