UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Dallas researchers used 3dMD imaging to compare craniofacial symmetry outcomes between strip craniectomy and fronto-orbital advancement in unicoronal craniosynostosis.
In conclusion, over one-third of participants demonstrated immediate improvements in neck rotation and neck flexion-extension across all three treatment modalities. Short-term pain reductions were observed following muscle stimulation and vibration.
By analyzing head scans, the model accurately classified craniofacial differences in pediatric BWS patients compared with the control group.
3dMDhead images were obtained preoperatively and postoperatively at 3 weeks, 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years. Head circumference, cephalic index, scaphocephalic index (SCI), frontal bossing index (FBI), occipital bullet index (OBI), and vertex narrowing index (VNI) were measured automatically using the 3dMDvultus Craniometrics Calculator.
An objective plagiocephaly head-shape assessment system aligning with physician-made clinical diagnoses.
Three-dimensional (3D) photography allows for the creation of surface models without the need for radiation and has been validated as reliable and equivalent to CT for calvarial measurements.
The findings suggest that until age 6, there are no significant differences… therefore, efforts should be made to ensure early diagnosis so that minimally invasive surgery is a viable treatment option.
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The authors found that, at school age, endoscopic repair produced a clinically meaningful and significantly greater improvement in anthropometric outcomes compared with open repair.
Preoperative and final postoperative 3dMD stereo photogrammetric images from patients who met the inclusion criteria had been collected as part of routine clinical imaging protocols in place at each study site. This large, retrospective, multicenter study illustrated whole head shape outcomes from three different craniectomy procedures.