Soft Tissue Thickness Estimation for Head, Face, and Neck from CT Data for Product Design Purposes

Journal article (2022)

Authors

W Yang Hunan University

Renke He Hunan University

Tingshu Chen Hunan University

R.H.M. Goossens Human-Centered Design , Applied Ergonomics and Design -

R. H.M. Goossens Human-Centered Design , Applied Ergonomics and Design -

RHM Goossens Human-Centered Design , Applied Ergonomics and Design -

Richard Goossens Human-Centered Design , Applied Ergonomics and Design -

Toon Huysmans Applied Ergonomics and Design -

T. Huysmans Applied Ergonomics and Design -

Department

Human-Centered Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001983

Comfort Product design CT scan Soft tissue thickness

To reference this document use:

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:39245a52-8b38-4fd4-9fe0-d5499c3b15cf

More Info

expand_more

Published Date

2022

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Department

Human-Centered Design

Abstract

Analysing the contact area between head-related products and the corresponding craniofacial profile is necessary to make such products more comfortable. The study of soft tissue biomechanical experiments provides a reliable perspective for understanding such contact areas and improving the comfort. In order to obtain more accurate and visualized craniofacial biological information that can be used to guide product design, CT data of the head, face, and neck of 50 Chinese aged 18-35 years were obtained in this paper. For each subject, an individual thickness map is calculated by segmentation of the soft tissue layer and wall-thickness calculation via Mimics. The individual maps superimposed on the outer surface area of the head, face, and
neck are brought into correspondence using a non-rigid iterative closest point technique. From the correspondence an average head, face, and neck geometry and soft tissue thickness map was calculated. Statistics of the overall soft tissue thickness of the head, face, and neck is extracted, and an accurate soft tissue thickness map of the Chinese head, face, and neck is generated. This study not only lays the groundwork for future simulation experiments on head-related product design, but it also has significant implications for the fields of facial reconstruction in China.

Files

978_1_958651_23_0_71.pdf

(pdf | 2.65 Mb)

Unknown license