Title :
Modelling the Bio-Scaffold for Repairing Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Defective Skull
Author :
Lin, Liulan ; Zhang, Jiafeng ; Fang, Minglun
Author_Institution :
Rapid Manuf. Eng. Center, Shanghai Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
The medical CT image processing technology and an improved MC algorithm are used to reconstruct the defective skull model. A novel implementation of filling hole method is presented to build surface that matches the macro-shape of the defective region of the skull. The final model of the skull scaffold is obtained by a micro-structure constructing method based on Boolean operation. The proposed method is implemented by programming, and the physical model is obtained by rapid prototyping process. Results show that the new implementation can be used to construct both symmetrical and unsymmetrical defective skull with proper macro-shape and micro-pore.
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; bone; computerised tomography; medical image processing; physiological models; Boolean operation; MC algorithm; bioscaffold modelling; defective skull; filling hole method; medical CT image processing; microstructure constructing method; rapid prototyping process; Biological system modeling; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Computed tomography; Filling; Image processing; Image reconstruction; Prototypes; Skull; Surface reconstruction;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2008. ICBBE 2008. The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1747-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1748-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2008.222
