Analysis of Craniomaxillofacial Malformations in Mice Using Three-dimensional Microcomputed TomographyBingxin Zan 1,2, Siyuan Sun 3,4, Yu Zhao 1,2, Qinggang Dai 1,2,3
1The 2nd Dental Center, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2Department of Stomatology, Zhang Zhiyuan Academician Work Station, Hainan, Western Central Hospital, 3Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 4College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Here, we describe in depth a method, which is based on microcomputed tomography, to segment and measure 3D models of craniomaxillofacial bones in mice, for better assessment of craniomaxillofacial bone development in mice than what is possible with current methods.
