What: 3D-designed and printed an anthropomorphic phantom with tissue dielectric properties to enable radiologists to develop interventional MRI technique and safely visualize effects of endovascular devices on the human body.

How: Created a comprehensive 3D model of the human torso by employing a series of segmentations and lofts in 3D Slicer and Inventor to convert a CT scan into a parametric model.

Why: Novel cancer treatments rely on delivering pharmaceuticals directly into brain tumors under Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) guidance using guidewires and microcatheters. Effects of such interventional MRI procedures on the human body are unclear. Testing for safety by designing and utilizing a phantom is vital in mitigating potential undetected health complications.

Results: Presented research to UC Davis professors, faculty, and students at the 2024 Basic Science Symposium celebrating Women’s History Month. Currently developing a prototype to be 3D-printed at UC Davis.

Links: Research Poster