Logistics of Three-dimensional Printing: Primer for Radiologists

Taryn Hodgdon; Raman Danrad; Midhir J Patel; Stacy E Smith; Michael L Richardson; David H Ballard; Sayed Ali; Anthony Paul Trace; Carolynn M DeBenedectis; Matthew E Zygmont; Leon Lenchik; Summer J Decker

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2017.08.003

Logistics of Three-dimensional Printing: Primer for Radiologists

Acad Radiol. 2018 Jan;25(1):40-51. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2017.08.003. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada. Electronic address: tahodgdon@toh.ca.
² Department of Radiology, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, New Orleans, Los Angeles.
³ Department of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
⁶ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁸ Department of Radiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
⁹ Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.
¹¹ Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Abstract

The Association of University Radiologists Radiology Research Alliance Task Force on three-dimensional (3D) printing presents a review of the logistic considerations for establishing a clinical service using this new technology, specifically focused on implications for radiology. Specific topics include printer selection for 3D printing, software selection, creating a 3D model for printing, providing a 3D printing service, research directions, and opportunities for radiologists to be involved in 3D printing. A thorough understanding of the technology and its capabilities is necessary as the field of 3D printing continues to grow. Radiologists are in the unique position to guide this emerging technology and its use in the clinical arena.

Keywords: 3D modeling; 3D printing; logistics; radiology; three-dimensional printing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
Radiology*
Research
Software

Grants and funding

T32 EB021955/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States