Tooth shape reconstruction from dental CT images with the region-growing method

• Published in: Dento-maxillo-facial radiology Vol. 43; no. 6; p. 20140080
• Main Authors: Yanagisawa, R, Sugaya, Y, Kasahara, S, Omachi, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Institute of Radiology 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Cuspid - diagnostic imaging; Dentistry; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Incisor - diagnostic imaging; Models, Theoretical; Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tooth - diagnostic imaging; Tooth Crown - diagnostic imaging; Tooth Root - diagnostic imaging; Cone-beam CT; image reconstruction; computer-assisted three-dimensional imaging

The three-dimensional shape information of teeth provides useful information. However, obtaining accurate three-dimensional shapes of teeth is difficult without extracting them physically. In this study, we aimed to develop a method for automatically extracting accurate three-dimensional shapes of t...