NEMA Cardiology Phantom

Independent confirmation provides reassurance of an optimally working system
Quick evaluation - machine is tested in its clinical configuration
Verification that the system actually needs to be serviced, allowing you to save time, money and avoid more serious problems later on
Phantom and test procedures simulate a range of fluoroscopically guided invasive and interventional procedures
Provides simultaneous objective measurements of image quality and phantom entrance dose
Test results characterize the performance of the complete system under simulated clinical conditions
All tests are performed using the imaging system configured for normal clinical use
Easy to use - Anyone with technical knowledge can do the tests to determine if corrective action is necessary

The NEMA Cardiology Phantom was designed by collaboration with SCA&I to provide a cardiovascular fluoroscopy benchmark phantom. It is used to test systems under conditions simulating normal clinical use for fluoroscopically guided invasive and interventional procedures.

The phantom test ensemble includes tests for imaging-field geometry, spatial resolution, and low-contrast iodine detectability, working thickness range, motion unsharpness and phantom entrance dose.

Applications of
NEMA Cardiology Phantom

SPECIFICATIONS
PMMA Plates ± 1 mm
Aluminum ± 0.5 mm (Type-1100) Piano Wires Commercial steel
Lead Pins ± 1 mm
Lead Plate 0.1± mm
Copper Plate ± 0.1 mm
Iodine ± 5% (Reagent grade tolerance is concentration in epoxy) PC Boards Solder-covered tracks thick enough to be seen through 30 cm of PMMA

07-680 NEMA Cardiology Phantom, includes phantom, rotating target, test stand, alignment pins, x-ray test pattern, and carrying case