From medical image to 3D print workflow.

<p>After the anatomical structure has been segmented (a), the resulting surface needs to be refined (b) to remove image artefacts, after which it can be 3D printed (c).</p

Overview of the most important 3D printing technologies with medical applications: Extrusion printing, photopolymerisation, and powder binding.

<p>Overview of the most important 3D printing technologies with medical applications: Extrusion printing, photopolymerisation, and powder binding.</p

Ribs phantom as a clinical training tool for ultrasound guided kidney biopsy.

<p>a) 3D print of the ribs model with a chicken breast and biopsy needle b) Ultrasound scan of the model immersed in water.</p

Overview of freeware software with segmentation tools applicable to any part of the body.

<p>Overview of freeware software with segmentation tools applicable to any part of the body.</p

3D printed anatomical models generated from medical imaging data using 3D Slicer and Seg3D.

<p>Part of the ribcage (a), the liver (b), and the right lung (c).</p