Ji Y, Zhang F, Schwartz J, Stile F, Lineaweaver WC. Assessment of facial tissue expansion with three-dimensional digitizer scanning.
J Craniofac Surg 2002;
13:687-92. [PMID:
12218799 DOI:
10.1097/00001665-200209000-00017]
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Abstract
This article reports a three-dimensional (3D) digital color scanning system used in the measurement of facial soft tissue expansion. This system consists of digital scanning equipment, software for stereolithographical (STL) forms and nonuniform rational B-spline (NURBS) surfaces, and a computer-aided design program. Accurate data for the area of scar excision and the expanded cervicofacial flap were obtained by using this measuring system in a young patient with scar contracture of the face. This technique can accurately model the reconstruction and make plastic surgery planning a truly interactive procedure.
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