If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the value of a 3D printed model?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If this is the case, then what is the worth of a physical object, such as a 3D printed model? Picture the following scene. It’s night time. There are many stars in the sky, as far as the eye can see. Below the stars, a layer […]
Automation and Internationalization: Our founder looks ahead to the next twelve months at Axial3D
From automation to internationalization, our founder, Daniel Crawford, gives us his thoughts on where Axial3D is headed, and what the next 12 months look like in the land of medical 3D printing. Over the last year… No, let me start over. Since the beginning at Axial3D, we’ve developed and grown at a rapid pace. Constantly evolving, […]
The 5 Key Steps to Producing 3D Printed Anatomical Models
Meredith Telford, from Axial3D’s Medical Visualization team, discusses the five key steps to 3D printing patient specific preoperative models on SLA printers At Axial3D, our patient-specific 3D printed preoperative planning models are primarily made using stereolithography (SLA) printers which print exactly accurately layer by layer. SLA models are produced to reflect bone in their properties […]
SXSW19: Meet the surgeon who used 3D printing to complete a world-first, life-saving operation
Dr. Tim Brown, Consultant Transplant Surgeon at Belfast City Hospital, is to take the stage at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference to share the story of how he used 3D printing technology to aid a complex and life-changing transplant on a young mother. Delegates will hear the story of a patient, who urgently required a […]
Conversations: Mr. Tim Brown, Consultant Transplant Surgeon
Mr. Tim Brown, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Belfast City Hospital discusses his role and his thoughts on how 3D printing will benefit his surgical specialism in the future. Q: What attracted you to a career as a surgeon and specifically to specialize in transplant surgery? We’re all influenced by people we grew up with and I […]
Pretty Good Year
Oh, look! It’s December! That seems like a bit of an excuse to do a roundup of what’s been happening here at Axial3D in 2018. It’s been an extremely busy year for us, which is perhaps not reflected by our lack of output here on the blog, but in reality, this lack of output is […]
Leveraging increased computation capability to fast-track development of machine learning solutions for medical 3D printing
As medical 3D printing enters the mainstream, an industry-wide lack of software solutions to facilitate access to the technology and ensure standardization still poses a challenge to many healthcare providers. It keeps them from taking advantage of patient care improvements and cost savings achieved by using this innovative technology. Axial3D, a company that takes part […]
Open Standards in Healthcare Innovation
The use of imaging standards has been transformational in the medical world. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, or DICOM as it is more commonly known, is the most widely known and currently most commonly used by companies in medical 3D printing. DICOM allows medical professionals to exchange imaging data across the world, describing everything about the […]
