3D printing and its impact on anatomy teaching A case study of manufacturing human shoulder

Abstract

Anatomical models played a significant role in medical science education and surgical preparation. In the last decade, using 3D printing techniques have been raised rapidly in different industrial sectors, including medical sciences for more detailed and customised models from an anatomical landmark (1, 2). The 3D printers can manufacture models in different scale with different materials while this approach can help the students to learn the anatomical structures when they are segmenting them using MRI or CT data and then manufacture them.