ArticlePloS one2018
Measuring asymmetry from high-density 3D surface scans: An application to human faces.
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- Automated assessment of 3D facial asymmetry: a systematic review.European journal of orthodontics · 2026Pooled it
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- Symmetry and fluctuation of cell movements in neural crest-derived facial mesenchyme.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2021Article
- Effects of Male Facial Masculinity on Perceived Attractiveness.Adaptive human behavior and physiology · 2021Article
- Fluctuating Asymmetry and Sexual Dimorphism in Human Facial Morphology: A Multi-Variate Study.Symmetry · 2021Article
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- The 4D Space-Time Dimensions of Facial Perception.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- No evidence for an association between facial fluctuating asymmetry and vocal attractiveness in men or women.Evolutionary human sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
Perfect bilateral symmetry is the optimal outcome of the development of bilateral traits in the absence of developmental perturbations. Any random perturbation in this perfect symmetrical state is called Fluctuating Asymmetry (FA). Many studies have been conducted on FA as an indicator of Developmental Instability (DI) and its possible link with stress and individual quality in general and with attractiveness, health and level of masculinity or femininity in humans. Most human studies of facial asymmetry use 2D pictures and a limited number of landmarks. We developed a protocol to utilize high-density 3D scans of human faces to measure the level of asymmetry. A completely symmetric spatially dense anthropometric mask with paired vertices is non-rigidly mapped on target faces using an Iterative Closest Point (ICP) registration algorithm. A set of 19 manually indicated landmarks were used to validate the mapping precision. The protocol's accuracy in FA calculation is assessed, and results show that a spatially dense approach is more accurate. In addition, it generates an integrated asymmetry estimate across the entire face. Finally, the automatic nature of the protocol provides a great advantage by omitting the tedious step of manual landmark indication on the biological structure of interest.
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