Title :
Constructing 3D-Printable CAD Models of Prostates from MR Images
Author :
Breseman, Kelsey ; Lee, Chi-Kwan ; Bloch, B. Nicholas ; Jaffe, Carl
Author_Institution :
Franklin W. Olin Coll. of Eng., Needham, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of a procedure to generate patient-specific, three-dimensional (3D) solid models of prostates (and related anatomy) from magnetic resonance (MR) images. The 3D models are rendered in STL file format which can be physically printed or visualized on a holographic display system. An example is presented in which a 3D model is printed following this procedure.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; cancer; holographic displays; image sequences; medical image processing; physiological models; 3D-printable CAD models; MR images; STL file format; holographic display system; magnetic resonance images; prostates; three-dimensional solid models; DICOM; Design automation; Image segmentation; Maintenance engineering; Medical services; Rendering (computer graphics); Solid modeling; CAD model; MRI; prostate; rapid prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4928-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.8
