title: Computer-assisted design of orbital implants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to report on the use of a computer-assisted design (CAD) system for predictable preoperative planning of orbital implant surgery (determination of the optimal number and position of orbital implants).
  
  
  METHODS
  Preoperative computed tomographic data were processed by interactive software for predictable surgical planning of orbital implant placement. Reformatted images from axial scans were used to analyze the structure of orbital bone and to plan the number of implants to place and the sites in which to place them.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surgeries to correct orbital defects in 6 patients were successfully designed with this method. Seventeen implants were placed in 6 patients with the CAD system with no intraoperative injuries. Satisfactory anatomic and esthetic results were achieved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new CAD system optimized preoperative surgical planning for orbital implant placement. The software may be applied in other craniofacial areas for implant placement in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Songling
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yuanliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shixin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004954:Esthetics; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D020273:Orbital Implants; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods