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ReviewAcademic radiology2018

Clinical Applications of 3D Printing: Primer for Radiologists.

David H Ballard, Anthony Paul Trace, Sayed Ali, Taryn Hodgdon, Matthew E Zygmont, Carolynn M DeBenedectis, Stacy E Smith, Michael L Richardson, Midhir J Patel, Summer J Decker and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Academic radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
74citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. From Pixels to Prototypes: 3D Printing Innovations in Radiology.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025
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  14. A 3D-Printed Dummy for Training Distal Phalanx Amputation in Mice.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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  15. Brachytherapy and 3D printing for skin cancer: A review paper.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024
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14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

David H BallardMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd, Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110. Electronic address: davidballard@wustl.edu.
Anthony Paul TraceEastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Radiology, Norfolk, Virginia.
Sayed AliTemple University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
Taryn HodgdonUniversity of Ottawa, Department of Radiology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew E ZygmontDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.
Carolynn M DeBenedectisUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Radiology, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Stacy E SmithDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael L RichardsonUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Seattle, Washington.
Midhir J PatelDepartment of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
Summer J DeckerDepartment of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
Leon LenchikWake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Funding

Training OPportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER)T32EB021955 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Hongyu An, Joseph Edward Ippolito · 2017 to 2026
$2.4M
NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB021955
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a number of manufacturing technologies that create physical models from digital information. Radiology is poised to advance the application of 3D printing in health care because our specialty has an established history of acquiring and managing the digital information needed to create such models. The 3D Printing Task Force of the Radiology Research Alliance presents a review of the clinical applications of this burgeoning technology, with a focus on the opportunities for radiology. Topics include uses for treatment planning, medical education, and procedural simulation, as well as patient education. Challenges for creating custom implantable devices including financial and regulatory processes for clinical application are reviewed. Precedent procedures that may translate to this new technology are discussed. The task force identifies research opportunities needed to document the value of 3D printing as it relates to patient care.

Indexed as

Printing, Three-DimensionalRadiologyEducation, MedicalHumansPatient Care Planning3D printingadditive manufacturingpersonalized medicinepreoperative planningradiologythree-dimensional printing

Identifiers

PMID29030285
PMCPMC6404775

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Registered trials

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