Computer-aided design for three-dimensional titanium mesh used for repairing skull base bone defect in pediatric neurofibromatosis type 1: A novel approach combining biomodeling and neuronavigation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-139

  Wu, Chieh Tsai ^a,c,d   Lee, Shih Tsen ^b,c   Chen, Jyi Feng ^b,c   Lin, Kuang Lin ^a   Yen, Shih Hung ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chang Gung Children Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Encephalocele; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Neuronavigation; Skull base; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CASE REPORT; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURONAVIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE; SKULL DEFECT; SPHENOID; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; TITANIUM MESH;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEURONAVIGATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL BASE; TITANIUM;

EID: 38749133024     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113116     Document Type: Article

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