Recent innovations in technology have generated a variety of techniques for medical
imaging. One of these initially developed for industry is laser surface scanning. Laser …

You notice at a distance—the child has a repaired bilateral cleft lip. As the child approaches,
the nasolabial distortions become more evident. The philtrum is wide, bowed, and …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this controlled study was to analyze the degree and
localization of 3-dimensional (3D) facial asymmetry in adult patients with cleft lip and palate …

Objective To characterize the soft tissue features of infants with unilateral cleft lip (UCL) and
unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCLP) prior to primary surgery and compare with …

Although there is principal agreement that increased facial asymmetry is associated with
decreased facial attractiveness, there are no studies analysing face perception in patients …

Background: Effective management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is dependent
on the timely and reliable diagnosis of affected individuals. There are significant diagnostic …

Objective To analyze the three-dimensional morphology of the cleft infant face with digital
surface photogrammetry. Design Fifty plaster casts of unoperated infants with cleft lip and …

The quantitative assessment of the dimensions of human facial soft-tissue structures (eyes,
nose, mouth and lips, chin, ears), their reciprocal spatial positions and relative proportions …

The development of a new three-dimensional (3D) imaging system designed to obtain a
digital image of an infant's cranium is described. This system is intended to replace the …

Objectives The unilateral cleft lip (UCL) repair technique has evolved extensively over the
past century into its modern form and has been identified as an important determinant of …