Preprocessing of Medical Image Data for Three-Dimensional Bioprinted Customized-Neural-Scaffolds

Nerve damage, which can be devastating, triggers several biological cascades, which result in the insufficiencies of the human nervous system to provide complete nerve repair and regain of function. Since no therapeutic strategy exists to provide immediate attention and intervention to patients with newly acquired nerve damage, we propose a strategy in which accelerated medical image processing through graphical processing unit implementation and three-dimensional printing are combined to produce a time-efficient, patient-specific (custom-neural-scaffold) solution to nerve damage. This work aims to beneficially shorten the time required for medical decision-making so that improved patient outcomes are achieved.