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The 2024 ARC Center for Medical Implant Technologies Symposium was held today, hosted by Prof Peter VS Lee and A/Prof David Ackland of The University of Melbourne. The diverse range of biomedical engineering PhD projects fostered by CMIT across all of its university and industry partners exemplifies the value of this collaboration and the multidisciplinary approach to research and innovation. 3dMedLab has been delighted to be a key member of this centre.
Not all of our work involves 3D Printing! In this paper on the differential diagnosis of Lipoprotein (a) atherosclerosis vs Takayasu’s arteritis, 3D Modelling helped visualise the pathology and preparation of the manuscript.
In many cases the standard, templated 3D Volume Rendered (3DVR) reconstructions from PACS and diagnostic radiology workstations do the job, but when you specifically want to highlight features or portray complex elements, then clinical and anatomical input is critical.
Congratulations Dr Harris on this paper and we look forward to more collaborations like this!
Yet again another New Year has rolled around and after the dumpster fire of 2021 we are unfortunately facing another COVID wave, major stress on our health system, and disruption to normal activities.
The past year has been full of twists and turns, and it is fair to say that like many other labs we have been frustrated by the impact of the COVID pandemic. Nevertheless we will forge ahead with plans for 2022 that you will all be excited to hear about when the time comes!
Image: Happy New Year 2022 by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0
Our latest publication in Frontiers in Surgery outline our experience in utilising 3D models to improve surgical planning and logistics for patients undergoing complex total hip arthroplasty. A great effort by 3dMedLab students Michael Jiang and Gordon Chen, Jasamine Coles-Black, and Austin Health orthopaedic surgeon Matthew Alexander. You can read the full article here.
We love collaboration — especially when our own Dr Jasamine Coles-Black and A/Prof Jason Chuen work with amazing people like Mathilde Desselle, Dr Marianne Kirrane, Dr Ian Chao, Prof Mia Woodruff and A/Prof Clair Sullivan!
You can check out this paper outlining techniques to evaluate personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings together researchers from:
The 3dMedLab is still beavering away – our most recent publication is a systematic review of 3d printed phantoms for AAA and EVAR. Thanks again to Dr Jasamine Coles-Black, Prof Damien Bolton, Mr Domenic Robinson, and A/Prof Jason Chuen.
You can find it online whilst we wait for a paper publication date!
We seem to be humming along 
through 2021 with more publications in the works. Our latest is this article published in a Frontiers in Surgery Special Edition from Dr Jasamine Coles-Black, Prof Damien Bolton and A/Prof Jason Chuen reviewing the role of 3D Printed Vascular Models. Make sure you check it out!
It’s 2021 and Happy New Year 🎉 to all of our friends around the globe! We kick off the year with another publication — this time in the European Journal of Vascular Surgery.
We’ve been beavering away making 3D Printed Flexible aortic models for the design and preparation of physician-modified fenestrated endovascular aortic stent-grafts.
Read all about the great work of Dr Jasamine Coles-Black, Prof Tracie Barber, and A/Prof Jason Chuen in this collaborative project between Austin Health, The University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales!
Today’s topic is 3d printing in urology, and how 3d printing can help patient education through a simulated urostomy! This low cost, simple device can help patients adjust to life-changing surgery, and demonstrates how quickly an idea can go from concept to prototype using CAD and 3d printing techniques.
Many thanks to our authors Dr Jasamine Coles-Black, Dr Ian Chao, A/Prof Jason Chuen, A/Prof Nathan Lawrentschuck, Mr Dennis Gyomber and Prof Damien Bolton, along with the production team at the Journal of 3d Printing in Medicine!
Read it online here: https://doi.org/10.2217/3dp-2020-0015
Thank you to everyone who came to our 2019 3dMed Conference — it was an amazing event and we all had a wonderful time catching up with you all.
We haven’t had time to do a proper write-up but in the meantime you can read all about it here from our friends at Industry Website 3dPrint.com.
