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The Korean Association Of Orthodontists (대한치과교정학회)
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A proposal of soft tissue landmarks for craniofacial analysis using three-dimensional laser scan imaging

3차원 레이저 스캔을 이용한 안면 연조직 분석을 위한 계측점의 제안

  • Baik, Hyoung-Seon (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Hwa-Jin (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jeon, Jai-Min (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
  • 백형선 (연세대학교 치과대학 교정학교실) ;
  • 이화진 (연세대학교 치과대학 교정학교실) ;
  • 전재민 (연세대학교 치과대학 교정학교실)
  • Published : 2006.02.28
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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3-D) laser scans can provide a 3-D image of the face and it is efficient in examining specific structures of the craniofacial soft tissues. Due to the increasing concerns with the soft tissues and expansion of the treatment range, a need for 3-D soft tissue analysis has become urgent. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the scanning error of the Vivid 900 (Minolta, Tokyo, Japan) 3-D laser scanner and Rapidform program (Inus Technology Inc., Seoul, Korea) and to evaluate the mean error and the magnification percentage of the image obtained from 3-D laser scans. In addition, soft tissue landmarks that are easy to designate and reproduce in 3-D images of normal, Class II and Class III malocclusion patients were obtained. The conclusions are as follows; scanning errors of the Vivid 900 3-D laser scanner using a manikin were 0.16 mm in the X axis, 0.15 mm in the Y axis, and 0.15 mm in the Z axis. In the comparison of actual measurements from the manikin and the 3-D image obtained from the Rapidform program, the mean error was 0.37 mm and the magnification was 0.66%. Except for the right soft tissue gonion from the 3-D image, errors of all soft tissue landmarks were within 2.0 mm. Glabella, soft tissue nasion, endocanthion, exocanthion, pronasale, subnasale, nasal alare, upper lip point, cheilion, lower lip point, soft tissue B point, soft tissue pogonion, soft tissue menton and preaurale had especially small errors. Therefore, the Rapidform program can be considered a clinically efficient tool to produce and measure 3-D images. The soft tissue landmarks proposed above are mostly anatomically important points which are also easily reproducible. These landmarks can be beneficial in 3-D diagnosis and analysis.

3차원 레이저 스캐너는 두개안면부의 입체적인 영상을 구성할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 컴퓨터의 조작을 통해 관찰이 용이하도록 원하는 위치로 회전과 축의 조정이 가능하여 면밀한 연조직 분석이 가능하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Vivid 900 (Minolta, Tokyo, Japan) 3차원 레이저 스캐너와 Rapidform 프로그램 (Inus Technology Inc., Seoul, Korea)을 이용하여 마네킨의 3차원 영상을 채득하여 촬영 과정의 오차를 평가하고 3차원 레이저 스캔 영상의 정밀도 및 확대율을 평가하였으며, 마네킨과 정상교합자, 제II급 부정교합자, 제III급 부정교합자의 3차원 레이저 스캔 영상에서 지정이 용이하고 반복 재현성이 높은 연조직 계측점을 제안하고자 하였다. 마네킨을 6회 반복 촬영한 결과 촬영 과정에서의 평균 오차는 X축은 0.16 mm, Y축은 0.15 mm, Z축은 0.15 mm였다. 마네킨의 실측치와 3차원 스캔 영상에서의 계측치를 비교하여 본 결과, 평균오차 0.37 mm, 확대율 0.66%로 나타났다. 3차원 스캔 영상에서 마네킨의 오른쪽 연조직 gonion을 제외한 26개의 연조직 계측점의 평균 오차가 2.0 mm를 넘지 않았으며 glabella, 연조직 nasion, endocanthion, exocanthionm, pronasale, subnasale, nasal alare, upper lip point, cheilion, lower lip point, 연조직 B point, 연조직 pogonion, 연조직 menton, preaurale 등이 평균 오차가 적었다. 제안된 연조직 계측점들은 3차원 레이저 영상에서 반복 재현성이 높고 지정이 용이하며 안면의 해부학적 특징을 나타내주는 점들로 두개안면 구조의 3차원적인 연조직의 분석을 위해 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

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