title: Automatic detection of inferior alveolar nerve canal from cone-beam computed tomography images for dental surgery planning.
abstract: The inferior alveolar nerve canal is an important nerve canal in the jaw bone, and any damage to this canal can cause pain or fatal complications. Since such damage can be caused by a wrong surgical procedure or surgery plan, accurate surgery planning is necessary. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a three-dimensional medical imaging method that is mainly used in dental treatment; however, identifying the nerve canal is difficult in CBCT images as compared to conventional CT images. This paper proposes a new concept of a panoramic curve for nerve canal detection and a detection algorithm that is usually applied to facial recognition was introduced in this study for the automatic detection of nerve canal in CBCT images.
authors.affiliation: Center for Bionics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Yeob
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Center for Bionics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youngjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Geun
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Center for Bionics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sehyung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kunwoo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning