[Noisebridge-discuss] [Neuro] 3D printing brain models from MRI

[Martin Bogomolni]

You want to use Slicer:

http://www.slicer.org/

It will import .nii, and you have to make a model.  Once there, you
can export an STL.

http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/images/f/f1/NeurosurgicalPlanning_SoniaPujol.pdf

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Chethan Pandarinath
<chethan.pandarinath at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, I was also very interested in this. Any thoughts on how we should
> proceed?
>
> I have scans in NIfTI (.nii) format. To create an STL file for 3D printing,
> sounds like they should be in DICOM, is that correct?
>
> I'm just getting started with fMRI so I haven't played with the data too
> much. Most converters I've seen go from DICOM to NIfTI. Apparently this tool
> can do the reverse: http://xmedcon.sourceforge.net/
>
> Will try it out, but just wondering if
> 1) anyone has experience with this issue (NIfTI to DICOM)? or
> 2) anyone knows how to create STL form NIfTI directly?
>
> Anyway, would love to get more involved... and it'd be cool to have a meetup
> at noisebridge or elsewhere to discuss.
>
> Excited and hungry for brains!
> -c
>
> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 12:16 AM, Danielle Lottridge
> <danielle.lottridge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Liz
>>
>> I am an artist / Stanford researcher who is running an fMRI study.  I
>> would be happy to share the 3D data for one brain if you would print two 3D
>> copies of it (one for you, one for me?)  What material were you planning on
>> using?
>>
>> Let me know :)
>>
>> Danielle
>>
>>
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