Over the preceding five decades, there has been a noticeable surge in the pursuit of achieving voluminous and well-defined lips. This trend has prompted an escalating number of individuals to undergo lip augmentation procedures, aiming for a natural...
A precise volumetric assessment of maxillary alveolar defects in patients with cleft lip and palate can reduce donor site morbidity or allow accurate preparation of bone substitutes in future applications. However, there is a lack of agreement regard...
Background and Objectives: This study investigated the association of supratubal recess (STR) volume with chronic otitis media (COM), mastoid pneumatization, and age using three-dimensional (3D) high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Materials a...
The influence that parameters crookedness and taper have on the stack volume was analyzed by using a 3D-simulation model in this study. To do so, log length, diameters at the midpoint and both ends, crookedness, bark thickness, taper and ovality were...
Representative elementary volume (REV) is required for representative measurements of soil physical properties. However, questions may arise whether REV depends on how the soil structure is modified or whether processes in the soil affect REV. Here,...
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Background: Facial surgeries require meticulous planning and outcome assessments, where facial analysis plays a critical role. This study introduces a new approach by utilizing three-dimensional (3D) imaging techniques, which are known for their abil...
A novel numerical model for groundwater flow in karst aquifers is presented. A discrete-continuum (hybrid) approach, in which a three-dimensional matrix flow is coupled with a one-dimensional conduit flow, was used. The laminar flow in the karst matr...
This study discusses the frictional wear performance of three 3D-printed materials, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polylactic acid (PLA), and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), while evaluating different layer thickness levels. The materials wer...
Over the past few years, various research has been conducted to utilize 3D point cloud data in construction sites. This is because 3D point cloud data contain a variety of information, such as spatial coordinates (X, Y, Z), intensity, and color (RGB)...
Timber volume is an important asset, not only as an ecological component, but also as a key source of present and future revenues, which requires precise estimates. We used the Trimble TX8 survey-grade terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) to create a deta...
Breaking surge waves are highly turbulent three-dimensional (3D) flows, which occur when the water flow encounters a sudden change in depth or velocity. The 3D turbulent structures across a breaking surge are induced by the velocity gradient across t...
Carbon-reinforced concrete (CRC) is increasingly utilized in construction, due to its unique properties, such as corrosion resistance, high-tensile strength, and durability. Understanding its behavior under different loads is crucial to ensuring its...
Oats (Avena sativa L.) are a rich source of β-d-glucans, dietary fibre, proteins, and lipids. However, the behaviour of these components in wheat–oat composite systems during baking, particularly with regard to matrix-dependent analytical...
Architectural energetics is a methodology that translates architectural objects into a quantitative time-labor equivalent, from which information about past societies, labor organizations, or political relations can be inferred. Preceding such study,...
Pressure gain combustion cycles are under the spotlight due to their higher theoretical cycle thermal efficiency compared to conventional machines. Under this prism, a constant-volume combustor (CVC) prototype supplied with a mixture of air and liqui...
The margin of the removed tumor in cancer surgery has an important influence on survival. Adjuvant treatments, prognostic complications, and financial costs are required when the pathologist observes a close/positive surgical margin. Ex vivo imaging...
Introduction: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is affected in 30–45% of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients, with all JIA subtypes at risk for TMJ involvement. JIA patients with TMJ involvement may present with altered craniofacial mo...
High-resolution 3D images of organelles are of paramount importance in cellular biology. Although light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have provided the standard for imaging cellular structures, they cannot provide 3D images. H...
Reversible data hiding in encrypted media enables auxiliary information to be embedded into protected content while allowing exact recovery of the processed data. Although this technique has been extensively investigated for images and surface-based...
We analyze the effect that the geometry of the Effective Propped Volume (EPV) has on the economic performance of hydrofractured multistage shale gas wells. We study the sensitivity of gas production to the EPV’s geometry and we compare it with the se...
To accurately evaluate the mechanical performance of three-dimensional (3D) braiding composites, it is essential to consider the braiding process and generate realistic representative volume element (RVE) structures. An efficient simulation methodolo...
Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have opened up unparalleled opportunities for alpine glacier monitoring, as they allow for reconstructing extensive and high-resolution 3D models. In order to evaluate annual ice flow velocities and volume var...
Currently, medical imaging has largely supplanted traditional methods in the realm of diagnosis and treatment planning. This shift is primarily attributable to the non-invasive nature, rapidity, and user-friendliness of medical-imaging techniques. Th...
The quality of radish roots depends largely on its cultivar, production environment, and postharvest management along the supply chain. Quality monitoring of fresh products is of utmost importance during the postharvest period. The purpose of this st...
