Materialise has had a big weekend, as the 3D printing service bureau and software developer continues to expand post-IPO. After first announcing the release of their 3D scanning and measurement services and reporting Paula Radcliffe 3D-printed running comeback, Materialise has made big news in the medical field with new technology capable of converting 2D X-ray images into 3D information. Moreover, a patient has already undergone a total knee surgery with the aid of this software.
Materialise has extensive products and services for the medical industry and is well-known for software that can create 3D models using 3D data captured from CT and MRI scans. In the past, these models could then be used to 3D print patient-specific surgical guides for knee surgeries, but, due to the time and cost of undergoing CT and MRI scans, such 3D printed guides were only used in a fraction of the total knee replacement surgeries. With Materialise’s new proprietary technology, it’s now possible for them to 3D print patient-specific surgical guides with only 2D X-ray images.…
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