ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2014
3D printing of intracranial artery stenosis based on the source images of magnetic resonance angiograph.
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- Recent advances in 3D printing: vascular network for tissue and organ regeneration.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Towards Additive Manufacture of Functional, Spline-Based Morphometric Models of Healthy and Diseased Coronary Arteries: In Vitro Proof-of-Concept Using a Porcine Template.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2018Article
- Identification of Cerebral Artery Stenosis Using Bilateral Photoplethysmography.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2018Article
- 3D printing in neurosurgery: A systematic review.Surgical neurology international · 2016Review
- Streamlined, Inexpensive 3D Printing of the Brain and Skull.PloS one · 2015Article
- Prof. Weihai Xu: 3D intracranial artery printing transforms the future of stroke.Annals of translational medicine · 2015Article
- Rapid prototyping of biomimetic vascular phantoms for hyperspectral reflectance imaging.Journal of biomedical optics · 2015Article
- Role of Three-dimensional Printing in Neurosurgery: An Institutional Experience.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
- Measuring and Establishing the Accuracy and Reproducibility of 3D Printed Medical Models.Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, IncReview
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Abstract
background and purposeThree dimensional (3D) printing techniques for brain diseases have not been widely studied. We attempted to 'print' the segments of intracranial arteries based on magnetic resonance imaging.
methodsThree dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was performed on two patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis. Using scale-adaptive vascular modeling, 3D vascular models were constructed from the MRA source images. The magnified (ten times) regions of interest (ROI) of the stenotic segments were selected and fabricated by a 3D printer with a resolution of 30 µm. A survey to 8 clinicians was performed to evaluate the accuracy of 3D printing results as compared with MRA findings (4 grades, grade 1: consistent with MRA and provide additional visual information; grade 2: consistent with MRA; grade 3: not consistent with MRA; grade 4: not consistent with MRA and provide probable misleading information). If a 3D printing vessel segment was ideally matched to the MRA findings (grade 2 or 1), a successful 3D printing was defined.
resultsSeven responders marked "grade 1" to 3D printing results, while one marked "grade 4". Therefore, 87.5% of the clinicians considered the 3D printing were successful.
conclusionsOur pilot study confirms the feasibility of using 3D printing technique in the research field of intracranial artery diseases. Further investigations are warranted to optimize this technique and translate it into clinical practice.
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