Friday, 19 May 2023

Application of 3D Printing in Intracranial Tumours | Chapter 6 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 1

 The pituitary gland is a narrow bean-formed gland located at the base of the brain. Pituitary-located tumors are neuroendocrine tumors that affect the pituitary gland. Pituitary gland image employs computed tomography and drawing resonance image. 3D reconstruction of dossier from CT images can be convinced into 3D and then impressed as a live anatomical model utilizing a 3D printer. This research intends to show that news obtained from CT scan figures can be used to produce 3D-printed particular models for patients and clinicians. A separation application was used to form patient-specific models for three clinical positions in order to separate the bulk from the bone. The process involved image addition starting with cross-divided imaging, segmenting the seized DICOM image into a 3D model, file and model adjustment for final print, slicing accompanying the choice of 3D printing material and the proper scenes, and concluding accompanying the actual print, print veracity, and cost analysis.  It took 'tween 45 and 90 minutes to piece the region of interest, with the plurality of that time being gone segmenting the pituitary. Models were impressed in sections since the bulk and skull were impressed separately. The times wanted for printing the bulk and the skull base were 20–40 notes of meeting and 4–9 hours, respectively. The overall cost of printing a model was inferior $50, and print accuracy was inferior 1.7mm.

Author(s) Details:

Morgan Ikponmwosa,
Department of General Medicine, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom.

Ayodele Olugbenga Ogunsemoyin,
Department of Radiology, University of Medical Sciences, Laje Road, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Onyekachi Okechukwu Moemenan,
Department of Radiology, Digital imaging and diagnostic Centre, Imo state Owerri, Nigeria.

Obinna Ezeigwe,
Department of General Medicine, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom.

Yaw Barimah Darko,
Department of General Medicine, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NAMMS-V1/article/view/10558

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