Man Saves Wife with 3D Technology - Now Hosting Free '3D in Medicine' Seminar

[Eddie]

If you are a frequent visitor of 3DPrint.com and 3DPrintBoard.com, then you know that 3D printing has increasingly been used in the medical field. It has been able to aid doctors and surgeons in complicated surgeries. The only thing thought is widespread adoption. Not all surgeons are willing to use the technology, due to unfamiliarity and lack of knowledge. One man, name Mike Balzer, however, took things into his own hands, when his wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Mike created 3D models and 3D prints of his wifes scull and tumor. He convinced surgeons at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to do a minimally invasive surgery. The surgery was a success, thanks to the surgeons involved, Mike, and 3D technology. Now Mike wants to teach others about the tremendous benefit that 3D printing and scanning have within the medical field. He is holding an even on October 29 in San Luis Obispo, CA, and it will be livestreamed via Google Hangouts. More details below and more on his wife's story at: http://3dprint.com/19990/3d-printed-skull-saves-wife/

• Location: San Luis Obispo, CA library Main Community Room and via a livecast using Google Hangouts On Air (http://livecast.3dinmedicine.org)
• Date: 10/29/2014
• Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7, but I think it goes to PST (UTC-8 the weekend before)
• Contact: info@3dinmedicine.org
• Website: http://3dinmedicine.org

Preliminary schedule of events:

• 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Event Standby and Preparation
• 6:00 – 6:10 p.m. — Introduction of topics and panel of guests
• 6:10 – 6:30 p.m. — Dan Copp, DDS. Overview of how 3D has changed your practice.
• 6:30 – 6:50 p.m. — Scott Klioze, MD. Overview of the latest changes in CT and MRIs that allow for real-time 3D visualization, as well other technologies on the horizon that will change the radiology practice.
• 6:50 – 7:10 p.m. — Jorge Vicente, PhD. Overview of how medical 3D visualization and fabrication tools have changed research and your involvement with CTI and its influence on the world stage.
• 7:10 – 7:30 p.m. — Michael Balzer & Chris Kopack. Tutorial on how import DICOM data into InVesallius, create a volume render and then using the threshold tools quickly create a 3D model that can be imported into 3D modeling app for cleanup and exportation to a 3D printer control program.
• 7:30 – 7:45 p.m. — Chris Kopack. Overview of the creation of the prosthetic for a local boy and the actual prosthetic in use by the boy you created it for.
• 7:45 – 8:00 p.m. — Q/A and Conclusion