title: Manipulation of volume data to manufacture vascular replicas.
abstract: There are three reasons to create physical replicas of human anatomy: (1) to be able to better visualize the shape of a single organ, or a section of anatomy; (2) to be able to visualize the spatial relationships in three-dimensions; and (3) to use accurate replicas to practice or rehearse otherwise high-risk clinical procedures in the laboratory. This paper describes a project to fabricate a carotid artery. It discusses the gathering of data, the conversion to a volume, and the subsequent conversion to a manufacturable form.
authors.affiliation: San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: Chuck
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kerber
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Singel
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Imbesi
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed