Adam Rankin
Graduate student (PhD)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Western University
Adam worked with the Perk Lab at Queen's as staff engineer for 2 years before he started PhD at Western University.
Schumacher, Mark; Lasso, Andras; Cumming, Ian; Rankin, Adam; Falkson, Conrad; Schreiner, John; Joshi, C. P.; Fichtinger, Gabor
3D-printed surface mould applicator for high-dose-rate brachytherapy Conference
SPIE Medical Imaging 2015, vol. 9415, 2015.
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<p>PURPOSE: In contemporary high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment of superficial tumors, catheters are placed in a wax mould. The creation of current wax models is a difficult and time consuming proces.The irradiation plan can only be computed post-construction and requires a second CT scan. In case no satisfactory dose plan can be created, the mould is discarded and the process is repeated. The objective of this work was to develop an automated method to replace suboptimal wax moulding. METHODS: We developed a method to design and manufacture moulds that guarantee to yield satisfactory dosimetry. A 3D-printed mould with channels for the catheters designed from the patient’s CT and mounted on a patient-specific thermoplastic mesh mask. The mould planner was implemented as an open-source module in the 3D Slicer platform. RESULTS: Series of test moulds were created to accommodate standard brachytherapy catheters of 1.70mm diameter. A calibration object was used to conclude that tunnels with a diameter of 2.25mm, minimum 12mm radius of curvature, and 1.0mm open channel gave the best fit for this printer/catheter combination. Moulds were created from the CT scan of thermoplastic mesh masks of actual patients. The patient-specific moulds have been visually verified to fit on the thermoplastic meshes. CONCLUSION: The masks were visually shown to fit onto the thermoplastic meshes, next the resulting dosimetry will have to be compared with treatment plans and dosimetry achieved with conventional wax moulds in order to validate our 3D printed moulds.</p>},
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<p>PURPOSE: In contemporary high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment of superficial tumors, catheters are placed in a wax mould. The creation of current wax models is a difficult and time consuming proces.The irradiation plan can only be computed post-construction and requires a second CT scan. In case no satisfactory dose plan can be created, the mould is discarded and the process is repeated. The objective of this work was to develop an automated method to replace suboptimal wax moulding. METHODS: We developed a method to design and manufacture moulds that guarantee to yield satisfactory dosimetry. A 3D-printed mould with channels for the catheters designed from the patient’s CT and mounted on a patient-specific thermoplastic mesh mask. The mould planner was implemented as an open-source module in the 3D Slicer platform. RESULTS: Series of test moulds were created to accommodate standard brachytherapy catheters of 1.70mm diameter. A calibration object was used to conclude that tunnels with a diameter of 2.25mm, minimum 12mm radius of curvature, and 1.0mm open channel gave the best fit for this printer/catheter combination. Moulds were created from the CT scan of thermoplastic mesh masks of actual patients. The patient-specific moulds have been visually verified to fit on the thermoplastic meshes. CONCLUSION: The masks were visually shown to fit onto the thermoplastic meshes, next the resulting dosimetry will have to be compared with treatment plans and dosimetry achieved with conventional wax moulds in order to validate our 3D printed moulds.</p>
<p>PURPOSE: In contemporary high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment of superficial tumors, catheters are placed in a wax mould. The creation of current wax models is a difficult and time consuming proces.The irradiation plan can only be computed post-construction and requires a second CT scan. In case no satisfactory dose plan can be created, the mould is discarded and the process is repeated. The objective of this work was to develop an automated method to replace suboptimal wax moulding. METHODS: We developed a method to design and manufacture moulds that guarantee to yield satisfactory dosimetry. A 3D-printed mould with channels for the catheters designed from the patient’s CT and mounted on a patient-specific thermoplastic mesh mask. The mould planner was implemented as an open-source module in the 3D Slicer platform. RESULTS: Series of test moulds were created to accommodate standard brachytherapy catheters of 1.70mm diameter. A calibration object was used to conclude that tunnels with a diameter of 2.25mm, minimum 12mm radius of curvature, and 1.0mm open channel gave the best fit for this printer/catheter combination. Moulds were created from the CT scan of thermoplastic mesh masks of actual patients. The patient-specific moulds have been visually verified to fit on the thermoplastic meshes. CONCLUSION: The masks were visually shown to fit onto the thermoplastic meshes, next the resulting dosimetry will have to be compared with treatment plans and dosimetry achieved with conventional wax moulds in order to validate our 3D printed moulds.</p>
Lasso, Andras; Heffter, Tamas; Rankin, Adam; Pinter, Csaba; Ungi, Tamas; Fichtinger, Gabor
PLUS: Open-source toolkit for ultrasound-guided intervention systems Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 2527-2537, 2014, ISSN: 0018-9294.
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Cumming, Ian; Joshi, C. P.; Lasso, Andras; Rankin, Adam; Falkson, Conrad; Schreiner, John; Fichtinger, Gabor
American Association Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), vol. 41 (abstract in Medical Physics), no. 222, 2014.
