Translational 3D Printing Laboratory
From image to object, and from object to theatre.
NeuroLab 3D turns CT and MRI into anatomical models the surgeon holds before operating, develops instruments that make surgical decisions explicit, and publishes open teaching tools for students and residents of the Escola Paulista de Medicina.
Dr. Samuel Damin·NeuroLab 3D·EPM/Unifesp · Uninove·@sdramin
Research
Three conversions
An imaging study already holds almost everything surgery needs to know — in a format nobody can hold in their hand or sum up in a sentence. The lab works on turning that volume of voxels into usable things.
Front I
From image to object
Turning CT and MRI into printable anatomical models with as few manual decisions as possible.
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Front II
From image to decision
Scoring instruments that turn an imaging finding into a justifiable — and auditable — course of action.
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Front III
From model to theatre
Bringing planning into the operation itself without depending on a proprietary platform.
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Open collection
Start with segmentation
Every 3D print begins with the same four steps — threshold, region growing, morphology and surface extraction. The interactive tutorial shows each one on a synthetic head-CT phantom with real Hounsfield units.
Output
Publications and presentations
- De Muzio SDC, Cavalheiro S. In-house 3D printing laboratories in neurosurgery: a scoping review.
- De Muzio SDC. Converting CT and MRI scans into three-dimensional anatomical models for 3D printing.
- De Muzio SDC. Digital morphometric analysis of hominin skulls using three-dimensional models from open academic repositories.
Collaborate
Research, teaching and development
The lab welcomes collaboration proposals from neurosurgery services, research groups and students interested in applied 3D printing.