3D-Printed Models Applied in Medical Research Studies

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to show experiments in cardiology and fetal medicine, two specialties of medicine, through the development of three dimensional (3D) physical models produced on additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, also known as 3D printing, from files acquired on noninvasive-imaging technologies (NITs) as 3D ultrasound (3DUS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The presentation of eight different experiments demonstrates that the combination of AM technologies and files obtained from NITs may improve our understanding of medical anatomical characteristics for medical research, simulation procedures, and educational purposes