Research Article
Anatomically and Dielectrically Realistic 2.5D 5-Layer Reconfigurable Head Phantom for Testing Microwave Stroke Detection and Classification
Table 3
Weight percentages of phantom materials for fabrication of a multilayer human head phantom for stroke detection.
| Tissue phantom | Urethane rubber (%) | Graphite powder (%) | Carbon black powder (%) | Acetone (%) |
| Scalp | 66.0 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 9.0 | Skull | 81.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 0 | CSF | 44.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 20.0 | Hemorrhagic stroke | 61.7 | 21.8 | 3.5 | 13.0 | Ischemic stroke | 53.6 | 37.3 | 0 | 9.1 | Liquid brain | 61.15% deionized water + 38% isopropanol + 0.85% NaCl |
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