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Medical modelling: The application of advanced design and development techniques in medicine

R Bibb, University of Wales, UK

 - a comprehensive review of design and development technologies in medicine
 - designed to be accessible to all disciplines, with medical and technical terms explained as clearly and simply as possible
 - includes a series of case studies
 - written by a leading expert in the field

Research into medical modelling and the application of design and product development technologies in medicine and surgery requires a multidisciplinary approach. Designed to be accessible to all disciplines, with medical and technical terms explained as clearly and simply as possible, Medical modelling provides a genuinely useful text to help the broadest possible range of professionals to understand not only the technologies, techniques and methods, but also what is required to apply them in medical treatments.

Medical modelling describes steps in the process from acquisition of medical scan data, transfer and translation of data formats, methods of utilising the data and finally using the information to produce physical models using rapid prototyping techniques for use in surgery or prosthetic rehabilitation. Technologies are fully described, highlighting their key characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. A series of case studies illustrates a broad range of medical applications. These case studies are taken from the collective experience of the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research, Medical Applications Group and their clinical partners, and have been chosen to reflect the widest possible variety of techniques used. Future developments in technology and applications in this dynamic and fast-moving field are also considered.

This book will appeal to the wide variety of professionals who undertake collaborative research, development and treatment of human physical conditions using advanced computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques and technologies, including medical and clinical engineers and physicists, clinical technologists, rehabilitation engineers, design engineers in medical device design and manufacture, consultant surgeons and specialists in, for example, orthopaedics, orthodontics, and prosthetics.

ISBN 1 84569 138 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 138 7
September 2006
312 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£135.00 / US$230.00 / €170.00

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About the author

Richard Bibb BSc (Hons), PhD is Reader and Head of Medical Applications at The National Centre for Product Design & Development Research (PDR), University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), UK. He has been conducting research into the medical applications of advanced design and development technologies since 1998, with his work presented and published internationally. He also established one of Europe’s most successful medical modelling services, which has supplied over 600 models to hospitals, universities, museums and companies worldwide.

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Contents

Introduction
 - Background
 - Human form
 - Basic anatomical terminology

Medical imaging for rapid prototyping
 - Introduction to medical imaging
 - Computed tomography (CT)
 - Magnetic resonance (MR)
 - Non-contact surface scanning
 - Recommended reading

Export data format and media
 - Medical scan data
 - Point cloud data
 - Media

Working with medical scan data
 - Using CT data – A worked example
 - Point cloud data operations
 - 2D formats
 - Pseudo 3D formats
 - True 3D formats

Physical reproduction – rapid prototyping technologies
 - Background to rapid prototyping
 - Stereolithography
 - Digital light processing (DLPTM)
 - Fused deposition modelling (FDMTM)
 - Selective laser sintering (LS)
 - 3D printing
 - Jetting head technology
 - Laminated object manufacture (LOM)
 - Computer numerical controlled machining (CNC)

Case studies
 - Implementation
 - Implementation case study 1: The development of a collaborative medical modelling service: organisational and technical considerations
 - Implementation case study 2: Medical rapid prototyping technologies: state of the art and current limitations for application in oral and maxillofacial surgery
 - Surgical applications
 - Surgical applications case study 1: Planning osseointegrated implants using computer-aided design and rapid prototyping
 - Surgical applications case study 2: The use of a reconstructed three-dimensional solid model from CT to aid the surgical management of a total knee arthroplasty
 -  Surgical applications case study 3: The custom-made titanium orbital floor prosthesis in reconstruction of orbital floor fractures
 - Surgical applications case study 4: Rapid manufacture of custom fitting surgical guides
 - Surgical applications case study 5: The use of 3D technology in the multidisciplinary management of facial disproportion
 - Rehabilitation applications
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 1: An investigation of three-dimensional scanning of human body surfaces and its use in the design and manufacture of prostheses
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 2: Producing burns therapy conformers using non-contact scanning and rapid prototyping
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 3: An appropriate approach to computer-aided design and manufacture of cranioplasty plates
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 4: The appropriate application of computer-aided design and manufacture techniques in silicone facial prosthetics
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 5: Evaluation of advanced technologies in the design and manufacture of an implant retained facial prosthesis
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 6: The computer-aided design and rapid prototyping fabrication of removable partial denture frameworks
 - Rehabilitation applications case study 7: Rapid manufacture of removable partial denture frameworks
 - Research applications
 - Research applications case study 1: Bone structure models using stereolithography
 - Research applications case study 2: Producing physical models from CT scans of ancient egyptian mummies
 - Research applications case study 3: Recreating skin texture relief using CAD and rapid prototyping

Future developments
 - Background
 - Scanning techniques
 - Data fusion
 - Communication
 - Rapid prototyping
 - Tissue engineering

Glossary and explanatory notes
 - Glossary of terms and abbreviations
 - Medical explanatory notes

Bibliography
 - Further reading on anatomy
 - Further reading on maxillofacial prosthetics
 - Further reading on dental technology
 - Further reading on computer aided design (CAD) and rapid prototyping
 - Publications by the author
 - Contacts