A new method of morphological comparison for bony reconstructive surgery: maxillary reconstruction using scapular tip bone

Harley Chan; Ralph W. Gilbert; Nitin A. Pagedar; Michael J. Daly; Jonathan C. Irish; Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen

doi:10.1117/12.845603

3 March 2010 A new method of morphological comparison for bony reconstructive surgery: maxillary reconstruction using scapular tip bone

Harley Chan, Ralph W. Gilbert, Nitin A. Pagedar, Michael J. Daly, Jonathan C. Irish, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen

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Proceedings Volume 7625, Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling; 76253B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845603
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

esthetic appearance is one of the most important factors for reconstructive surgery. The current practice of maxillary reconstruction chooses radial forearm, fibula or iliac rest osteocutaneous to recreate three-dimensional complex structures of the palate and maxilla. However, these bone flaps lack shape similarity to the palate and result in a less satisfactory esthetic. Considering similarity factors and vasculature advantages, reconstructive surgeons recently explored the use of scapular tip myo-osseous free flaps to restore the excised site. We have developed a new method that quantitatively evaluates the morphological similarity of the scapula tip bone and palate based on a diagnostic volumetric computed tomography (CT) image. This quantitative result was further interpreted as a color map that rendered on the surface of a three-dimensional computer model. For surgical planning, this color interpretation could potentially assist the surgeon to maximize the orientation of the bone flaps for best fit of the reconstruction site. With approval from the Research Ethics Board (REB) of the University Health Network, we conducted a retrospective analysis with CT image obtained from 10 patients. Each patient had a CT scans including the maxilla and chest on the same day. Based on this image set, we simulated total, subtotal and hemi palate reconstruction. The procedure of simulation included volume segmentation, conversing the segmented volume to a stereo lithography (STL) model, manual registration, computation of minimum geometric distances and curvature between STL model. Across the 10 patients data, we found the overall root-mean-square (RMS) conformance was 3.71± 0.16 mm

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Harley Chan, Ralph W. Gilbert, Nitin A. Pagedar, Michael J. Daly, Jonathan C. Irish, and Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen "A new method of morphological comparison for bony reconstructive surgery: maxillary reconstruction using scapular tip bone", Proc. SPIE 7625, Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 76253B (3 March 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845603

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