European collaboration to develop 'game-changing' solution for radiation-free pre-operative planning

A European-wide partnership across academia and industry has received funds to develop an end-to-end radiation-free, solution for 3D printed orthopaedic models for pre-operative planning.

University Medical Center Utrecht, MRIguidance and Axial3D have received a European Eurostars grant to develop an end-to-end, radiation-free, 3D printing innovation for pre-operative planning in orthopaedics.

A game-changer for 3D printing in pre-operative planning

The collaboration will create an end-to-end solution for radiation-free pre-operative planning, reducing surgery time and improving clinical outcomes. The solution will be created through a combination of MRIguidance' imaging software and 3D printing expertise of Axial3D and the clinical validation in UMC Utrecht.

Pre-operative planning using 3D anatomical models improves surgical outcomes and reduces time in theater, blood loss, infection risk and associated complications. However, 3D printing of bony pathologies currently requires imaging with harmful radiation and a laborious and time-consuming workflow. This partnership aims to overcome these limitations, paving the way for the widespread adoption of 3D-printed models for patient-specific orthopaedic treatment.

Roel Raatgever, CEO of MRIguidance, said "Our BoneMRI imaging technology visualizes bone with an MRI scan. These images can serve as source images to develop the 3D printed models. I am very happy with our collaboration with Axial3D and UMC Utrecht. We form a strong and complementary team that can bring this project to a success."

Niall Haslam, CTO of Axial3D, said "It's with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with UMC Utrecht and MRIguidance. The collaboration between our organizations aims to deliver an improved patient experience while giving surgeons access to game-changing medical imaging for extremely complex orthopaedic cases."

The partnership shows the power of collaboration and how it can improve patient experience and care.

Ryan Kyle (r.kyle@axial3D.com
Axial3D
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Axial3D is helping to transform surgery by providing previously unavailable insights to clinicians for preoperative planning across the world. Axial3D achieves this by creating highly accurate 3D printed models of specific parts of the patient's own anatomy, that allow clinicians to better prepare for surgery. This results in better clinical outcomes for patients, significantly reduced planning and operating time (and costs) for the surgery and patients who are much better informed about their condition and the proposed surgery.

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