Three-dimensional computed tomography cephalometry of plagiocephaly: Asymmetry and shape analysis

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-210

  Netherway, D J ^a,b,e   Abbott, A H ^b,c   Gulamhuseinwala, N ^d   McGlaughlin, K L ^b   Anderson, P J ^e   Townsend, G C ^b   David, D J ^b,e  

^a Australian Craniofacial Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c High Performance Learning Unit   (Australia)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Coronal synostosis; Deformational plagiocephaly; Geometric morphometrics; Lambdoid synostosis; Plagiocephaly; Principal component analysis; Procrustes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY BUILD; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOSTOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644992495     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/04-174.1     Document Type: Article

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