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BELvue Museum Features Materialise Creations in Exhibition on the History of Belgium

Stephanie Benoit
July 07, 2016
BELvue Museum Features Materialise Creations in Exhibition on the History of Belgium

Opening on the 21st of July – Belgium’s National Day – BELvue Museum is launching its new permanent exhibition, which celebrates nearly two centuries of Belgian accomplishments in history, design and innovation. Visitors will be able to follow the history of Belgium, which will be illustrated by plenty of unique artefacts including Val-Saint-Lambert crystal, the motorcycle of King Albert II, a football signed by the Red Devils and most excitingly for us, two objects printed in 3D by Materialise!

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Investigating a 435,000-Year-Old Murder with 3D Analysis

Liesbeth Kemel
July 06, 2016
Investigating a 435,000-Year-Old Murder with 3D Analysis

It seems that murder has been around for a long time. Researchers at the Centro Mixto UCM-ISCIII de Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos in Spain have investigated the earliest evidence of lethal interpersonal violence in the hominin fossil record with the help of 3D analysis. The interesting findings shed a light on human social relations over 435.000 years ago.

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Bella the Bucovina Shepherd Dog Walks Again Thanks to 3D Printing

Stephanie Benoit
June 29, 2016
Bella the Bucovina Shepherd Dog Walks Again Thanks to 3D Printing

Dr. Matthew Allen, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Cambridge, was faced with a challenging case when he encountered Bella, the Romanian Bucovina Shepherd dog. Bella was plagued with severe mobility problems due to an extremely painful knee joint which had been damaged by disease from a young age.

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The Hibbot: Teaching Children with Cerebral Palsy to Walk, One Step at a Time

Stephanie Benoit
June 28, 2016
The Hibbot: Teaching Children with Cerebral Palsy to Walk, One Step at a Time

Meet Yano De Laet, a young boy who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a permanent movement disorder caused by a lesion in the developmental brain which causes muscle weakness, abnormal tone, movement disorders and balance problems. The brain damage often occurs before or during the birth of the child, and there is no cure for the condition. Yano regularly undergoes consultations at the Cerebral Palsy Reference Center at Pellenberg, UZ Leuven in Belgium, and after hearing about the Hibbot, his doctor thought he would be an ideal candidate for the project.

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German Patient Walks Again with Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Hip Implant

Anna Fischer
June 27, 2016
German Patient Walks Again with Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Hip Implant

German patient Inge W. had been afflicted with a hip malformation since her birth. Due to an extensive number of intense surgeries and revisions throughout her life, there was very little bone left in her pelvic region, leaving a large hole in the bone and making it very difficult to attach a standard hip implant. As her condition grew worse, it seemed that Inge had no other choice but to be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Fortunately, she was able to walk again with the help of a patient-specific 3D-printed hip implant.

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Mayo Clinic Helps 11-Year-Old with Blount’s Disease by Using 3D Printing

Stephanie Benoit
June 21, 2016
Mayo Clinic Helps 11-Year-Old with Blount’s Disease by Using 3D Printing

For 11-year-old Amarachi Austin-Okoh, running, jumping and even walking was a struggle. She suffered from a condition called Blount’s Disease, where the tibia, or shin bone, doesn’t grow properly, causing the legs to develop a bow shape. The disease had progressed so far in Amarachi’s case that even walking caused her great pain, and she explained that “It was very painful and hard, and, then, if people were walking a distance or something, I would start walking slower and slower, because it got harder and harder.”

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Saving Time in Your Medical Image Segmentation Process with Mimics 19

Sjoerd Kolk
June 15, 2016
Saving Time in Your Medical Image Segmentation Process with Mimics 19

When segmenting medical image data, have you ever struggled with separating two bones from each other? Well, you’re not the only one.

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How to Maintain Accurate Bone Geometries in Your FEA Mesh

Dr. Zahra Asgharpour
June 14, 2016
How to Maintain Accurate Bone Geometries in Your FEA Mesh

FEA mesh is the practical application of the finite element method (FEM), nowadays used intensively by engineers and scientists to mathematically model and numerically solve very complex problems in a wide range of applications.

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Copying the Entire Body's Blood Flow with 3D Printing

Eirini Ieremia
June 13, 2016
Copying the Entire Body's Blood Flow with 3D Printing

In an effort to eliminate the risks for patients related to cardiovascular procedures, researchers from Duke University in North Carolina have joined the accuracy of 3D Printing technology with the power of a supercomputer. They created and tested a high-quality and realistic simulation of the human body’s blood flow.

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3D Technology Enables Partial Knee Replacement for the First Time in a Bucovina Shepherd

Stephanie Benoit
June 12, 2016
3D Technology Enables Partial Knee Replacement for the First Time in a Bucovina Shepherd

Dr. Matthew Allen, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Cambridge, was faced with a challenging case when he encountered Bella, a Romanian Bucovina shepherd dog. Bella was plagued by severe mobility problems, and her owner was initially referred to Dr. Allen to assess the feasibility of a knee replacement. However, due to the aggressive nature of a total knee replacement and the fact that the bone of Bella’s knee joint was only partly damaged, Dr. Allen tried to come up with a different approach.

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