Craniofacial reconstruction using rational cubic ball curves

PLoS One. 2015 Apr 16;10(4):e0122854. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122854. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

This paper proposes the reconstruction of craniofacial fracture using rational cubic Ball curve. The idea of choosing Ball curve is based on its robustness of computing efficiency over Bezier curve. The main steps are conversion of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (Dicom) images to binary images, boundary extraction and corner point detection, Ball curve fitting with genetic algorithm and final solution conversion to Dicom format. The last section illustrates a real case of craniofacial reconstruction using the proposed method which clearly indicates the applicability of this method. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) has also been developed for practical application.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Face / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Skull / surgery*

Grants and funding

The authors would like to extend their gratitude to the Ministry of Education of Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia for supporting this work under its Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Account No. 203/PMATHS/6711365. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.