#3dconfmelb15

1. 3/06/2015(
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Prof Paul McMenamin and the Team at
The Centre for Human Anatomy Education
Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
REPLICATION+OF+HUMAN+ANATOMICAL+DISSECTIONS+BY+
3D+PRINTING+AND+ITS+USES+IN+EDUCATION+AND+
RESEARCH(
Declara/on(of(COI(
• Monash(University(has(licenced(‘3D(Anatomy(
Series(1’(3D(prints(to(Erler(Zimmer(
The+Centre+for+Human+Anatomy+EducaCon:((
Teach(medical(students((420+(p.a.),(biomedical(
science(400+),(science((00s),(physiotherapy,(radiography,(
……..)(
Background((
• Costs(of(cadavers(
• Cost(of(establishing(a(plas/na/on(suite((OHS(issues)(
• Wet(specimens(cannot(be(used(in(uncer/fied(labs:((
special(labs(needed(
• Many(countries(cannot(access(cadavers(for(cultural(and(
religious(reasons(
• Buying(plas/nated(anatomy(specimens:(very(expensive((
• Plas/c(models(are(oZen(too(stylised(or(not(realis/c((

2. 3/06/2015(
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Alterna/ves(available(un/l(now(
((PlasCnates(((
ISSUES:(((
1. ((Costs((
2. ((Ethics((
3. ((Not(soZ(
(
GOOD(POINTS(
1. Actual(anatomy(
2. Very(high(quality(
3. Durable(?((
Some%claim%they%degrade%
with%handling%%
Plas/na/on((
• Subs/tu/on(of(water(by(solvent(and(then(
polymer(under(vacuum((von(Hagen)(
• Why(not(just(buy(them(?(((
• Cost(per(specimen(!!!!(
HP0503(Upper(extremity(
€9,900.00(=(AU$14,706(
(
HP0202(Half(head((
(€14,900.00(=(AU$22,134(
(
(Issues(that(arise(in(Anatomy(Educa/on(
in(regards(cadaver(based(teaching((
• We(have(to(purchase(each(cadaver((costs($9600)(
So(what(is(the(other(choice(if(a(
teaching(facility(does(not(have(bodies(

3. 3/06/2015(
3(
PlasCc+Models++
ISSUES+
1. Stylised((
2. Not(realis/c(–(all(the(same(
3. Simplis/c((not(accurate/
detailed(enough(for(some(
classes(
4. Not(pliable(
Good+points++
1. Not(expensive(
2. Durable((
Could(3D(prin/ng(be(another(op/on?(
The(Process(
CT(scanning(
3D(modelling(
3D(colouring(
3D(prin/ng(
Digital(segmenta/on(
CT(SCANNING((
CT(scanning(prosected(specimens(
((Philips(Brilliance(64(Slice(CT)(

4. 3/06/2015(
4(
CT(scanning(prosected(specimens(
Segmenta/on/Thresholding(
Crea/ng(a(digital(model(from(the(CT(images((>1300(fo(this(specimen)(
DICOM(data(>(
Mimics%
Avizo%
3D%Slicer%
%
Create(3D(Isosurface(–>(
Colour((3D(Coat)(
Colour(3D(Prin/ng(
ZPrinter+650+
390,000(colours(
Layer(thickness:(0.1mm((100(micron)(
Build(size:(25x38x20cm(
Material:(gypsum/plaster(type(material(

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Z(Corp(650(((
Colouring(the(3D(model(–(can(be(subtle(or(more(stylised(
Poster(on(Orbits(–(Jus/n(Adams((

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Colouring(the(3D(model(–(can(be(subtle(or(more(stylised(
LASER(SCANNING(

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7(
Laser(scanning(–(can(image(realis/c(colours((
Segmen/ng(different(components(
from(clinical(CT(scans((CT(angio)(
7(of(the(Series(of(50(specimens(

8. 3/06/2015(
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McMenamin(et(al(2014(ASE(
(
Adams(et(al(2015,((
Brit(J(Ophthalmol(
Anatomical Sciences
Education
Anatomical Sciences
Education
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014
VOLUME 7 || NUMBER 6
EDITORS: Richard L. Drake and Wojciech Pawlina
ANATOMICALSCIENCESEDUCATIONVOLUME7NUMBER62014pages419-502
MONASH(3D(ANATOMY(
SERIES(
(
www.3danatomyseries.com(
‘Erler(Zimmer’((
Licensed(to(distribute(worldwide(
RESEARCH((

9. 3/06/2015(
9(
3D Morphometrics
Dr(Jus/n(Adams(
Conclusions++
• We(have(developed(a(series(of(unique(means(of(crea/ng(realis/c(
replicas(of(anatomical(specimens(using(CT,(or(laser(scanning(and(
3D(prin/ng(
• Could(act(as(a(viable(alterna/ve(or(adjunct(to(exis/ng(resources(
(models,(plas/nates)(for(teaching(
(
• Will(be(especially(valuable(in(countries(where(cadavers(are(difficult(
to(obtain((Asia,(Africa,(Middle(East(etc)(
• Valuable(for(sites((eg(hospitals,(clinical(sesngs,(rural(medical(
schools)(that(do(not(have(authority(to(cadaver(material(
• We(see(no(ethical(issue(is(this(process(provided(cadaver(iden/ty(is(
protected((
• Can(manipulate,(resize,(false(colour(–(value(adds(to(original(
cadaver(specimen(
A(Unique(Opportunity(to(use(in(the(
developing(world((
• Liberia((
• Ravaged(by(Ebola(
• Medical(School(shuts(down(as(
there(are(no(staff(to(teach(
• They(do(get(bodies(but(…..(
• Could(3D(Prints(help(the(
medical(students(learn(
anatomy?(
THANK(YOU(The(Team:(
Myself(
Dr(Jus/n(Adams(
Ms(Michelle(Quayle(
Prof(John(Bertram(
(
Funding:(((
• Eric(Glasgow(Memorial(
Fund(
• Monash(Warwick(Alliance(
• Department,(Faculty(of(
Medicine,(Nursing(and(
Health(Science,(Monash(
University(