Three-dimensional reconstruction and rapid prototyping of femur bone using multiple digital X-rays

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-39

  Maheshwaraa, N Uma ^a   Arumaikkannu, G ^a   Gowri, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Boolean operation; Digital X ray; Point extraction; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

BONE; BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); RAPID PROTOTYPING; X RAY OPTICS;

BOOLEAN INTERSECTION; BOOLEAN OPERATIONS; DIGITAL X-RAYS; POINT EXTRACTION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMUR; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38149037810     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600747096     Document Type: Article

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