> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1996 11:09:10 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Justin R. Kidder" <jrkst34+@pitt.edu>
> To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: Re: Medical Uses of RP
> Actually, we are involved in a research project currently that
> addresses that issue exactly. Custom prosthetic devices and
> implants are being done by some companies already using RP
> technologies, but we have found that the process is quite complex,
> and typically involves multi-user interactions because nothing is
> "automated" enough yet. This leads to the obvious communication
> breakdowns that occur in all non-concurrent processes. "Rapid"
> still means several weeks in most cases. This is the focus of our
> research.
>
Justin, this is valid for most sites, I agree. We here have shown
that it is possible to make anatomical models in less than 12 hours
after taking the CTs. What is basically necessary is a common
understanding of what medicl needs are as opposed to industrial
needs.
The other important point is that the whole process should be
supervised by a medically knowledgeable person. Engineers simply did
not learn enough about anatomy to come up with an anatomically
correct model. I am afraid to say that that drastically, But if you
were the patient, would you trust more in a model made by somebody
(and making it means preferrably processing the CT data set to come
up with some RP manufacturing data set) who has learned that stuff
from the base up - or someone, who knows someone who has bee in an OR
before.
Quality management in medical modelling is far from being perfect. We
try to do better.
Can you tell more about that research project?
Ulli
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