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- Title
Anthropological Facial Approximation in Three Dimensions ( AFA3D): Computer-Assisted Estimation of the Facial Morphology Using Geometric Morphometrics.
- Authors
Guyomarc'h, Pierre; Dutailly, Bruno; Charton, Jérôme; Santos, Frédéric; Desbarats, Pascal; Coqueugniot, Hélène
- Abstract
This study presents Anthropological Facial Approximation in Three Dimensions ( AFA3D), a new computerized method for estimating face shape based on computed tomography ( CT) scans of 500 French individuals. Facial soft tissue depths are estimated based on age, sex, corpulence, and craniometrics, and projected using reference planes to obtain the global facial appearance. Position and shape of the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears are inferred from cranial landmarks through geometric morphometrics. The 100 estimated cutaneous landmarks are then used to warp a generic face to the target facial approximation. A validation by re-sampling on a subsample demonstrated an average accuracy of c. 4 mm for the overall face. The resulting approximation is an objective probable facial shape, but is also synthetic (i.e., without texture), and therefore needs to be enhanced artistically prior to its use in forensic cases. AFA3D, integrated in the TIVMI software, is available freely for further testing.
- Subjects
FACIAL reconstruction (Anthropology); MORPHOMETRICS; COMPUTER-aided design; CRANIOMETRY; ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC sciences
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2014, Vol 59, Issue 6, p1502
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.12547