Clinical situations for which 3D Printing is considered an appropriate representation or extension of data contained in a medical imaging examination: vascular conditions

Table 1 Appropriateness ratings for vascular conditions

Clinical Condition	Rating	References
Aneurysms/Dissection- Central
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm	9	4–13
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	9	14–46
Visceral Aneurysm/Pseudoaneurysm	7	47–53
Aortic Dissection	6	54–61
Coarctation	5	62–64
Penetrating Aortic Ulcer	5	65
Extremity Vascular Disease
Upper Extremity Vascular Disease	2
Lower Extremity Vascular Disease	3	68–69
Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease
Venous Thromboembolic Disease, acute	2
Pulmonary Embolism, acute	2	70
Venous Disorders
Varicose Veins	1
Chronic Venous Insufficiency	1
Nutcracker Syndrome	5	71–73
Lymphedema
Lymphedema	2	74
Congenital Vascular Malformations
Congenital Vascular Malformations	7	75–82
Vascular Trauma
Vascular Trauma	2
Vascular Tumor
Primary Vascular Tumor	6	83
Miscellaneous
Dialysis Fistulas/Grafts	2	84
Vascular R&D and Modeling
Pre-clinical graft design	5	85–87
Pre-clinical stent design	5	88–98
Vascular Simulation (hemodynamics and interventions)	9	99–112
Modeling, other	5	113–119
Vasculopathy, other
Atherosclerosis, other	6	120–124
Vasculitis, other	1

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