Towards computer assisted evaluation of plagiocephaly

Medical Informatics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-167

  Donegan, H A ^a   O'Flaherty, D C ^a   Kernohan, W G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer aided image assessment; Head measurement; Plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKULL MALFORMATION;

EID: 80052014418     PISSN: 03077640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14639239608995017     Document Type: Article

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