Title :
Automatic 3D modelling of palatal plaster casts
Author :
Andreetto, Marco ; Brusco, Nicola ; Cortelazzo, Guido M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We introduce a procedure for automatic 3D modelling and discusses its performance in the context of a medical application, namely the 3D modelling of palate´s casts. The general interest of the proposed method lays in the fact that a widespread use of 3D modelling in nonengineering applications requires automatic procedures. The specific interest is in the intriguing mixture of open issues concerning 3D modelling, geometrical metrology and medicine represented by the modelling of free-form surfaces of anatomical interest.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; casting; dentistry; image registration; medical computing; solid modelling; anatomical interest; automatic 3D modelling; dental practice; free-form surface modelling; geometrical metrology; image registration; intriguing mixture; medical application; nonengineering applications; palatal plaster casts; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical imaging; Context modeling; Dentistry; Hospitals; Medical services; Metrology; Pipelines; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
3-D Digital Imaging and Modeling, 2003. 3DIM 2003. Proceedings. Fourth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1991-1
DOI :
10.1109/IM.2003.1240242
