Background The Medpor surgical implant is one of the easiest implants in clinical practice, especially in craniomaxillofacial surgery. It is often used as a bone substitute material for the repair of skull defects and...Background The Medpor surgical implant is one of the easiest implants in clinical practice, especially in craniomaxillofacial surgery. It is often used as a bone substitute material for the repair of skull defects and facial deformities. The Medpor implant has several advantages but its use is limited because it is radiolucent in both direct radiography and conventional computed tomography, causing serious problems with visualization. Methods In this study, a new technique for visualizing Medpor implants was evaluated in 10 patients who had undergone facial reconstruction using the material. Continuous volume scans were made using a 16-channel tomographic scanner and 3D reconstruction software was used to create surface renderings. The threshold values for surface renderings of the implant ranged from -70 HU to -20 HU, with bone as the default. Results The shape of the implants and the spatial relationship between bone and implant could both be displayed. Conclusion Surface rendering can allow successful visualization of Medpor implants in the body.展开更多
This paper presents an approach for surface rendering in 3D rectilinear datafield. The approach will first detect the border of the given object in the field by underlying function fitting and the second gradient deri...This paper presents an approach for surface rendering in 3D rectilinear datafield. The approach will first detect the border of the given object in the field by underlying function fitting and the second gradient derivative calculating. On marking the border cells, they will be rendered in polygons to fit the surface of the object. The implementation, as well as some experiments, is given in the paper.展开更多
文摘Background The Medpor surgical implant is one of the easiest implants in clinical practice, especially in craniomaxillofacial surgery. It is often used as a bone substitute material for the repair of skull defects and facial deformities. The Medpor implant has several advantages but its use is limited because it is radiolucent in both direct radiography and conventional computed tomography, causing serious problems with visualization. Methods In this study, a new technique for visualizing Medpor implants was evaluated in 10 patients who had undergone facial reconstruction using the material. Continuous volume scans were made using a 16-channel tomographic scanner and 3D reconstruction software was used to create surface renderings. The threshold values for surface renderings of the implant ranged from -70 HU to -20 HU, with bone as the default. Results The shape of the implants and the spatial relationship between bone and implant could both be displayed. Conclusion Surface rendering can allow successful visualization of Medpor implants in the body.
文摘This paper presents an approach for surface rendering in 3D rectilinear datafield. The approach will first detect the border of the given object in the field by underlying function fitting and the second gradient derivative calculating. On marking the border cells, they will be rendered in polygons to fit the surface of the object. The implementation, as well as some experiments, is given in the paper.
