System and method of landmark-based segmentation and transformation of physical structures

1. A method of mapping and segmenting a physical object, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional images of a physical object;

generating a three-dimensional object model of the physical object based at least partially on one or more of the two-dimensional images;

obtaining a plurality of landmarks associated with the object model, one or more of the landmarks being respectively associated with corresponding three-dimensional coordinates and object plane identifiers;

generating at least one landmark plane at the object model including one or more of the landmarks including the object plane identifiers;

generating a symmetry plane dividing the object model into a first object model region and a second object model region;

selecting a first landmark from the plurality of landmarks located within the first object model region, and a second landmark from the plurality of landmarks located within the second object model region;

extracting first coordinates from the first landmark and second coordinates from the second landmark; and

generating a symmetry metric based on the first coordinates and the second coordinates.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

modifying at least a portion of at least one of the three-dimensional coordinates to intersect with the at least one landmark plane.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that the symmetry metric satisfies an asymmetry threshold, modifying at least one of the first landmark and the second landmark.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first landmark comprises a plurality of first landmarks associated with a first structure of the object model, and the second landmark comprises a plurality of second landmarks associated with a second structure of the object model.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical object comprises a maxillofacial structure and the object model comprises a three-dimensional model of the maxillofacial structure.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical object comprises a dentition structure and the object model comprises a three-dimensional model of the dentition structure.

7. A method of mapping and segmenting a physical object, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional images of a physical object;

generating a three-dimensional object model of the physical object based at least partially on one or more of the two-dimensional images;

obtaining a plurality of landmarks associated with the object model, one or more of the landmarks being respectively associated with corresponding three-dimensional coordinates and object plane identifiers;

generating at least one landmark plane at the object model including one or more of the landmarks including the object plane identifiers;

selecting a first landmark set and a second landmark set from the plurality of landmarks; and

segmenting the object model into a first segmented region based on the first landmark set and a second segmented region based on the second landmark set.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

identifying a maxillofacial arch object substantially in the first segmented region; and

generating a maxillofacial arch metric associated with the maxillofacial arch object,

wherein the first segmented region is associated with a maxillofacial region of the object model.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying a dental object substantially in the second segmented region; and

generating a dental object metric associated with the dental object,

wherein the second segmented region is associated with a dentition region of the object model.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

modifying at least one of the dental object and the maxillofacial arch object.

11. A system of mapping and segmenting a physical object, comprising:

an image processing engine operable by a processor to obtain a plurality of two-dimensional images of a physical object, and generate a three-dimensional object model of the physical object based at least partially on one or more of the two-dimensional images;

a landmark processing engine operable by the processor to obtain a plurality of landmarks associated with the object model, one or more of the landmarks being respectively associated with corresponding three-dimensional coordinates and object plane identifiers, and to generate at least one landmark plane at the object model including one or more of the landmarks including the object plane identifiers; and

an object model segmenter operable by the processor to select a first landmark set and a second landmark set from the plurality of landmarks, and segment the object model into a first segmented region based on the first landmark set and a second segmented region based on the second landmark set.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the landmark processing engine is further operable by the processor to generate a symmetry plane dividing the object model into a first object model region and a second object model region, select a first landmark from the plurality of landmarks located within the first object model region, and a second landmark from the plurality of landmarks located within the second object model region, extract first coordinates from the first landmark and second coordinates from the second landmark, and generate a symmetry metric based on the first coordinates and the second coordinates.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the object model segmenter is further operable by the processor to identify a maxillofacial arch object substantially in the first segmented region, and generate a maxillofacial arch metric associated with the maxillofacial arch object, and

wherein the first segmented region is associated with a maxillofacial region of the object model.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the object model segmenter is further operable by the processor to identify a dental object substantially in the second segmented region, and generate a dental object metric associated with the dental object, and

wherein the second segmented region is associated with a dentition region of the object model.

15. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a model transformation engine operable by the processor to modify at least one of the dental object, generate a transformed object based on the modified dental object, and validate the transformed object in accordance with at least one orthodontic model.