Mimics Innovation Suite

modules overview
2D images  3D model 3D model  Fixing Mimics/3-matic project  Communicate about projects
 Pre-surgical planning  3D Printing  Get physician’s feedback
 Analysis and landmarking  Anatomy-based design  Approve surgical plans
 Pre-surgical planning  Approve implant/guide designs
 Anatomy-based analysis
 Preparing for FEA simulation
…

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Mimics Innovation Suite Base
Achieve rapid, reliable image segmentation and accurate 3D reconstructions from CT, MRI, 3D Ultrasound* and micro-CT
data.
• Import and anonymize medical data
• Process your medical images: filter, crop, re-slice and more
• Segment medical images using intuitive, state-of-the-art tools
• Rotate image stack to arbitrary angles for interactive multi-planar reformatting
• Convert 2D image stacks to 3D models and visualize contours
• Optimize 3D models with fixing tools like smooth, wrap, fill holes and more
• Make angle and distance measurements on images or 3D models
• Align objects using global or point based registration
• Export 3D models as STL files for 3D Printing, design or analysis

How to Remove Scatter | Materialise Mimics Innovation Suite 21 – YouTube

How to segment bones in MIS & prepare them for 3D printing? – YouTube
Analysis
Gain an in-depth understanding of anatomy and pathology as well as device fit and performance using advanced quantification tools.
 Indicate landmarks and annotate
 Calculate areas, volumes and surfaces
 Project 3D measurements in 2D anatomical planes
 Characterize anatomical features with primitives and centerlines
 Compare aligned objects
 Identify blood vessel metrics: diameters, curvatures, curvature lengths, tortuosity and freeform annulus analyses
 Reference a stretched view of a vessel using curved planar reformatting (CPR)
 Analyze curvature or thickness
 Use integrated Matlab® scripting for complex analyses

How to plan a knee surgery in Materialise Mimics – YouTube

How to Map Bone Thickness on Your Anatomical Models | Materialise Mimics 22 – YouTube
How to Analyze the Centerline of the Aorta | Mimics Innovation Suite - YouTube
Design
Apply powerful design tools to anatomical data to create 3D models, custom implants and surgical guides using a repeatable design
process.
• Design patient-specific implants easier with freeform curve tools
• Perform CAD operations on 3D models: booleans, extrude, sweep, hollow, etc.
• Use sketches, 3D curves and push/pull surface tools to design complex features
• Finish 3D designs with trimming, smoothing, morphing and chamfer edges
• Label parts for production
• Import CAD files and combine with patient-specific anatomy
• Create patient-specific or population-based benchtop models

Designing Magnet Features for Anatomical Models | Materialise Mimics 22 – YouTube

How to Design a Patient-Specific Cranial Plate | Mimics Innovation Suite | Materialise Medical – YouTube
How to Create a Customized Cardiovascular Benchtop Model | Mimics Innovation Suite – YouTube
How to design surgical plates in MIS? - YouTube
Simulation
Preoperative consideration of different access routes and validation of patient-specific implants allows you to plan surgical procedures
optimally and, if necessary, shorten the duration of the operation. The Medical Edition turns your computer into a virtual operating
room.
• Perform virtual cuts on virtual 3D models
• Import and position implants
• Visualize implants in images
• Indicate and export landmarks
• Perform anthropometric analysis
• Plan osteotomies and/or distractions.
Anatomical Reverse Engineering
In order to import anatomical data into another CAD software or to send the data to a CNC milling machine, you must
first generate an analytical geometry model (Anatomical Reverse Engineering) out of the .stl format. This module makes
this process precise and easy.

• Automatic smoothing and dividing of free geometry

• Export of data into IGES and STEP format - with minimal data volume
FEA
Prepare high quality meshes for realistic computational modeling simulations of anatomical objects with full control over
mesh refinement, smoothness and element matching.
• Generate and export finite element meshes for FEA and CFD studies
• Optimize by controlling global or local mesh sizes and quality
• Create boundary surfaces
• Perform CT gray value based heterogeneous material assignment
• Create multi-part assembly meshes

How to Mesh a 3D Model | Mimics Innovation Suite – YouTube

How to create a intersection-based Non-manifold Assembly - YouTube
C&V segmentation
With the Cardiovascular module you have a solution for fast and accurate segmentation
and analysis of the complete heart and coronary system.
• Increased efficiency in cardiovascular segmentation through fully automated
segmentation algorithms of the different heart segments and coronaries
• Segmentation of 4D data using mask morphing technology

