Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (18): 2887-2894.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.3828

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Clinical application and breakthrough of three-dimensional printing based on medical imaging technology

Du Xueting1, Yang Yang2, Huang Wenhua2, 3, Chen Wubiao1   

  1. 1Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Province, China; 2National Key Discipline of Human Anatomy of School of Basic Medicine of Southern Medical University, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, Guangdong Medical 3D Printing Application and Transformation Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangdong Medical 3D Printing Application Transformation Innovation Platform, Guangdong Province, China; 3Department of 
  • Received:2020-07-17 Revised:2020-07-17 Accepted:2020-08-19 Online:2021-06-28 Published:2021-01-12
  • Contact: Chen Wubiao, Chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, Guangdong Province, China Huang Wenhua, MD, Doctoral supervisor, Professor, National Key Discipline of Human Anatomy of School of Basic Medicine of Southern Medical University, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, Guangdong Medical 3D Printing Application and Transformation Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangdong Medical 3D Printing Application Transformation Innovation Platform, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Du Xueting, Master candidate, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research & Development Program of China, No. 2017YFC1103400 (to HWH); Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, No. 2017B090912006 (to HWH); Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen, No. SZSM201612019 (to HWH)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: As an extension of the “materialization” of image technology, three-dimensional (3D) printing is inseparable between the two. To meet the needs of clinical application, the combination of different principles of imaging technology and 3D printing technology makes it more possible in medical application. 
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the progress of medical application research of the combination of different imaging principles and 3D printing, and analyze its advantages and disadvantages.
METHODS: The relevant articles from the databases of Web of Science, PubMed, CNKI, SinoMed and Wanfang were searched by computer. The subject headings “3D printed, Three-dimensional printing, Additional Manufacturing, Ultrasonography, Ultrasound, MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CT, Computed Tomography, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, Radiotherapy, Digital Subtraction, DSA” in English and “3D printing, ultrasound, MRI, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine” in Chinese were retrieved in the past five years, and finally 61 articles were included for review. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) This paper summarizes the medical application of 3D printing based on different types of image data, which is mainly divided into clinical application, equipment application and teaching application. The advantages and disadvantages of different image data sources are discussed and the difficulties in the combination of the two are summarized. (2) At present, the clinical application of medical 3D printing based on radiological imaging is wide, and the use is relatively mature. (3) With the in-depth application of 3D printing technology, non-ionized imaging methods such as MRI and ultrasound also show great potential in the application.

Key words: 3D printing, medical imaging, X-ray imaging, non-ionizing imaging, radionuclide imaging, review

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