title: [Evaluation of the variations of facial relief of the human skull].
abstract: A computer evaluation of 3D trend of bone surface of human skull has been pointed out. By means of projection of dark and light horizontal lines on the skull the authors were able to obtain distortions of lines themselves in a related way to relief. By digitizing prints of the resulting image it was possible to work points and lines in a orthogonal coordinates or to evaluate cord/arch ratios and related surfaces. A 3D information adding to bidimensional image is a convenient performance for comparative studies in cranio-facial superimposition for personal identification and other items.
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Valutazione dell'andamento del rilievo facciale del cranio umano.