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Radiopaque scales have numerous uses in the field of surgery, especially orthopaedic surgery. Scales of this nature can be used to guide surgeons by taking intra-operative measurements, pinpoint insertion points on bones and detect locations of deformations and tumours inside the body. Despite this, these scales are not used widely enough because o...
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... linear measurement markers on the scale surface were made by drilling 1.5mm deep grooves, at 10mm from each other. The grooves were filled with radiopaque agents such as barium sulfate powder and ICA (Figure 1). The scale was then covered with a ConTract® self-adhesive transparent plastic to reduce spillage. ...
