DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST 3D PRINTED ANATOMICAL MODELS FOR PRE-SURGICAL PLANNING
Advisor Information
Dr. Jorge Zuniga
Location
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
2-3-2018 12:30 PM
End Date
2-3-2018 1:45 PM
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a process of making a 3D solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. Previous investigations have demonstrated the feasibility and utility of 3D printing in a wide range of subspecialties of medicine, such as the development of low-cost 3D prostheses. Modeling and printing techniques have also been used in the development of various anatomical structures. The goal of this research is to develop and publish a low-cost methodology of how to develop low cost anatomical models for pre-surgical planning of highly complex surgeries.
In order to produce the models, a 3D representation of the structure must be created with a specified software, and then printed by a 3D printer. To compare the different model possibilities, structures will be prepared by 2 different types of software (industrial and open-source), and 3 different types of printers (high end, intermediate level, and low-cost), resulting in a total of 6 different models.
In a blind preliminary analysis of the 3D printed models, a licensed radiologist was asked to review each of the models and determine which model he felt to be a “better representation of the region of interest”. His observation found that the models printed by the free open-source software were preferred to those prepared by the industrial software. Additionally, our methodology resulted in a significant cost reduction from $30,000 to $1,000. The cost estimations are rough approximations of the software, equipment, and materials.
DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST 3D PRINTED ANATOMICAL MODELS FOR PRE-SURGICAL PLANNING
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a process of making a 3D solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. Previous investigations have demonstrated the feasibility and utility of 3D printing in a wide range of subspecialties of medicine, such as the development of low-cost 3D prostheses. Modeling and printing techniques have also been used in the development of various anatomical structures. The goal of this research is to develop and publish a low-cost methodology of how to develop low cost anatomical models for pre-surgical planning of highly complex surgeries.
In order to produce the models, a 3D representation of the structure must be created with a specified software, and then printed by a 3D printer. To compare the different model possibilities, structures will be prepared by 2 different types of software (industrial and open-source), and 3 different types of printers (high end, intermediate level, and low-cost), resulting in a total of 6 different models.
In a blind preliminary analysis of the 3D printed models, a licensed radiologist was asked to review each of the models and determine which model he felt to be a “better representation of the region of interest”. His observation found that the models printed by the free open-source software were preferred to those prepared by the industrial software. Additionally, our methodology resulted in a significant cost reduction from $30,000 to $1,000. The cost estimations are rough approximations of the software, equipment, and materials.