Stratasys Ushering New Era of Radiopaque 3D Printing for Precision Medical Imaging
Published: 11 Dec 2025
Author: Precedence Research
Stratasys Ltd. has unveiled its innovative RadioMatrix radiopaque 3D printing material, marking a milestone in medical imaging. Across U.S. Healthcare systems, academic researchers and medical device manufacturers are now free to use RadioMatrix to develop very realistic, radiographically accurate patient-specific anatomical models. This is one of the big steps in the field of CT imaging, device training and testing, and validation of new-generation diagnostic protocols.
The company highlights that RadioMatrix is the first 3D printing material to provide finely controllable radiopacity. Showing that it is possible to achieve unparalleled control over the appearance of structures printed in CT scans, among other radiographic modalities. This ability reinvents the authenticity and the reliability of medical image simulation.
Clinicians and engineers can now produce models that are highly faithful to real human pathology with the assistance of the Stratasys Digital Anatomy™ 3D printing platform. There have been early validation studies by Siemens Healthineers that show that RadioMatrix-enabled phantoms achieve near-clinical accuracy, within a few Hounsfield Units (HU) of actual human tissue.
The RadioMatrix implementation in clinical settings is likely to advance conventional workflows for Phantom generation, Imaging simulation, and procedural training. The introduction of RadioMatrix by Stratasys can be considered an essential step toward democratizing high-fidelity medical imaging tools in the U.S. The use of radiopaque 3D-printed models is likely to increase rapidly as hospitals continue to upgrade their training and testing facilities. Additionally, the RadioMatrix plans to place Stratasys at the center of this paradigm-shifting shift, to the highest levels of accuracy and clinical naturalism.
Executive Statement
Erez Ben Zvi, VP of Healthcare at Stratasys:
“Making RadioMatrix fully available to healthcare providers across the U.S. represents a major leap forward for imaging science. Radiologists, educators, and device manufacturers have long searched for a scalable alternative to cadavers and traditional phantoms, and now they can finally print ultra-realistic, customized models that behave like real human tissue under X-ray imaging. This is a turning point in medical training and diagnostic innovation.