The brain is the organ most studied using Magnetic Resonance (MR). The emergence of 7T scanners has increased MR imaging resolution to a sub-millimeter level. However, there is a lack of automatic segmentation techniques for 7T MR volumes. This resea...
The objective of this study was to examine the influence of martensite particle size on the formation of stress and strain in microstructures of dual-phase steels. In order to achieve this objective, the 3D representative volume element (RVE) method...
In the field of subgrade compaction quality assessment, accurate volume measurement of excavated pits is hindered by non-uniform point cloud distribution, environmental noise interference, and complex irregular boundary features. To address these cha...
Turbidite channels are final conduits for the transfer of terrigenous detritus to the deep-sea depositional systems. Studying their morphology and geometric parameters can provide information on density flow characteristics and sedimentary processes,...
The growing demand for functional bakery products necessitates research on the enrichment of wheat bread with pigweed (Amaranthus spp.) and purslane (Portulaca oleracea) flour. Although these plant-based raw materials offer nutritional and environmen...
Carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, known for their high specific stiffness, specific strength, and toughness are one of the primary materials used for composite nozzles in aerospace industries. The high temperature vibration behaviors of the c...
Traditional tools, such as 3D Slicer, Fiji, and MATLAB®, often encounter limitations in rendering performance and data management as the dataset sizes increase. This work presents a GPU-enabled volume renderer with a MATLAB® interface that ad...
Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers and botulinum toxin remain among the most frequently requested non-surgical esthetic procedures, due to their favorable safety profile and ability to restore volume and improve skin quality. However, variability in produc...
Purpose: This study aimed to quantitatively compare the resected bony wedge volume and evaluate discrepancies in the non-overlapping lateral osteotomy surface areas among four closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (CWHTO) techniques. Materials and Metho...
The purpose of this study was to assess inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of three different analytic methods to evaluate quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) measures from gastroesophageal junctional cancer. Tw...
Background: Obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are the most common metabolic conditions that have an unfavorable impact on maternal and fetal health. Maternal obesity and GDM are often associated with placental dysfunction and structural...
Background and objectives: There is no consensus regarding accurate methods for assessing the size of the implant required for achieving symmetry in direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the...
Objectives: Advanced 3D volumetry is increasingly utilized to predict postoperative outcomes. It is widely hypothesized that remnant pancreatic volume and progressive atrophy dictate the loss of endocrine function after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD)....
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the most effective measure to treat complications of portal hypertension. However, liver function may deteriorate after TIPS. Predictors of liver function and outcome after TIPS are therefore im...
Based on three-dimensional lightning data and an S-band Doppler radar, a strong relationship was identified between lightning activity and the radar volume of squall lines. A detailed analysis of the squall line investigates the relationship followin...
The Investigator ESSplex SE QS Kit (Qiagen) is a next-generation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit that, in 60 min, amplifies 17 Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers, including the five European Standard Set (ESS) loci (D10S1248, D12S391, D1S1656, D22...
Background: We investigate novel OCT parameters, based on the volumetric analysis of lamellar macular holes (LMHs), as prognostic indicators for visual outcomes after surgery. Methods: LMHs were divided into degenerative LMHs (D-LMHs) and ERM-foveosc...
(1) Background: In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy of a 3D-printed, patient-specific polycaprolactone/beta tricalcium phosphate (PCL/β-TCP) scaffold in the treatment of complex zygomatico-maxillary defects. (2) Methods: We evaluated...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the wear volume of interim crowns fabricated using digital light processing 3D printing according to the printing angle. A total of five patients undergoing the placement of a single crown on the mandibular molar...
Background: Pneumonectomy is a major surgical option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study evaluates the predictive value of three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT)-based lung volume analysis for postoperative function and explores...
(1) Background: It was examined whether glucose-induced changes in the relative blood volume are suitable to identify subjects with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) during hemodialysis. (2) Methods: The relative blood volume was continuousl...
We construct a new volume preserving map from the unit ball
The aim of this study was to establish an accessible methodology for the objective identification and 3D morphological characterization of renal glomeruli in mice. 3D imaging of the renal cortex was performed by light sheet microscopy on iDISCO+ opti...
Background/Objectives: Accurate urinary bladder (UB) volume measurement is essential for diagnosing urinary retention, evaluating post-void residuals, and guiding catheterization decisions. Conventional 2D ultrasound and automated non-visual bladder...
The analysis of left ventricular function is predominantly based on left ventricular volume assessment. Especially in valvular heart diseases, the quantitative assessment of total and effective stroke volumes as well as regurgitant volumes is necessa...
We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of machine learning-based automated dynamic quantification of left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) volumes in an unselected population. We enrolled 600 unselected patients (12% in atrial fibrill...
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