Novel Temporalis Muscle and Fat Pad Morphomic Analyses Aids Preoperative Risk Evaluation and Outcome Assessment in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis

Abstract

Our findings demonstrate that maxillofacial CT scans provide a useful quantitative index reflecting general patient health, risk stratification, and probabilities of intervention in addition to their previously established ability to determine the specific pathology of the patient. We demonstrate that temporal morphomics predict the incidence of blood transfusion, hospital stay, and serve as a proxy for fitness in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery.