title: Three-dimensional technology for documentation and record keeping for patients with facial clefts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Craniofacial Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 811 South Paulina Street (MC 588), Chicago, IL 60612, USA. ads@uic.edu
authors.forename: Adriana C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Da Silveira
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Dimitrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Da Silveira
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Daw
authors.forename: Mimis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: 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*