Simulating Tissues with 3D-Printed and Castable Materials.

ABSTRACT: Manufacturing technologies continue to be developed and utilized in medical prototyping, simulations, and imaging phantom production. For radiologic image-guided simulation and instruction, models should ideally have similar imaging characteristics and physical properties to the tissues they replicate. Due to the proliferation of different printing technologies and materials, there is a diverse and broad range of approaches and materials to consider before embarking on a project. Although many printed materials' biomechanical parameters have been reported, no manufacturer includes medical imaging properties that are essential for realistic phantom production. We hypothesize that there are now ample materials available to create high-fidelity imaging anthropomorphic phantoms using 3D printi

SUBMITTER: O'Reilly M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573067 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature