RSD Take-Apart PIXY Phantom with Organs (But No Fill Ports).
Offered in opaque or transparent, Take-Apart Pixy is an anatomically and radiologically correct female designed specifically for training radiologic technologists. At 5’1′ (156 cm) weighing 105 lbs (48 kg), Take-Apart Pixy is a repeatable, convenient substitute for patients and virtually indestructible.
Take-Apart Pixy may be ordered with or without abdominal and pelvic organs: stomach, gall bladder, urinary bladder, kidneys, rectum, and sigmoid flexure. The organs are air-filled but accept water or contrast media that can be easily flushed after use. Custom pathologies and traumas available at an additional cost.
Built with soft-tissue mold and skeleton molds that are matched for anatomic fidelity, Take-Apart Pixy permits unlimited exposures, demonstrates the effects of changing technical factors, and allows for evaluation of student performance. Students have no difficulty in maneuvering Take-Apart Pixy into most desired positions as the phantom is built to tolerate trainee errors.
Take-Apart Pixy is used to demonstrate anatomy and evaluate positioning and imaging techniques, including kVp, mAs, contrast, optical density, digital processing, OFD and TFD. Made of tissue-equivalent materials and life-like articulations, Take-Apart Pixy is more realistic than a cadaveric skeleton with radiographs that are optically equivalent in density and contrast to human patients.
C1, C2, C6, and C7 were converted to mechanical nylon joints because educators in the field prefer full positioning capabilities for the head. This design permits the remaining neck vertebrae to be fixed in a normal position, while assuring a full range of head motion.
The skull of Take-Apart Pixy has frontal and sphenoidal sinuses, ethmoidal and mastoid air cells, and the auditory ossicles. Bone sutures are radiographically visible.
Soft tissues are available in opaque or transparent tissue-equivalent materials. The transparent Take-Apart Pixy has visible organs and skeleton.
Take-Apart Pixy lungs are molded of tissue-equivalent foam with the mass density of inflated human lungs (0.30 g/cc). They are connected to the oro-nasal cavity by the stem bronchi and trachea. The oro-nasal pharynx is filled with a nearly air-equivalent foam.
Features and Benefits
- Realistic Supine, Lateral and Oblique Positioning
- Shoulders Rotate 360° and Open 180° Sideways
- Elbows and Knees Bend 90°
- Full Head Rotation
- Limbs and Head are Detachable at Joints
- Segmented Joints Allow for Approximate Human Articulation and Flexibility
- Anthropomorphic phantom disassembles into 9 parts
- Small size and low weight simplify positioning
- Designed to image any clinical view (AP, oblique, lateral, frog legs, etc.)
Applications
- RSD Phantoms are the Ideal Substitutes for Human Patients when Teaching and Training Radiological (X-Ray and CT) Technologists.
- Unlimited Repetition of Most Views for Which Patients Cannot be Used.
- Used for Optimizing Image Quality and Radiation Dose Exposure.
- Provides Valid Feedback to Evaluate Trainee Performance.
- Used to Benchmark and Trend Image Quality Performance.
- Used to Develop New Imaging Protocols.
- Highly Customizable – Including Custom Pathology and Injury.
- Diagnostic radiology
- Dosimetry verification
- Protocol verification
Anatomy
- Shoulders have ball and socket joints
- Elbows and knees flex 90° to 100°
- A ‘frog position’ is possible at the hips
- Right hand is molded with fingers positioned for an AP view
- Left hand is in an oblique-lateral position
- Feet are in natural position
Modalities
- CT
- X-Ray
- Fluoroscopy
Warranty Information
- 5-Year Warranty
