ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
3D Printing of Rapid, Low-Cost and Patient-Specific Models of Brain Vasculature for Use in Preoperative Planning in Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysms.
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- Validation of three-dimensional printed models of intracranial aneurysms.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2024Article
- Quantitative assessment and objective improvement of the accuracy of neurosurgical planning through digital patient-specific 3D models.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Diverse Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing in Biomedical Engineering: A Review.3D printing and additive manufacturing · 2023Review
- Efficacy of 3D-printed simulation models of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in patient education and surgical simulation.Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery · 2023Article
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- Cerebrovascular modelling for the management of aneurysm embolization using an intrasaccular flow diverter made by 3D printing.Polish journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Three-dimensional printing and 3D slicer powerful tools in understanding and treating neurosurgical diseases.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Additive Manufacturing for Neurosurgery: Digital Light Processing of Individualized Patient-Specific Cerebral Aneurysms.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Hybrid Additive Fabrication of a Transparent Liver with Biosimilar Haptic Response for Preoperative Planning.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- 3D Printed Models-A Useful Tool in Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Does Head Orientation Influence 3D Facial Imaging? A Study on Accuracy and Precision of Stereophotogrammetric Acquisition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Application of 3D Printing in Individualized Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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We developed a practical and cost-effective method of production of a 3D-printed model of the arterial Circle of Willis of patients treated because of an intracranial aneurysm. We present and explain the steps necessary to produce a 3D model from medical image data, and express the significant value such models have in patient-specific pre-operative planning as well as education. A Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) viewer is used to create 3D visualization from a patient's Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) images. After generating the reconstruction, we manually remove the anatomical components that we wish to exclude from the print by utilizing tools provided with the imaging software. We then export this 3D reconstructions file into a Standard Triangulation Language (STL) file which is then run through a "Slicer" software to generate a G-code file for the printer. After the print is complete, the supports created during the printing process are removed manually. The 3D-printed models we created were of good accuracy and scale. The median production time used for the models described in this manuscript was 4.4 h (range: 3.9-4.5 h). Models were evaluated by neurosurgical teams at local hospital for quality and practicality for use in urgent and non-urgent care. We hope we have provided readers adequate insight into the equipment and software they would require to quickly produce their own accurate and cost-effective 3D models from CT angiography images. It has become quite clear to us that the cost-benefit ratio in the production of such a simplified model is worthwhile.
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