DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODEL WITH ISO SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM IN COSMETIC SURGICAL APLICATIONS

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to develop semi-automatic guided software for performing cosmetic surgery and fabrication of
head phantom by the process of simulating three dimensional (3D) visualization techniques for improving therapeutic treatment
with computer vision and innovative technologies. The 3D operation planning is one of the main applications in reconstructive
and crania-facial surgeries. The current trend in surgical planning is with respect to tissue changes based on frontal analysis of
2D information sources such as photographs, X-rays, and CT/MRI etc. The proposed slicing technique will be suitable for the
display of complex structures of the facial skeleton and can also be used to develop skull by 3D printing technology. The
proposed method helps in developing of 3D reconstruction method with an aid of computer software for developing a 3D model
from 2D CT/MRI scan with cross sections of a patient. A basic 3D model of outer face is created using algorithm of icon-surface
reconstruction which defines proper icon-value or intensity value. This method can be used to construct different regions based
on user defined value. Each region is reconstructed in 3D using different colours for identification. The development of 3D
model based iso-surface extraction and reconstruction will provide better surgical results with fewer procedures, and also
improve the functionalities to a greater extent.