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22Chapter1PART1–DIAGNOSISThediagnosisofcraniosynostosisisveryimportantsincetheclinicaloutcomecanbenefitfromanearlyandadequatedetectionAlthoughCTscanningisthecurrentgoldstandardfordiagnosis3Dstereophotogrammetryincombinationwithsoftwarealgorithmscouldbeimplementedtodiagnoseandclassifypatientswithvarioustypesofcraniosynostosis TheresearchquestionthatwillbeansweredinthispartisasfollowsCanthediagnosisandfollow-upofcraniosynostosisbeimprovedbytheimplementationof3DstereophotogrammetryPART2–PLANNINGPlanningofsurgicalproceduresisdonetocreateapatient-specifictreatmentplan ThepotentialofvirtualsurgicalplanningandpreparationwillbediscussedTheresearchquestionthatwillbeansweredinthispartisasfollowsWhatarethe(dis)advantagesof3D planningduringthe preparationofcraniosynostosissurgeryPART3–SURGERYSurgeryofcraniosynostosiscouldbeimprovedusingapropertransfertechniqueWhenanoptimaltreatmentplaniscreatedthisshouldbeaccuratelytransferredtothepatientduringsurgery TheresearchquestionthatwillbeansweredinthispartisasfollowsWhich3Dmethodscouldbeusedtotransferavirtual planningintotheoperationroomPART4–EVALUATIONEvaluationofpatientsaftersurgeryandduringtreatmentisimportantformonitoringthepatient’swell-beingObjectiveevaluationofsurgicaloutcomescouldbeusedtofurtherimprovetheentireprocessofdiagnosisplanningsurgeryandevaluationwhereverpossible TheresearchquestionsthatwillbeansweredinthispartisasfollowsHowcould3DtechniquesbeusedtoevaluatesurgeryandtreatmentoutcomesHowcouldthisbeimplementedanddoesthisbenefitthetreatmentof(new) patientsThechaptersandpartsofthethesisarepresentedonthenextpage
