Search Tag: 3D printing
2017 01 Mar
Printing your model is easier than ever. Every TeraRecon system houses a feature that allows the user to print directly from their existing workflow. It provides you a way to print full-color 3D models without the need for a printer, any 3rd party software, and it avoids the use of giant, inefficient STL files. TeraRecon 3D Print Packs...Read more
2017 20 Feb
TeraRecon , a leader in advanced visualization and enterprise medical image viewing solutions, debuted their new high performance, cloud-based augmented reality solution, the HoloPack™ Portal*, at the Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS17) Annual Conference & Exhibition, in Orlando, Florida. The HoloPack Portal extends the TeraRecon...Read more
2017 16 Feb
3D printing will most likely transform the medical field as it presents a multitude of new opportunities from visualisation of complex anatomy, building training models or templates for challenging procedures to patient-specific implants. A variety of disciplines work with 3D printing and various regular use cases have been identified. Since the late...Read more
2017 02 Feb
A proof-of-concept study, published in the journal Circulation Research, describes a novel technique for growing heart cells in a 1-micron-resolution scaffold made using a 3D printer. The mix of human cells organised themselves in the scaffold to create engineered heart tissue that beats synchronously in culture. When the human-derived heart muscle...Read more
2017 30 Jan
1. Wearables and sensors The most popular trackers are able to measure movement to assess sleep quality and exercise patterns. Other trackers measure brain waves during meditation. While 24-hour blood pressure and Holter monitors are at the heart of diagnosis and remote patient monitoring is looking incredibly promising, the real value from wearables...Read more
2016 13 Nov
INTERVIEW WITH GÁBOR FORRAI, EUSOBI PRESIDENT What were some of the highlights of the European Society of Breast Imaging 2016 annual scientific meeting? It was a fantastic meeting, with 730 attendees, the highest ever. Popular sessions included the BI -RADS workshop for standardising reporting in breast imaging and screening. The sessions...Read more
2016 25 Aug
ONE INSTITUTE ’S COLLABORATIVE PROCESS IMPACTS MEDICINE The Jacobs Institute (JI), a non-profit medical innovation centre in Buffalo, New York, is using 3D printing to further its mission of creating the next generation of medical technology to treat vascular disease, such as heart attack and stroke. One of the ways it achieves this is...Read more
2016 16 May
3D PRINTING AND AMPRONIX The Utilization of 3D printing in Research and Development Department expedites creative engineering process, drive prices down. In The Third American Revolution , renowned American economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin proposes that the world is in the midst of experiencing a reprise of the manufacturing/technological...Read more
2016 29 Jun
SIIM 2016 will drive change. Informaticists have the opportunity to provide strategic enterprise imaging direction combined with a specialized skill set that helps position them for success within their organization. SIIM 2016 provides education in the core imaging informatics domains, as well as CIIP specific career development, to acquire, manipulate,...Read more
2015 03 Dec
In a first, researchers have used CT imaging and 3D printing in the surgical planning for separation of conjoined twins, according to a study presented on Wednesday, 2 December, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The 3D models proved to be an excellent source of information, as there were no major discrepancies...Read more
2015 10 Aug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3D-printed drug, SPRITAM ® , for oral use as a prescription adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures and primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children with epilepsy. The FDA approval is being hailed as a breakthrough in precision...Read more
2016 25 Jan
The organisers of the Arab Health Congress are committed to ensuring that all of the scientific conferences presented as part of the event comprise of valuable and up-to-date topics that are relevant to the medical disciplines being addressed. They also aim to make sure that new advances, research and technologies are also highlighted to better inform...Read more
2015 11 Feb
The trend toward personal manufacturing and small-scale production is being facilitated by 3D printing, with healthcare applications (including human organ reconstruction) and consumer goods representing areas for immense potential. The technology, which is by now well-established in the aerospace and automobile sectors, brings with it a new business...Read more
2015 01 Feb
Aside from making surgery safer for children with congenital heart disease, 3D printing technology can reduce the duration as well as the number of invasive procedures required — thus minimising healthcare costs. A case in point is when a cardiac surgeon in the US recently used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for his young...Read more
2014 08 Dec
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is increasingly being used in medical practice, but its implications for healthcare may be complex, according to a commentary published in JAMA . Although questions remain about how best to use the technology, experts say that 3D printing is already changing patient care. In fact, 3D printing has been used in dentistry...Read more