Application of 3-D printing (rapid prototyping) for creating physical models of pediatric orthopedic disorders

Three-dimensional printing called rapid prototyping, a technology that is used to create physical models based on a 3-D computer representation, is now commercially available and can be created from CT or MRI datasets. This technical innovation paper reviews the specific requirements and steps neces...

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Published inPediatric radiology Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 216 - 221
Main Authors Starosolski, Zbigniew A., Kan, J. Herman, Rosenfeld, Scott D., Krishnamurthy, Rajesh, Annapragada, Ananth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Child
Computer Peripherals
Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
Imaging
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - instrumentation
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Models, Anatomic
Musculoskeletal Diseases - pathology
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Radiology
Technical Innovation
Ultrasound
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Rapid prototyping
Physical models
Biomedical three-dimensional printing
Orthopedic disorders
Pediatric
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Summary:Three-dimensional printing called rapid prototyping, a technology that is used to create physical models based on a 3-D computer representation, is now commercially available and can be created from CT or MRI datasets. This technical innovation paper reviews the specific requirements and steps necessary to apply biomedical 3-D printing of pediatric musculoskeletal disorders. We discuss its role for the radiologist, orthopedist and patient.
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ISSN:0301-0449
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DOI:10.1007/s00247-013-2788-9