R_Bibb_Medical_Modelling_The_Application_of_Adv.pdf

Post
model
Hospital department
Patient appointment
Radiology department
Scan patient
Post data
Data translation service
Data segmented
RP files created
Post data
RP service provider
Build model
6.1 The ‘disconnected’ procedure.
Case studies 101
radiographers in a location accessible to the surgeons conducted the segmentation
of the image data within the radiology department. The segmented
data was then sent to the RP service provider who used the
remaining software modules to prepare and manufacture the models. Once
such a route was established, the turn around time from initial scan to fi nished
model was reduced from weeks to days.
This approach had both technical and organisational implications as
described in the next section. Such considerations may limit the adoption
of what appears at fi rst sight to be the optimal route. The technical issues