Table 5 Advantages and disadvantages of the 5 imaging softwares used in the present study
Name | Vantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
ITK-Snap | Free source | Not user-friendly interface |
Good threshold sensitivity | Designed for usage in medicine | |
Tools for checking and correction of segmentation mask in 2D views | ||
Compatibility with multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) | ||
Slicer 3D | Free source | Not user-friendly interface |
Good threshold sensitivity | Lack of 2D correction tools for segmentation mask | |
Compatibility with multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) | ||
Dolphin 3D | User-friendly interface | Not free source |
Designed for orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeons | In regions with complex morphology (ethmoid cells) the segmentation algorithm does not distinguish thin osseous laminae from air | |
Good threshold sensitivity | Compatibility with single operating system (Windows) | |
Invesalius | Free source | Not user-friendly interface |
Good threshold sensitivity | ||
Compatibility with multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) | ||
Seg3D | Free source | Not user-friendly interface |
Tools for checking and correction of segmentation mask in 2D views | Deficient threshold sensitivity | |
Compatibility with single operating system (Windows) |