3D Mandibular Superimposition: Comparison of Regions of Reference for Voxel-Based Registration

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0157625
• Main Authors: Ruellas, Antonio Carlos de Oliveira, Yatabe, Marilia Sayako, Souki, Bernardo Quiroga, Benavides, Erika, Nguyen, Tung, Luiz, Ronir Raggio, Franchi, Lorenzo, Cevidanes, Lucia Helena Soares
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.06.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adolescent; Alveolar bone; Asymmetry; Biology and Life Sciences; Child; Computer and Information Sciences; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; Dentistry; Diagnostic imaging; Dimensional analysis; Engineering and Technology; Growth; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Mandible; Mandible - diagnostic imaging; Masks; Medical examination; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Models, Anatomic; Morphology; Open source software; Orthodontics; Patients; Radiography, Dental; Reference Values; Registration; Research and Analysis Methods; Sampling methods; Studies; Surgery; Systematic review; Technology application; Teeth; Three dimensional imaging; Three dimensional models; Transplants & implants; Brazil; United States > US; Rio de Janeiro Brazil

The aim was to evaluate three regions of reference (Björk, Modified Björk and mandibular Body) for mandibular registration testing them in a patients' CBCT sample. Mandibular 3D volumetric label maps were built from CBCTs taken before (T1) and after treatment (T2) in a sample of 16 growing subj...