Prototype of a Human Spinal Disc for Medical Modeling

• Published in: Materials science forum Vol. 812; pp. 15 - 21
• Main Authors: Bozzay, Melinda, Major, Zoltan, Reiter, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pfaffikon Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Discs; Disks; Format; Medical; Microstructure; Prototypes; Prototyping; Rapid Prototyping; Spinal Disc; Medical Modelling

Medical images were generated in computed tomography devices at the medical partner. The medical image format was transformed into engineering data format by the authors and these data were used for printing the macroscopic model of the spine and the spinal disc and subsequently they were assembled....