RE: Medical application

From: André Dolenc (Helsinki University of Technology)
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 1994

From: André Dolenc (Helsinki University of Technology)
To: RP-ML
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 1994
Subject: RE: Medical application
"Mr T.J. Huang" writes:
 > medical fields.  Is there any people in this list are applying this
 > technology in medicine.  
     Here in Finland we have a project in cooperation with a Hospital where they perform maxillofacial surgery.
 > surgery.  Beside this, how many applications are related to RPT?  If
 > you are working in this field, would you mind sharing some ideas with me?
     One great application of RPT in medicine is (complex) surgery planning. For instance, when the surgery requires removal/reconstruction of bone structures in the skull, it is possible, to a great extent, to simulate the surgery using a physical model.
Regards,
Andre'


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