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

Autori
Šimić, Luka ; Kopačin, Vjekoslav ; Mumlek, Ivan ; Butković, Josip ; Zubčić, Vedran

Izvornik
European radiology experimental (2509-9280) 5 (2021), 1; 34318382, 6

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Computer-aided design ; Mandibular reconstruction ; Medical informatics applications ; Printing (three-dimensional) ; Surgery (computer-assisted)

Sažetak
With advancements in computer systems, computer graphics, and medical imaging technologies, clinicians strive for a personalized approach to patient treatment. Therefore, the production of personalized 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

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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