ReviewHead & face medicine2023
Cost-effective 3D scanning and printing technologies for outer ear reconstruction: current status.
Review in Head & face medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Efficacy and Outcomes of Pedicled Upper Orbital Fat Fascia Flap Transposition Using 3D Facial Scanning: A Retrospective Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Novel 3D-printed aids for total ear reconstruction.3D printing in medicine · 2025Article
- Facial 3D data acquisition in critically ill children for production of personalized non-invasive ventilation masks: a feasibility study.3D printing in medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a Structured Light Scanner for 3D Facial Imaging: A Comparative Study with Direct Anthropometry.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Bioengineering Full-scale auricles using 3D-printed external scaffolds and decellularized cartilage xenograft.Acta biomaterialia · 2024Article
- Characterization of Acellular Cartilage Matrix-Sodium Alginate Scaffolds in Various Proportions.Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods · 2024Article
- Lower Jaw Full-Arch Restoration: A Completely Digital Approach to Immediate Load.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
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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