R_Bibb_Medical_Modelling_The_Application_of_Adv.pdf

vi Contents
5 Physical reproduction – rapid prototyping technologies 59
5.1 Background to rapid prototyping 59
5.2 Stereolithography (SL) 72
5.3 Digital Light Processing (DLP TM ) 76
5.4 Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM TM ) 78
5.5 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS ® ) 81
5.6 Three-dimensional printing 87
5.7 Jetting head technology 89
5.8 Laminated Object Manufacture (LOM TM ) 91
5.9 Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining 94
6 Case studies 97
Implementation 99
6.1 Implementation case study 1: The development of a
collaborative medical modelling service – organisational
and technical considerations 99
6.2 Implementation case study 2: Medical rapid prototyping
technologies – state of the art and current limitations for
application in oral and maxillofacial surgery 110
Surgical applications 128
6.3 Surgical applications case study 1: Planning
osseointegrated implants using computer-aided design and
rapid prototyping 128
6.4 Surgical applications case study 2: The use of a
reconstructed three-dimensional solid model from CT to
aid the surgical management of a total knee arthroplasty 136
6.5 Surgical applications case study 3: The custom-made
titanium orbital fl oor prosthesis in reconstruction of
orbital fl oor fractures 141
6.6 Surgical applications case study 4: Rapid manufacture of
custom fi tting surgical guides 148
6.7 Surgical applications case study 5: The use of threedimensional
technology in the multidisciplinary
management of facial disproportion 159
Rehabilitation applications 165
6.8 Rehabilitation applications case study 1: An investigation
of three-dimensional scanning of human body surfaces and
its use in the design and manufacture of prostheses 165
6.9 Rehabilitation applications case study 2: Producing burns
therapy conformers using non-contact scanning and rapid
prototyping 173