Clinical application of 3-dimensional tissue volume assessment using CloudCompare

Jolande Ma; Yee Mon Aung; Timothy Manzie; Kai Cheng; Masako Dunn; Payal Mukherjee; Jonathan Clark

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.07.009

Clinical application of 3-dimensional tissue volume assessment using CloudCompare

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Oct;61(8):567-570. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Aug 3.

Authors

Jolande Ma¹, Yee Mon Aung², Timothy Manzie², Kai Cheng³, Masako Dunn², Payal Mukherjee⁴, Jonathan Clark⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 119-143 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Anderson Stuart Building, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: joma9540@uni.sydney.edu.au.
² Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 119-143 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
³ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 119-143 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, Sydney Local Health District, 145 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
⁴ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 119-143 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Anderson Stuart Building, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, Sydney Local Health District, 145 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.

PMID: 37604759
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.07.009

Abstract

Adjunctive procedures, including autologous fat grafting and surgical debulking, may be required to optimise facial contours following maxillomandibular reconstruction. A standardised method for the quantitative analysis of volumetric change and the impact of restoration of facial symmetry on health-related quality of life remains unclear. We use two case studies to illustrate the value of a combination of objective 3-dimenmsional (3D) measurements, clinical assessments, and patient-reported outcomes, using the FACE-Q questionnaire to elucidate the benefits of adjunctive procedures.

Keywords: Fat grafting; Free flap; Jaw VSP (virtual surgical planning).