Brain Extraction
Summer 2022
Summer 2022
Original DICOM
Cross section of head in process of being masked (shown pink)
Final manifold brain ready to be printed
For this assignment, we were given DICOM files from a CT scan of a head injury and instructed to isolate the brain. Using InVesalius, the brain was masked by setting the threshold for soft tissue and refining those regions by hand. Once the mask included just the brain, it was exported as a 3D surface. Before it could be printed, the model needed to be manifold. This was done by importing it into MeshMixer and healing the mesh. Once finalized, the brain was sliced in Cura and printed at 50% scale.Â