Figure 3
From: Condylar volume and surface in Caucasian young adult subjects
(a-c) Illustration on the procedure for condylar 3-D reconstruction. (a) Firstly, a mask which includes all facial bone structures is created with the Mimics software; the proper threshold is selected to individuate TMJ area (26-3071). (b) The superior limit of condylar head is selected when the first white area appears in the upper articular region, while scrolling the images from the upper to the lower regions of the joint space. (c) The inferior limit is selected when the sigmoid area disappears.