Statistical Analysis of Cranial Measurements - Determination of Indices for Assessing Skull Shape in Patients with Isolated Craniosynostosis

This paper presents a morphological analysis of the skull shape in infants under one year of age. Three-dimensional measurements were performed on models generated from images in Mimics software. Subsequently, a multivariate statistical analysis of the measured dimensions was performed to determine key indicators of the skull shape. Eventually it was developed the norms of skull indices for children up to one year of age. Regular values of these indices were compared with abnormal values measured in patients with isolated craniosynostosis. With the use of these indices it is possible to perform a quantitative evaluation of head deformity.