This book describes the fundamentals of three-dimensional (3D) printing, addresses the practical aspects of establishing a 3D printing service in a medical facility, and explains the enormous potential value of rendering images as 3D printed models capable of providing tactile feedback and tangible information on both anatomic and pathologic states. Individual chapters also focus on selected areas of applications for 3D printing, including musculoskeletal, craniomaxillofacial, cardiovascular, and neurosurgery applications. Challenges and opportunities related to training, materials and equipment, and guidelines are addressed, and the overall costs of a 3D printing lab and the balancing of these costs against clinical benefits are discussed. Radiologists, surgeons, and other physicians will find this book to be a rich source of information on the practicalities and expanding medical applications of 3D printing

Table of contents (12 chapters)
Introduction
Grant, Gerald T. (et al.)
Pages 1-4
3D Printing Technologies
Mitsouras, Dimitrios (et al.)
Pages 5-22
Post-processing of DICOM Images
Giannopoulos, Andreas A. (et al.)
Pages 23-34
Beginning and Developing a Radiology-Based In-Hospital 3D Printing Lab
Sheikh, Adnan (et al.)
Pages 35-41
Craniofacial Applications of 3D Printing
Grant, Gerald T. (et al.)
Pages 43-50
3D Printing in Neurosurgery
Waran, Vicknes (et al.)
Pages 51-58
Cardiovascular 3D Printing
Giannopoulos, Andreas A. (et al.)
Pages 59-69
Musculoskeletal 3D Printing
Krishna, Satheesh (et al.)
Pages 71-84
3D Printing and Patient-Matched Implants
Christensen, Andrew M.
Pages 85-95
FDA Regulatory Pathways and Technical Considerations for the 3D Printing of Medical Models and Devices
Coburn, James C. (et al.)
Pages 97-111
Quality and Safety of 3D-Printed Medical Models
Mitsouras, Dimitrios (et al.)
Pages 113-123
Virtual Reality
Sutherland, Justin (et al.)
Pages 125-133