Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Measure Facial Soft Tissue Depth

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to estimate facial tissue depth at standard anthropological facial landmarks. Design: Standard facial landmarks were marked with magnetic resonance imaging opaque markers on 10 normal subjects. Three observers estimated fa...

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Published in:The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2007-01, Vol.44 (1), p.52-57
Main Authors: Pluym, J. Vander, Shan, W. W., Taher, Z., Beaulieu, C., Plewes, C., Peterson, A. E., Beattie, O. B., Bamforth, J. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anthropometry - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Cephalometry - methods
Dentistry
Face
Face - anatomy & histology
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement - instrumentation
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical sciences
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Observer Variation
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Physical anthropology
Precision
Reproducibility of Results
Thickness measurement
Tissues
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to estimate facial tissue depth at standard anthropological facial landmarks. Design: Standard facial landmarks were marked with magnetic resonance imaging opaque markers on 10 normal subjects. Three observers estimated facial tissue depth at these landmarks on up to three separate occasions, and comparisons were made among the observers. Setting: The study was conducted with volunteers at the University of Alberta Biomechanical Engineering unit. Participants: The volunteers were healthy individuals of both sexes between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Main Outcome Measures: The technical error of measurement among observers was used as the main indicator of precision of measurement. Results: Measurements of tissue depth showed tolerable technical error of measurement and were precisely measured within and among observers. Conclusions: Magnetic resonance images can be used to estimate tissue depth in human faces with precision.
ISSN:1055-6656
1545-1569
DOI:10.1597/04-191