title: Recent development on computer aided tissue engineering--a review.
abstract: The utilization of computer-aided technologies in tissue engineering has evolved in the development of a new field of computer-aided tissue engineering (CATE). This article reviews recent development and application of enabling computer technology, imaging technology, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD and CAM), and rapid prototyping (RP) technology in tissue engineering, particularly, in computer-aided tissue anatomical modeling, three-dimensional (3-D) anatomy visualization and 3-D reconstruction, CAD-based anatomical modeling, computer-aided tissue classification, computer-aided tissue implantation and prototype modeling assisted surgical planning and reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, 32nd and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. sunwei@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*