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This study aims to evaluate the performance and safety of homemade stand-off gel pads made from natural ingredients.

Homemade Ultrasound Stand‐Off Gel Pads: A Multi‐Parameter Performance Study

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This study aims to evaluate the performance and safety of homemade stand-off gel pads made from natural ingredients.
Thirty stand-off gel pads were created using aloe vera, xanthan gum, and cucumber.
Mechanical testing involved assessing tensile strength, moisture loss, contamination rate, and image quality using a chicken breast phantom.
Mechanical strength, drying rate, contamination, and image quality were quantitatively analyzed.
Significant differences in compressive force resistance were found between gel pads (p = 0.044).
Moisture loss was significantly higher in aloe vera (9.65% ± 0.15%) compared to xanthan gum (5.94% ± 0.11%) and cucumber (5.81% ± 0.11%) with p < 0.001.
Differences in axial resolution (p = 0.037) and lateral resolution (p = 0.029) noted, with cucumber pads producing comparable image quality.

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Randomized trial investigates the performance and safety of homemade ultrasound gel pads, suggesting a viable low-cost option for clinical imaging.

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Randomized trial investigates the performance and safety of homemade ultrasound gel pads, suggesting a viable low-cost option for clinical imaging.