Automatic measurement of orbital volume in unilateral coronal synostosis

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Premature fusion of the coronal suture on one side of the calvaria (unilateral coronal synostosis, UCS) results in asymmetric craniofacial development and the deformation of the orbits. Often this necessitates surgery, where CT scanning is employed to obtain measures of the bony orbit. These measures are typically computed by guided procedures that require expert time. We propose a method with higher degree of automation based on finding an optimal smooth closed surface. CT scans of 17 infants with UCS are included in our experimental validation, where we compare our method to expert guided segmentations. We obtain similar measures, as well as high Dice scores, compared to the experts. The run time for the proposed approach with a prototype implementation is around 3 minutes on a standard laptop, making the method suitable for rapid evaluation of orbital volume in UCS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging : From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2016 - Proceedings
Number of pages5
PublisherIEEE
Publication date15 Jun 2016
Pages889-893
Article number7493408
ISBN (Electronic)9781479923502
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2016
Event2016 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2016 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 13 Apr 201616 Apr 2016

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2016
LandCzech Republic
ByPrague
Periode13/04/201616/04/2016

    Research areas

  • Bone, Computed tomography (CT), Image segmentation

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