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CimMed, a maker of compression masks used in burn scar management, used Rapidform XOS for creating burn masks to help burn victims heal more quickly and with less severe scarring. Burn masks fit closely to a patient’s burned face to help constrain the scar tissue growth, and keep moisture and medications on the wound. It is critical to get a good fit, and historically the process of fitting has been painful and time consuming at a critical time in the patient’s treatment, as staffs are performing triage, hydrating the patient, etc. The old method involved taking an impression of the face using that material the dentist uses on your teeth. This required many hours. CimMed has developed a process to get the data quickly, and without touching the patient and risking further trauma and infection. The nursing staff does a 3D scan of the burn patient, then uses Rapidform XOS to create a useable dataset from which a mold is machined. A bio-compatible material is molded into the shape of the patient’s face, and delivered to the hospital. Outcomes have improved as the tight fit constrains the scar tissue to remain thinner and more like the original skin, while the medication inhibits infection and keeps the new tissue moist and pliant.
Dr. Chung How Kau, a professor of Department of Dental Health and Biological Sciences in University of Wales, College of Medicine Heath Park, is researching facial growth in a pair of twins and compares changes in facial appearance for a pair of identical twins over a 6-month period using three-dimensional imaging system. Three-dimensional images have previously been used to establish normative population databases, monitor facial growth, and assess clinical outcomes of surgical and non-surgical treatments in the head and neck region. Laser scanning of soft tissue facial morphology is fast becoming a popular technique in three-dimensional imaging.
A number of studies have reported on the validity and high accuracy of the Konica Minolta 3D scanners and found them to be accurate to the level of 1.9 ± 0.8 mm and 1.1 ± 0.3 mm. Independent studies by the authors show that the Konica Minolta VIVID 900 is accurate to a level of 0.56 ± 0.25 mm and the error in computerized registration of left and right scans is 0.13 ± 0.18 mm. In addition, laser scanned data has been shown to be accurate even in children.
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