Author/Authors :
Rybicki, Frank J Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Chepelev, Leonid Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Althobaity, Waleed Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Gupta, Ashish Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Sheikh, Adnan Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Liacouras, Peter 3D Medical Applications Center - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center - Washington - DC, USA , Christensen, Andy Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Mitsouras, Dimitrios Department of Radiology and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - University of Ottawa - Ottawa - ON, Canada , Wake, Nicole Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences - NYU School of Medicine - New York - NY, USA , Ryan, Justin Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego - CA, USA , Arribas, Elsa Department of Diagnostic Radiology - Division of Diagnostic Imaging - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Houston - TX, USA , Santiago, Lumarie Department of Diagnostic Radiology - Division of Diagnostic Imaging - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Houston - TX, USA , Ballard, David H Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology - Washington University School of Medicine - Saint Louis - MO, USA , Wang, Kenneth C Baltimore VA Medical Center - University of Maryland Medical Center - Baltimore - MD, USA , Weadock, William Department of Radiology and Frankel Cardiovascular Center - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - MI, USA , Ionita, Ciprian N Department of Neurosurgery - State University of New York Buffalo - Buffalo - NY, USA , Morris, Jonathan Department of Radiology - Mayo Clinic - Rochester - MN, USA , Matsumoto, Jane Department of Radiology - Mayo Clinic - Rochester - MN, USA
Abstract :
Medical three-dimensional (3D) printing has expanded dramatically over the past three decades with growth in
both facility adoption and the variety of medical applications. Consideration for each step required to create
accurate 3D printed models from medical imaging data impacts patient care and management. In this paper, a
writing group representing the Radiological Society of North America Special Interest Group on 3D Printing (SIG)
provides recommendations that have been vetted and voted on by the SIG active membership. This body of work
includes appropriate clinical use of anatomic models 3D printed for diagnostic use in the care of patients with
specific medical conditions. The recommendations provide guidance for approaches and tools in medical 3D
printing, from image acquisition, segmentation of the desired anatomy intended for 3D printing, creation of a
3D-printable model, and post-processing of 3D printed anatomic models for patient care.
Keywords :
Anatomic model , Additive manufacturing , 3D printing , Appropriateness , Guideline Quality , Radiology
