3-D printout of a DICOM file to aid surgical planning in a 6 year old patient with a large scapular osteochondroma complicating congenital diaphyseal aclasia.
A 6 year old girl presented with a large osteochondroma arising from the scapula. Radiographs, CT and MRI were performed to assess the lesion and to determine whether the lesion could be safely resected. A model of the scapula was created by post-processing the DICOM file and using a 3-D printer. The CT images were segmented and the images were then manually edited using a graphics tablet, and then an STL-file was generated and a 3-D plaster model printed. The model allowed better anatomical understanding of the lesion and helped plan surgical management.
Department of Radiology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK. matthewtam2005@gmail.com
Matthew D
MD
Tam
Stephen D
SD
Laycock
Duncan
D
Bell
Adrian
A
Chojnowski
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005097:Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods