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International Journal of Radiology & Medical Imaging Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJRMI-101, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2015/101
Research Article
Amount of Facial Asymmetry in a Spherical Coordinate System: A Comparison Before and After Orthognathic Surgery

Sungeun Lee1, Rui-Feng Wang2, In-Chol Kang3, Byung-Cheol Kang4, Jae-Seo Lee4, Sun-Youl Ryu5, Hyeon-Shik Hwang6, Juan Martin Palomo7 and Suk-Ja Yoon4*

1School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University,Gwangju, South Korea
2Department of Biologic and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
3Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
4Department of Oral and Maxillofaical Radiology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
5Department of Oral and Maxillofaical Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
6Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
7Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
Dr. Suk-Ja Yoon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University,77 Yongbongro Bukgu, Gwangju, 500-757, South Korea; E-mail: yoonfr@chonnam.ac.kr
02 March 2015; 29 June 2015; 01 July 2015
Lee S, Wang RF, Kang IC, Kang BC, Lee JS, Ryu SY, et al. (2015) Amount of Facial Asymmetry in a Spherical Coordinate System: A Comparison Before and After Orthognathic Surgery. Int J Radiol Med Imag 1: 101. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2015/101
This study was financially supported by Chonnam National University Hospital.

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