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Software Tools for Craniofacial Growth and Reconstruction
Abstract
Forensic artists use tissue thicknesses at well known
landmarks on the craniofacial skeleton to generate a potential
likeness of an individual from a skull. This is a very subjective and
time consuming process. We present two prototype software packages:
one for simulating the growth of a craniofacial skeleton either
forwards or backwards in time, and the other for generating a facial
reconstruction over a skeleton. The craniofacial growth model uses
three-dimensional data from specific landmarks through time to drivethe growth process. Tissue depth markers on the craniofacial model
determine the interpolated shape of the facial reconstruction and can
be altered to cover the range of potential likenesses. Examples of a
facial reconstruction and a grown craniofacial skeleton are shown.
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