Title :
A system for assessing mandibular outlines
Author :
Greenhill, D. ; Edler, R. ; Wertheim, D. ; Belsham, A. ; Jones, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Syst., Kingston Univ., UK
Abstract :
It has been suggested that assessment of the outline of the face is useful for determining the effectiveness of treatment for mandibular asymmetry. Standardised frontal-view photographs of 11 patients were digitised and analysed using a newly-developed image analysis system. The face boundary outlines were compared using a number of metrics. Good repeatability was found when inter- and intra-observer studies were performed. Thus, this system may be of value in evaluating the effects of surgery
Keywords :
medical image processing; surgery; digitized photographs; face boundary; facial outline assessment; image analysis system; inter-observer studies; intra-observer studies; mandibular asymmetry treatment; mandibular outline assessment system; maxillofacial surgery; repeatability; standardised frontal view photographs;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Medical Signal and Information Processing, 2000. First International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 476)
Conference_Location :
Bristol
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-728-4
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20000337
