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Additive manufacturing of medical models - applications in rhinology

Modern medical 3D image processing software covers most of medical imaging methods like MRI, MSCT, PET and microscopy, scientific and other industrial imaging applications. 3D surface models or volume rendering from 2D cross-section images once created in real time with software (SW) can be used for measuring, operation planning, simulation, structural finite element analysis etc. Nowadays, 3D image processing SW is successfully used in many medical cases. Furthermore, the 3D models also can be used for physical medical models obtained e.g. by rapid prototyping (additive manufacturing) technique. Rapid Prototyping (RP) techniques look most promising to satisfy medical need for tangible models. While prototyping is a usually slow and expensive process of building pre-production models of a product to test various aspects of its design, rapid prototyping techniques are methods that allow quick production of physical models. In our paper we are introducing guidelines and suggestions for use of 3D image processing SW in head and neck pathology diagnostic and procedures for obtaining physical medical model by additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping techniques, bearing in mind the improvement of surgery performance, its maximum security and faster postoperative recovery of patients.

virtual reality; virtual endoscopy; additive manufacturing; rapid prototyping; medical models; medical imaging; 3D imaging; rhinology; paranasal sinuses; engineering

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