Manipulation of volume data to manufacture vascular replicas.
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.
Bailey
Mike
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San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, USA.
Knox
Kim
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Kerber
Chuck
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Singel
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Imbesi
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D002140:California; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed