Computer assisted assessment of progressing osteoradionecrosis of the jaw for clinical diagnosis and treatment

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a serious side effect of oncologic radiation therapy. Often, surgical removal of the affected skeletal tissue is indicated. In cranio-maxillofacial surgery, partial or total resection of the upper or lower jaw implies a severe impairment of the patient‘s quality of life....

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Main Authors: Kober Cornelia, Kjeller Göran, Sader Robert, Zeilhofer Hans-Florian, Berg Britt-Isabelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0112