Objective To introduce the recent advances of the application of computer technology in tissue engineering. Methods The recent original articlesrelated to computer technology, medical image technology, computer-aided design, the advanced manufacture technology were summarized and systematically analyzed.Results Computer-aided tissue engineering is a new fieldon tissue engineering. It is the future direction of tissue engineering study. This article reviews recent development of medical CT/MRI scanning, three-dimensional reconstruction, anatomical modeling, computeraided design, computer-aided manufacturing, rapid prototyping， RP manufacturing of tissue engineering scaffolds and computeraided implantation.Conclusion Computer-aided tissue engineering can be used in scaffolds design and fabrication, computer-aided artificial tissue implantation. It is a new field on tissue engineering.