Additive fabrication technologies applied to medicine and health care: a review

J Giannatsis, V Dedoussis - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2009 - Springer
Additive fabrication (AF) and rapid prototy** (RP) technologies are mostly associated with
applications in the product development and the design process as well as with small batch …

Cerebrovascular biomodeling for aneurysm surgery: simulation-based training by means of rapid prototy** technologies

G Wurm, M Lehner, B Tomancok, R Kleiser… - Surgical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Opportunities for develo** procedural skills are progressively rare. Therefore,
sophisticated educational tools are highly warranted. Methods: This study compared …

The use of physical biomodelling in complex spinal surgery

MT Izatt, PLPJ Thorpe, RG Thompson, PS D'Urso… - European Spine …, 2007 - Springer
Prior studies have suggested that biomodels enhance patient education, preoperative
planning and intra-operative stereotaxy; however, the usefulness of biomodels compared to …

Biomodeling as an aid to spinal instrumentation

PS D'Urso, OD Williamson, RG Thompson - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective trial. Objective. To develop and validate a new method of spinal
stereotaxy. Summary of Background Data. Biomodeling has been found to be helpful for …

Stereolithography: neurosurgical and medical implications

E Perez-Arjona, M Dujovny, H Park… - Neurological …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
We present material to define and understand the concept of Stereolithography (STL) and its
potential benefits to the field of neurosurgery and other medical specialties. A historical and …

Measuring the performance of patient-specific solutions for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery

GK Thayaparan, MG Owbridge, M Linden… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pre-surgical planning using 3D-printed BioModels enables the preparation of a “patient-
specific” kit to assist instrumented spinal fusion surgery. This approach has the potential to …

Creating physical 3D stereolithograph models of brain and skull

DJ Kelley, M Farhoud, ME Meyerand, DL Nelson… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
The human brain and skull are three dimensional (3D) anatomical structures with complex
surfaces. However, medical images are often two dimensional (2D) and provide incomplete …

The application of 3-D biomodeling technology in complex mandibular reconstruction—experience of 47 clinical cases

H Zenha, L Azevedo, L Rios, A Pinto… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
D biomodeling technology associated with stereolithography has become a fundamental
tool in reconstructive surgery in recent years as it enables a highly accurate definition of the …

A method for the resection of cranial tumours and skull reconstruction

P S. D'Urso, MJ Redmond - British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
A new technique for the resection of cranial tumours and subsequent reconstruction using
stereolithographic (SL) biomodelling and customized cranioplastic implants has been …

Anatomics 3D-printed titanium implants from head to heel

RG Thompson - Titanium in Medical and Dental Applications, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Anatomics Pty. Ltd. is an Australian manufacturer that pioneered the use of medical
imaging with three-dimensional (3D) printing to create patient-specific medical devices in …