A classification of cranial implants based on the degree of difficulty in computer design and manufacture

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-50

  Poukens, Jules ^a   Laeven, Paul ^b   Beerens, Maikel ^b,d   Nijenhuis, Gerard ^c   Vander Sloten, Jos ^d   Stoelinga, Paul ^a   Kessler, Peter ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cranial implants; Rapid prototyping; Skull defects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MANUFACTURE;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPUTER DESIGNS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING; CRANIAL IMPLANTS; DESIGN AND MANUFACTURES; DESIGN-PROCESS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; RAPID-PROTOTYPING; SKULL DEFECT;

DEFECTS;

AMOXICILLIN; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; SKIN FLAP; SKULL DEFECT;

EID: 41149166769     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.171     Document Type: Article

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