title: Surface Reconstruction from Parallel Curves with Application to Parietal Bone Fracture Reconstruction.
abstract: Maxillofacial trauma are common, secondary to road traffic accident, sports injury, falls and require sophisticated radiological imaging to precisely diagnose. A direct surgical reconstruction is complex and require clinical expertise. Bio-modelling helps in reconstructing surface model from 2D contours. In this manuscript we have constructed the 3D surface using 2D Computerized Tomography (CT) scan contours. The fracture part of the cranial vault are reconstructed using GC1 rational cubic Ball curve with three free parameters, later the 2D contours are flipped into 3D with equidistant z component. The constructed surface is represented by contours blending interpolant. At the end of this manuscript a case report of parietal bone fracture is also illustrated by employing this method with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) illustration.
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: Institute of Engineering Mathematics, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zainor
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ridzuan Yahya
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods