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Metopic "ridge" vs. "craniosynostosis": Quantifying severity with 3D curvature analysis.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery - 1 Sept 2016
Cho Min-Jeong, Kane Alex A, Seaward James R, Hallac Rami R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There has been an increased incidence of surgical treatment for metopic craniosynostosis (MCS) over the past decade. MCS presents as a wide spectrum, ranging from severe trigonocephaly on one end to an isolated metopic ridge on the other. Current surgical diagnosis relies upon subjective clinical assessment of patients' cranial shape, which is often combined with impressions from radiologic imaging....
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