3D Printing

We have been exploring the use of 3D printing to create imaging phantoms. Previous work has been described in the following publications.

Wall-less vessel phantoms for ultrasound imaging

• Nikitichev DI, Barburas A, McPherson K, Mari JM, West SJ, Desjardins AE (2016). Construction of 3-Dimensional Printed Ultrasound Phantoms With Wall-less Vessels. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 35(6):1333-9

Spinal phantom for ultrasound imaging

• West SJ, Mari J-M, Khan A, Wan JHY, Zhu W, Koutsakos IG, Rowe M, Kamming D, Desjardins AE (2014). Development of an Ultrasound Phantom for Spinal Injections with 3-Dimensional Printing. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. 39(5):429-343

We have started a website to make the design files freely available to the community. Updates soon.