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Author(s):: WANG Zixin1; LIU Rui1; PU Genlei1; FANG Shu1; ZHOU Jinhua1; 2; ZHANG Cunzhu3; 1. School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China 2. Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, 3D-Printing and Tissue Engineering Center, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China 3. Anhui Zhongjian 3D Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241200, China

Keywords:: Keywords: medical image reconstruction platform 3D printing visualization

Abstract:: Abstract: A medical image three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction platform is built for 3D printing, with the functions of object segmentation of medical image data, 3D reconstruction, clipping and output of region required for 3D printing. The software platform uses Qt to design the user interface, calls ITK and VTK class libraries to process medical image data. The functions of import, export, processing and 3D reconstruction of medical image data are achieved via the platform. Furthermore, the region of interest can be clipped before the 3D printed model is exported. Taking the elbow joint as an example, the platform can be used to realize model reconstruction, intercept the region of interest to generate STL files as output, and complete 3D printing. The results reveal that the software platform with simple operations and concise interfaces can be used to reconstruct 3D model from the medical image data and realize 3D printing, with important clinical application value.