Improved technique of personalised surgical guides generation for mandibular free flap reconstruction using an open-source tool

With advancements in computer systems, computer graphics and medical imaging technologies, clinicians strive for a personalised approach to patient treatment. Therefore, the production of personalised surgical guides is becoming standard. While proprietary software solutions for mandibular reconstru...

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Published inEuropean radiology experimental Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 30
Main Authors Šimić, Luka, Kopačin, Vjekoslav, Mumlek, Ivan, Butković, Josip, Zubčić, Vedran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 28.07.2021
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Computer-Aided Design
Diagnostic Radiology
Fibula - surgery
Free Tissue Flaps
Humans
Imaging
Internal Medicine
Interventional Radiology
Mandibular Reconstruction
Medical informatics applications
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Open source software
Printing (three-dimensional)
Radiology
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgery (computer-assisted)
Technical Note
Ultrasound
Medical informatics applications
Computer-aided design
Mandibular reconstruction
Surgery (computer-assisted)
Printing (three-dimensional)
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Summary:With advancements in computer systems, computer graphics and medical imaging technologies, clinicians strive for a personalised approach to patient treatment. Therefore, the production of personalised surgical guides is becoming standard. While proprietary software solutions for mandibular reconstruction planning exist, they are often not available due to their high costs. There are multiple alternative methods available, which utilise open-source technologies and free software, but they use advanced three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) concepts. The goal of this article is to provide end-users (surgeons, radiologists, or radiology technicians) with a tool that offers an intuitive interface and a simple workflow. The tool provides only the necessary methods offering a high degree of automation and abstracting the underlying 3D CAD concepts. This is accomplished by providing an add-on (written in Python) for a free and open-source software package Blender.
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ISSN:2509-9280
2509-9280
DOI:10.1186/s41747-021-00229-x