title: Postoperative evaluation of surgery for craniosynostosis based on image registration techniques.
abstract: Craniosynostosis consists of a premature fusion of the sutures in an infant skull, which restricts the skull and brain growth. During the last decades there has been a rapid increase of fundamentally diverse surgical treatment methods. At present, the surgical outcome has been assessed using global variables such as cephalic index, head circumerence and intracranial volume. However, the variables have failed in describing the local deformations and morphological changes, which are proposed to more likely induce neurological disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institut for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Stauffacherstr. 78, CH-3014, Switzerland. marcelo.eliasdeolivera@istb.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elias de Oliveira
authors.forename: Harri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hallila
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ritvanen
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Büchler
authors.forename: Mervi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paulasto
authors.forename: Jyri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hukki
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D009929:Organ Size; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed