Title :
Eye feature extraction for fetal alcohol syndrome screening
Author :
Douglas, T.S. ; Martinez, F. ; Meintjes, E.M. ; Vaughan, C.L. ; Viljoen, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Human Biol., Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract :
Conventional screening for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in children involves time-consuming and intrusive facial measurements. We are developing an alternative method that will allow automatic measurement of the relevant points from a pair of stereo photographs. This paper describes a method for automatic eye extraction from such photographs, using genetic algorithms to match eye templates to face images.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; eye; feature extraction; genetic algorithms; image matching; medical image processing; obstetrics; organic compounds; paediatrics; photographic applications; central nervous system abnormalities; excessive maternal alcohol ingestion; eye feature extraction; eye templates matching; face images; facial dysmorphology; fetal alcohol syndrome screening; growth retardation; malformations; medical diagnostic imaging; mental retardation; stereo photographs pair; teratogenic effects; time-consuming intrusive facial measurements; Africa; Biological cells; Biomedical imaging; Birth disorders; Distance measurement; Eyes; Feature extraction; Genetic algorithms; Humans; Iris;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1017297
