Web-based cephalometric procedure for craniofacial and dentition analyses

N. S. Arun Kumar; Srijit R. Kamath; S. Ram; B. Muthukumaran; A. Venkatachalapathy; A. Nandakumar; P. Jayakumar

doi:10.1117/12.384888

3 May 2000 Web-based cephalometric procedure for craniofacial and dentition analyses

N. S. Arun Kumar, Srijit R. Kamath, S. Ram, B. Muthukumaran, A. Venkatachalapathy, A. Nandakumar, P. Jayakumar

Proceedings Volume 3911, Biomedical Diagnostic, Guidance, and Surgical-Assist Systems II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384888
Event: BiOS 2000 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Craniofacial analysis is a very important and widely used procedure in orthodontic caphalometry, which plays a key role in diagnosis and treatment planning. This involves establishing reference standards and specification of landmarks and variables. The manual approach takes up a tremendous amount of the orthodontist's time. In this paper, we developed a web-based approach for the craniofacial and dentition analyses. A digital computed radiography (CR) system is utilized for obtaining the craniofacial image, which is stored as a bitmap file. The system comprises of two components - a server and a client. The server component is a program that runs on a remote machine. To use the system, the user has to connect to the website. The client component is now activated, which uploads the image from the PC and displays it on the canvas area. The landmarks are identified using a mouse interface. The reference lines are generated. The resulting image is then sent to the server which performs all measurement and calculates the mean, standard deviation, etc. of the variables. The results generated are sent immediately to the client where it is displayed on a separate frame along with the standard values for comparison. This system eliminates the need for every user to load other expensive programs on his machine.

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N. S. Arun Kumar, Srijit R. Kamath, S. Ram, B. Muthukumaran, A. Venkatachalapathy, A. Nandakumar, and P. Jayakumar "Web-based cephalometric procedure for craniofacial and dentition analyses", Proc. SPIE 3911, Biomedical Diagnostic, Guidance, and Surgical-Assist Systems II, (3 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384888

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