Radiologists are creating patient-specific, life-sized 3D printed models to show the location of tumors in bones, organs, nerves and blood vessels. The 3D printing method could help doctors plan treatments for different types of cancers and tumors.
In the past, 3D printing has been a valuable tool for clinicians to plan surgeries and make implants specific to each patient. Now, the manufacturing method is personalizing medicine, as the Mayo Clinic News Network outlines in the infographic below.