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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 information on both anatomic and pathologic states. Individual chapters also focus on selected areas of applications for 3D printing, including musculoskeletal, craniomaxillofacial, cardiovascular, and neurosurgery applications. Challenges and opportunities related to training, materials and equipment, and guidelines are addressed, and the overall costs of a 3D printing lab and the balancing of these costs against clinical benefits are discussed. Radiologists, surgeons, and other physicians will find this book to be a rich source of information on the practicalities and expanding medical applications of 3D printing.
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Frank J. Rybicki Gerald T. Grant Editors 3D Printing in Medicine A Practical Guide for Medical Professionals 123 3D Printing in Medicine Frank J. Rybicki • Gerald T. Grant Editors 3D Printing in Medicine A Practical Guide for Medical Professionals Editors Frank J. Rybicki Department of Radiology The University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON Canada Gerald T. Grant School of Dentistry University of Louisville Louisville, KY USA ISBN 978-3-319-61922-4 ISBN 978-3-319-61924-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-61924-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017953441 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Acknowledgment The Editors gratefully acknowledge the editorial assistance of Dr. Betty Anne Schwarz in the preparation of the manuscript. Videos can be found in the electronic supplementary material in the online version of the book. On http://springerlink.com enter the DOI number given on the bottom of the chapter opening page. Scroll down to the Supplementary material tab and click on the respective videos link. v Contents 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gerald T. Grant and Frank J. Rybicki 2 3D Printing Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dimitrios Mitsouras and Peter C. Liacouras 3 Post-processing of DICOM Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .