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Patient Specific Implant design and 3D printing

Objective and learning from this course :

This course is designed for students/professionals interested in understanding and learning more about the use of medical imaging and finite element analysis in biomechanics applications. This course is designed by experienced industry professionals and thus provides a unique opportunity for students/ professionals to learn about the basics of medical image processing , finite element modelling and get hands on experience on current software tools used in the industry.

  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Basics of Medical Imaging CT/MRI
  • 1.2 Image data – import , export formats
  • 1.3 Medical Image processing fundamentals
  • 2.0 Image processing for 3D Model generation
  • 2.1 Image enhancement
  • 2.2 Image filtering
  • 2.3 Image segmentation
  • 2.4 Masking
  • 2.5 Surface generation
  • Part II
  • 3.0 Implant design in CAD software
  • 3.1 Bone model resection for Implant design
  • 3.2 Capture important landmarks for new implant design
  • Create patient specific implants / drill guides
  • Part III
  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Basic of Finite element Theory
  • 5.0 Finite element model generation
  • 5.1 Meshing
  • 5.2 Apply Load and Boundary Conditions
  • 5.3 Solver Setting
  • 6.0 Visualisation
  • 6.1 Post processing of finite element analysis
  • Part IV
  • - Project assignment for Implant model generation and FE analysis
  • Part V
  • - 3D Print your new design