Deformable image registration is a fundamental task in medical image processing. Among
its most important applications, one may cite: 1) multi-modality fusion, where information …

Advances in the basic scientific research within the field of computer assisted oral and
maxillofacial surgery have enabled us to introduce features of these techniques into routine …

Purpose Three-dimensional (3D) analysis and planning are powerful tools in craniofacial
and reconstructive surgery. The elements include 1) analysis, 2) planning, 3) virtual surgery …

The implementation of augmented reality (AR) in image-guided surgery (IGS) can improve
surgical interventions by presenting the image data directly on the patient at the correct …

Purpose: The goals of this study were to develop a technique for creating a computerized
composite skull model and to test its accuracy. The computerized composite skull model is …

Guides used in dental implant surgery add accuracy and an overall predictability. Successful
guided implant workflow depends on 3-dimensional image acquisition and precise medical …

Purpose: This study evaluated the measurement accuracy of three-dimensional (3D)
volumetric images from spiral computed tomography (CT) in vitro. Materials and Methods …

Objective. To observe changes in the pharyngeal airway and the hyoid bone position after
mandibular setback osteotomy in 30 patients with mandibular prognathism by means of 3 …

Materials and Methods Three-dimensional solid models of complex fractures were produced
overnight, in as short a time as three hours, with use of computed tomography-based …

To maximize tumor excision and minimize collateral damage are the primary goals of cancer
surgery. Emerging molecular imaging techniques have made “image-guided surgery” …