Fig. 1.
Comparison of a dog skull specimen and the 3D-printed product of the specimen’s CT data. The appearance of the dog skull and 3D-printed model is shown and compared. A: the real dog skull (left) and the 3D-printed product (right). B, D, F, H, J, K: the real skull. C, E, G, I, L, M: the 3D printer product. The figures show left-lateral views (B, C), dorsal (D, E), rostral (F, G), and caudal (H, I) views. I’: Magnified area of solid-line square in panel I. J, L: Ventral view of the skull base. Arrows: retroarticular foramen. Asterisks: tympanic bulla. K, M: Left-lateral view of mandible rostral part. Arrowheads: canines. Bars: 2 cm in panels A–E, and 1 cm in panels F–M.