Tencent Digital (Compiled: Hamish) For a long time, the medical community has always hoped that 3D printing technology can produce full-featured artificial organs. Obviously the current level of technology cannot achieve this goal, but this is not to say that the current 3D printing technology is not helpful in the medical field.

Recently, full-color 3D printing giant WhiteCloud launched a service called 3DyourSCAN: the service can create customized full-color organ models based on preoperative CT or MRI scan results. It is worth mentioning that these organ models can be manufactured within 24 hours.

“There is a very big hurdle in the medical field right now. It's the inability to let patients know what's going on in their body,” said Braden Ellis, White Cloud’s chief revenue officer. “This service can change patients The view of customized medical services.Now people can actually see the visual organ model before the operation. Through this interaction, patients who can't read the CT or MRI scan results can also understand the problems they face, and at the same time Help them understand why doctors need to be treated surgically."

The 3DyourSCAN service includes the Hinge & Slice system, which can display the cross section of an organ in the form of a hinge so that the patient can understand the specific part of the body more clearly. This system is the result of a collaboration between WhiteCloud and visualization software company TeraRecon.

"It's very exciting to watch these organ models be produced from 3D printers," said Eris. "Real colors are an important aspect of our service, because a single color is hard to get patients." Interested. TeraRecon has a very incredible algorithm for color, which allows the organ model to have the same color as the surgeon sees, which is more resonating.”

Some other companies have previously provided patients with customized organ models, but due to the fact that they are handmade and the manufacturing process takes three to five weeks, White Cloud's services will change this.

"Delivery time is very important," said Eris. "For example, Amazon Prime membership service is to capture people's expectation of receiving speed, and we also know that this is the key. White Cloud's factory has enough capacity and technology to be able to Produce thousands of customized organ models."

Ellis said: "We think that fast delivery is very necessary. If the patient is going to have a knee surgery, then there may not be a big demand for the delivery time of the organ model, but if the patient is going to have a child heart surgery or For brain tumor resections, the time requirements for the organ model will be very urgent."

All in all, WhiteCloud allows 3D printing technology to serve the medical industry. Future 3D printing technology will enter more industries and fields, making our time better.

Source: Digital Trends

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