Cost-effective 3D scanning and printing technologies for outer ear reconstruction: current status

Head & Face Medicine

Review

Verena Scheper¹  Thomas Wittenberg²  Thomas Eixelberger²  György Wersényi³  Simone Spagnol⁴ 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany;Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg & Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany;Széchenyi István University, H-9026, Győr, Hungary;Universitá Iuav di Venezia, I-30135, Venice, Italy;

关键词: 3D scanning and reconstruction;    3D printing;    Volumetric scanning;    Additive manufacturing;    Clinical application;    Patient-centered medicine;    Patient-individualized therapy;    Outer ear;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13005-023-00394-x

 received in 2023-05-31, accepted in 2023-10-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Current 3D scanning and printing technologies offer not only state-of-the-art developments in the field of medical imaging and bio-engineering, but also cost and time effective solutions for surgical reconstruction procedures. Besides tissue engineering, where living cells are used, bio-compatible polymers or synthetic resin can be applied. The combination of 3D handheld scanning devices or volumetric imaging, (open-source) image processing packages, and 3D printers form a complete workflow chain that is capable of effective rapid prototyping of outer ear replicas. This paper reviews current possibilities and latest use cases for 3D-scanning, data processing and printing of outer ear replicas with a focus on low-cost solutions for rehabilitation engineering.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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