Introduction Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, originated in the 1980s and encompasses various processes that create physical 3D objects by fabricating them layer by…
Introduction Looking back on the previous 30 years of progress in medical three-dimensional (3D) printing, it is astounding to consider just how far the field has come, with radiology playing…
Introduction The process of creating a physical three-dimensional (3D) printed model from medical imaging data is complicated and involves numerous steps. In order for a patient-specific anatomic model to be…
Quality Assurance (QA), defined as the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or a product, is a subset of the quality management system (QMS) and provides…
Introduction The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has overseen medical device marketing in the US since May 28, 1976, when the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal…
Introduction In medical imaging, a three-dimensional (3D) image, or volume, is often acquired by stacking up a series of two-dimensional (2D) slice images. Just as 2D images are made up…
Introduction Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are now entering their fourth decade of use and many medical applications now are very well established and optimized. Despite this, many in the medical…
Case presentation A 7-month-old baby presents with left infraorbital swelling and erythema for the past 2 days, which has progressed rapidly. There has been a fever of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit…
Case presentation A 10-year-old male presents with left eye edema and pain for the past 2–3 days. The child reports mild congestion for the past week but there has been…
Case presentation A 12-year-old male with a history of autism presents with cough for the past 3 weeks. There was initially fever to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, but this lasted for…
