Dense surface registration, commonly used in computer science, could aid the biological
sciences in accurate and comprehensive quantification of biological phenotypes. However …

The authors of this review present a comprehensive assessment of the techniques and
indications in the treatment of the long upper lip. Setting aside the maxillofacial …

Aging is widely studied as a physiological process. Segmental aging can also occur
prematurely in Mendelian disorders, and these can act this way as excellent sources of …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) shape variations of the face and facial parts in Japanese
adults were examined to collect basic data to be used for facial comparison in forensics. In …

Objectives Sex estimation from the skull plays an important role in the identification of
skeletal remains. A novel sex estimation method from three-dimensional shapes of the skull …

Ear prostheses are commonly used for restoring aesthetics to those suffering missing or
malformed external ears. Traditional fabrication of these prostheses is labour intensive and …

Sexual dimorphisms and age-dependent morphological features of the human coxal bone
were quantitatively analyzed using homologous models created from three-dimensional …

To clarify cues for age perception, the three-dimensional head and face forms of Japanese
women were analyzed. It is known that age-related transformations are mainly caused by …

Purpose To clarify the morphological factors of the pelvis in patients with developmental
dysplasia of the hip (DDH), three-dimensional (3D) pelvic morphology was analyzed using a …

This study assessed the regional diversity of the human cranial form by using geometric
homologous models based on scanned data from 148 ethnic groups worldwide. This …