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Title:

Evaluation of precision and accuracy assessment of different 3-D surface imaging systems for biomedical purposes.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Eder, M; Brockmann, G; Zimmermann, A; Papadopoulos, MA; Schwenzer-Zimmerer, K; Zeilhofer, HF; Sader, R; Papadopulos, NA; Kovacs, L
Abstract:
Three-dimensional (3-D) surface imaging has gained clinical acceptance, especially in the field of cranio-maxillo-facial and plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. Six scanners based on different scanning principles (Minolta Vivid 910®, Polhemus FastSCAN(T(TM), GFM PRIMOS®, GFM TopoCAM®, Steinbichler Comet® Vario Zoom 250, 3dMD DSP 400®) were used to measure five sheep skulls of different sizes. In three areas with varying anatomical complexity (areas, 1 = high; 2 = moderate; 3 = low), 56 distances between 20 landmarks are defined on each skull. Manual measurement (MM), coordinate machine measurements (CMM) and computer tomography (CT) measurements were used to define a reference method for further precision and accuracy evaluation of different 3-D scanning systems. MM showed high correlation to CMM and CT measurements (both r = 0.987; p < 0.001) and served as the reference method. TopoCAM®, Comet® and Vivid 910® showed highest measurement precision over all areas of complexity; Vivid 910®, the Comet® and the DSP 400® demonstrated highest accuracy over all areas with Vivid 910® being most accurate in areas 1 and 3, and the DSP 400® most accurate in area 2. In accordance to the measured distance length, most 3-D devices present higher measurement precision and accuracy for large distances and lower degrees of precision and accuracy for short distances. In general, higher degrees of complexity are associated with lower 3-D assessment accuracy, suggesting that for optimal results, different types of scanners should be applied to specific clinical applications and medical problems according to their special construction designs and characteristics.
Journal title abbreviation:
J Digit Imaging
Year:
2013
Journal volume:
26
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
163-72
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10278-012-9487-1
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22584773
Print-ISSN:
0897-1889
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Eckstein); Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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