Τίτλος:
Determination of facial symmetry in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients from three-dimensional data: Technical report and assessment of measurement errors
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objective: To assess measurement errors of a novel technique for the three-dimensional determination of the degree of facial symmetry in patients suffering from unilateral cleft lip and palate malformations. Design: Technical report, reliability study. Setting: Cleft Lip and Palate Center of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. Patients: The three-dimensional facial surface data of five 10-year-old unilateral cleft lip and palate patients were subjected to the analysis. Distances, angles, surface areas, and volumes were assessed twice. Main Outcome Measures: Calculations were made for method error, intraclass correlation coefficient, and repeatability of the measurements of distances, angles, surface areas, and volumes. Results: The method errors were less than 1 mm for distances and less than 1.5° for angles. The intraclass correlation coefficients showed values greater than .90 for all parameters. The repeatability values were comparable for cleft and noncleft sides. Conclusion: The small method errors, high intraclass correlation coefficients, and comparable repeatability values for cleft and noncleft sides reveal that the new technique is appropriate for clinical use.
Συγγραφείς:
Nkenke, E.
Lehner, B.
Kramer, M.
Haeusler, G.
Benz, S.
Schuster, M.
Neukam, F.W.
Vairaktaris, E.G.
Wurm, J.
Περιοδικό:
THE CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL JOURNAL
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
article; calculation; cleft lip; cleft palate; correlation coefficient; diagnostic error; distance perception; face asymmetry; Germany; human; priority journal; reliability; surface property; three dimensional imaging, Anthropometry; Child; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Face; Facial Asymmetry; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Optics
