At parmak iskeletinin 3B baskı ile modellenmesi

Abstract

Veterinary anatomy education has become a field where theoretical knowledge has dominated considerably in general. Due to the limited amount of educational material and the presence of different kinds of animals, practical education remains in the background. The study is to point out the three dimensional (3D) printing models of the digital skeleton of the horse with all advantages and disadvantages such as anatomical accuracy, accessibility, and cost in veterinary anatomy. The proximal, middle, and distal phalanx of four horses were used. Bone samples were scanned using a multidetector computed tomography device. These images were processed with various software to rendering the 3D bone digital models. After the segmentation process was made, a fused deposition modeling printer and the polylactic acid filament were used to obtain 3D printing models. The proximal, middle, and distal phalanx were successfully printed. All samples were determined to preserve anatomical structures in high detail for veterinary anatomy education. The processes of 3D printing technology are considered to be advantageous in terms of cost, workload, and time. The process presented in this study can be applied widely to produce various bone models for veterinary anatomy education.