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Evaluate the feasibility of constructing 3D-printed patient-specific surface mould applicators for HDR brachytherapy treatment of superficial lesions.<br />
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Methods:<br />
We propose using computer-aided design software to create 3D printed surface mould applicators for brachytherapy. A mould generation module was developed in the open-source 3D Slicer (www.slicer.org) medical image analysis platform. The system extracts the skin surface from CT images, and generates smooth catheter paths over the region of interest based on user-defined start and end points at a specified stand-off distance from the skin surface. The catheter paths are radially extended to create catheter channels that are sufficiently wide to ensure smooth insertion of catheters for a safe source travel. An outer mould surface is generated to encompass the channels. The mould is also equipped with fiducial markers to ensure its reproducible placement.<br />
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A surface mould applicator with eight parallel catheter channels of 4mm diameters was fabricated for the nose region of a head phantom; flexible plastic catheters of 2mm diameter were threaded through these channels maintaining 10mm catheter separations and a 5mm stand-off distance from the skin surface. The apparatus yielded 3mm thickness of mould material between channels and the skin. The mould design was exported as a stereolithography file to a Dimension SST1200es 3D printer and printed using ABS Plus plastic material.<br />
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Results:<br />
The applicator closely matched its design and was found to be sufficiently rigid without deformation during repeated application on the head phantom. Catheters were easily threaded into channels carved along catheter paths. Further tests are required to evaluate feasibility of channel diameters smaller than 4mm.<br />
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Conclusion:<br />
Construction of 3D-printed mould applicators show promise for use in patient specific brachytherapy of superficial lesions. Further evaluation of 3D printing techniques and materials is required for constructing sufficiently thin, rigid and durable surface moulds suitable for clinical deployment.<br />
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<p>Purpose:<br />
Evaluate the feasibility of constructing 3D-printed patient-specific surface mould applicators for HDR brachytherapy treatment of superficial lesions.<br />
<br />
Methods:<br />
We propose using computer-aided design software to create 3D printed surface mould applicators for brachytherapy. A mould generation module was developed in the open-source 3D Slicer (www.slicer.org) medical image analysis platform. The system extracts the skin surface from CT images, and generates smooth catheter paths over the region of interest based on user-defined start and end points at a specified stand-off distance from the skin surface. The catheter paths are radially extended to create catheter channels that are sufficiently wide to ensure smooth insertion of catheters for a safe source travel. An outer mould surface is generated to encompass the channels. The mould is also equipped with fiducial markers to ensure its reproducible placement.<br />
<br />
A surface mould applicator with eight parallel catheter channels of 4mm diameters was fabricated for the nose region of a head phantom; flexible plastic catheters of 2mm diameter were threaded through these channels maintaining 10mm catheter separations and a 5mm stand-off distance from the skin surface. The apparatus yielded 3mm thickness of mould material between channels and the skin. The mould design was exported as a stereolithography file to a Dimension SST1200es 3D printer and printed using ABS Plus plastic material.<br />
<br />
Results:<br />
The applicator closely matched its design and was found to be sufficiently rigid without deformation during repeated application on the head phantom. Catheters were easily threaded into channels carved along catheter paths. Further tests are required to evaluate feasibility of channel diameters smaller than 4mm.<br />
<br />
Conclusion:<br />
Construction of 3D-printed mould applicators show promise for use in patient specific brachytherapy of superficial lesions. Further evaluation of 3D printing techniques and materials is required for constructing sufficiently thin, rigid and durable surface moulds suitable for clinical deployment.<br />
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Evaluate the feasibility of constructing 3D-printed patient-specific surface mould applicators for HDR brachytherapy treatment of superficial lesions.<br />
<br />
Methods:<br />
We propose using computer-aided design software to create 3D printed surface mould applicators for brachytherapy. A mould generation module was developed in the open-source 3D Slicer (www.slicer.org) medical image analysis platform. The system extracts the skin surface from CT images, and generates smooth catheter paths over the region of interest based on user-defined start and end points at a specified stand-off distance from the skin surface. The catheter paths are radially extended to create catheter channels that are sufficiently wide to ensure smooth insertion of catheters for a safe source travel. An outer mould surface is generated to encompass the channels. The mould is also equipped with fiducial markers to ensure its reproducible placement.<br />
<br />
A surface mould applicator with eight parallel catheter channels of 4mm diameters was fabricated for the nose region of a head phantom; flexible plastic catheters of 2mm diameter were threaded through these channels maintaining 10mm catheter separations and a 5mm stand-off distance from the skin surface. The apparatus yielded 3mm thickness of mould material between channels and the skin. The mould design was exported as a stereolithography file to a Dimension SST1200es 3D printer and printed using ABS Plus plastic material.<br />
<br />
Results:<br />
The applicator closely matched its design and was found to be sufficiently rigid without deformation during repeated application on the head phantom. Catheters were easily threaded into channels carved along catheter paths. Further tests are required to evaluate feasibility of channel diameters smaller than 4mm.<br />
<br />
Conclusion:<br />
Construction of 3D-printed mould applicators show promise for use in patient specific brachytherapy of superficial lesions. Further evaluation of 3D printing techniques and materials is required for constructing sufficiently thin, rigid and durable surface moulds suitable for clinical deployment.<br />
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Soehl, Marie; Walsh, Ryan; Rankin, Adam; Lasso, Andras; Fichtinger, Gabor
Tracked ultrasound calibration studies with a phantom made of LEGO(r) bricks Conference
SPIE Medical Imaging 2014, vol. 9036, San Diego, United States, March 12, 2014, 2014.
