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22:16 27.03.2019 (update 22:17 27.03.2019) Copy link

The University of Curtin, Australia, has launched a website for Cliniface, which aims to use three-dimensional images of children's faces to reveal specific features associated with rare diseases.

The site provides a free app that doctors can download to use this technique to diagnose and diagnose an illness based on the shape and growth of the face, according to a report published on the University's website.

"The shape and growth of the face is a reflection of the health of the person.This technology is particularly suitable for younger patients, where cases can be detected through subtle differences in the development of facial features," said Richard Palmer, the principal investigator of the project, in an email. "He said.

"This technique takes very precise measurements of a three-dimensional image of the face and analysis in seconds to help detect underlying medical problems," he said.

"Facial development, in a way, can occur in a way resulting from a rare childhood disease, and this tool is useful for detection, which means that it facilitates diagnosis and must constitute a rapid medical intervention.

"One of the results provided by Cliniface consists of facial measurements in the form of easy-to-read text that can be used by physicians and other researchers.Another result is a PDF report on the patient's face that includes measurement dimensions with an image in three dimensions ".

This technique can help detect the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) of the child, a physical malformation and mental disorders that affect the fetus due to high alcohol consumption at home. the mother during pregnancy, as well as the detection of rare genetic diseases and monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of drugs taken by the child.