title: From patient to model: stereolithographic modeling of the cerebral vasculature based on rotational angiography.
abstract: We developed a method to produce tubular in vitro models of the cerebral vessels from real patient data. Three-dimensional data sets obtained from patients undergoing rotational angiography were used for stereolithographic biomodeling by using rapid prototyping technology. In a second step, tubular reproductions of the cerebral vessels were obtained by using the lost-wax technique. These reproductions can be useful for hemodynamic research and for the development and preclinical evaluation of new endovascular treatment methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lylyk
authors.forename: Karl-Olof
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Lovblad
authors.forename: Drazenko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Babic
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rufenacht
mesh_terms: D001808:Blood Vessels; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular