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Patient-Specific Models

Patient specific models are used for a variety of reasons. Surgeons use them to discuss surgical approaches before a procedure as well as to educate their patients on the procedure they’ll be undergoing.

Our lab creates patient specific models in a few ways. Most commonly, we 3D print patient specific anatomy on a multi-material resin printer that lets us print a model with multiple materials or colors simultaneously. We can also create hydrogel models that respond more like real tissue by creating an injection mold of the relevant anatomy.

Because patient-specific models are derived from patient imaging, either CT or MRI, we can also provide a virtual 3D rendering superimposed on the segmented image in addition to the final printed model. This provides surgeons with a view of what was pulled from the patient’s scans, the resulting 3D model, and a physical model they can hold.