DOI: 10.53093/mephoj.1435928 ISSN: 2687-654X

3D reconstruction of foot metatarsal bones of women using CT images

Hatice ÇATAL REİS
  • General Medicine
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It is important to present the biometric data of anatomical structures. This study formed 3D models of the metatarsal bones of the feet of young women by image processing techniques to examine biometric measurements and determine morphology on these 3D models. This study aimed to investigate the bone lengths in the feet metatarsal bones of women in Turkey. A total of ten young female subjects were included as the test group to measure their foot metatarsal bone lengths by means of CT scans, and 20 feet (left/right) were examined. The parameters that were used for the analyses were detector collimation of 64x0.5 mm, section thickness of 0.5 mm, current of 100 mA, tube voltage of 120 kVp, and pixel spacing of 512x512 pixels with a monochrome resolution providing 16-bit grey levels. CT images were processed, and a 3D metatarsal reconstruction was obtained. Then, biometric measurements were calculated on this 3D model. For the volunteers' right/left foot metatarsal bone lengths, statistically significant differences were calculated using a one-sample t-test. For the female metatarsal bones of the left and right feet, statistically significant differences in length were calculated on 3D models. The mean results of the metatarsal length measurements were MT1: 59.52±1.42 mm, MT2: 70.45±1.82 mm, MT3: 66.25±1.82 mm, MT4: 65.12±1.81 mm and MT5: 63.63±1.81 mm. The level of statistical significance was accepted as p

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