Image Processing in 3D Printing Application: Study Case of Liver Organ

Abstract

Because of the quick pace of growth, 3D printing is creating new teaching and learning tools for medical education. The method of transforming digital objects into genuine physical models from a CT-Scan in order to show anatomical structures is known as 3D printing. This study makes use of CT-Scan results from hepatic body sections that will be transferred into Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) format. It is then segmented with 3D Slicer software, saved as a Standard Triangulation Language (STL) file, and printed with Poly Lactic Acid (PLA). Testing 3D printing by measuring length, width, height, and volume with callipers. The measurement used in 3D printing is useful so that the produced organs match the imaging data and can be used by medical students as learning media.