Project Overview

Our clients currently use an optical endoscope, which is capable of capturing video and still images, to monitor the tumor growth. While this device lends itself to provide qualitative observations of a tumor’s change over the course of treatment, there is currently no way for our clients to gather any direct quantitative data regarding the changing size of the tumor. In order for our clients to effectively measure potential treatments for cancer, it is important for them to be able to quantitatively measure a tumor’s growth or regression in response to treatments. As such, the main goal of our project is to design a device or a technique that would allow for the researchers to accurately measure the volume of tumors, in vivo. Additionally, measured values such as the tumor’s diameter, and cross-sectional area are desired in order to aid in the analysis of tumor change with respect to treatment.
The benefit of using the optical endoscope, besides gathering a visual image of the tumor, is that the endoscope has a working channel. This is a channel that runs the length of the endoscope and can essentially allow any tool small enough to fit through the working channel to come into contact with the tumor site, which opens up a wealth of possible approaches to measuring the tumor without any direct change into the basic methodology of the endoscope use.

Team Picture

Files

• Final Poster (April 29, 2011)
• Final Paper and PDS (May 4, 2011)
• Mid-Semester Presentation (March 4, 2011)
• Product Design Specifications (March 8, 2011)
• Midsemester Report (March 8, 2011)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Blake Marzella - Team Leader
• Justin Cacciatore - Communicator
• Michael Konrath - BSAC
• Michael Nonte - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Prof. Amit Nimunkar - Advisor
• William Dove - Client