International Journal of Anaplastology

The article "Prosthetic Plate for the Protection of a Port-A-Cath" has been published in the September issue of the International Journal of Anaplastology. This article, by Amy Tomson and Andrea Stevenson Won details the development of a plate to protect port-a-caths in patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Virtual Eye/Virtual House

"The Virtual Eye / Virtual House" project has been awarded the Dr. Frank Netter Award for Special Contributions to Medical Education.

Open Prosthetics Project

Biomodal is proud to be listed as a partner in the Open Prosthetics Project.

Journal of Biocommunication

Andrea Stevenson Won's thesis has been published in the Journal of Biocommunications as "Three Methods of Creating Digital Models for a Virtual Reality Model of a Nose".

New Samples

The portfolio has been updated to show some highlights of 2006, including the giant model of the ileocecal junction seen on the left.

Plastic Surgery News

The Virtual Nose model at UIC VRMedLab was featured in a recent article in the online journal, Plastic Surgery News. Check out the link above to read the article.

Supercomputing 2005 conference

The Virtual Nose model at UIC VRMedLab was demonstrated at the Supercomputing 2005 conference as an example of highly detailed medical polygonal models rendered at real-time interactive viewing rates. It was displayed on Varrier, a new autostereo Virtual Reality display.

Ant Farm Studios

As of October 15, 2005 Andrea Stevenson will be a member of Ant Farm Studios, a North Carolina artist's collective.

ASRI Second Symposium

On September 27th, 2005 Andrea Stevenson will be at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago as part of the African Science Research Institute's Second Annual Awareness Symposium, Uncovering The Early Struggles For Freedom In Illinois. She will be presenting on the topic Computer-Aided Reconstruction of a Nineteenth Century Skull. See image at left of Andrea with the poster for the symposium, featuring her illustrations.

Port Project

From August 6 to August 10 2005 we will be in the Seattle area developing a custom-fitted device to faciliate accordion playing in the case of a woman undergoing chemotherapy. The device will be designed to keep accordion weight off of the tender area surrounding the port in the upper chest. wall while allowing for full musical engagement with this challenging instrument.

To contact Biomodal, email acs@biomodal.com, or call 919 906 0287. Biomodal serves clients all over the world from Raleigh, North Carolina.

January 2008