Presentation 2015-07-15
A study on manufacturing magnified lung micro structure reproduction models by using micro CT volumes and 3D printer
Masahiro Oda, Hirotoshi Honma, Hirotsugu Takabatake, Masaki Mori, Hiroshi Natori, Kensaku Mori,
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Abstract(in English) In this report, we report a manufacturing method of a magnified lung micro structure reproduction model by using a 3D printer, which is made from a segmentation result of the lung micro tissues obtained from micro CT volumes. We can observe lung micro structures including the alveolar walls, bronchiole walls, and inter lobular septa on micro CT images. Changes of lung micro structures caused by disorders can be observed on micro CT images. For observation of complicated 3D micro structures, real models manufactured by 3D printers are suitable. We segment a region including the alveolar walls, bronchiole walls, and inter lobular septa from a micro CT volume. Then, we manufacture a model from the regions at 30x magnification level by using a 3D printer. The magnified lung micro structure reproduction model was useful for intuitive understanding of lung micro structures. Scales and positional relationships of micro structures were easily understood from the model.
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Keyword(in English) Alveolus / micro structure / micro CT image / 3D printer
Paper # MI2015-39
Date of Issue 2015-07-07 (MI)

Conference Information
Committee MI
Conference Date 2015/7/14(2days)
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Place (in English) Sun Refle Hakodate
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) ICT and Medical Imaging, General topics
Chair Yoshitaka Masutani(Hiroshima City Univ.)
Vice Chair Yoshiki Kawata(Tokushima Univ.) / Yuichi Kimura(Kinki Univ.)
Secretary Yoshiki Kawata(Aichi Inst. of Tech.) / Yuichi Kimura(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Assistant Ryo Haraguchi(NCVC) / Yasushi Hirano(Yamaguchi Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Medical Imaging
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A study on manufacturing magnified lung micro structure reproduction models by using micro CT volumes and 3D printer
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Alveolus
Keyword(2) micro structure
Keyword(3) micro CT image
Keyword(4) 3D printer
1st Author's Name Masahiro Oda
1st Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Hirotoshi Honma
2nd Author's Affiliation Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital(Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital)
3rd Author's Name Hirotsugu Takabatake
3rd Author's Affiliation Sapporo-Minami-Sanjo Hospital(Sapporo-Minami-Sanjo Hospital)
4th Author's Name Masaki Mori
4th Author's Affiliation Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital(Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital)
5th Author's Name Hiroshi Natori
5th Author's Affiliation Keiwakai Nishioka Hospital(Keiwakai Nishioka Hospital)
6th Author's Name Kensaku Mori
6th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University(Nagoya Univ.)
Date 2015-07-15
Paper # MI2015-39
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) MI-139
Page pp.pp.39-43(MI),
#Pages 5
Date of Issue 2015-07-07 (MI)