Three-Dimensional Printing: An Enabling Technology for IR.
Rapid prototyping, also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, is a recent technologic advancement with tremendous potential for advancing medical device design. A wide range of raw materials can be incorporated into complex 3D structures, including plastics, metals, biocompatible polymers, and even living cells. With its promise of highly customized, adaptable, and personalized device design at the point of care, 3D printing stands to revolutionize medical care. The present review summarizes the methods for 3D printing and their current and potential roles in medical device design, with an emphasis on their potential relevance to interventional radiology.
Department of Interventional Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Rahul
R
Sheth
Divisions of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Elie R
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Balesh
Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Yu Shrike
YS
Zhang
Neuro-Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Joshua A
JA
Hirsch
Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ali
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Khademhosseini
Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259. Electronic address: oklu.rahmi@mayo.edu.
Rahmi
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Oklu
D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*