PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Starosolski, Z.
AU  - Admane, P.
AU  - Dunn, J.
AU  - Kaziny, B.
AU  - Huisman, T.A.G.M.
AU  - Annapragada, A.
TI  - Design of 3D-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Children is Enabled by Radiologic Imaging
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A6794
DP  - 2020 Dec 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 2345--2347
VI  - 41
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/41/12/2345.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/41/12/2345.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2020 Dec 01; 41
AB  - SUMMARY: 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic testing address the national shortage of swabs. Swab designs for adult use were placed in the public domain in March 2020. Swabs for pediatric use, however, need to be smaller and more flexible to navigate delicate pediatric nasopharyngeal cavities. We describe a novel use of maxillofacial CT scans to aid in the design of pediatric nasopharyngeal swabs.COVID-19coronavirus disease 2019RT-PCRreal-time polymerase chain reaction