R_Bibb_Medical_Modelling_The_Application_of_Adv.pdf

102 Medical modelling
Post
model
Hospital department
Patient appointment
Radiology department
Scan patient
Data segmented
Email data
RP service provider
RP files created
Build model
6.2 The initial integrated procedure.
may all be overcome given suffi cient resources, but organisational conditions
will dictate whether such resources are available or appropriate.
6.1.4 Implementation
The software used in this study consists of one module (Mimics, Materialise
NV, Technologielaan 15, 3001 Leuven, Belgium) used for the import and
segmentation of scan data. A separate module (CT Modeller, CTM) generates
the rapid prototyping build fi les from data exported from Mimics. This
allowed the segmentation software (Mimics) to be installed in both the
radiology and the clinical departments while the other module (CTM)
remained at the RP service provider. The segmentation module was installed
on well-specifi ed PCs connected to the hospital network allowing direct
access to the scan data. The basic principles of data segmentation are more
fully described in Chapter 4.