3D capturing anatomic complex biomodel in medicine veterinary: how to prepare, digitize and replicate the male canine urogenital system

Abstract

Medical images combined with 3D printing techniques have been a differential for clinical surgical and didactic approaches. The segmentation of anatomical structures in medical images for their 3D printing of biomodels has been showing promise in medical applications. The use of iodine contrast in solution on anatomical specimens promotes an increasing the density and better caption resolution of CT, expanding the range of possibilities for 3D medicine. With the capture of a complex anatomical arrangement, there is an advantage over the use of biomodels both in a digital and physical interactive way. In this article, we explain how to digitize a set of anatomical structures of the canine urogenital system in topographic position and how to create 3D digital and printed replicas. The biomodel can be applied in the most diverse areas of veterinary medicine and related fields.