PMID- 31565623
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 7
DP  - 2019 Jul 24
TI  - Investigation of a Cost-effective and Durable Material for Containing Ballistic 
      Gel in the Construction of Ultrasound Phantoms.
PG  - e5220
LID - 10.7759/cureus.5220 [doi]
LID - e5220
AB  - 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.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019, Damon et al.
FAU - Damon, Aaron
AU  - Damon A
AD  - Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
FAU - Clifton, William
AU  - Clifton W
AD  - Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
FAU - Dove, Conrad
AU  - Dove C
AD  - Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
FAU - Stein, Rachel
AU  - Stein R
AD  - Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
FAU - Simon, Leslie V
AU  - Simon LV
AD  - Emergency Medicine / Medical Simulation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190724
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC6758984
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - 3d print
OT  - hdpe
OT  - lumbar puncture
OT  - marine starboard
OT  - medical education
OT  - procedural skills
OT  - simulation
OT  - synthetic ballistical gel
OT  - ultrasound
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2019/10/01 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/01 06:01
PMCR- 2019/07/24
CRDT- 2019/10/01 06:00
PHST- 2019/10/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/10/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/01 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/07/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.5220 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2019 Jul 24;11(7):e5220. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5220.