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Features
• Tissue equivalent
• Fat
• Muscle
• Cortical Bone (800 mg/cc)
• Cortical dimensions controlled to 2 decimals
• Marrow (80% red)
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CT scanners are used to generate cross-sectional images of peripheral skeletons. Dimensional data are used to size 3D bone models and custom implants.
Errors in CT measurement of bone dimensions have been documented. A sizing reference phantom, placed adjacent to patient anatomy during scanning permits correction of sizing extracted from images.
Designed by:
Douglas Robertson MD, Ph.D.
US Patent # 4,873,707
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