International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery
May 31, 2024
The surgery-first approach (SFA) orthognathic surgery can be beneficial due to reduced overall treatment time and earlier profile improvement. The objective of this study was to utilize deep learning to predict the treatment modality of SFA or the or...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
May 30, 2024
PURPOSE: The segmentation of the heart and great vessels in CT images of congenital heart disease (CHD) is critical for the clinical assessment of cardiac anomalies and the diagnosis of CHD. However, the diverse types and abnormalities inherent in CH...
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the intricate anatomical morphology of fused-rooted mandibular second molars (MSMs) is essential for root canal treatment. The present study utilized a deep learning approach to identify the three-dimensional root canal mo...
INTRODUCTION: Automated segmentation of 3-dimensional pulp space on cone-beam computed tomography images presents a significant opportunity for enhancing diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical education in endodontics. The aim of this systematic...
The increasing application of virtual surgical planning (VSP) in orthognathic surgery implies a critical need for accurate prediction of facial and skeletal shapes. The craniofacial relationship in patients with dentofacial deformities is still not u...
Medical & biological engineering & computing
May 28, 2024
Three-dimensional vessel model reconstruction from patient-specific magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images often requires some manual maneuvers. This study aimed to establish the deep learning (DL)-based method for vessel model reconstruction. T...
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
May 26, 2024
BACKGROUND: The feasibility of diagnosing malnutrition using facial features has been validated. A tool to integrate all facial features associated with malnutrition for disease screening is still demanded. This work aims to develop and evaluate a de...
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
May 23, 2024
BACKGROUND: Analysis of vascular networks is an essential step to unravel the mechanisms regulating the physiological and pathological organization of blood vessels. So far, most of the analyses are performed using 2-dimensional projections of 3-dime...
Glaucoma is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the gradual degeneration of retinal ganglion cells, leading to irreversible blindness worldwide. Therefore, timely and accurate diagnosis of glaucoma is crucial, enabling early inte...
Deformable image registration is an essential component of medical image analysis and plays an irreplaceable role in clinical practice. In recent years, deep learning-based registration methods have demonstrated significant improvements in convenienc...