Simulation Surgery Book

	Contributors
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Ch. 1	The Concept of Simulation Surgery	3
Ch. 2	Historical Overview	5
Ch. 3	Types of Simulation Surgery	11
Ch. 4	Practical Considerations in Empirical Simulation Surgery, with Special Reference to Plastic Surgery	17
Ch. 5	Colour Simulation in Reconstructive Surgery	31
Ch. 6	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Simulation in Simulation Surgery: Colour Match and Texture Match in the Free Skin Graft	47
Ch. 7	The Computer, and Simulation Surgery	59
Ch. 8	Fundamental Application of Computer-Aided Design in Three-Dimensional Simulation Surgery	69
Ch. 9	The Basic Principles of Image Conversion Handling Using Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics	75
Ch. 10	Craniofacial Surgical Planning and Evaluation	79
Ch. 11	Craniofacial 3-D Imaging from CT Scans: Evolution and Utilization of the Technology	83
Ch. 12	Surgical Simulation Based on the Mirror Imaging Technique	91
Ch. 13	New Methodology for Three-Dimensional Analysis of Cranio-Maxillofacial Bones Based on Computed Tomography Scan Data	103
Ch. 14	Surgical Planning System for Osteotomy Using Three-Dimensional Images	117
Ch. 15	Craniofacial Surgical Simulation System in the 3-Dimensional CT SurgiPlan System	121
Ch. 16	Computer Aided Simulation Surgery Using a Laser-Curable Resin Model: Preoperative Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Prosthesis for Bone Defect Repair	129
Ch. 17	Use of Life-Sized, Mirror Image 3-D Wax Model in Microtia Total Ear Reconstruction	137
Ch. 18	State of the Art in the Clinical Utility of Simulation Surgery Models	151
Ch. 19	Intraoperative Neuronavigator System in Neurosurgery and Computer Surgery	157
Ch. 20	CAD/CAM and Robotics: A Bioengineering Application in the Realization of a Bone Prosthesis	163
Ch. 21	Simulation of Joint Surgery with 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography - with Particular Reference to the Hip Joint	171
Ch. 22	Internal Fixation of the Lumbar Spine: Further Clinical Experience Using Computer Assisted Design and Manufacture of a Precise System	177
Ch. 23	Development of a Computer-Assisted Support System in the Field of Surgical Operation with 3-D Imaging Technique	183
Ch. 24	Computer Animation in Simulation Surgery	191
Ch. 25	Computer Aided Simulation Surgery as an Educational Tool	197
Ch. 26	Computer Aided Simulation Surgery and Informed Consent: Implications for the Patient and the Family	201
Ch. 27	The Fourth Dimension in Simulation Surgery for Craniofacial Surgical Procedures	205
Ch. 28	New Approach for the Regulation of Extracorporeal Circulation Using Fuzzy Logic	217
	Appendix I: Founding Members, ISSiS	233
	Appendix II: Abstracts, The Inaugural Congress of the ISSiS	235
	Author Index, The Inaugural Congress of the ISSiS	253
	Subject Index	257
	Author Index	263