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. 2018 Nov 21;4(1):11.
doi: 10.1186/s41205-018-0030-y.

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 3D printing Special Interest Group (SIG): guidelines for medical 3D printing and appropriateness for clinical scenarios

Leonid Chepelev  1 , Nicole Wake  2   3 , Justin Ryan  4 , Waleed Althobaity  1 , Ashish Gupta  1 , Elsa Arribas  5 , Lumarie Santiago  5 , David H Ballard  6 , Kenneth C Wang  7 , William Weadock  8 , Ciprian N Ionita  9 , Dimitrios Mitsouras  1 , Jonathan Morris  10 , Jane Matsumoto  10 , Andy Christensen  1 , Peter Liacouras  11 , Frank J Rybicki  12 , Adnan Sheikh  1 ; RSNA Special Interest Group for 3D Printing
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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 3D printing Special Interest Group (SIG): guidelines for medical 3D printing and appropriateness for clinical scenarios

Leonid Chepelev et al. 3D Print Med. .

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: 3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Anatomic model; Appropriateness; Guideline; Quality; Radiology.

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Competing interests

The primary authors declare no competing interests. RSNA Special Interest Group for 3D Printing includes a variety of industry representatives with voting privileges, including representatives from Materialise Inc., Stratasys, 3D Systems, and TeraRecon, as detailed in the Acknowledgements section.

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