Each model costs 100,000 yen (about $1,300) not including the cost of the MRI or CT scans - expenses your insurance is unlikely to cover. The frighteningly lifelike sculpture/anatomy study guide does not come cheap. ( MORE: Drama of Life Before Birth’: Landmark Work, Five Decades Later) Or, as noted by TechCrunch, you could get a cellphone fob with your baby floating inside of it. The resulting sculptures would be perfect for home or office accessorizing for parents-to-be. To make a so-called Tenshi no Katachi – Shape Of An Angel – a 3D printer processes MRI or CT scans of an in utero fetus and, using the information it collects, crafts a realistic 3D model using a dual-resin extruder to make both the fetus and the solidified amniotic sac at the same time. The technology comes courtesy of a joint venture by engineering firm Fasotec and the Hiroo Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan, according to DigInfo News. Now, who wants to make a splash at the next baby shower? Follow you didn’t think that landing a rover on Mars was enough to prove that science is capable of amazing things, ponder this: A Japanese company now offering parents-to-be a 3D model of their unborn fetus.
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