Till N Schnabel, Baran Gözcü, Paulo Gotardo, Lasse Lingens, Daniel Dorda, Frawa Vetterli, Ashraf Emhemmed, Prasad Nalabothu, Yoriko Lill, Benito K Benitez, Andreas A Mueller, Markus Gross, Barbara Solenthaler
PURPOSE: Presurgical orthopedic plates are widely used for the treatment of cleft lip and palate, which is the most common craniofacial birth defect. For the traditional plate fabrication, an impression is taken under airway-endangering conditions, which recent digital alternatives overcome via intraoral scanners. However, these alternatives demand proficiency in 3D modeling software in addition to the generally required clinical knowledge of plate design. METHODS: We address these limitations with a data-driven and fully automated digital pipeline, endowed with a graphical user interface...
April 2, 2023: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery