The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)

The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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Cone-beam CT superimposition and visualization using open-source softwares

오픈-소스 소프트웨어를 이용한 콘빔 전산화단층영상의 중첩 및 시각화

  • Jeon, Woo-Ram (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Lim, Sung-Hoon (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • 전우람 (조선대학교 치과대학 치과교정학교실) ;
  • 임성훈 (조선대학교 치과대학 치과교정학교실)
  • Received : 2018.07.03
  • Accepted : 2018.08.16
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

ITK-SNAP (http://www.itksnap.org) and 3D Slicer (CMFreg extension module; www.slicer.org) are open-source softwares which can be used for superimposition of cone-beam CT images. For superimposition, segmentation of bone is done with ITK-SNAP, and then voxel based superimposition of CBCT images can be performed using 3D Slicer. 3D Slicer has various visualization modules which are not provided in common commercial programs. 'Models' module is used to visualize two overlapping three-dimensional images, and this allows various visualizations by changing view mode and color of the model. In addition, differences between two CBCT images can be represented in a color map using 'ShapePopulationViewer' module. This report introduces how to superimpose and visualize CBCT images using ITK-SNAP and 3D Slicer, and the usefulness and limitations of both softwares will be discussed in comparison with commercial softwares.

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