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Monday, April 17, 2017 6:25:01 AM
GE:Software to 3D Print Organ Replicas On Demand
The GE Reports article is about developing software to quickly convert medical scan data to be into virtual image and physical model data. The models can be used by medical professionals to easily illustrate conditions to patients. The models can also be used by medical teams to prepare and practice for necessary procedures.
The article discusses all tissue types, mostly soft. I don't see it being a great leap (almost no pun intended) for GE to then have the software generate virtual models of possible implants to correct orthopedic conditions. Certainly these models would be reviewed and modified by medical and engineering professionals. The original software generated model would be considered a "First Draft" of the final product. This will have a huge impact on patient specific implant production.
At gereports.com - Have A Heart: New Software Could 3D Print Organ Replicas On Demand - Apr 14, 2017
The introduction:
Erica Endicott was pregnant with her son, Kaden, when cardiologists at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center discovered that the left side of the boy’s heart was not growing properly. Kaden, who is healthy now, was treated by a team of doctors in Boston for the life-threatening condition. Following the procedure, they used data from an ultrasound system to create and print 3D models of Kaden’s heart before and after his surgery. “As a parent, it was incredible to get an actual, tangible model of our son’s heart,” Erica told GE Reports. “It helped us better understand the defect.”
Erica’s experience with 3D models of organs remains rare, but if Jimmie Beacham, chief engineer for advanced manufacturing at GE Healthcare, has his way, it won’t be for long. Beacham, 43, and his team at the company’s futuristic laboratory in Waukesha, Wisconsin, are looking for ways to quickly and efficiently translate image files from computed tomography (CT) scanners and other imaging machines so they can be printed. “Today, when people print organs, it can take anywhere from a week to three weeks to manipulate the data,” Beacham says. “We want to do it with a click of a button.”
A 3D-printed foot. Image credit: GE Healthcare/GE Reports.
The GE Reports article is about developing software to quickly convert medical scan data to be into virtual image and physical model data. The models can be used by medical professionals to easily illustrate conditions to patients. The models can also be used by medical teams to prepare and practice for necessary procedures.
The article discusses all tissue types, mostly soft. I don't see it being a great leap (almost no pun intended) for GE to then have the software generate virtual models of possible implants to correct orthopedic conditions. Certainly these models would be reviewed and modified by medical and engineering professionals. The original software generated model would be considered a "First Draft" of the final product. This will have a huge impact on patient specific implant production.
At gereports.com - Have A Heart: New Software Could 3D Print Organ Replicas On Demand - Apr 14, 2017
The introduction:
Erica Endicott was pregnant with her son, Kaden, when cardiologists at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center discovered that the left side of the boy’s heart was not growing properly. Kaden, who is healthy now, was treated by a team of doctors in Boston for the life-threatening condition. Following the procedure, they used data from an ultrasound system to create and print 3D models of Kaden’s heart before and after his surgery. “As a parent, it was incredible to get an actual, tangible model of our son’s heart,” Erica told GE Reports. “It helped us better understand the defect.”
Erica’s experience with 3D models of organs remains rare, but if Jimmie Beacham, chief engineer for advanced manufacturing at GE Healthcare, has his way, it won’t be for long. Beacham, 43, and his team at the company’s futuristic laboratory in Waukesha, Wisconsin, are looking for ways to quickly and efficiently translate image files from computed tomography (CT) scanners and other imaging machines so they can be printed. “Today, when people print organs, it can take anywhere from a week to three weeks to manipulate the data,” Beacham says. “We want to do it with a click of a button.”
A 3D-printed foot. Image credit: GE Healthcare/GE Reports.
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