CAD/CAM-assisted breast reconstruction

F Melchels; P S Wiggenhauser; D Warne; Mark D Barry; F R Ong; W S Chong; D W Hutmacher; J T Schantz

doi:10.1088/1758-5082/3/3/034114

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CAD/CAM-assisted breast reconstruction

F Melchels, P S Wiggenhauser, D Warne, Mark D Barry, F R Ong, W S Chong, D W Hutmacher and J T Schantz

Biofabrication, Vol.3(3)

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5082/3/3/034114

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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. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Title: CAD/CAM-assisted breast reconstruction
Authors: F Melchels (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
P S Wiggenhauser (Author) - Technische Universität München, Germany
D Warne (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Mark D Barry (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
F R Ong (Author) - Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
W S Chong (Author) - Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
D W Hutmacher (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
J T Schantz (Author) - Technische Universität München, Germany
Publication details: Biofabrication, Vol.3(3)
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5082/3/3/034114
ISSN: 1758-5082
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451306802621
Output Type: Journal article

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