title: Elastomers three-dimensional biomodels proven to be a trustworthy representation of the angiotomographic images.
abstract: METHODS
  3D biomodels were printed with flexible material (elastomer) using angiotomographic DICOM acquired images and compared to 3D digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images.
  
  
  RESULTS
  3D biomodels represented the aneurysm angioarchitecture exactly, especially the neck and domus features.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elastomers 3D biomodels proved to be a trustworthy representation of the angiotomographic images and could be used to help surgical planning in IA treatment.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba - INC , Divisão de Neurocirurgia Vascular, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: André Giacomelli
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Brancia
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Pagnan
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Raphael Teruaki
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTPFR, Divisão de Prototipagem Rápida, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Aguiomar
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Foggiatto
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba - INC , Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guilherme José
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Agnoletto
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba - INC , Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramina
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods*; D020724:Elastomers; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers