Are all bones modelled in 3D Slicer hollow? I need to use them for FEA.

Danieal_Ahmad
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 02:51:03 +0000
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Hi, I’ve been working on Femur and Tibia bones from a CT scan. I managed to model them out pretty well.

However when I played around the 3D space to look inside the bones, they seem to be empty. Are all bones modelled in 3D Slicer hollow? Then how should I make the whole bone fill up? I intend to do FEA on Ansys.

Also, I intend to create Cancellous region for the Femur bone. Will both the Cortical and Cancellous regions be hollow when I create the Cancellous region too? Please advice me.

Note that I am very new to 3D slicer and have NO knowledge in Ansys. I intend to only learn Ansys when I am done modelling the Femur and Distal bones. Will I be able to fill up the hollow bones in 3D Slicer or Ansys?

Please help thank you.

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