Phillip Kim, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Harshna Vinodbhai Vadvala MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Brian Burns Ghoshhajra MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Commercially available Rapid Prototyping (RP) printers, such as Makerbot (Brooklyn, NY) Replicator 2X used in this study, produce accurate 3D analogs The use of a RP printer in-house has several potential benefits such as fast turnaround time (aortic root with coronaries:<12hrs, entire aorta:<20hrs vs. at least >24 hours from third party vendors), cost efficient, and protection of patient data from third parties 3D models of both normal and diseased cardiac structures can be used as teaching tools for patients, technologists, trainees, and other healthcare workers  

1. A brief overview of 3D Rapid Prototyping 2. Steps involved in converting digital images to a 3D analog a. Obtaining “printer-friendly” DICOM images b. Editing and Exporting DICOM images into a streolithography (STL) file c. Converting a STL format to a “RP printer language” d. Printing 3. Models a. Congenital heart disease i. Pre- and post- stenting of coarctation of aorta ii. Anomalous coronary arteries b. Aortic valve (normal) 4. Benefits 5. Summary 

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Kim, P, Vadvala, H, Ghoshhajra, B, Applicability and Benefits of an In-house Rapid Prototyping 3D Printer in Cardiac Imaging Departments .  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14019088.html