OBJECTIVE: Manual contouring of cartilage for nasal reconstruction is tedious and time-consuming. The use of a robot could improve the speed and precision of the contouring process. This cadaveric study evaluates the efficiency and accuracy of a robo...
Facial plastic surgery & aesthetic medicine
Feb 7, 2023
Currently, the aesthetic appearance and structure of the nose in a rhinoplasty patient is evaluated by a surgeon, without automation. To compare the assessment of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) (machine learning) and a rhinoplasty surgeon's i...
BACKGROUND: Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures. The complexity of the nasal structure and the substantial aesthetic and functional impact of the operation make rhinoplasty very challenging. The past few years have witnessed an...
Computational and mathematical methods in medicine
Jan 11, 2022
In rhinoplasty, it is necessary to consider the correlation between the anthropometric indicators of the nasal bone, so that it prevents surgical complications and enhances the patient's satisfaction. The penetrating form of high-energy electromagnet...
BACKGROUND: Despite the wide range of cleft lip morphology, consistent scales to categorize preoperative severity do not exist. Machine learning has been used to increase accuracy and efficiency in detection and rating of multiple conditions, yet it ...
BACKGROUND: Advances in deep learning (DL) have been transformative in computer vision and natural language processing, as well as in healthcare. The authors present a novel application of DL to plastic surgery. Here, the authors describe and demonst...