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3D printing for orbital volume anatomical measurement

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim was to develop a method for reproducible orbital volume (OV) measurement in vivo based on 3D printing.

Methods

Twelve orbits were obtained from dry skulls of the Human Anatomy Department of Lille University. Computer tomography (CT) slice images of these orbits were transformed into stereo-lithography (STL) format and 3D-printed. Bone openings were closed using either putty and cellophane after printing (3D-Orb-1) or at the printing stage in silico using MeshMixer (3D-Orb-2). The results were compared with those of the conventional water-filling method as a control group (Anat-Orb).

Results

The observers reported a mean orbital volume of 21.3 ± 2.1 cm3 for the open-skull method, 21.2 ± 2.4 cm3 for the non-sealed 3D-printing method, and 22.2 ± 2.0 cm3 for the closed-print method. Furthermore, the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) showed excellent intra-rater agreement, i.e., an ICC of 0.994 for the first observer and 0.998 for the second, and excellent interobserver agreement (ICC: 0.969). The control and 3D-Orb-1 groups show excellent agreement (ICC: 0.972). The 3D-Orb-2 exhibits moderate agreement (ICC: 0.855) with the control and appears to overestimate orbital volume slightly.

Conclusion

Our 3D-printing method provides a standardized and reproducible method for the measurement of orbital volume.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Romain Derivaux for his help in the Data collection. The authors also sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can potentially increase mankind’s overall knowledge that can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude.

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital Roger Salengro – CHU Lille, Rue Emile Laine, 59037, Lille Cedex, France

    Nolwenn Piot

  2. INSERM, Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, U1008 - Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, F-59000, Lille, France

    Florent Barry, Joël Ferri & Romain Nicot

  3. INSERM, Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, U1026 – Bioengineering of Tissues, Univ. of Bordeaux, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, Bordeaux, France

    Matthias Schlund

  4. ULR 7367 – UTML&A - Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale, d’Anatomie, Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, F-59000, Lille, France

    Xavier Demondion

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by RN, XD, JF, and NP. The first draft of the manuscript was written by NP, manuscript editing was performed by MS and FB. Final manuscript was approved by every authors.

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Piot, N., Barry, F., Schlund, M. et al. 3D printing for orbital volume anatomical measurement. Surg Radiol Anat 44, 991–998 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-022-02968-x

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