Statistical shape analysis of nose in Turkish young adults

Ercan İ., Etoz A., Guney I., Ocakoglu G., Turan-Ozdemir S., Kan I., ...More

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.18, no.1, pp.219-224, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.scs.0000248642.17965.82
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.219-224
  • Keywords: statistical shape analysis, EDMA, photogrammetry, nose, DISTANCE MATRIX ANALYSIS, ANTHROPOMETRIC ANALYSIS, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, MORPHOLOGY, GROWTH, FORM
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There are several anthropometric studies regarding the nose, however none of them involves data about a statistical shape analysis. In this study, a landmark-based geometric morphometric technique was used to analyze the nasal shapes in a young Turkish adult population.