{"id":127,"date":"2015-09-02T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toh.masm.ca\/en\/?p=127"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:56:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:56:07","slug":"3d-printing-personalizes-medicine-and-improves-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/uncategorized\/3d-printing-personalizes-medicine-and-improves-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printing personalizes medicine and improves surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-center\"><em>Dr. Frank Rybicki, the new chief of medical imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and a leading expert in 3D printing for medical use, demonstrated how a 3D model can show the spatial relationship between a tumour and major blood vessels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Imagine: a patient missing a fragment of his skull is fitted with a replica that slides perfectly into place, rather than a traditional plate and screws that need to be modified in the operating room. An exact replica would mean a better chance of success after the operation and a lower chance of developing a dangerous infection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Frank Rybicki envisions the day when The Ottawa Hospital will be able to create such a replica.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rybicki is the new chief of medical imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and a leading expert in the field. In 2007, Dr. Rybicki was part of the team that performed the first full-face transplant in the U.S., made possible through 3D technology. He is also the Editor\u2013in-Chief of the new peer-review journal <em>3D Printing in Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Advanced 3D printing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model using plastics, silicone, titanium, ceramics and even human cells. The technology promises to deliver custom-made body parts manufactured where they\u2019re needed and when they\u2019re needed. It can also be used to build surgical tools customized for individual cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, everyone will want nearly everything 3D printed,\u201d predicted Dr. Rybicki. \u201cIt\u2019s not a question of what will be 3D printed, it\u2019s a question of what will not be 3D printed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rybicki aims to create a 3D medical imaging program at The Ottawa Hospital. Currently, the complex 3D-printed materials to be implanted in patients must be ordered from Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that we can assemble the right team in Ottawa to attract support from the public, patients and industry alike,\u201d said Dr. Rybicki.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The technology is already being used to create detailed anatomical models that allow doctors to plan and practise complicated surgeries. Detailed planning reduces the amount of time that a patient is under anesthetic and cuts down on surgical mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to work with the model gives you an unprecedented level of reassurance and confidence in the procedure,\u201d said Dr. Rybicki.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The technology could potentially revolutionize surgery and make it more precise, less expensive and safer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt allows for incredible customization,\u201d said Dr. Rybicki. \u201cThis is the ultimate form of personalized medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Frank Rybicki, the new chief of medical imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and a leading expert in 3D printing for medical use, demonstrated how a 3D model can show the spatial relationship between a tumour and major blood vessels. &nbsp; Imagine: a patient missing a fragment of his skull is fitted with a replica [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}