Fabrication of an auricular prosthesis using computed tomography and rapid prototyping technique

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1169-1172

  Karayazgan Saracoglu, Banu ^a,c   Gunay, Yumushan ^b   Atay, Arzu ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Auricular prosthesis; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AURICLE PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL IMAGING; FACE ASYMMETRY; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

EID: 68949173721     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181acdb95     Document Type: Article

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