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ReviewThe British journal of radiology2018

3D printing from microfocus computed tomography (micro-CT) in human specimens: education and future implications.

Susan C Shelmerdine, Ian C Simcock, John Ciaran Hutchinson, Rosalind Aughwane, Andrew Melbourne, Daniil I Nikitichev, Ju-Ling Ong, Alessandro Borghi, Garrard Cole, Emilia Kingham and 9 more

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Review in The British journal of radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Susan C Shelmerdine1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Ian C Simcock1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
John Ciaran Hutchinson1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Rosalind Aughwane4 Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging Group, University College London , London , UK.
Andrew Melbourne4 Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging Group, University College London , London , UK.
Daniil I Nikitichev4 Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging Group, University College London , London , UK.
Ju-Ling Ong6 Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
Alessandro Borghi1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Garrard Cole7 UCL Institute of Archaeology , London , UK.
Emilia Kingham8 UCL Culture, Bidborough House, 38-50 Bidborough Street, London UK.
Alistair D Calder2 Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
Claudio Capelli9 Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London UK.
Aadam Akhtar10 Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London , London , UK.
Andrew C Cook10 Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London , London , UK.
Silvia Schievano1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Anna David11 Institute for Women's Health, University College London , London , UK.
Sebastian Ourselin4 Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging Group, University College London , London , UK.
Neil J Sebire1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Owen J Arthurs1 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-3516

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/16/99/32572Department of Health CDF-2017-10-037Department of Health HTA/14/168/02Department of Health ICA-CDRF-2017-03-053Department of Health NIHR-CS-012-002Medical Research Council MR/R002118/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microfocus CT (micro-CT) is an imaging method that provides three-dimensional digital data sets with comparable resolution to light microscopy. Although it has traditionally been used for non-destructive testing in engineering, aerospace industries and in preclinical animal studies, new applications are rapidly becoming available in the clinical setting including post-mortem fetal imaging and pathological specimen analysis. Printing three-dimensional models from imaging data sets for educational purposes is well established in the medical literature, but typically using low resolution (0.7 mm voxel size) data acquired from CT or MR examinations. With higher resolution imaging (voxel sizes below 1 micron, <0.001 mm) at micro-CT, smaller structures can be better characterised, and data sets post-processed to create accurate anatomical models for review and handling. In this review, we provide examples of how three-dimensional printing of micro-CT imaged specimens can provide insight into craniofacial surgical applications, developmental cardiac anatomy, placental imaging, archaeological remains and high-resolution bone imaging. We conclude with other potential future usages of this emerging technique.

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Printing, Three-DimensionalX-Ray MicrotomographyEducation, MedicalForecastingHumans

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PMID29698059
PMCPMC6209478

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