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HEAD & FACE MEDICINE
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13005-023-00394-x
Keywords
3D scanning and reconstruction; 3D printing; Volumetric scanning; Additive manufacturing; Clinical application; Patient-centered medicine; Patient-individualized therapy; Outer ear
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This paper reviews the current possibilities and latest use cases for 3D scanning, data processing, and printing of outer ear replicas, with a focus on low-cost solutions for rehabilitation engineering.
Current 3D scanning and printing technologies offer not only state-of-the-art developments in the field of medical imaging and bio-engineering, but also cost and time effective solutions for surgical reconstruction procedures. Besides tissue engineering, where living cells are used, bio-compatible polymers or synthetic resin can be applied. The combination of 3D handheld scanning devices or volumetric imaging, (open-source) image processing packages, and 3D printers form a complete workflow chain that is capable of effective rapid prototyping of outer ear replicas. This paper reviews current possibilities and latest use cases for 3D-scanning, data processing and printing of outer ear replicas with a focus on low-cost solutions for rehabilitation engineering.
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