Hollister used the results of the scan to generate a computer model of the splint.

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First, a scan at a range of 8 metres generated a 3D model.

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"We're moving away for the old model, where a radiologist puts up a scan, lights it up, and tries to figure out what's wrong, " says Marcus.

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Layers of muscle and skin were added by computer to a scan of the skull and the result was made into a three-dimensional plastic model.

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The laser beams on the Tele Atlas vans scan each building on the road thousands of times, creating a three-dimensional model of the neighborhood that, when matched to photos from the high-resolution cameras, can be used to re-create a realistic cityscape.

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The display includes a model of Richard's skull, on loan from Loughborough University, made from the CT scan of the skeleton made at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

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