Bristol 3D Medical Centre is a dedicated centre for in-house medical 3D design and 3D printing. It hosts a variety of medical device design software, state-of-the-art 3D printers, high-performance 3D surface scanners and advanced technology used to aid healthcare.
An objective plagiocephaly head-shape assessment system aligning with physician-made clinical diagnoses.
This study demonstrates the inadequacy with which radiographic assessments evaluate shoulder height asymmetry and highlights the use of 3D surface topography measurements.
This study investigates whether surface topography measurements of body volume difference and torso volume difference between maximum inhale and exhale correlate to values determined on pulmonary function tests.
Infants received 3dMD scans at 2 months of age, at clinical resolution of their head shape, and at 12 months of age. If their head shape was not resolved by 12 months of age, they received only two 3dMD scans (at 2 and 12 months of age).
Although patients may experience severe structural deformity and range of motion limitations, these factors do not appear to be associated with decreased physical activity level.
The findings provide a new understanding of foot shape changes in dynamic situations, thus providing an optimal solution for foot comfort, function and protection.
The article highlights that the 3dMD imaging system has been used to support their patient care pathways – e.g. craniosynostosis, facial atrophy, Parry-Romberg syndrome, radiation therapy masks, deformational plagiocephaly, pectus carinatum, and may more.
Date: October 2011. Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; 90(10): 844–850. Abstract: The objective of this pilot study was to determine the usability of stereophotogrammetry (SP) as a non-invasive technique for obtaining linear measures and anatomical data of the torso in people with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) in comparison to clinical observations. Ten participants…