APPLICATION OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS IN A 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF HUMAN ANKLE

Abstract

Complex parts of human skeleton are difficult to model using traditional mechanical techniques. Computational modeling techniques applied to the human body provide a possibility to analyze without interference in the human body. The paper presents the advantages of using 3D models in biomechanics and medicine, a survey of the most important modeling techniques applied in the solid object representation and the specific modeling software. The purpose of this paper is to perform the reconstruction of a 3D model of ankle joint using medical software, Mimics. Mimics is a software system for interfacing from a medical or technical scanner (mostly a CAT or CT scanner but also MRI) to Rapid Prototyping or CAD systems.