Computer-aided Facial Analysis in Diagnosing Dysmorphic Syndromes in Indian Children
Indian Pediatr
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2019 Dec; 56(12): 1017-1019
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| ID: sea-199443
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To assess the utility of computer-aided facial analysis in identifying dysmorphicsyndromes in Indian children.Methods:
Fifty-one patients with a definite molecular orcytogenetic diagnosis and recognizable facial dysmorphism were enrolled in the study andtheir facial photographs were uploaded in the Face2Gene software. The results provided bythe software were compared with the molecular diagnosis.Results:
Of the 51 patients, thesoftware predicted the correct diagnosis in 37 patients (72.5%); predicted as the first in thetop ten suggestions in 26 (70.2%). In 14 patients, the software did not suggest a correctdiagnosis.Conclusions:
Computer-aided facial analysis is a method that can aid indiagnosis of genetic syndromes in Indian children. As more clinicians start to use thissoftware, its accuracy is expected to improve.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Indian Pediatr
Año:
2019
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