TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D printing from cardiovascular CT
T2 - A practical guide and review
AU - Otton, James M.
AU - Birbara, Nicolette S.
AU - Hussain, Tarique
AU - Greil, Gerald
AU - Foley, Thomas A.
AU - Pather, Nalini
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Current cardiovascular imaging techniques allow anatomical relationships and pathological conditions to be captured in three dimensions. Three-dimensional (3D) printing, or rapid prototyping, has also become readily available and made it possible to transform virtual reconstructions into physical 3D models. This technology has been utilised to demonstrate cardiovascular anatomy and disease in clinical, research and educational settings. In particular, 3D models have been generated from cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) imaging data for purposes such as surgical planning and teaching. This review summarises applications, limitations and practical steps required to create a 3D printed model from cardiovascular CT.
AB - Current cardiovascular imaging techniques allow anatomical relationships and pathological conditions to be captured in three dimensions. Three-dimensional (3D) printing, or rapid prototyping, has also become readily available and made it possible to transform virtual reconstructions into physical 3D models. This technology has been utilised to demonstrate cardiovascular anatomy and disease in clinical, research and educational settings. In particular, 3D models have been generated from cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) imaging data for purposes such as surgical planning and teaching. This review summarises applications, limitations and practical steps required to create a 3D printed model from cardiovascular CT.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Cardiovascular computed tomography (CT)
KW - Three-dimensional (3D) model
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U2 - 10.21037/cdt.2017.01.12
DO - 10.21037/cdt.2017.01.12
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29255693
AN - SCOPUS:85031825700
SN - 2223-3652
VL - 7
SP - 507
EP - 526
JO - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
JF - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
IS - 5
ER -