Imaging of Temporomandibular Joint: Approach by Direct Volume Rendering
| Autor: | Daniele Bruschetta, Carola Caradonna, Antonino Marco Cuccia, Demetrio Milardi, Gianluigi Vaccarino |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cuccia, A., Caradonna, C., Bruschetta, D., Vaccarino, G., Milardi, D |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Clinical Biochemistry lcsh:Medicine Mechanical engineering Magnetic resonance imaging stomatognathic system Settore MED/28 - Malattie Odontostomatologiche Synovial joint medicine Medical imaging Transparency (data compression) Zoom medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Settore BIO/16 - Anatomia Umana Medicine (all) lcsh:R Mandible Volume rendering General Medicine TMJ Dentistry Section Three-dimensional Imaging Temporomandibular joint Computer generated stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure business computer generated magnetic resonance imaging thred-dimensional imaging Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 8, Iss 11, Pp ZC105-ZC109 (2014) |
| Popis: | Background: The purpose of this study was to conduct a morphological analysis of the temporomandibular joint, a highly specialized synovial joint that permits movement and function of the mandible. Materials and Methods: We have studied the temporom-andibular joint anatomy, directly on the living, from 3D images obtained by medical imaging Computed Tomography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance acquisition, and subsequent re-engineering techniques 3D Surface Rendering and Volume Rendering. Data were analysed with the goal of being able to isolate, identify and distinguish the anatomical structures of the joint, and get the largest possible number of information utilizing software for post-processing work. Results: It was possible to reproduce anatomy of the skeletal structures, as well as through acquisitions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; it was also possible to visualize the vascular, muscular, ligamentous and tendinous components of the articular complex, and also the capsule and the fibrous cartilaginous disc. We managed the Surface Rendering and Volume Rendering, not only to obtain three-dimensional images for colour and for resolution comparable to the usual anatomical preparations, but also a considerable number of anatomical, minuter details, zooming, rotating and cutting the same images with linking, graduating the colour, transparency and opacity from time to time. Conclusion: These results are encouraging to stimulate further studies in other anatomical districts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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