Table 1.
Review of literature employing personalized 3D printed molds for imaging-histological correlation.
| Article | Organ | Patients | MR imaging parameters slice/gap (mm) | Slicer design (mm) | Printer | Pro/desktop | Price | Printing technology | Layer resolution (microns) | Material | Printing time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [28] | Brain | 4 | N/A | N/A | MakerBot 5th Generation Replicator | Desktop | $2,500 | FDM | 100 | PLA | N/A |
| [29] | Brain | 3 | 0.6/0 | 4.8/1.2 | Fortus 360mc | Professional | $52,000 | FDM | 127 | ABS | 100 |
| [30] | Liver | 13 | 5/0 | 10/2 | Replicator Z18 | Desktop | $6,500 | FDM | 100 | PLA | 45–72 |
| [31] | Marmoset brain | 5 | 0.6/0 in vivo–0.15/0 ex vivo | 2.5/0 + 1 slice 5/0 | ProJet 3510 | Professional | $70,000. | MJP | 127 | VisiJet | 8 |
| [32] | Marmoset brain-human brain | N/A | 0.1/0 marmoset–0.3/0 human | 3/0.5 marmoset–6/1.2 human | Ultimaker 2 | Desktop | $2,500 | FDM | 20 | PLA | 3–12 marmoset–70 human |
| [17] | Prostate | 25 | N/A | 5/0 | ProJet 3510 HD Plus-Leapfrog Creatr XL | Professional-desktop | $70,000–$6,000 | MJP-FDM | 16–50 | VisiJet-PLA | N/A |
| [33] | Prostate | 10 | 4.5/0 | 1.5/0 phantom–1.5/0 ex vivo | MakerBot | Desktop | $2,500 | FDM | 200 | PLA | 5 |
| [34] | Prostate | 6 | 3/0 in vivo–0.18/0 ex vivo | 3/0 | UP3DUP Plus | Desktop | $1,100 | FDM | 150 | N/A | N/A |
| [35] | Prostate | 1 | N/A | 4.5/0.5 | MakerBot Replicator 2 | Desktop | $1,600 | FDM | 100 | PLA | 6 |
| [36] | Prostate | 114 | 1.5/0 | 4.5/0.5 | MakerBot Replicator 2 | Desktop | $1,600 | FDM | 100 | PLA | 6 |
| [37] | Prostate | 8 | 3/0 | 6/0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [38] | Prostate | 31 | 3/0 ex vivo–6/0 in vivo | 6/0 and 3/0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [7] | Prostate | 6 | 2.5/0 or 2.5/2.5 mm in vivo–1/0 ex vivo | 0.4/5 | EOSINT P100 | Professional | $175,000 | SLS | 60 | PA2200 | N/A |
| [9] | Prostate | N/A | 3/0 | 6/1 | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | 8 to 24 |
| [39] | Prostate | 1 | 3/0 | 6/1 | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | 8 to 24 |
| [36] | Prostate | 45 | 3/0 | 6/0 | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | 8 to 24 |
| [40] | Prostate | 26 | 3/0 | 6/0 | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | 8 to 24 |
| [41] | Prostate | 40 | N/A | N/A | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | N/A |
| [39] | Prostate | 1 | N/A | 6/1 | Dimension Elite 3D printer | Professional | $31,900.00 | FDM | 178 | ABS | 8 |
| [42] | Renal masses | 6 | N/A | 4-5/0 | ProJet 3512HD | Professional | $70,000 | MJP | 127 | VisiJet | 12–14 |