ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2021
Efficacy of 3D-Printed Titanium Mesh-Type Patient-Specific Implant for Cranioplasty.
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- Outcomes of cranioplasty with customized artificial bone flap made by 3D printing technique in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Patient-Specific Versus Hand-Molded Implants in Cranioplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Cranial reconstruction in the literature: A CiteSpace visualized bibliometric analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Unseparated Temporal Muscle and Duramater Cranioplasty Methods Following Decompressive Craniectomy: Technical Note.Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2024Article
- Risk Factor Analysis of Cryopreserved Autologous Bone Flap Resorption in Adult Patients Undergoing Cranioplasty with Volumetry Measurement Using Conventional Statistics and Machine-Learning Technique.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2024Article
- Cranioplasty and temporal hollowing correction with a three-dimensional printed bioresorbable mesh and double vertical suture anchor muscle sling: a case report.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2022Article
- [Application of two-stage operation on free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap transplantation and skull contour reconstruction in treatment of head titanium mesh exposure with soft tissue infection].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveAutologous bone grafting for cranioplasty is associated with a high infection rate and bone absorption. Synthetic implant materials for cranioplasty have been developed. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of titanium mesh-type patient-specific implants (PSIs) for patients with skull defects using the dice similarity coefficient (DSC), clinical outcomes, and artifacts caused by implants.
methodsThis retrospective study included 40 patients who underwent cranioplasty with a titanium mesh PSI at our institution. Based on preoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans, we calculated DSC and artifacts.
resultsThe calculated DSC of 40 patients was 0.75, and the noise was 13.89% higher in the region of interest (ROI) near the implanted side (average, 7.64 hounsfield unit [HU]±2.62) than in the normal bone (average, 6.72 HU±2.35). However, the image signal-to-noise ratio did not significantly differ between the ROI near the implanted side (4.77±1.78) and normal bone (4.97±1.88). The patients showed no significant perioperative complications that required a secondary operation.
conclusionTitanium mesh-type PSIs for cranioplasty have excellent DSC values with lower artifacts and complication rates.
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