TY - JOUR
T1 - CAD/CAM-assisted breast reconstruction
AU - Melchels, Ferry
AU - Wiggenhauser, Paul Severin
AU - Warne, David
AU - Barry, Mark
AU - Ong, Fook Rhu
AU - Chong, Woon Shin
AU - Hutmacher, Dietmar Werner
AU - Schantz, Jan Thorsten
PY - 2011/9/7
Y1 - 2011/9/7
N2 - The application of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques in the clinic is growing slowly but steadily. The ability to build patient-specific models based on medical imaging data offers major potential. In this work we report on the feasibility of employing laser scanning with CAD/CAM techniques to aid in breast reconstruction. A patient was imaged with laser scanning, an economical and facile method for creating an accurate digital representation of the breasts and surrounding tissues. The obtained model was used to fabricate a customized mould that was employed as an intra-operative aid for the surgeon performing autologous tissue reconstruction of the breast removed due to cancer. Furthermore, a solid breast model was derived from the imaged data and digitally processed for the fabrication of customized scaffolds for breast tissue engineering. To this end, a novel generic algorithm for creating porosity within a solid model was developed, using a finite element model as intermediate.
AB - The application of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques in the clinic is growing slowly but steadily. The ability to build patient-specific models based on medical imaging data offers major potential. In this work we report on the feasibility of employing laser scanning with CAD/CAM techniques to aid in breast reconstruction. A patient was imaged with laser scanning, an economical and facile method for creating an accurate digital representation of the breasts and surrounding tissues. The obtained model was used to fabricate a customized mould that was employed as an intra-operative aid for the surgeon performing autologous tissue reconstruction of the breast removed due to cancer. Furthermore, a solid breast model was derived from the imaged data and digitally processed for the fabrication of customized scaffolds for breast tissue engineering. To this end, a novel generic algorithm for creating porosity within a solid model was developed, using a finite element model as intermediate.
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U2 - 10.1088/1758-5082/3/3/034114
DO - 10.1088/1758-5082/3/3/034114
M3 - Article
C2 - 21900731
AN - SCOPUS:82055190144
SN - 1758-5082
VL - 3
JO - Biofabrication
JF - Biofabrication
IS - 3
M1 - 034114
ER -