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GeneralIntroduction211Figure6ExamplesofheadmountedARdisplaysthatallowuserstovisualizevirtualcontentinarealenvironmentLefttheset-upofIvanSutherlanddevelopedin1968wherethedisplaywasattachedtotheceiling(https//lookingglassxrcom/augmented-reality)ToprightGoogleGlassusedin2013duringorthognathicsurgeryintheRadboudumcLowerrighttheMetaGlassesalloweduserstointeractwithvirtualchesspiecesinarealworldsetting(https//wwwcnetcom/science/meta)OBJECTIVESAND THESISOUTLINEThemainobjectiveofthisthesisistodeterminewhetherthetreatmentofcraniosynostosiscanbeimprovedby thedevelopmentandimplementationof3Dtechniques Thecompletetreatmentofcraniosynostosiscanbedividedintofourphasesdiagnosisplanningsurgeryandevaluation(Figure5)LikewisethisthesisisdividedintofourpartseachrepresentingaphaseofthetreatmentcycleTheresearch questions for each of the fourparts are statedbelow Together, thesepartsrevealhow3DtechnologyaffectsthecareandcureofcraniosynostosispatientsAsecondobjectiveofthisthesisistoevaluatewhether3Dtechnologiesinitiallyappliedforcraniosynostosiscanbeimplementedinotherclinicalproceduresandinotherhospitals