Cost-effective 3D printing of custom vascular models in vascular and interventional radiology

Journal of 3D Printing in MedicineVol. 2, No. 1 MethodologyCost-effective 3D printing of custom vascular models in vascular and interventional radiologyYu-hui Huang, Darshan C Patel, Christopher Wagner & Christopher GoettlYu-hui Huang*Author for correspondence: Tel: +1 312 996 0235; Fax: +1 312 355 2098; E-mail Address: yhuang61@uic.edu Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Illinois Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USA University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Department of Radiology, 1740 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USASearch for more papers by this author, Darshan C Patel Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Illinois Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USASearch for more papers by this author, Christopher Wagner Impossible Objects LLC, Northbrook, IL 60062, USASearch for more papers by this author & Christopher Goettl Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USASearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:15 Dec 2017https://doi.org/10.2217/3dp-2017-0022AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit View articlePapers of special note have been highlighted as: • of interest; •• of considerable interestReferences1 Rengier F, Mehndiratta A, von Tengg-Kobligk H et al. 3D printing based on imaging data: review of medical applications. 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