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Repost from @irpatnih: Zebrafish, tiny members of the minnow family, are used in many types of biomedical research. Three members of the Section on Vertebrate Organogenesis at #NIH @nichd_nih — aquatic research specialist Daniel Castranova, postbaccalaureate fellow Bakary Samasa, and lab chief Brant Weinstein — recently won the top prize in the 46th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition for this photo showing the bones, scales, and lymphatic vessels of a juvenile #zebrafish. ⠀⠀
The image is not only gorgeous to look at, but it also contributed to the lab's discovery that the zebrafish skull contains lymphatic vessels, which were previously thought to occur only in mammals. This breakthrough will allow scientists to use zebrafish to study the development of these vessels, which help remove waste products from the brain and thus could play a role in human neurological diseases like #Alzheimers.⠀⠀⠀
You can learn more about the Section on Vertebrate Organogenesis at https://irp.nih.gov/pi/brant-weinstein (follow link in bio)⠀#biology #science #microscopy #sciencefriday
#repost @3dsmartlabs_medical @3dsmartlabs_medical es tu mejor aliado para convertir tus estudios de imagen en un modelo tridimensional. Podemos imprimir biomodelos a partir de tomografías, ultrasonidos o resonancias magnéticas.
Contamos con envíos a toda la República Mexicana.
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#bioprinting #biomodelos #surgery #cirugia #surgeryplanning #planeacionquirurgica #ortopedia #cirugiaortopedica #3dprinting #impresion3d #3dlabsmedical
#repost @artist_amy_karle So proud of the @Smithsonian and to be a collaborator on #SmithsonianOpenAccess! You can now download, transform, and share millions of the Smithsonian’s images and #3Dscans for any purpose, free @ https://www.si.edu/openaccess. What a mind-blowing resource!
I am happy to collaborate in this initiative by creating a series of nine #artworks using #3Dscan data of a 66-million-year-old Triceratops from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to study what representation and composite with computer-assisted technology means for us now and into the future, leveraging this technology in both my research and as tools in the process of creating the final artworks.
This piece is Specimen no.3 from "Deep Time and The Far Future" by @artist_amy_karle 2020
See the artworks and learn more about our collaboration at: https://www.amykarle.com/project/_smithsonian_collaboration/
#Artist #AmyKarle in collaboration with The #SmithsonianMuseum The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History @smithsoniannmnh and #Smithsonian #3D #Digitization @smithsonian3d #3dprint #art #design #technology #deeptime #biodesign #dinosaur #extinct #dinosaurs #artandscience
Thank you to @hp
and @thehplabs for generously supporting the color #3dprinting of my artwork in #biocompatible materials.
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Digital manufacturing is becoming a big part of dentistry. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is allowing dentists to create models of teeth and other things in their own office now. Carefully scanning a patient's mouth with a digital device called an intraoral scanner is one of the most important first steps that creates an image of all of the teeth. Here's our founder @breakthrulx partnering with Dr.Dean @deanfamilydental to show us how it's done. Thank you Dr.Dean for helping us learn how #digitalmanufacturing and #dental3dprinting helps you and your patients.
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This model shows a physical 3D anatomical model of a new-born baby girl’s heart who had presented with an antenatal diagnosis of coronary artery fistula to the coronary sinus. ⠀
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The anatomical model also clearly showed the serpiginous course followed by the fistula. By having access to the anatomical model, the clinicians had a greater understanding of the mechanics of the fistula behind the indented left atrium, causing an obstruction to the mitral valve. The 3D printed anatomical model was customized and split to the clinician’s specification. ⠀
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By splitting the model precisely in the location as seen in the model above, clinicians were able to see and understand the mitral valve in much more detail. This level of insight would have been nearly impossible to visualize through 2D CT images alone and the new plan, created with the information provided by the 3D model resulted in zero complications during the surgery and a perfect surgical result for the patient.⠀
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#repost @customedi Rendered image of the Pre-OP and Post-OP model of antebrachial deformity correction. it shows Osteotomy line and implant positioning.
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Just published! #FromAcademia #MachineLearning in #3DPrinting #TissueEngineering #Bioprinting, Three Recent Publications⠀
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#ExpertCorner Dr. Andras Csokay led a team of 35 international doctors and performed this miraculous procedure. Hear about this story in Dr. Andras Csokay's own words. #healthcare #3dprinting #neurosurgical #neurosurgeon https://buff.ly/3kzPRIv https://buff.ly/3oInSJc
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The #ngvtriennial event features the work of over 100 artists from 32 countries scaling across geographies and perspectives. Vespers series 1-3, masks 1-5 by #nerioxman are #3dprinted using the multi-color capabilities of the J750.
Photo: Tom Ross
#repost @seudodesign We recently showed the bases to create temporary 3D printed splints in our Workshop "From 2D to 3D", where we have participants from all over Latin America. This would not be possible without the support of the CDMX Secretary of Culture. This design is based on the original by Simon Kangiser. #occupationaltherapy #communitybasedrehabilitation #3dhealth #3dsplint #3dprintorthotics #healthkers
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