I printed several 3D models of abdominal aorta to help me teaching gross anatomy to first year medical students. Aortas were created from actual patient's CT images by generating first a 3D digital model, which was then adjusted for size and gaps so that it can be printed using a 3D printer.
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![3D Prints of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_1_w.jpg?itok=I4Rq7QL9)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_2_w.jpg?itok=dt6nx3c4)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_3_w.jpg?itok=u_Mb3cZ0)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_4_w.jpg?itok=8LrigRaL)
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![3D Prints of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_6_w.jpg?itok=HVcJIUSh)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_7_w.jpg?itok=vBpLpy9b)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_9_w.jpg?itok=QZsV7qoe)
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![3D Print of an Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/IMG_8_w.jpg?itok=WM2aQMtW)
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