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US 2019/0057623 A1Published application
Anatomically accurate brain phantoms and methods for making and using the same
AssigneeVirginia Commonwealth University
InventorsHamza Magsood, Ciro H. Alcoba Serrate, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Magundappa L. Ravi Hadimani
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Abstract
Anatomically accurate brain phantoms are disclosed which may be patient specific and used for experimentally testing neuromodulation and neuroimaging procedures.
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An anatomically accurate brain phantom, comprising at least one layer that mimics a brain structure formed from a conductive material comprising polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
A method of producing an anatomically accurate brain phantom, comprising
- forming an anatomically accurate inner shell and an outer shell that mimic an inner surface and an outer surface of a brain structure;
- pouring a conductive material comprising polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) and carbon nanotubes in between the inner shell and the outer shell;
- curing the conductive material;
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- removing the inner shell and the outer shell to provide a brain phantom of said brain structure.
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A method of neuromodulation or neuroimaging, comprising
- performing a neuromodulation or neuroimaging procedure on an anatomically accurate brain phantom;
- collecting data which characterizes either
- electrical or magnetic properties in the brain phantom during the neuromodulation procedure, or
- one or more images of the brain phantom during the neuroimaging procedure;
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- selecting one or more parameters for a subsequent neuromodulation or neuroimaging procedure for performing on a patient based on the collected data.
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