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Fig. 7 | 3D Printing in Medicine

Fig. 7

From: Applications of 3D printing in breast cancer management

Fig. 7

a Axial contrast-enhanced breast MRI and b 3D volume rendering obtained from this MRI used to analyze the volume of the right (blue) and left (orange) breasts, prior to planned left breast mastectomy with subsequent abdominal flap reconstruction. The volume of abdominal flap tissue that needs to be harvested to match the volume of the contralateral right breast was calculated and marked on the preoperative CTA as shown with representative sagittal (c) and axial (d) images. A virtual 3D model (e) was then generated which was used to mark the skin intraoperatively so that an appropriate volume of abdominal flap tissue can be harvested

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3D Printing in Medicine

ISSN: 2365-6271

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