악안면 영역에서의 3차원 컴퓨터 단층 촬영의 이용

Clinical study of 3-dimensional computed tomagraphy in oral and maxillo-facial field

Despite recent advance in diagnostic radiology, current technique for radiographic evaluation of the oral and maxillofacial region continues to present the clinician with difficult problems in interpretation and diagnosis. Applied to CT studies of complex oral and maxillofacial region, this method has delineated abnormal facial soft tissue and bony morphology, faciliated surgical planning and improved quantitative postoperative evaluation. The use of three-dimensional images reconstructed from CT data improves the diagnostic value of conventional CT at no additional risk to the patient and can provide new insinghts into this complex anatomic structure.