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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Artif Organs. 2016 Dec 7;41(7):637–646. doi: 10.1111/aor.12809

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Six steps representing the manufacturing model of a hollow pulmonary latex arterial model based on patient data: [1] CAD model from a CT scan of a 72-year-old male patient with no known pulmonary disease, [2] intermediate CAD model with simplified geometry, [3] finalised CAD model including extrudes and flanges for easy connections, [4] 3D-printed model consisting of 11 parts to act as a mold for latex brushing, [5] hollow latex model obtained after latex brushing, curing, and removal of the mold, and [6] finalized pulmonary model in an acrylic box with blue custom 3D-printed connectors for an external circulatory system. [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com.]