Seok, J.; Yoon, S.; Ryu, C.H.; Ryu, J.; Kim, S.; Jung, Y. Mesh-Type Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing of Human Organs and Tumors: Fast, Cost-Effective, and Personalized Anatomic Modeling of Patient-Oriented Visual Aids. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 1047.
Seok, J.; Yoon, S.; Ryu, C.H.; Ryu, J.; Kim, S.; Jung, Y. Mesh-Type Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing of Human Organs and Tumors: Fast, Cost-Effective, and Personalized Anatomic Modeling of Patient-Oriented Visual Aids. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 1047.
Seok, J.; Yoon, S.; Ryu, C.H.; Ryu, J.; Kim, S.; Jung, Y. Mesh-Type Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing of Human Organs and Tumors: Fast, Cost-Effective, and Personalized Anatomic Modeling of Patient-Oriented Visual Aids. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 1047.
Seok, J.; Yoon, S.; Ryu, C.H.; Ryu, J.; Kim, S.; Jung, Y. Mesh-Type Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing of Human Organs and Tumors: Fast, Cost-Effective, and Personalized Anatomic Modeling of Patient-Oriented Visual Aids. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 1047.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Although 3D-printed anatomic models are not new to medicine, the high costs and lengthy production times entailed have limited their application. Our goal was developing a new and less costly 3D modeling method to depict organ-tumor relations at faster printing speeds. METHODS: We have devised a method of 3D modeling using DICOM images. Coordinates are extracted at a specified interval, connecting them to create mesh-work replicas. Adjacent constructs are depicted by density variations, showing anatomic targets (ie, tumors) in contrasting color. RESULTS: An array of organ solid-tumor models were printed via Fused Deposition Modeling 3D printer at significantly less cost ($0.05/cm3) and time expenditure (1.73 min/cm3; both, p<.001). Printed models helped promote visual appreciation of organ-tumor anatomy and adjacent tissues. Our mesh-work 3D thyroidal prototype reproduced glangular size/contour and tumor location, readily approximating the surgical specimen. CONCLUSIONS: This newly devised mesh-type 3D printing method may facilitate anatomic modeling for personalized care and improve patient awareness during informed surgical consent.
Keywords
3D printing; anatomic modeling
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
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