Automated contouring of costal cartilage for pinna reconstruction – a proof of concept
1 July 2021
| Bhav Patel
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Maxillofacial Surgery
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Auricular reconstruction, cartilage, costal cartilage graft, ear, robot
Presently there are limited applications of automation within operative ENT. This proof-of-concept study explores the use of an augmented robot to contour cadaveric costal cartilage for auricular reconstruction. Ordinarily this task is performed manually. This takes considerable time due to...
