Quantification of Head Shape from Three-Dimensional Photography for Presurgical and Postsurgical Evaluation of Craniosynostosis

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 144; no. 6; p. 1051e
• Main Authors: Porras, Antonio R, Tu, Liyun, Tsering, Deki, Mantilla, Esperanza, Oh, Albert, Enquobahrie, Andinet, Keating, Robert, Rogers, Gary F, Linguraru, Marius George
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Craniosynostoses - diagnostic imaging; Craniosynostoses - pathology; Craniosynostoses - surgery; Craniotomy - methods; Female; Head - abnormalities; Head - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Photography; Preoperative Care - methods; Retrospective Studies; Skull - abnormalities; Skull - diagnostic imaging

Evaluation of surgical treatment for craniosynostosis is typically based on subjective visual assessment or simple clinical metrics of cranial shape that are prone to interobserver variability. Three-dimensional photography provides cheap and noninvasive information to assess surgical outcomes, but...