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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 504-507
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/50012454
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Fused deposition models from CT scans

J R Meakin, PhD, CPhys, MInstP 1 D E T Shepherd, PhD, CEng, MIMechE 2 and D W L Hukins, DSc, FRSE 2

1 Department of Bio-Medical Physics & Bio-Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD and 2 School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK



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  		Figure 1. Photograph of the rapid prototype model (left) together with the sheep vertebra (right) viewed from (a) the front and (b) above.

 


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  		Figure 2. Plot of difference between the model and the vertebra viewed from (a) the front and (b) above. The surfaces of each object were obtained using a laser scanner, overlaid, and the different between them calculated. Blue shows regions of no difference and red shows regions of difference up to 3 mm.

 




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