Automatic Heart Segmentation using the CT Heart Tool | Materialise Mimics 22 –

YouTube
Pulmonary
Derive more anatomical information from your lung CT scans. With the “Lung Module” you have a flexible solution for
accurate segmentation and analysis of the lower respiratory system. Support your research with improved outcome
parameters that enable you to detect diseases early and develop innovative options for localized therapies.
• Accurate segmentation and analysis of lung lobes and the airway
• Setting centerlines and defining the fissure planes
How to automatically segment airways in Mimics? - YouTube
Muscle segmentation
With the atlas based muscle segmentation a fast and semi-automatic segmentation of the lower extremities out of MRI
scans can be achieved. This can lead to a large reduction in segmentation time as well as improving the accuracy and
consistency for large case studies.
• Usage of created atlases for single muscle segmentation of the lower extremities
• Division of individual muscles and muscle groups into separate masks
• Creation of own atlas library for user defined regions

How to Segment Muscles Semi-Automatically With the Muscle Segmentation Tool | Materialise Medical -
YouTube
X-Ray
The X-ray module consists of manual and automatic tools that allow you to register multiple X-ray images on 3D models
obtained from a CT or MRI scan, reposition 3D models to the position in the X-ray images, and back-project landmark
points from your X-ray images into your 3D environment.
• Validation of the customer-specific implant post-Op position according to the pre-planned situation with the use of x-
ray images
• Gather experience to determine which surgical technique provides the best implant alignment.

X-Ray - YouTube
Scripting
The scripting module allows you to automate your workflows through the use of a script, written in Python. Doing that you can
scale up your work, avoid repetition and get consistency in results.
• Providing demo scripts in the Scripting Library
• Exchange about scripting possibilities in the Materialise Scripting Community

How to Install Python to Be Used with Materialise Mimics and 3-matic – YouTube
How To Get Set Up And Use Scripting In 3-Matic - YouTube
Automatic Reconstruction of the Orbital Floor and the Maxillar Sinus | Materialise Mimics 22 – YouTube
How to automate a fracture plate design workflow with scripting – YouTube
Automating an FEA workflow with scripting: remeshing, non-manifold assembly & volume mesh generation - YouTube
Lattice
Using the certified lattice structures toolbox develop and certify patient-specific porous devices in a more scalable
manner thanks to the new medical version of the lattice structures module.
• Create a wide range of design concepts using extensive unit cell and conformal structure tools
• Optimize your design by applying gradients and randomization
• Streamline the link to 3D printing by means of buildability analysis and a link to build processors
• Reduce design time with design automation and integration in a single image to 3D print platform
How to design Lattice Structures in Materialise 3-matic - YouTube
Texturing
Individual structuring and contouring of a surface (e.g. skull plate) for implantology and prosthetics. The patterning of a
surface is done by means of an existing STL file (unit cell).

Why Add 3D Textures to Your Model?

Add Functionality to Your 3D Model
• Benefit from biomimicry and bionic engineering design possibilities
• Increase grip
• Improve aerodynamic properties
• Change acoustic properties
• Control density with perforations
• Improve the Aesthetic Value of Your 3D Model
Enjoy freedom of design
• Create a unique or personalized object
• Cover up 3D printing layers (and avoid finishing work)
Statistical Shape Models (SSM)
With the SSM module, population-based analyses can be created independently. The "Statistical Shape Models" (SSM)
serve as the basis for an optimal population-based implant design. For the outsourcing of SSM creation by our service,
there is a lighter module available, the SSM Viewer.

How to Interpret a Statistical Shape Model (SSM) | Materialise Mimics 22 - YouTube

All import
With this module you can import a variety of common CAD formats into 3-matic e.g. Iges, STEP, Catia4, Import
Catia5, Import VDA, Import UG, Import Pro/E, etc.
Mimics Viewer Professional
Efficient collaboration between engineer and physician is key when working on 3D anatomical models, planning, or devices. The
Mimics Viewer is an online platform optimized for desktop and mobile users that allows the receiver to view your 3D patient
models, planning, and device designs at their convenience via a user-friendly interface.
A basic version of the Mimics Viewer is available to all Materialise customer. The professional version offers the option to get:

• Share up to 1000 patient cases

• Include up to 20 mcs/mxp files per case
• Store cases up to 10 year (*)
• Virtual Reality Access
• AI-based automated segmentation tools (CMF CT/CBCT,​ Knee MRI​, Knee CT​, Heart CT)(**)

(*) Storage duration is only 10 years if the annual license is payed

(**) The automatic segmentation modules are independent of Mimics Viewer Base
and Professional, and can be purchased on both versions

How to View Cases in Mimics Viewer | Materialise Mimics 22 – YouTube

Mimics Viewer Release - Virtual reality - YouTube