Three-dimensional technology for documentation and record keeping for patients with facial clefts.
The surface laser scanner has great potential as a method for documentation of cleft infant due to its accuracy, ease of use, and convenience. The image scan be stored in the computer for easy access. As purchasing costs decrease, its acquisition will be facilitated, resulting in an increase in its use.
Da Silveira
Adriana C
AC
The Craniofacial Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 811 South Paulina Street (MC 588), Chicago, IL 60612, USA. ads@uic.edu
Martinez
Orlando
O
Da Silveira
Dimitrio
D
Daw
Joseph L
JL
Cohen
Mimis
M
D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*