Cost-effective 3D scanning and printing technologies for outer ear reconstruction: current status

Current 3D scanning and printing technologies offer not only state-of-the-art developments in the field of medical imaging and bio-engineering, but also cost and time effective solutions for surgical reconstruction procedures. Besides tissue engineering, where living cells are used, bio-compatible p...

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Published inHead & face medicine Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 46
Main Authors Wersényi, György, Scheper, Verena, Spagnol, Simone, Eixelberger, Thomas, Wittenberg, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BioMed Central Ltd 27.10.2023
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
3-D printers
3D printing
3D scanning and reconstruction
Additive manufacturing
Clinical application
Cost control
Ears & hearing
Economic aspects
Engineering
Hearing protection
Image processing
Magnetic resonance imaging
Maxillofacial surgery
Medical imaging
Medical imaging equipment
Orthopedics
Patient-centered medicine
Patients
Review
Scanners
Surgery, Plastic
Tissue engineering
Tomography
Transplants & implants
Volumetric scanning
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Summary:Current 3D scanning and printing technologies offer not only state-of-the-art developments in the field of medical imaging and bio-engineering, but also cost and time effective solutions for surgical reconstruction procedures. Besides tissue engineering, where living cells are used, bio-compatible polymers or synthetic resin can be applied. The combination of 3D handheld scanning devices or volumetric imaging, (open-source) image processing packages, and 3D printers form a complete workflow chain that is capable of effective rapid prototyping of outer ear replicas. This paper reviews current possibilities and latest use cases for 3D-scanning, data processing and printing of outer ear replicas with a focus on low-cost solutions for rehabilitation engineering.
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ISSN:1746-160X
1746-160X
DOI:10.1186/s13005-023-00394-x