3D-printing inherently MRI-visible accessories in aiding MRI-guided biopsies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

3D printers have gained prominence in rapid prototyping and viable in creating dimensionally accurate objects that are both safe within a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment and visible in MRI scans. A challenge when making MRI-visible objects using 3D printing is that hard plastics are invisible in standard MRI scans, while fluids are not. So typically, a hollow object will be printed and filled with a liquid that will be visible in MRI scans. This poses an engineering challenge however since objects created using traditional Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D-printing techniques are prone to leakage. Digital Light Processing (DLP) is a relatively modern and affordable 3D-printing technique using UV-hardened resin, capable of creating objects that are inherentl

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299307 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature