Using CT, MRI, and PET to 3D Print Pituitary Tumors

• Approver: AHRA®
• ARRT®: Accepted
• Expiration Date: 11/30/24
• Credit Hours: 1 Category A Credit

Course Acceptance List

• ARRT: Accepted
• NMTCB: Accepted
• Florida: Cat A / Technical
• Texas: Direct

Objectives

• Learn how 3D printing can assist in surgical planning of pituitary tumors.
• Understand how CT, MRI, and PET images are used to create 3D models.
• Better understand the different 3D printing methods and which one’s produce better results for anatomical printing.

Course Description

Pituitary adenomas can give rise to a variety of clinical disorders and surgery is often the primary treatment option. Learn in this course how a 3D patient-specific anatomical model based on a challenging clinical case was created by segmenting the pituitary gland, pituitary adenoma, carotid arteries, and bone using contemporary PET/CT and MR images. The 3D anatomical models were printed using VP, MEX, MJ and PBF 3D printing methods and were spatially accurate of the anatomical structures.