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Biomedical Modeling, Inc. 1Biomedical Modeling, Inc. 2013

Crispin B. Weinberg, Ph.D. |President

Danice Y. Chou, B.S. | Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical Modeling, Inc. | www.biomodel.com

BiomodelsAid the Separation of

Conjoined Twins

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Who are we?

Biomedical Modeling, Inc.is a Boston-based anatomical engineering company.

We make patient-specific anatomical models

from medical imaging data (CT, MRI, etc.) for

dental,medical, and engineeringapplications.

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One of our most famous cases was our involvementin the surgical separation ofthe Alvarez twins fromGuatemala, who were conjoined at the head.

What do we do?

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Starting from CT scans, we madebiomodels of their skulls and shared brainvasculature to give the surgeons at UCLAbetter understanding oftheir anatomy.

What do we do?

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Why do we do it?

Our biomodels helped a team of surgeonsvisualizethe twins' pathological anatomy and communicatewith one another while planning the complex surgery.

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Why do we do it?

Over 50 medical professionals worked on thetwins during the 23-hour long procedure.

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Why do we do it? The lead plastic-surgeon valued our modelsso much, he called us rightafter the surgeryto thank us for our contribution.

It went off like weplanned it. Thatwas really such agreat feeling.

"No matter how good our3D graphics are, there isnothing like a model inyour hands that one can

actually play with."

Henry K. Kawamoto, Jr. MD,DDS, FACS

UCLA Medical School

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With a successful surgery, the twins defied theodds against survival.

Why do we do it?

Their story has inspired hope and has helped toraise funds to bringmedical treatment tochildren from underdeveloped countries.

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Visit our website atwww.biomodel.com , or

watch our video about the twins' separation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVhms_fiHk

For more information

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