Cinematic rendering to improve visualization of supplementary and ectopic teeth using CT datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ectopic, impacted, and supplementary teeth are the number one reason for cross-sectional imaging in pediatric dentistry. The accurate post-processing of acquired data sets is crucial to obtain precise, yet also intuitively understandable three-dimensional (3D) models, which facilitate clinical decision-making and improve treatment outcomes. Cinematic rendering (CR) is anovel visualization technique using physically based volume rendering to create photorealistic images from DICOM data. The aim of the present study was to tailor pre-existing CR reconstruction parameters for use in dental imaging with the example of the diagnostic 3D visualization of ectopic, impacted, and supplementary teeth.

Methods

CR was employed for the volumetric image visualization of midface

SUBMITTER: Willershausen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature