Automated quantification and analysis of facial asymmetry in children with arthritis in the temporomandibular joint

Tron A. Darvann, Nuno V. Hermann, Sune Demant, Per Larsen, Hildur Ólafsdóttir, Signe Strann Thorup, Marek Zak, Angelo B. Lipira, Alex A. Kane, Daniel Govier, Helena Schatz, Daniel Rueckert, Sven Kreiborg

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    Abstract

    We present an automated method of spatially detailed 3D asymmetry quantification of face surfaces obtained in a stereophotogrammetric system, and the method was applied to a population of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who have involvement of one temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Non-rigid registration of a patient face surface to a mirrored version of the same face surface provided a spatially dense map of left-right point correspondences that were used in the asymmetry calculation. For inter-patient comparison and modeling, detailed point correspondence was obtained by non-rigid registration of a symmetric atlas surface to a symmetric version of the patient surface. The method was validated by comparison to a landmark based method of asymmetry quantification, and the two methods were seen to provide similar results. The method was seen to be able to quantify typical patterns of asymmetry in JIA subjects with affected TMJ and compare them to a control population.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2011 8th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro : Proceedings
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2011
    Pages1193-1196
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-4127-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event2011 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro - Chicago, United States
    Duration: 30 Mar 20112 Apr 2011
    Conference number: 8
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5783450

    Conference

    Conference2011 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
    Number8
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityChicago
    Period30/03/201102/04/2011
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Temporomandibular joint
    • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    • Atlas-based methods
    • Craniofacial malformations
    • Asymmetry
    • Non-rigid registration

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