CT-guided stereolithography as a new tool in craniofacial surgery.
CT-guided stereolithography provides an acrylic model which exactly replicates the original structure. It allows optimal preoperative planning and intraoperative management. This application proved advantageous in surgical correction of a wide midline craniofacial cleft in a baby.
Anderl
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University Hospital of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria.
Zur Nedden
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Mühlbauer
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Twerdy
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Zanon
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Wicke
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Knapp
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D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009106:Mummies / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed