Author : Greg Galbraith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis Computer-aided Fishman Analysis for Orthodontic Growth Assessment by : Greg Galbraith
Download or read book Computer-aided Fishman Analysis for Orthodontic Growth Assessment written by Greg Galbraith and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes the development and implementation of an application based on the Fishman analysis method to assist in determining skeletal maturity. The application uses several image processing techniques as well as an intuitive, user-friendly interface to guide the user through the stages of assessment to a computer-aided result. The application uses uncompressed, digital images of hand and wrist radiographs of adolescents. The user is guided through the Fishman operational scheme step by step, making observations aided by the image processing of specific regions of interest. The enhancement techniques are applied to each user-selected region of interest, rather than on a global scale, and are designed based on the features vital to making a decision at each step of the analysis. The application presents a computer-aided method for the determination of skeletal maturity in a clinical setting with the expectation to also improve inter-observer variance compared to current, unaided methods.