Journal: Data in Brief
Article Title: Datasets describing the morphometric evaluation of the adult rat mandible following growth stimulation of the condyle using ultrasound
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108664
Figure Lengend Snippet: Illustration of the anatomical landmarks and morphometric parameters determined on digital photographs using AutoCAD software.
Article Snippet: How the data were acquired , Digital pictures of the medial view of the right and left hemi-mandibles were obtained using a digital camera (Canon T2i, lens: Canon EF 50mm f/25 Macro, program: aperture priority set to f/5.6) with standardized configuration settings (aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 1/30 s, and magnification of 2.6), fixed on a steady mount, and imported to Autodesk Ⓡ AutoCAD Ⓡ (2014, SR, CA, USA) software (accuracy 0.0001 mm – measurements were calibrated by having a caliper in each photograph). These procedures were done to perform linear and angular measurements with high precision. The condylar length and width were also measured directly on the dissected half-mandibles using a digital caliper with an accuracy up to 0.01 mm. Micro-computed tomographic (µCT) reconstructed images of the hemi-mandibles, were used to create 3D virtual models via the medical software package Materialize Mimics (Version 2013.16.0, Plymouth, MI, USA) in a form of triangular mesh called standard tessellation language (STL). The STL files were imported into Geomagic Studio/Qualify software (Version 2014.1.0, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA). Geomagic Qualify used to provide us with optimal facilities to standardize the condition for linear measurements on 3D virtual models of the hemi-mandibles..
Techniques: Software