Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics

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dc.contributor.advisorDouglas, Tania Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMeintjes, Ernestaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMutsvangwa, Tinashe E Men_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-13T04:02:00Z
dc.date.available2015-01-13T04:02:00Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 108-118).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a clinical condition caused by excessive pre-natal alcohol exposure and is regarded as a leading identifiable and preventable cause of mental retardation in the Western world. The highest prevalence of FAS was reported in the wine-growing regions of South Africa but data for the rest of the country is not available. Required, therefore, are large-scale screening and surveillance programmes to be conducted in South Africa in order for the epidemiology of the disease to be understood. Efforts to this end have been stymied by the cost and labour-intensive nature of collecting the facial anthropometric data useful in FAS diagnosis. Stereo-photogrammetry provides a low cost, easy to use and non-invasive alternative to traditional facial anthropometry. The design and implementation of a landmark-based stereo-photogrammetry system to obtain 3D facial information for fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis (FAS) is described. The system consists of three high resolution digital cameras resting on a purpose-built stand and a control frame which surrounds the subject's head during imaging. Reliability and assessments of accuracy for the stereo-photogrammetric tool are presented using 275 inter-landmark distance comparisons between the system and direct anthropometry using a doll. These showed the system to be highly reliable and precise.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMutsvangwa, T. E. M. (2009). <i>Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12131en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMutsvangwa, Tinashe E M. <i>"Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12131en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMutsvangwa, T. 2009. Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mutsvangwa, Tinashe E M AB - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a clinical condition caused by excessive pre-natal alcohol exposure and is regarded as a leading identifiable and preventable cause of mental retardation in the Western world. The highest prevalence of FAS was reported in the wine-growing regions of South Africa but data for the rest of the country is not available. Required, therefore, are large-scale screening and surveillance programmes to be conducted in South Africa in order for the epidemiology of the disease to be understood. Efforts to this end have been stymied by the cost and labour-intensive nature of collecting the facial anthropometric data useful in FAS diagnosis. Stereo-photogrammetry provides a low cost, easy to use and non-invasive alternative to traditional facial anthropometry. The design and implementation of a landmark-based stereo-photogrammetry system to obtain 3D facial information for fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis (FAS) is described. The system consists of three high resolution digital cameras resting on a purpose-built stand and a control frame which surrounds the subject's head during imaging. Reliability and assessments of accuracy for the stereo-photogrammetric tool are presented using 275 inter-landmark distance comparisons between the system and direct anthropometry using a doll. These showed the system to be highly reliable and precise. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics TI - Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12131 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12131
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMutsvangwa TEM. Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12131en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Biomedical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBiomedical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleCharacterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometricsen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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