| Summary: | The application of spline triangular surface has recently been critically discussed in Computer Aided Geometry Design (CAGD). This type of surface has significantly contributed to many important areas especially in reconstructing medical images such as bone and organs. The reconstructed surface is used in further study for example behavioural analysis, safety analysis and surgical planning. Many successful methods have been developed for example Bezier, Ball and Timmer triangular surfaces. In this paper, a comprehensive review of the literature on the triangular surface is presented. The advantages and disadvantages of existing methods on triangular surface are discussed and highlighted in this paper. The methods will be compared in terms of basis function development and the results of produced surface are shown visually. The main objective of this paper is to assist researchers in deciding the best method to be used in surface reconstruction. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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