基于常规诊断成像设计与制造用于头颈部放射治疗的3D打印口腔支架
Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed oral stent for head and neck radiotherapy from routine diagnostic imaging.
作者信息
Wilke Christopher T, Zaid Mohamed, Chung Caroline, Fuller Clifton D, Mohamed Abdallah S R, Skinner Heath, Phan Jack, Gunn G Brandon, Morrison William H, Garden Adam S, Frank Steven J, Rosenthal David I, Chambers Mark S, Koay Eugene J
机构信息
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA.
2Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1220 Holcombe Blvd, MS97, Houston, TX 77030 USA.
出版信息
3D Print Med. 2017;3(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s41205-017-0021-4. Epub 2017 Nov 16.
BACKGROUND
Oral stents have been shown to reduce the deleterious effects of head and neck radiotherapy through the displacement of normal tissues away from the areas of high dose irradiation. While these stents are commonly used in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer at many large academic cancer centers, their use is much more limited outside of these institutions due to the time and expertise required for their fabrication.
RESULTS
In the study, we describe a novel method to design and manufacture oral stents from routine computed tomography (CT) imaging studies through the use of 3D printing technologies.
CONCLUSION
Our proposed method may help to greatly expand access to these beneficial devices for patients undergoing radiation treatment at centers without access to dental and oral/maxillofacial specialists.
背景
口腔支架已被证明可通过将正常组织从高剂量辐射区域移开来减少头颈部放疗的有害影响。虽然这些支架在许多大型学术癌症中心常用于治疗头颈部癌患者，但由于其制造所需的时间和专业知识，在这些机构之外其使用受到更多限制。
结果
在本研究中，我们描述了一种通过使用3D打印技术从常规计算机断层扫描（CT）成像研究设计和制造口腔支架的新方法。
结论
我们提出的方法可能有助于极大地扩大在没有牙科和口腔/颌面专家的中心接受放射治疗的患者使用这些有益装置的机会。
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