Surface reconstruction for computer vision-based craniofacial surgery

S. M. Bhandarkar, A. S. Chowdhury, E. W. Tollner, J. C. Yu, E. W. Ritter, A. Konar

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

High-energy traumatic impact of the craniofacial skeleton is an inevitable consequence of today's fast paced society. The work presented in the paper addresses the problem of craniofacial reconstruction using two popular surface matching algorithms namely the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm and the Data Aligned Rigidity Constrained Exhaustive Search (DARCES) algorithm. The two algorithms are first applied individually and then in combination to achieve the desired reconstruction. The synergistic combination of the DARCES and ICP algorithms is found to yield higher reconstruction accuracy in much shorter execution time compared to the ICP algorithm used in isolation. The local surface irregularities on the fracture surfaces are exploited using a fuzzy set theoretic approach and a curvature-based method. Incorporation of the knowledge of the surface irregularities by means of two reward-penalty schemes in the hybrid DARCES-ICP algorithm is shown to result in robust and accurate surface reconstruction. Experimental results on Computer Tomography (CT) image data obtained from fractured human mandibles are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - Seventh IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2005
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages257-262
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0769522718, 9780769522715
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2005
Event7th IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2005 - Breckenridge, CO, United States
Duration: Jan 5 2005Jan 7 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - Seventh IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2005

Other

Other7th IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBreckenridge, CO
Period1/5/051/7/05

Keywords

  • Computer Tomography (CT)
  • DARCES
  • Fuzzy sets
  • ICP
  • Mean and Gaussian curvatures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

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