DocumentCode
380825
Title
MIRTIE-medical imaging reconstruction and titanium implant engineering
Author
Muir, Steven R. ; MacFarlane, Martin R. ; Fright, W. Richard ; Carr, Jonathon
Author_Institution
Dept. of Med. Phys. & Bioeng., Christchurch Hosp., New Zealand
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
1370
Abstract
Custom made titanium cranioplasties are manufactured at Christchurch Hospital using the MIRTIE software to produce designs for solid models and moulds. Titanium plate is pressed into the mould using a slow acting press. The models and moulds are created using a CNC mill.
Keywords
computerised numerical control; image reconstruction; interpolation; medical image processing; moulding; prosthetics; ray tracing; solid modelling; surgery; titanium; CNC mill; CT scan slices; MIRTIE software; custom made cranioplasties; head injuries; head surgery; medical imaging reconstruction; moulds; radial basis function interpolation; ray tracing algorithm; scanner-specific format; skull defects; slow acting press; solid models; titanium implant engineering; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Computer numerical control; Hospitals; Image reconstruction; Implants; Milling machines; Skull; Titanium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7211-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1020454
Filename
1020454
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