Fig. 6From: Applications of 3D printing in breast cancer managementa Coronal, b axial, and c Sagittal images from a preoperative CTA are used to create a 3D model depicting the deep inferior epigastric vascular tree. A segmentation software (MIMICS; Materialise, Belgium) is used isolate vessels of interest and the abdominal muscle inorder to highlight the intramuscular course of these vessels (d, e). The virtual model is subsequently printed using the Stratasys Connex J735 3D printer (Eden Prairie, Minn) and is shown in the coronal (f) and (g) sagittal projection. This model can be used intraoperatively to guide dissection of vesselsBack to article page