From CT Scan to Cranial Reconstruction
- Isabelle Têcheur
- Mar 24
- 1 min read
Cranioplasty can today benefit from patient-specific planning and medical 3D printing.
3D-Skull is a cranioplasty mold designed from the patient’s CT scan, allowing surgeons to create a PMMA cranial implant directly in the operating room.
The process begins with pre-operative planning based on CT data to reconstruct the patient’s cranial anatomy.
A custom mold is then produced using medical 3D printing. It reproduces the planned implant shape and is prepared ahead of the surgery.
In the operating room, the mold allows surgeons to prepare the PMMA implant within minutes, with the possibility to add gentamicin and adapt the implant if needed according to the surgical situation.
🎥 In the video below, discover the different steps of the workflow, from CT scan to implant preparation.
An approach that combines planning, medical 3D printing, and intraoperative preparation to support surgeons in cranial reconstruction.
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