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. 2021 Mar 22;7:8. doi: 10.1186/s41205-021-00098-5

Table 2.

Suggested prose for 3D Printing in Medicine: “A 3D printed model was printed with insert technology type (insert commercial name, insert manufacturer name, insert manufacturer headquarters).” Note that a Directed Energy Deposition (DED) example was not included as there is not currently a DED printer in the RSNA-ACR 3D printing registry data dictionary

Generalized Standard Term Example Printer Manufacturer Prose
Binder Jetting ProJet CJP 660 Pro 3D Systems A 3D printed model was printed with binder jetting (ProJet CJP 660 Pro, 3D Systems, Rock Hill, SC).
Material Extrusion S5 Ultimaker A 3D printed model was printed with material extrusion (S5, Ultimaker, Utrecht, Netherlands)
Material Jetting J750 Stratasys A 3D printed model was printed with material jetting (J750, Stratasys, Eden Prairie, MN).
Powder Bed Fusion Jet Fusion 580 HP A 3D printed model was printed with powder bed fusion (Jet Fusion 580, HP, Palo Alto, CA)
Sheet Lamination SLCOM 1 EnvisionTEC A 3D printed model was printed with sheet lamination (SLCOM1, EnvisionTEC, Gladbeck, Germany).
Vat Photopolymerization Form3 Formlabs A 3D printed model was printed with vat photopolymerization (Form 3, Formlabs, Cambridge, MA)