3D Printing of Preclinical X-ray Computed Tomographic Data SetsEvan Doney 1, Lauren A. Krumdick 1, Justin M. Diener 2, Connor A. Wathen 3, Sarah E. Chapman 4, Brian Stamile 5, Jeremiah E. Scott 3, Matthew J. Ravosa 6, Tony Van Avermaete 4, W. Matthew Leevy 1,4,7
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame , 2Freimann Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, 3Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame , 4Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility, University of Notre Dame , 5MakerBot Industries LLC, 6Departments of Biological Sciences, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame , 7Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame
Using modern plastic extrusion and printing technologies, it is now possible to quickly and inexpensively produce physical models of X-ray CT data taken in a laboratory. The three -dimensional printing of tomographic data is a powerful visualization, research, and educational tool that may now be accessed by the preclinical imaging community.
