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Design for medical rapid prototyping of cranioplasty implants

L.C. Hieu (L.C. Hieu is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
E. Bohez (E. Bohez, is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
J. Vander Sloten (J. Vander Sloten, is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, K.U.Leuven, Belgium)
H.N. Phien (H.N. Phein is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
E. Vatcharaporn (E. Vatcharaporn is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
P.H. Binh (P.H. Binh, is with the Department of Neurosurgery, General Central Military Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam)
P.V. An (P.V. An, is at National Center for Technology Progress, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam)
P. Oris (P. Oris, is based at the School of Advanced Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, K.U.Leuven, Belgium)

Rapid Prototyping Journal

ISSN: 1355-2546

Article publication date: 1 August 2003

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Abstract

Design methods for medical rapid prototyping (RP) of personalized cranioplasty implants are presented in this paper. These methods are applicable to model cranioplasty implants for all types of the skull defects including beyond‐midline and multiple defects. The methods are based on two types of anatomical data, solid bone models (STereoLithography files – STL) and bone slice contours (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification – IGES and StrataSys Layer files – SSL). The bone solids and contours are constructed based on computed tomography scanning data, and these data are generated in medical image processing and STL slicing packages.

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Hieu, L.C., Bohez, E., Vander Sloten, J., Phien, H.N., Vatcharaporn, E., Binh, P.H., An, P.V. and Oris, P. (2003), "Design for medical rapid prototyping of cranioplasty implants", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552540310477481

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MCB UP Ltd

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