Fully automated evaluation of condylar remodeling after orthognathic surgery in skeletal class II patients using deep learning and landmarks.

Journal: Journal of dentistry
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Condylar remodeling is a key prognostic indicator in maxillofacial surgery for skeletal class II patients. This study aimed to develop and validate a fully automated method leveraging landmark-guided segmentation and registration for efficient assessment of condylar remodeling.

Authors

  • Wei Jia
    Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  • Han Wu
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Lanzhuju Mei
    School of Biomedical Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.
  • Jiamin Wu
    Tsinghua University, Department of Automation, Beijing, China.
  • Minjiao Wang
    Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology. Shanghai, 200011, China. Electronic address: joeywong91@foxmail.com.
  • Zhiming Cui
    The Institute of Information Processing and Application, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.