title: Three-dimensional model of the skull and the cranial bones reconstructed from CT scans designed for rapid prototyping process.
abstract: This paper presents the effects of building mesh models of the human skull and the cranial bones from a series of CT-scans. With the aid of computer so ware, 3D reconstructions of the whole skull and segmented cranial bones were performed and visualized by surface rendering techniques. The article briefly discusses clinical and educational applications of 3D cranial models created using stereolitographic reproduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland. jskrzat@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrzat
authors.forename: Alexandru
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spulber
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walocha
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: 3D-printing; cranial bones; mesh models; plastic surgery