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Patient-specific polyvinyl alcohol phantom fabrication with ultrasound and x-ray contrast for brain tumor surgery planning

Mackle, EC; Shapey, J; Maneas, E; Saeed, SR; Bradford, R; Ourselin, S; Vercauteren, T; (2020) Patient-specific polyvinyl alcohol phantom fabrication with ultrasound and x-ray contrast for brain tumor surgery planning. Journal of Visualized Experiments , 2020 (161) pp. 1-18. 10.3791/61344. Green open access

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Abstract

Phantoms are essential tools for clinical training, surgical planning and the development of novel medical devices. However, it is challenging to create anatomically accurate head phantoms with realistic brain imaging properties because standard fabrication methods are not optimized to replicate any patient-specific anatomical detail and 3D printing materials are not optimized for imaging properties. In order to test and validate a novel navigation system for use during brain tumor surgery, an anatomically accurate phantom with realistic imaging and mechanical properties was required. Therefore, a phantom was developed using real patient data as input and 3D printing of molds to fabricate a patient-specific head phantom comprising the skull, brain and tumor with both ultrasound and X-ray contrast. The phantom also had mechanical properties that allowed the phantom tissue to be manipulated in a similar manner to how human brain tissue is handled during surgery. The phantom was successfully tested during a surgical simulation in a virtual operating room. The phantom fabrication method uses commercially available materials and is easy to reproduce. The 3D printing files can be readily shared, and the technique can be adapted to encompass many different types of tumor.

Type: Article
Title: Patient-specific polyvinyl alcohol phantom fabrication with ultrasound and x-ray contrast for brain tumor surgery planning
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3791/61344
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3791/61344
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2020 JoVE Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. See here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10106783
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