title: Craniofacial reconstruction using rational cubic ball curves.
abstract: This paper proposes the reconstruction of craniofacial fracture using rational cubic Ball curve. The idea of choosing Ball curve is based on its robustness of computing efficiency over Bezier curve. The main steps are conversion of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (Dicom) images to binary images, boundary extraction and corner point detection, Ball curve fitting with genetic algorithm and final solution conversion to Dicom format. The last section illustrates a real case of craniofacial reconstruction using the proposed method which clearly indicates the applicability of this method. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) has also been developed for practical application.
authors.affiliation: Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Town Ship Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abd Rahni
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mt Piah
authors.affiliation: School of Informatics & Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
authors.forename: R U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Gobithaasan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Engineering Mathematics, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Pauh, Perlis.
authors.forename: Zainor Ridzuan
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Yahya
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*