Three-dimensional technologies, developed by Materialise, played a crucial role in the world’s first simultaneous double hand and face transplant that was successfully performed at...
Medical 3-D Printing
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for 3D printing, also referred to as rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing. 3-D printing is used in medicine to aid complex procedural guidance, procedure planning and medical education involving unique cases or disease states.
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The company .decimal at ASTRO showed a 3-D printing technology where radiation therapy (RT) bolus shields can be printed on demand, tailor made...
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ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new medical imaging technologies displayed on the expo floor at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2019 meeting in December.
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) will launch a new medical 3-D printing clinical data registry to collect 3-D printing data at the point of clinical care. A joint ACR-RSNA committee will govern the registry, intended to pilot in the...
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Henry Ford Hospital thought leaders regularly speak at the radiation oncology and radiology conferences about new research and technology innovations they are using.
Materialise engineers coordinated the development of a surgical plan and created an on-screen 3D model based on CT-scans.
Feature | Medical 3-D Printing | February 03, 2021
Three-dimensional technologies, developed by Materialise, played a crucial role in the world’s first simultaneous...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | April 30, 2020
The company .decimal at ASTRO showed a 3-D printing technology where radiation therapy (RT) bolus shields can be...
Videos | RSNA | January 13, 2020
ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new medical imaging technologies displayed on the...
3D Systems’ D2P FDA-cleared software allows clinicians to 3-D-print diagnostic patient-specific anatomic models. Image courtesy of 3D Systems.
Technology | Medical 3-D Printing | September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019 — 3D Systems has received additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for...
A 3-D printed tungsten pre-clinical X-ray system collimator. The tungsten alloy powder is printed into the form desired and is laser fused so it can be machined and finished. Previously, making collimators from Tungsten was labor intensive because it required working with sheets of the metal to create the collimator matrix.
Feature | Medical 3-D Printing | September 04, 2019 | By Steve Jeffery
In molecular radiotherapy (MRT) treatment of the thyroid, existing single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)...
NIH researchers found that dark rimmed spots representing ongoing, “smoldering” inflammation, may be a hallmark of more disabling forms of multiple sclerosis. Image courtesy of Reich lab, NIH/NINDS.
News | Neuro Imaging | August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019 — Aided by a high-powered brain scanner and a 3-D printer, National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | August 08, 2019
August 8, 2019 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) will...
Henry Ford Hospital's ViewRay MRIdian linear accelerator system allows real-time MRI-guided radiotherapy. Shown is the support staff for this system. In the center of the photo is Benjamin Movsas, M.D., chair of radiation oncology at Henry Ford Cancer Institute. Second from the right is Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., director of translational research, radiation oncology.
Feature | Henry Ford Hospital | May 21, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Henry Ford Hospital thought leaders regularly speak at the radiation oncology and radiology conferences about new...
Bioprinting research from the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jordan Miller featured a proof-of-principle — a scale-model of a lung-mimicking air sac with airways and blood vessels that never touch yet still provide oxygen to red blood cells. Image courtesy of Jordan Miller/Rice University.
News | Medical 3-D Printing | May 03, 2019
May 3, 2019 — Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3-D printing replacement organs with a...
Videos | Cardiac Imaging | April 26, 2019
Dee Dee Wang, M.D., director of structural heart imaging, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich., explains how patient...
Videos | Orthopedic Imaging | March 05, 2019
This is an example of a 3-D printed pelvis that had multiple hip fractures and a second printed pelvis is from a post...
Technology | Medical 3-D Printing | February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 — Smart technology company Synopsys recently announced the release of the Synopsys Simpleware ScanIP...
News | Enterprise Imaging | January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019 – Philips announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has chosen to implement the company’s...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018 — Materialise, in collaboration with Carestream Health, is developing a work-in-progress zero-...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | December 11, 2018
December 11, 2018 — GE Healthcare and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Washington, recently announced a partnership...
Technology | Medical 3-D Printing | June 18, 2018
June 18, 2018 — 3D Systems announced availability of its new On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service. This new service...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018 – Nemours Children’s Health System, a Florida-based health system with locations in six states, is now...
Technology | Medical 3-D Printing | March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018 — Materialise NV became the first company in the world to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018 — A relatively inexpensive 3-D-printed model of a patient's blood vessels is as effective as current...
News | Patient Engagement | February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 — The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) and Canon Medical Systems recently announced...
