Digital camera documentation system for facial nerve outcome assessment.

Otol Neurotol

Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic, 3404 Wake Forest Road, Suite 303, Raleigh, NC 27609, U.S.A.

Published: November 2001

Objective: To describe the use of a digital camera to document facial nerve function after skull base surgery.

Setting: Patients undergoing skull base surgery at a tertiary care otologic and neurotologic clinic were used in the study.

Interventions: None.

Results: A digital camera system provided still images and a video strip lasting less than a minute to document facial nerve motion.

Conclusions: An inexpensive digital camera system can be used to capture still and moving images of facial nerve function on a floppy disk. The images can then be transferred to compact disks for storage of many patient files. Such a system allows documentation for research, exchange of data between offices, and patient education, and it can be used for medical-legal purposes among other uses.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00129492-200111000-00037DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

digital camera
16
facial nerve
16
document facial
8
nerve function
8
skull base
8
camera system
8
digital
4
camera documentation
4
system
4
documentation system
4

Similar Publications

Spectroscopic aspects of underwater digital holography of plankton.

Sci Rep

January 2025

Laboratory for Radiophysical and Optical Methods of Environmental Research, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia, 634050.

Monitoring the parameters and behavior of plankton makes it possible to assess the state of the aquatic ecosystem and detect the beginning of an environmental disaster at an early stage. In this respect, the most informative method for the in situ plankton study is underwater digital holography. This method allows obtaining information on the size, shape, and location of plankton individuals, as well as performing their classification and biotesting according to their behavioral responses using a submersible holographic camera non-invasively, in real time, and in the automatic mode.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Recent technological advances have introduced novel methods for measuring body composition, each with unique benefits and limitations. The choice of method often depends on the trade-offs between accuracy, cost, participant burden, and the ability to measure specific body composition compartments.

Objective: To review the considerations of cost, accuracy, portability, and participant burden in reference and emerging body composition assessment methods, and to evaluate their clinical applicability.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death, and psychosocial stress is considered a contributing factor to these issues. With the rising number of heart surgeries, proper rehabilitation post-surgery is essential. Previous studies have demonstrated the positive impact of yoga and transcendental meditation on the cardiovascular system.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Soil colour is a key indicator of soil health and the associated properties. In agriculture, soil colour provides farmers and advises with a visual guide to interpret soil functions and performance. Munsell colour charts have been used to determine soil colour for many years, but the process is fallible, as it depends on the user's perception.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the applicability of smartphone-based three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging for clinical use in oral and maxillofacial surgery, comparing two smartphone-based approaches to the gold standard.

Methods: Facial surface models (SMs) were generated for 30 volunteers (15 men, 15 women) using the Vectra M5 (Canfield Scientific, USA), the TrueDepth camera of the iPhone 14 Pro (Apple Inc., USA), and the iPhone 14 Pro with photogrammetry.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!