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Design of a tracked ultrasound calibration phantom made of LEGO bricks Conference
SPIE Medical ImagingMedical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, vol. 9036, SPIE SPIE, San Diego, California, USA, 2014.
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Tracked ultrasound calibration studies with a phantom made of LEGO® bricks Conference
12th Annual Imaging Network Ontario Symposium, Toronto, Canada, March 24-25, 2014, 2014.
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Lasso, Andras; Heffter, Tamas; Rankin, Adam; Pinter, Csaba; Ungi, Tamas; Fichtinger, Gabor
PLUS: open-source toolkit for ultrasound-guided intervention systems Journal Article
In: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, vol. 61, iss. 10, pp. 2527-2537, 2014.
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Walsh, Ryan; Soehl, Marie; Rankin, Adam; Lasso, Andras; Fichtinger, Gabor
Design of a tracked ultrasound calibration phantom made of lego bricks Journal Article
In: vol. 9036, pp. 606-612, 2014.
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Cumming, Ian; Joshi, Chandra; Lasso, Andras; Rankin, Adam; Falkson, Conrad; Schreiner, L John; Fichtinger, Gabor
SU-ET-04: 3D printed patient-specific surface mould applicators for brachytherapy treatment of superficial lesions Journal Article
In: Med Phys, vol. 41, iss. 6 part 11, pp. 222, 2014.
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Methods: We propose using computer-aided design software to create 3D-printed surface mould applicators for brachytherapy. A mould generation module was developed in the opensource 3D Slicer (www. slicer. org) medical image analysis platform. The system extracts the skin surface from CT images, and generates smooth catheter paths over the region of interest based on user-defined start and end points at a specified stand-off distance from the skin surface. The catheter paths are radially extended to create catheter channels that are sufficiently wide to ensure smooth insertion of catheters for a safe source travel. An outer mould surface is generated to encompass the channels. The mould is also equipped with fiducial markers to ensure its reproducible placement.
Soehl, Marie; Walsh, Ryan; Rankin, Adam; Lasso, Andras; Fichtinger, Gabor
Tracked ultrasound calibration studies with a phantom made of LEGO bricks Journal Article
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The accuracy and variance of calibrations were compared under a variety of operating conditions. Twenty trials were performed using an electromagnetic tracking device with a linear probe and three trials were performed using varied probes, varied tracking devices and the three aforementioned phantoms. The accuracy and variance of spatial calibrations found through the standard deviation and error of the 3-D image reprojection were used to compare the calibrations produced from the phantoms.
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This study found no significant difference between the measured variables of the calibrations. The average standard deviation of multiple 3-D image reprojections with the highest performing printed phantom and those from the phantom …
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The accuracy and variance of calibrations were compared under a variety of operating conditions. Twenty trials were performed using an electromagnetic tracking device with a linear probe and three trials were performed using varied probes, varied tracking devices and the three aforementioned phantoms. The accuracy and variance of spatial calibrations found through the standard deviation and error of the 3-D image reprojection were used to compare the calibrations produced from the phantoms.
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This study found no significant difference between the measured variables of the calibrations. The average standard deviation of multiple 3-D image reprojections with the highest performing printed phantom and those from the phantom …
Ungi, Tamas; Tokuda, Junichi; Rankin, Adam; Lasso, Andras; Fichtinger, Gabor
Prototyping image-guided therapy applications using the SlicerIGT platform Journal Article
In: vol. 6, pp. 61, 2013.
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Lasso, Andras; Ungi, Tamas; Pinter, Csaba; Heffter, Tamas; Rankin, Adam; Fichtinger, Gabor
6th Image Guided Therapy Workshop, vol. 6, Crystal City, VA, USA, 2013.
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Prototyping image-guided therapy applications using the SlicerIGT platform Conference
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Ogilvie, Colleen; Martin, Cara; Law, Trevor; Vandersleen, Philip; Pinter, Csaba; Rankin, Adam; Fichtinger, Gabor
Automated Brachytherapy Calibration: System and Phantom Design Conference
ImNO2013 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium, Toronto, Canada, February 4th-5th 2013, 2013.
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Ungi, Tamas; Lasso, Andras; Pinter, Csaba; Rankin, Adam; Fichtinger, Gabor
SlicerIGT: Open-source platform for image-guided needle interventions Conference
ImNO2013 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2013.
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title = {SlicerIGT: Open-source platform for image-guided needle interventions},
author = {Tamas Ungi and Andras Lasso and Csaba Pinter and Adam Rankin and Gabor Fichtinger},
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