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Cephalometric radiography and computed tomography in infants undergoing craniofacial surgery

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A program for preoperative workup and postoperative follow-up in children with craniofacial anomalies is described. Objective measurements were made with cephalometry and computed axial tomography. Improvement in length of the anterior cranial base and shape of the calvaria after surgery and growth was demonstrated in this manner in serial follow-ups. It was concluded that both cephalometry and computed tomography were essential for the diagnosis, surgical planning and follow-up for this group of patients.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Göteborg, S-413 45, Göteborg, Sweden

    Jan Lilja, Claes Lauritzen & Bengt Johanson

  2. Department of Orthodontics, University of Göteborg, S-413 45, Göteborg, Sweden

    Hans Friede

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Göteborg, S-413 45, Göteborg, Sweden

    Hugo Andersson

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Göteborg, S-413 45, Göteborg, Sweden

    P»l Svendsen

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Lilja, J., Friede, H., Lauritzen, C. et al. Cephalometric radiography and computed tomography in infants undergoing craniofacial surgery. Child's Nerv Syst 1, 100–104 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00706689

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