title: Fabrication of vascular replicas from magnetic resonance images.
abstract: Image processing and Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining techniques have been used to prepare a large-than-life investment cast of an aortic bifurcation from magnetic resonance images of a replica of the vessel. The technique will facilitate experimental studies of vascular fluid dynamics and permit the in vitro reproduction of flows in living subjects.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Center, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Kuban
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmalbrock
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Altan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D016628:Replica Techniques