March 2019: 3D Printing Fiber Tracts in Brain

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A fiber tract is a collection of nerves in the brain that transmits information. Diffusion Tractography Imaging (DTI) is a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) method that can be used to image these fiber tracts and their relationship…

3D Print of Cervical Spine Fracture

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Neurosurgery requested a 3D print of a patient's cervical spine fracture to better visualize the orientation of the fracture and involvement of surrounding vessels. Below is a volume-rendered (3D) image of the area to be printed with the fracture…

July 2017 – 3D Printed Brain & Electrodes

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3D Printed Brain & Electrodes   This print was created at the request of a Stanford Neuro clinician, and is to be used as a teaching display. The model is divided into three main parts: the skull half, the brain half, and the wedge…

December 2016 – 3D Printed Aorta for TAVR

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This 3D printed model (Figure A) was created using a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of an 89-year-old patient with a history of severe aortic stenosis, now being scanned for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) evaluation. Figure…

March 2016

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Printing 3D models improves communication between radiologists, technologists, surgeons and patients and their families by allowing for tactile interaction with the anatomy and increased understanding of the relationship between anatomical…

February 2015

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3D printed model generated from a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of a 92 year old patient who had an aortic aneurysm repaired by interventional radiologists using a custom made “stent-graft” to create a new inner wall for the…