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Different Digitalization Techniques for 3D Printing of Anatomical Pieces

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The use of different technological devices that allow the creation of three-dimensional models is in constant evolution, allowing a greater application of these technologies in different fields of health sciences and medical training. The equipment for digitalization is becoming increasingly sophisticated allowing obtaining three-dimensional which are more defined and similar to real image and original object. In this work, different modalities of designing 3D anatomical models of bone pieces are presented, for use by students of different disciplines in Health Sciences. To do this we digitalized bone pieces, with different models of scanners, producing images that can be transformed for 3D printing, with a Colido X 3045 printer by digital treatment with different software.

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  1. Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    M. T. Ugidos Lozano & J. A. Juanes Méndez

  2. Universidad Politecnica Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    F. Blaya Haro, S. Manzoor & S. Nuere Menendez-Pidal

  3. Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

    Alessandro Ruggiero

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Ugidos Lozano, M.T., Blaya Haro, F., Ruggiero, A. et al. Different Digitalization Techniques for 3D Printing of Anatomical Pieces. J Med Syst 42, 46 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-018-0903-z

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