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Three-dimensional reconstruction based on images from spiral high-resolution computed tomography of the temporal bone: anatomy and clinical application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Beom-Cho Jun ,
Sun-Wha Song ,
Ju-Eun Cho ,
Chan-Soon Park ,
Dong-Hee Lee ,
Ki-Hong Chang  and
Sang-Won Yeo
Beom-Cho Jun
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun-Wha Song
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ju-Eun Cho
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chan-Soon Park
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong-Hee Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ki-Hong Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Won Yeo
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of computed tomography (CT) images in determining the anatomy and topographic relationship between various important structures. Using 40 ears from 20 patients with various otological diseases, a 3D reconstruction based on the image data from spiral high-resolution CT was performed by segmentation, volume-rendering and surface-rendering algorithms on a personal computer. The 3D display of the middle and inner ear structures was demonstrated in detail. Computer-assisted measurements, many of which could not be easily measured in vivo, of the reconstructed structures provided accurate anatomic details that improved the surgeon’s understanding of spatial relationships. A 3D reconstruction of temporal bone CT might be useful for education and increasing understanding of the anatomical structures of the temporal bone. However, it will be necessary to confirm the correlation between the 3D reconstructed images and histological sections through a validation study.

Keywords

Temporal BoneTomographySpiral ComputedAnatomyInner EarMiddle Ear
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 693 - 698
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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