Medical rapid prototyping and 3D CT in the manufacture of custom made cranial titanium plates

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-28

  Winder, J ^a   Cooke, R S ^a   Gray, J ^a   Fannin, T ^a   Fegan, T ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM PLATES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MODEL; SKULL; SKULL DEFECT;

BONE PLATES; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; COST CONTROL; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SKULL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033059220     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030919099294401     Document Type: Article

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