InVesalius is a free medical

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used to generate virtual reconstructions of structures in the human body. Based on two-dimensional images, acquired using

computed tomography A computed tomography scan (CT scan), formerly called computed axial tomography scan (CAT scan), is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or ...

magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to generate pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and ...

equipment, the software generates virtual three-dimensional models correspondent to anatomical parts of the human body. After constructing three-dimensional

DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a technical standard for the digital storage and Medical image sharing, transmission of medical images and related information. It includes a file format definition, which specifies the str ...

images, the software allows the generation of STL (stereolithography) files. These files can be used for

rapid prototyping Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design ( CAD) data. Construction of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D printing ...

. InVesalius was developed at CTI (Renato Archer Information Technology Center), a research institute of the Brazilian Science and Technology Center and is available at no cost at the homepage o
Public Software Portal homepage
The software license is CC-GPL 2. It is available in English, Japanese,

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. InVesalius was developed using Python and works under

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and

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. It also uses graphic libraries VTK, wxPython,

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and GDCM. The software's name is a tribute to Belgian physician

Andreas Vesalius Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), latinized as Andreas Vesalius (), was an anatomist and physician who wrote '' De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem'' (''On the fabric of the human body'' ''in seven books''), which is ...

(1514–1564), considered the "father of modern anatomy". Developed since 2001 for attending Brazilian Public Hospitals demands, InVesalius development was directed for promoting social inclusion of individuals with severe facial deformities. Since then, however, it has been employed in various research areas of

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

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and

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. It has been used not only in public hospitals, but also in private clinics and hospitals. Until 2017, the software had already been used for generating more than 5000 rapid prototyping models of anatomical structures at Promed project.

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Official InVesalius websiteAlternative InVesalius websiteInVesalius source codeInVesalius Translation page
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InVesalius at TwitterPublic Software Portal (Portuguese)Rapid Prototyping for Medicine (Portuguese)

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