Elaine/List,
please visit the Anatomics web page
http://www.qmi.asn.au/anatomics/fetal.html
to see a surface rendering of a 3D ultrasound dataset and the resultant SLA
BioModel produced from a SLC file from the 2D slices. It is not a case of the
resolution being too coarse, quite the opposite - Ultrasound data of superficial
structures (that is objects close to the transducer such a large fetus in a
womb) is high resolution, at least comparable with CT resolutions of around 0.4
mm. The data can seem very "noisy" however as the transducer is picking up every
fine detail. The other problem is the reliance of a 3D acquisition on the
steadiness of the sonographer's hand in sweeping the transducer for the 11 or so
second scan, and the need for the fetus not to move during this acquisition.
These limitations, and the need to convert the data from proprietary formats
make the process difficult but achieveable.
Things can only get better....
-- Robert G. Thompson Biomodelling Manager R&D Co-ordinator --------------------------------------------------------- Anatomics Pty. Ltd. ACN 085 542 356 Tel. 61 7 3364 0776 QMI Fax. 61 7 3364 0786 P.O. Box 4012 Em. anatomics@qmi.asn.au Eight Mile Plains Web http://www.qmi.asn.au/anatomics Q 4113 AustraliaAnatomics : The BioModelling Specialists ----------------------------------------------------------
Elaine Hunt wrote:
> Anyone got a translator from ultrasound to STL? Is the resolution high > enough to use to build a model? Any one tried? Please post to the entire > list and not just to me. >
> > Elaine > ******************************************************************* > Opinions, suggestions, and other controversial matter VOID where prohibited. > ****************************************************************** > Elaine T. Hunt, Director > Clemson University Laboratory to Advance Industrial Prototyping > 206 Fluor Daniel Bldg. Clemson, SC 29643-0925 > 864-656-0321 (voice) 864-656-4435 (fax) > elaine.hunt@ces.clemson.edu > http://rafiki.vr.clemson.edu/credo/persall/persall.html > > For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
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