Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Trans. AMMM
https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2020.2009032

Medical Aids and Devices

Using 3D printing to implement a hyperthermia insert for a preclinical MPI scanner

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Huimin Wei (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck, Germany), Andre Behrends (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck, Germany), Thomas Friedrich (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck, Germany), Thorsten Buzug (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck, Germany)

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Abstract

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a rapidly developing imaging modality, which determines the spatial distribution of magnetic nanoparticles. Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) is a promising therapeutic approach where magnetic nanoparticles are used to transform electromagnetic energy into heat. The similarities of MPI and MFH give rise to the potential of integration of MFH and MPI. 3D printing is used for the manufacture of an oil-cooled MFH insert. The design and the implementation of a MFH insert for a preclinical MPI scanner is presented in this paper.

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Wei, H., Behrends, A., Friedrich, T., & Buzug, T. (2020). Using 3D printing to implement a hyperthermia insert for a preclinical MPI scanner. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2020.2009032