The planning of complex surgical procedures necessitates highly reliable computerized models of the human anatomy. The ultimate goal is to accurately simulate surgical interventions on virtual patient models in view of better preparation, improved surgical outcome, and shorter operation time. Due to the expanding application of computer technology in medicine new methods are evolving for medical diagnosis, education and training, as well as of surgical treatment planning, assistance and assessment. This project is aiming at improvement of facial surgery providing computer-assisted and model-guided therapy planning concepts.

Publications

2015
Computational Planning in Facial Surgery Facial Plastic Surgery, 31(5), pp. 446-462, 2015 Stefan Zachow BibTeX
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The Facial Profile Facial Plastic Surgery, 31(5), pp. 419-420, 2015 Stefan Zachow, Werner Heppt BibTeX
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Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
2014
An optimal control problem in polyconvex hyperelasticity SIAM J. Control Opt., 52(3), pp. 1403-1422, 2014 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 12-08) Lars Lubkoll, Anton Schiela, Martin Weiser PDF (ZIB-Report)
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2013
Erstellung eines statistischen Formmodells des Mittelgesichts zur Planung individueller Templates für die navigationsgestützte Rekonstruktion des Mittelgesichtsschädels Doctoral thesis, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Stefan Zachow, Enno-Ludwig Barth, Alexander Schramm, Harald Essig, Hans Lamecker (Advisors), 2013 Kim Kubiack BibTeX
Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
2011
Optimal Control in Implant Shape Design Master's thesis, Technische Universität Berlin, Fredi Tröltzsch (Advisor), 2011 Lars Lubkoll BibTeX
Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
2010
Craniofacial Surgery Planning Based on Virtual Patient Models it - Information Technology, 52(5), pp. 258-263, 2010 Martin Weiser, Stefan Zachow, Peter Deuflhard BibTeX
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Modellgestützte chirurgische Rekonstruktion komplexer Mittelgesichtsfrakturen Proc. BMT, Biomed Tech 2010, pp. 107-108, Vol.55 (Suppl 1), 2010 Stefan Zachow, Kim Kubiack, Jana Malinowski, Hans Lamecker, Harald Essig, Nils-Claudius Gellrich PDF
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Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
2008
Modellgestützte Operationsplanung in der Kopfchirurgie Modellgestützte Therapie, Wolfgang Niederlag, Heinz Lemke, Jürgen Meixensberger, Michael Baumann (Eds.), Health Academy, pp. 140-156, 2008 Stefan Zachow, Martin Weiser, Peter Deuflhard BibTeX
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2007
A method for the three-dimensional statistical shape analysis of the bony orbit Proc. Computer Aided Surgery around the Head, pp. 94-97, 2007 Hans Lamecker, Lukas Kamer, Antonia Wittmers, Stefan Zachow, Thomas Kaup, Alexander Schramm, Hansrudi Noser, Beat Hammer BibTeX
Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
Affine conjugate adaptive Newton methods for nonlinear elastomechanics Opt. Meth. Softw., 22(3), pp. 413-431, 2007 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 04-01) Martin Weiser, Peter Deuflhard, Bodo Erdmann PDF (ZIB-Report)
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2006
Mathematics in Facial Surgery AMS Notices, 53(9), pp. 1012-1016, 2006 Peter Deuflhard, Martin Weiser, Stefan Zachow BibTeX
Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
2005
Reconstruction of mandibular dysplasia using a statistical 3D shape model Proc. Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), pp. 1238-1243, 2005 Stefan Zachow, Hans Lamecker, Barbara Elsholtz, Michael Stiller BibTeX
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Soft Tissue Prediction in Computer Assisted Maxillofacial Surgery Planning Biomechanics Applied to Computer Assisted Surgery, Y. Payan (Ed.), Research Signpost, pp. 277-298, 2005 Stefan Zachow, Martin Weiser, Hans-Christian Hege, Peter Deuflhard PDF
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Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning