METHOD FOR FORMING PHYSICAL TRIDIMENSIONAL MODELS OF A FOETUS IN THE WOMB USING FAST PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY FROM ARCHIVES GENERATED IN ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND/OR COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for forming physical tridimensional models of a foetus in the womb, using images generated by ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography, which are processed by a software and sent to fast prototyping equipment in order to produce an accurate real-size model of the foetus, its inner organs and associated members inside the mother's uterus. The present invention enables virtual and physical tridimensional interaction from bidimensional images of medical exams, besides enabling the insertion of "additional elements" modeled by specific software, in order to connect still unformed parts to the images acquired by computer tomography.