Mr. Dirk Gutkelch Profile

Dirk Gutkelch

at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2023 Paper

Short and long-term photostability of 3D printed fluorescent phantoms for near-infrared diffuse optical imaging

Sandra Schädel-Ebner, Ole Hirsch, Thomas Gladytz, Dirk Gutkelch, Kai Licha, Jörn Berger, Dirk Grosenick

Proceedings Volume 12628, 126281A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2670658

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Diffuse optical imaging, 3D image processing, Fluorescence, Dyes, Printing, Materials properties, Imaging systems, Fluorescence imaging, Diseases and disorders

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SPIE Journal Paper | 16 June 2022 Open Access

3D-printed tissue-simulating phantoms for near-infrared fluorescence imaging of rheumatoid diseases

Sandra Schädel-Ebner, Ole Hirsch, Thomas Gladytz, Dirk Gutkelch, Kai Licha, Jörn Berger, Dirk Grosenick

JBO, Vol. 27, Issue 07, 074702, (June 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.27.7.074702

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Absorption, Tissues, Scattering, Printing, 3D printing, Imaging systems, 3D modeling, Light scattering, Solids

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Significance: Fluorescence imaging of rheumatoid diseases with indocyanine green (ICG) is an emerging technique with unique potential for diagnosis and therapy. Device characterization, monitoring of the performance, and further developments of the technique require tissue-equivalent fluorescent phantoms of high stability with appropriate anatomical shapes. Aim: Our investigations aim at the development of a three-dimensional (3D) printing technique to fabricate hand and finger models with appropriate optical properties in the near-infrared spectral range. These phantoms should have fluorescence properties similar to ICG, and excellent photostability and durability over years. Approach: We modified a 3D printing methacrylate photopolymer by adding the fluorescent dye Lumogen IR 765 to the raw material. Reduced scattering and absorption coefficients were adjusted to values representative of the human hand by incorporating titanium dioxide powder and black ink. The properties of printed phantoms of various compositions were characterized using UV/Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, and time-resolved measurements. Photostability and bleaching were investigated with a hand imager. For comparison, several phantoms with ICG as fluorescent dye were printed and characterized as well. Results: The spectral properties of Lumogen IR 765 are very similar to those of ICG. By optimizing the concentrations of Lumogen, titanium dioxide, and ink, anatomically shaped hand and vessel models with properties equivalent to in vivo investigations with a fluorescence hand imager could be printed. Phantoms with Lumogen IR 765 had an excellent photostability over up to 4 years. In contrast, phantoms printed with ICG showed significant bleaching and degradation of fluorescence over time. Conclusions: 3D printing of phantoms with Lumogen IR 765 is a promising method for fabricating anatomically shaped fluorescent tissue models of excellent stability with spectral properties similar to ICG. The phantoms are well-suited to monitor the performance of hand imagers. Concepts can easily be transferred to other fluorescence imaging applications of ICG.

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