Samit-
The CT to *.stl, *.sli, IGES, etc... conversion is
possible through a few different software packages.
The medical software package that I am
most familiar with is from Materialise.
The medical front end is a program called MIMICS. It
allows the operator to segment, section, and
edit the data set to contain only the structures
that they are interested in modeling. Afterward,
a RP "usable" file {*.STL, IGES, etc.} can be
generated by using either CTM or MedCAD.
The MedCAD route goes via the medical scan data
to surface files {IGES}, which allow the user to make use
of solid modelers {CAD systems} and their
capabilities.
Alternately, the CTM takes the edited contour information
directly from the MIMICS packages and interpolates it to
create files of various formats:
3D Systems SLI or SLC
EOS CLI
Stratasys SLC
Sanders
IGES-polylines
STL
For more information, please either contact me directly or
try the following sources:
Mark Bliek
Materialise USA
6111 Jackson Road
Ann Arbor, MI 68103
tel. 313 662-5057
fax. 313 662 7891
http://www.materialise.com/
Also http://www.pitt.edu/~arlweb/people/jkidder/jkidder.html
has some very interesting Med links.
Sincerely Yours,
Paul J. Wehner
Fraunhofer Resource Center Massachusetts
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15 St. Mary's Street tel. 617 353-1836
Boston, MA 02215 fax. 617 353-1896
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At 07:18 PM 10/16/96 -0400, you wrote:
>To everyone,
> Hello. I am a senior at Boston University's college of
>engineering, majoring in biomedical eng. My senior project deals with
>the fabrication of a rigid cast of the nasal and nasopharyngeal cavities
>using stereolithography. I am working in conjuction with the departments
>of biomedical and manufacturing engineering at BU, along with Boston
>University Medical Center and Fraunhofer USA- Resource Center
>Massachusetts.
> I would like to know what type of program is necessary to convert
>CT (computer tomography) images to the *.stl files the SLA needs. Also
>where can i get it from.
> Thanks.
>
>Samit Patel
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