3D Printing in Medicine A Practical Guide for Medical Professionals /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rybicki, Frank J. (Editor), Grant, Gerald T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neurosurgery.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

This book describes the fundamentals of three-dimensional (3D) printing, addresses the practical aspects of establishing a 3D printing service in a medical facility, and explains the enormous potential value of rendering images as 3D printed models capable of providing tactile feedback and tangible...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.- 3D printing technologies
•  Post-processing of DICOM images
•  Establishing a 3D Service in your medical facility.- The 3D printing lab in a radiology practice
•  Training and education of a 3D medical printing technologist
•  Cranio-Maxillofacial 3D printing
•  3D printing in Neurosurgery and Neurointervention.- Cardiovascular 3D printing.- Musculoskeletal 3D printing.- Virtual Surgical applications.- Design and Fabrication of Customized Patient Devices.- 3D printing in Radiation Oncology.- FDA interests in the 3D printing of medical models and devices.- Bioprinting.