Title | 3-D printouts of the tracheobronchial tree generated from CT images as an aid to management in a case of tracheobronchial chondromalacia caused by relapsing polychondritis |
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Type | Journal article |
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Authors | Tam, Matthew D.B.S., Laycock, Stephen, Jayne, David, Babar, Judith and Noble, Brendon |
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Abstract | This report concerns a 67 year old male patient with known advanced relapsing polychondritis complicated by tracheobronchial chondromalacia who is increasingly symptomatic and therapeutic options such as tracheostomy and stenting procedures are being considered. The DICOM files from the patient's dynamic chest CT in its inspiratory and expiratory phases were used to generate stereolithography (STL) files and hence print out 3-D models of the patient's trachea and central airways. The 4 full-sized models allowed better understanding of the extent and location of any stenosis or malacic change and should aid any planned future stenting procedures. The future possibility of using the models as scaffolding to generate a new cartilaginous upper airway using regenerative medical techniques is also discussed. |
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Journal | Journal of Radiology Case Reports |
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Journal citation | 7 (8), pp. 34-43 |
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ISSN | 1943-0922 |
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Year | 2013 |
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Publisher | Radiology Case Reports |
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Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v7i8.1390 |
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Published | 2013 |
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