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Application of 3-D printing (rapid prototyping) for creating physical models of pediatric orthopedic disorders

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Three-dimensional printing called rapid prototyping, a technology that is used to create physical models based on a 3-D computer representation, is now commercially available and can be created from CT or MRI datasets. This technical innovation paper reviews the specific requirements and steps necessary to apply biomedical 3-D printing of pediatric musculoskeletal disorders. We discuss its role for the radiologist, orthopedist and patient.

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  1. The Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6701 Fannin St., Ste. 470, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Zbigniew A. Starosolski, J. Herman Kan, Rajesh Krishnamurthy & Ananth Annapragada

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Scott D. Rosenfeld

  3. Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Zbigniew A. Starosolski

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Starosolski, Z.A., Kan, J.H., Rosenfeld, S.D. et al. Application of 3-D printing (rapid prototyping) for creating physical models of pediatric orthopedic disorders. Pediatr Radiol 44, 216–221 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2788-9

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