Computer-aided methods in bespoke breast prosthesis design and fabrication

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Eggbeer, D ^a   Evans, P ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

additive manufacture; breast prosthesis; computer aided design; rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE; BREAST PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEFECTS; FABRICATION; PLATINUM; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SILICONES;

PROSTHETICS;

SILICONE GEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BREAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BREAST; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 79551663558     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM755     Document Type: Article

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