title: [A method for generating dental panoramic radiographs from 3D CT sectional data].
abstract: In this paper, a new method was presented which can generate dental panoramic radiographs from the 3D CT sectional data. The dental panoramic radiograph was generated by casting ray into the 3D sectional data from a curved surface close to the dental arch. With this method, the relationship between the 3D CT sectional data and the dental panoramic radiographs was built, which helped to overcome the defects in the real X-ray panoramic radiographs, such as structure overlap and unselectable content for displaying. The technology is of certain significance in computer aided technique and surgical planning related to dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200240, China.
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Lisheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuanliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Huayan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*