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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2021

Simplifying Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Using Machine Learning Methods.

Moritz Blanck-Lubarsch, Dieter Dirksen, Reinhold Feldmann, Eike Bormann, Ariane Hohoff

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Moritz Blanck-LubarschDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Dieter DirksenDepartment of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Reinhold FeldmannDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Eike BormannDepartment of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Ariane HohoffDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

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Abstract

introductionThe fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, caused by gestational exposure to alcohol. Patients with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS-most severe form of FASD) show abnormal facial features. The aim of our study was to use 3D- metric facial data of patients with FAS and identify machine learning methods, which could improve and objectify the diagnostic process. MATERIAL AND

methodsFacial 3D scans of 30 children with FAS and 30 controls were analyzed. Skeletal, facial, dental and orthodontic parameters as collected in previous studies were used to evaluate their value for machine learning based diagnosis. Three machine learning methods, decision trees, support vector machine and k-nearest neighbors were tested with respect to their accuracy and clinical practicability.

resultsAll three of the above machine learning methods showed a high accuracy of 89.5%. The three predictors with the highest scores were: Midfacial length, palpebral fissure length of the right eye and nose breadth at sulcus nasi.

conclusionsWith the parameters right palpebral fissure length, midfacial length and nose breadth at sulcus nasi, machine learning was an efficient method for the objective and reliable detection of patients with FAS within our patient group. Of the three tested methods, decision trees would be the most helpful and easiest to apply method for everyday clinical and private practice.

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3D facial scansdecision treefetal alcohol spectrum disorderK-nearest neighbormachine learningsupport vector machine

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