ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the many uses of 3DP in medicine, types of medical imaging, software for medical models, medical materials, and a case study. The rapid prototyping (RP) may be used as a means to make models of any given body part or even recreate a medical condition. These models provide useful tools for researchers and educators. Modern medical imaging technology has made a tremendous impact on patient diagnostic procedures over the last twenty-five years. Magnetic Resonance Imagery or MRI for short was previously known as nuclear magnetic resonance imagery (NMRI). Materialise's interactive medical image control system (MIMICS) software is an image-processing package with 3D visualization functions that allows CT and MRI images to be segmented, so that they can later become useful physical models. The chapter discusses a project that provides an example of how a medical file image can be processed to produce a solid model of a bone for use in the medical field.
