Custom implant design for patients with cranial defects.

Custom implant design for patients with cranial defects.

Three-dimensional image reconstruction and rapid prototyping models improve defect evaluation, treatment planning, implant design, and surgeon accuracy. It is found that both 3-D imaging and physical models are helpful for the evaluation of cranial defects, treatment planning, and custom implant des...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 21, 2 (2002).
Main Author: Ming-Yih Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D CT images.
3-D imaging.
Craniofacial dysmorphology.
Cranioplasty.
Custom implant design.
Defect evaluation.
Implant design.
Interactive program.
Operating time reduction.
Osseous segments creation.
Patients with cranial defects.
Physical models.
Precise fitting implants.
Rapid prototyping models.
Skull contours reestablishment.
Surgeon accuracy.
Surgical planning.
Three-dimensional image reconstruction.
Treatment planning.