Study on 3D Model Reconstruction of Human Knee Joint Based on MRI

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Reconstruction of a 3D model for human knee joint is the basic step for its kinematics and dynamics analysis. To make further research on knee joint modeling, we present a new method to reconstruct 3D knee joint models based on magnetic resonance image (MRI). This method consists of steps as pretreatment of the images, the region growing for segmentation and the contour interpolation or the grey value interpolation and so on. The resulting 3D knee joint model are used for dynamics analysis of human knee joint after being imported into the finite-element platform which includes the tibia, the femur, the meniscus and the cartilages. The 3D model provides the possibility for the research on the movement roles and mechanics characteristics of the knee joint.

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