RP in medicine: A case study in cranial reconstructive surgery

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Gopakumar, Sunil ^a  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Computer applications; Medical equipment; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DRUG PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY;

ALLOPLASTIC IMPLANTS; CARNIOPLASTIC SURGERY; MEDICAL MODELS; X-RAY TUBES;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 2942547762     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540410539030     Document Type: Article

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