Predicting Sleep Apnea from 3D Face Photography (IMAGE)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Predicting Sleep Apnea from 3D Face Photography

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Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Geodesic and euclidian distances were determined between annotated landmarks.

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Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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